Helping Rental Businesses Thrive Through Savvy Financial Management
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Helping Rental Businesses Thrive Through Savvy Financial Management
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Hello and Welcome
Empowering Rental Property Owners
Building a business is one thing. Managing it's finances is another!
It’s time to make your money work for you and keep more of it!
About Us
With decades of experience in financial management and a passion for empowering business success, I help you turn your vision into a thriving, financially secure reality
The founder and managing director of Business Bright, Ally O'Meally-Watson is a Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA). She has over 30 years of accountancy experience within the UK working with companies such as Carib Construction, award-winning, Blackburn's Design Consultants (London), Amani Jones Limited , Clean Break Theatre Company, The Welsh National Opera, Cinetig Films and more.
Ally is also a director and chair of Winding Snake Productions. She recently started working with the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in the Caribbean as a finance coach.
"For decades, I’ve helped creative founders make sense of their finances, scale profitably, and plan strategically. Now, I am bringing that same clarity and structure to the world of property - helping rental owners build lasting wealth with calm, confident systems".
Cashflow Confidence Forecasting
Calm decisions, clear numbers, no financial overwhelm
Running a property business or small company shouldn’t feel like guessing.
If you’re profitable on paper but still feel unsure…
If cashflow feels tighter than it should…and your small business is experiencing cashflow problems
If you’re making big decisions without clear numbers…This service is for you
What I Do
I help established property-based businesses and small companies forecast their profits and understand their numbers well enough to make calm, confident decisions.
Not bookkeeping.
Not tax compliance.
Not “growth hacks”.Just clear insights and small business financial projections
without overwhelm.
'Financial forecasts and projections use existing or estimated financial data to plan your business’s future income, expenses and profits. Projections include different scenarios to see how changes to one aspect of your finances (such as higher sales or lower operating expenses) might affect your profitability." - Score
Who This Is For
This advisory works best for:
- Property owners with multiple units or mixed rentals
- Established small companies turning over £100k–£1.5m+
- Owners who already have:
- an accountant or bookkeeper
- real activity
- decisions to make
You don’t need more data.
You need clarity.Who This Is Not For
This service is not suitable if you:
Want quick fixes.
- Are looking for bookkeeping or HMRC compliance
- Are still at idea or startup stage
- Prefer to avoid looking honestly at the numbers
- Expect unlimited access or crisis management
- This is calm, structured, decision-led work.
How This Works
Step 1: Financial Forecasts (One-Off)
We build a clear picture of:
Where the business is now
- What is actually profitable (and what isn’t)
- How cash moves through the business
- What the next 12 months realistically look like
- You’ll receive:
A simplified financial forecast and an advisory session, so that I can talk you through your numbers in plain English.
- Scenario projection options (keep, grow, change, stop)
- A calm, practical explanation of what it all means
- Fee: £500– £1,200
(depending on complexity)
Step 2: Ongoing Advisory (Optional, Recommended)
Once clarity exists, many clients choose ongoing support.
Options include:
Quarterly financial reviews
- Light monthly check-ins
- Decision support for pricing, staffing, expansion, or refinancing
Just thinking space for your numbers.
Ongoing investment: £300–£600 per month (Optional).
This may be the first time you actually understand what is happening in your business — and feel calm about it.
Stop guessing. Decisions become much easier.
Before working with Ally on my Financial Roadmap, I was hesitant because I already had a bookkeeper and accountant… however, Ally explained my numbers without jargon and made them easy to understand.
I became clear about what my financial statements actually meant, and Ally even identified errors I hadn’t been aware of… together we got everything up to date and created forecasts that helped me secure additional funding.
Since starting our financial strategy sessions, I’ve increased income by 95% and reduced business expenditure by 25%… I now work with Ally monthly, which has been invaluable.
— Alex Palma, Kina Events (London)
Ally helped me truly understand cash flow, profit, and forecasting… I now read my financials with confidence, use my accounting system properly, and feel equipped to speak with financial institutions. She gave me financial confidence, not just numbers.
— Stacy-Ann Wilson, Odem Creative Media Ltd
Stop Wondering Where Your Rent Money Went
Hello & Welcome
Portfolio Profits Setup
Xero + Profit First Principles for Rental Property Owners
Finally see profit per property and never scramble for cash again—in just 90 days.
You're Collecting Rent Every Month...
So Why Does It Feel Like There's Never Enough?
You've got 8 properties pulling in £12,000 a month. On paper, you should be comfortable. Profitable, even.
But then the boiler breaks.
A tenant gives notice.
The tax bill lands.
And suddenly you're moving money around like a shell game, wondering where it all went.
- You can't tell which properties are actually making you money and which are just looking busy
- When repairs hit, you're scrambling to find the cash—even though you "just collected rent"
- Void periods catch you off guard every single time
- Your spreadsheets are a mess and your accountant only tells you what happened six months ago
- You're building a portfolio with no real visibility into where you actually stand
The truth? It's not that you're bad with money. You just don't have a system built for managing multiple properties.
