Fractional COOs and operations coaching for $1M to $5M companies in the UK

A founder of a $1M to $5M company in the UK can hire a fractional COO or learn the work and keep it in house. This page lists both: 4 firms and practitioners offering fractional COO work and 2 programs on operations and EOS for founders and CEOs.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 Firms and practitioners 4 Programs 2 Order published rule

Hire: fractional COO

A fractional COO runs the operating cadence, turns the founder's priorities into accountable owners and fixes the processes that break as headcount grows.

$6,000per month, median published

Hours1 to 2 days a week
Minimum term6 to 24 months
Published fees$2,280 to $8,255
Month oneMap of who owns what, a weekly meeting rhythm, a first scorecard of 5 to 15 numbers and a list of the processes that still run through the founder
Firms for $1M to $5M4 firms
Cost guideWhat a COO costs

Learn: operations coaching for founders

You keep the work in house and learn to run it yourself, with a coach, a course or a peer group.

Freeto join, from

FormatSelf-paced, live
Most commonCourses, 1-on-1 coaching
Free to join1 program
Programs2 operations programs

Hire: fractional COOs

First on the list are Leadership Services, Purpose In Action and Slight Edge. 3 publish a monthly fee, from $2,280 to $8,255 a month. The other one quotes. A fractional COO usually works one to two days a week, with a fixed weekly leadership meeting and a quarterly planning session. Month one is a map of who owns what, a weekly meeting rhythm, a first scorecard of 5 to 15 numbers and a list of the processes that still run through the founder.

Fractional COOs for $1M to $5M companies

Leadership Services Hire Names $1M to $5M

Firm, UK. CFO, CMO, COO, CRO, CTO, CHRO, CAIO, CISO. SaaS, ecommerce, professional services and 2 more. $1M to $100M.

70+ peopleServes UK

$2,280 per month, no minimum

Purpose In Action Hire Names $1M to $5M

Solo practitioner, Lubenham, UK. COO. Professional services, agencies and construction. Under $1M to $20M.

Professional services COO Agencies COO Construction COO

Serves US, UK

$8,255 per month

Slight Edge Hire Names $1M to $5M

Solo practitioner, Austin, US. COO. Healthcare. $1M to $20M.

Healthcare COO

Serves US, UK, Australia, Canada

$6,000 per month, 6 month minimum

JW Consulting (Fraction COO) Hire Names $1M to $5M

Solo practitioner, UK. COO. Ecommerce. $1M to $100M.

Ecommerce COO

Serves US, UK, EU, Australia

Fee on request monthly retainer

Learn: coaching for founders

2 programs on operations and EOS for founders and CEOs, open to companies in the UK.

Operations coaching

Rocket Fuel 101 Learn

Course by EOS Worldwide, US. For founders, CEOs and operations leaders. EOS and leadership.

Leadership courses Courses for founders Courses for CEOs

Self-paced, evergreen Serves Global

Free

Simon Wakeman Leadership Coaching Learn

1-on-1 coaching by Simon Wakeman, UK. For founders and operations leaders. Operations and leadership.

Leadership coaching Operations coaching 1-on-1 coaching for founders 1-on-1 coaching for operations leaders

Live, rolling start Fortnightly or monthly 1 hr sessions

Price not published

How this page is built. The firms and practitioners offer fractional COO work and say they serve $1M to $5M companies in the UK. The programs cover operations and EOS and name founders or CEOs as their audience. Each list keeps the published order. Full methodology.