Most landlords use spreadsheets designed for tracking expenses—not for seeing profit per property, planning for voids, or ring-fencing money for repairs.
You need something better. And that's exactly what Portfolio Profits Setup delivers.
What Is Portfolio Profits Setup?
Portfolio Profits Setup is a done-for-you financial system that combines Xero accounting software with the Profit First cash management method—specifically adapted for rental property owners.
In 90 days, I'll build you a custom system that shows you:
- Exactly how much profit each property is generating (or draining)
- Where your money should go the moment rent hits your account
- How much to set aside for repairs, voids, and tax—so you're never caught short
- Real-time visibility into your portfolio's health without waiting for your accountant
- A sustainable system you can run yourself (or hand to a bookkeeper)
This isn't just bookkeeping.
It's financial clarity that transforms your portfolio from a cash drain into a wealth generator
How It Works: Your 90-Day Transformation
Month 1: Discovery & Foundation
What happens: We audit your current systems, gather your bank statements and property details, and design your custom chart of accounts. I'll map out your Profit First structure specifically for your portfolio.
Your role: Provide access to statements and property information. Weekly 30-min check-in calls.
Outcome: Clear blueprint for your new system and peace of mind knowing exactly what's being built.
Month 2: Build & Migration
What happens: I set up Xero (or QuickBooks Online), create tracking categories for each property, migrate your historical data, connect bank feeds, and build custom reports showing profit per property.
Your role: Answer questions as they come up, review progress on weekly calls.
Outcome: Your system is live, populated with data, and ready for you to see.
Month 3: Training & Handover
What happens: I walk you through the system in 2-3 training sessions, provide SOPs and documentation, do a test run where you operate it while I review, and make final tweaks.
Your role: Learn the system, ask questions, practice using it.
Outcome: You're confident running your system. You have clarity. You're in control. Plus 30 days of email support after handover.
What's Included
- Complete Xero or QuickBooks Online setup (I'll recommend the best fit for you)
- Chart of accounts designed specifically for rental portfolios
- Profit First principles integration with custom cash flow allocation system
- Tracking categories for each property so you can see profit per property
- Bank feed connections for automated transaction imports
- 6-12 months data migration (depending on tier) so you have historical context
- Custom dashboard showing exactly what you need to see as an owner
- Void period tracking system so vacancies don't catch you off guard
- Repairs fund tracking so the money's there when something breaks
- 2-3 comprehensive training sessions (recorded for your reference)
- Step-by-step SOPs and documentation you can reference anytime
- 30 days email support after handover for questions and tweaks
Investment & Pricing
Choose the tier that matches your portfolio:
Foundation
£3,500
Perfect for growing portfolios
- 3-7 properties
- Clean books or starting fresh
- Basic Xero setup
- Profit First principles integration
- 6 months data migration
- Standard reports
- 2 training sessions
- 30 days support
Payment Plan:
£1,500 / £1,500 / £500Standard
£5,000
Most landlords choose this
- 8-12 properties
- Moderate complexity
- Full Xero setup
- Advanced tracking
- 12 months data migration
- Custom dashboard
- Profit per property reports
- Repairs & void tracking
- 3 training sessions
- 30 days support
Payment Plan:
£2,000 / £2,000 / £1,000Complex
£7,000
For larger or complex portfolios
- 13-20 properties
- Messy books requiring cleanup
- Full Xero setup
- Multi-entity if needed
- 12 months migration + cleanup
- Advanced custom reports
- HMO-specific tracking
- Priority support
- 3 training sessions
- 60 days support
Payment Plan:
£2,500 / £2,500 / £2,000Upfront Payment Discount: Pay in full and save £250 on any tier.
Major Cleanup Add-On: If your books are a disaster (think: years of errors, missing transactions, or "theatre company situations"), we'll discuss a £1,500-£2,500 cleanup fee upfront so there are no surprises.
These packages are designed for investors and landlords to help them organize and automate the financial management of their property portfolios, ultimately with the goal of increasing profits and wealth.
Who This Is For?
- New investors: Individuals purchasing their first rental property and needing a foundational financial system.
- Growing investors: Those expanding their portfolio who need to streamline operations to manage more properties efficiently.
- Time-strapped landlords: Busy owners who want to reduce the time spent on administrative tasks and focus on growth & making their income more passive for greater freedom.
- Agents and brokers: Professionals looking for a seamless way to manage investment properties on behalf of their clients.
You're the perfect fit if you:
- Own 5-15 rental properties (or more)
- Are collecting £8k-£25k+ in monthly rent
- Currently use spreadsheets or basic bookkeeping that doesn't show profit per property
- Can't tell which properties are winners and which are draining you
- Scramble when repairs or voids hit because the money "disappeared"
- Want to grow your portfolio but feel stuck without clear visibility
- Are ready to invest £3k-£7k to finally get control of your cash flow
- Want a system you can run yourself (or hand to a bookkeeper) without ongoing dependence
Ready to Transform Your Portfolio?
It starts with a Free Portfolio Assessment Call.
I'll show you exactly where your cash is leaking, what's costing you thousands, and how Portfolio Profits Setup will fix it.
No pressure. No obligation. Just clarity.BOOK YOUR FREE ASSESSMENT NOW
Only 5 assessment calls available this month
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to know how to use Xero or QuickBooks?
Not at all. I'll set everything up and train you on exactly what you need to know. By the end, you'll be comfortable running it yourself—but you don't need any prior experience.
What if my books are a complete mess?
I've seen it all. If there's significant cleanup required (years of errors, missing data, etc.), I'll let you know upfront during the assessment call and quote a cleanup fee (£1,500-£2,500) so there are no surprises. The 90-day timeline starts after cleanup is complete.
Will you do my ongoing bookkeeping after setup?
No, this is a setup service. The goal is to build you a system you can run yourself (or hand to a bookkeeper). That said, many clients join my Property Profits Mastermind after setup for ongoing support and optimization (launching April 2026).
Can I use this if I'm based outside the UK?
Yes! While I'm UK-based, the system works for property owners in the US, Jamaica, or anywhere else. We'll adapt it to your local currency and tax requirements.
What if I have HMOs with multiple tenants per property?
Perfect—that's exactly what the Complex tier (£7,000) is designed for. We'll set up tracking for multiple tenants per property so you can see which rooms/units are profitable.
Do you offer a guarantee?
Yes. If after Month 1 (Discovery & Foundation), you're not confident this system will transform your cash flow visibility, I'll refund your first payment minus any hours already invested. After Month 2, the system is being built specifically for you, so refunds aren't available—but I've never had a client regret the investment.
What's the difference between Xero and QuickBooks Online?
Both are excellent cloud accounting platforms. Xero is more popular in the UK and has slightly better bank feed integration. QuickBooks is stronger in the US market. During your assessment call, I'll recommend the best fit for your situation.
What happens after the 90 days?
You're fully set up and trained. You run the system yourself. You have 30 days of email support for any questions. Many clients then join the Property Profits Mastermind (£300/month) for ongoing optimization, or simply reach out when they scale and need adjustments.
Stop Leaving Profit on the Table
Your portfolio should be building wealth—not keeping you up at night wondering where the money went.
Book your Free Portfolio Assessment and let me show you exactly what's possible in 90 days.
BOOK YOUR FREE ASSESSMENT CALL
Portfolio Profits Setup | Xero + Profit First Principles for Rental Property Owners
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Trusted by Creative Entrepreneurs — Now Helping Property Investors Thrive
For decades, I’ve helped creative agencies and founders make sense of their finances, scale profitably, and plan strategically.
Now, I bring that same clarity and structure to the world of property — helping rental owners build lasting wealth with calm, confident systems.
'I met Ally in the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship Caribbean training program for Jamaican Entrepreneurs. Going into the program, I had a basic knowledge of accounting. I wasn't confident in reading financial reports, and what reports were most beneficial in monitoring cash flow, "real profit," cost savings or waste.
I wanted a financial mentor since financial planning was a valuable skill necessary to scale and grow my business, but I was not prepared for the impact Ally would have on my business and my mindset. Each week we would meet for advisory sessions, where I would outline strategies and prospects for revenue, and Ally would give advice. She stressed the importance of planning and understanding the actual cost associated with my services.
Ally emphasized measuring the financial health of my business by tracking my cash flow using agile reporting templates. She coached me with demonstration and practice to understand budgeting and forecasting, that cash is king, and that there are distinct differences between sales, profits, and cash, in how they affect business growth. I no longer feel like a rookie in financial planning due to Ally's mentorship.
I am more enthusiastic about reading my financials monthly because now it makes better sense for the growth of my company, and I now have better financial goals in mind. I use my accounting system differently now; ensuring accurate data input provides me with the correct reports and balances synced with my bank.
Thanks to Ally, I can confidently use financial terms, whether basic accounting or top-level economic language when speaking with financial institutions. Ally gave me more than just financial mentorship; she gave me financial confidence and better business health''.
Every business needs an "Ally"
- Stacy-Ann Wilson - Odem Creative Media Limited
The Fearless Finance workshop with Ally really was an eye opener into how important and useful it can be to understand the financial side of your business even though from the offset it can appear daunting. It has helped me to see how I can begin marking my progress and understand my business in more depth to allow me to understand its capabilities for growth. My subsequent 1-2-1 with Ally was great to begin setting up some important financial documents, creating annual and monthly targets to check that I'm on track and make sure that I am making my business is working for me. Thank you Ally for your knowledge and encouragement.
—Clarice Price Thomas - Jewellery Designer/Maker
Ally worked for over a year as a financial consultant on the New Creative Markets Programme. Her specialist knowledge and experience of working with businesses in the creative industries allowed her to quickly build confidence with the artists and designers. She delivered excellent 'Fearless Finance' workshops that were accessible to businesses at various stages of growth and engaged participants through visual mapping. She worked with businesses on a 121 basis and received consistently good feedback. I would highly recommend Ally as a consultant for creative businesses and her work on the New Creative Markets Programme has had a measurable impact.
-www.spacestudios.org.uk and Lena Nix - Artist Development Manager
Ally is great person to work with and her financial skills and knowledge has helped BDC develop its financial management arrangements from financial planning, monitoring and projecting through to the statement of accounts. She puts a lot of effort and time into assisting my office manage the income and expenditure accounts throughout the year giving solid quarterly advice, financial information and benchmarking for key performance factors that we agree which is invaluable in successfully running my business and projecting to the end of year statement of accounts.
—Byron Davies OBE, Managing Director BDConsulting (UK)
Allocating the time to your business plan just doesn't seem to happen when you are busy working on a day by day basis. However, working with Ally from Business Bright on our business planning process has been of such a huge benefit to JacBee and a great way of making you as a business take some dedicated time out to focus, discuss and more importantly plan'.
—Victoria Beesley, Co-Director, JacBee Ltd http://www.jacbee.co.uk/
Business Bright make a refreshing change to the usual accountancy firms, taking a keen interest in the intricacies of our business over and above the routine number crunching. Our regular review meetings definitely add value and help us to shape our ongoing business marketing and development plans.
—Ronsons Restaurants (Herb & Ellies)
Before I started working with Ally on my Financial Roadmap, I was hesitant because I already had a bookkeeper and accountant on my team. However, after my initial chat with Ally, I found that she didn’t use too much jargon and made it all really easy for me to understand my business numbers.
The feature that I loved most about the program was that I became crystal clear (well almost) about what my financial statements actually meant and Ally found some errors in my accounts that I was not aware of. Together, we quickly got my accounting system up to date and sorted and I also had a set of forecasts so that I could secure much needed additional funding. I can now track my progress and grow my company with greater confidence. By the way, I increased by income by 95% and reduced my business expenditure by 25% so far since starting our financial strategy sessions.
I certainly would recommend the Financial Roadmap Program to anyone that is scared stiff about financials, doesn’t understand their accounts and doesn’t know what questions to ask their bookkeeper/accountant.
I now have Ally as my monthly finance coach which has been invaluable because I get to sit down with her every month. She prepares my management reports and talks me through my statements as well as being a sounding board for my non-financial business issues and ideas.
- Alex Palma - Kina Events, London
What people say about the Right-Brain Business Planning Course:
This course helped me re-energize and align my vision, purpose and actions. In fact, engaging in this class got me so inspired again about my business that I found myself in action implementing my plan while simultaneously creating it! Results are already materializing.
— Amy Egenberger, Spirit Out!, Inc, www.spiritout.com
Approaching the writing of a business plan with a right-brain creative aspect makes it less intimidating and more inspiring. It certainly isn't boring! I think the creative approach makes it more personal.
The best aspect for me in this class is feeling that I have a better direction for my business. It pushed me to move in a direction that I've been contemplating for almost a year."
—Amy Crawley, Amy A. Crawley Fine Art, www.amyacrawley.com
"I've written business plans before, but this helped me do it in a way that let me stay in the right mindset for the project. The old ways felt like trapping the creative flow in false structure that misled me. But my Right-Brain Business Plan® not only provides structure, it provides inspiration and puts me in the right (ha!)mindset."
—Tori Deaux, The Circus Serene, www.circusserene.com
"I definitely appreciate the fact that this course emphasizes and acknowledges how important visuals are to the right brain person. This concept really helps me stay focused and interested in the planning process of my business. Phew! This is the furthest I have ever gone in the planning process. I typically don't make it past reading the two words, ‘executive summary'."
— Lisa Hause, Lisa Hause Photography, www.lisahause.com
"If you don't have a plan for your business, you need one. If you want to have fun learning how to develop a plan, take this course. This course takes the ‘scare factor' out of creating a business plan."
—Tracey Asai, Tracey Asai Designs, www.traceyasaidesigns.com
'I learned a great deal about how to put profit first, plus how to keep my artistic integrity and pursue the gap between a financially viable commercial photographic career and a flourishing art practice.
Thanks for the financial documents - these are great! It’s really helpful to see these figures down on paper; it frees up space in my head to get on with the creativity!! Finally, I can see a financial future!'
—Karen Roswell Photography
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