Senior expertise. Part-time. For businesses that are serious about growth.

Most growing businesses reach a point where good intentions aren’t enough. You need a serious technology strategy and a serious people strategy, and you need both working together.

That’s what KCL offers.

Aidan Kirkpatrick is a technology strategist and problem-solver who has built and transformed systems for businesses across multiple sectors. He thinks at board level and gets his hands dirty in equal measure, from cloud infrastructure to automation to making technology do what it’s supposed to.
Melanie Kirkpatrick is a commercial leader turned people strategist. Over £100M in sales revenue. Teams of up to 60 people. She knows what it costs when the people side of a business isn’t working, because she’s lived it from the inside.
Together, they cover the two things that determine whether a growing business scales well or struggles: technology and people.
Many clients start with one. Most end up working with both.

KCL is built to scale. At the front of every engagement you have Aidan or Melanie — senior, experienced, and directly involved. Behind them sits a hand-picked network of specialist developers, designers, coaches, and technical experts who are brought in as each project demands. You always know who is leading your work and you always get the right expertise for the job — without the overhead, the account managers, or the junior handoffs that come with a large agency.

Two fractional options

Fractional CTO

Fractional CTO

Aidan Kirkpatrick

  • Technology strategy and roadmap
  • Cloud platforms and migration
  • Systems development and automation
  • Supplier and vendor management
  • Board-level technology reporting

8 hours a month for £1,000

£1,000 to £7,500 a month

Fractional People Director

Fractional People Director

Melanie Kirkpatrick

  • People and talent strategy
  • Leadership Development and Coaching
  • Team dynamics and CliftonStrengths
  • Predictive Index assessments
  • Culture design and performance frameworks

8 hours a month for £1,000

£1,000 to £7,500 a month

Why the fractional model works

50–70%

Savings compared to hiring a full-time manager (salary, employer’s National Insurance, pension, benefits, recruitment)

68%

Annual growth in demand for fractional leaders (Gartner, 2026)

30%

By 2027, at least some medium-sized companies will have a part-time manager on call.

Plus, you’ll get something a full-time employee can rarely offer: someone who has worked in multiple companies, across multiple industries, and who knows how to recognise good results from both the outside and the inside.

It starts with a 90-day pilot project.

Every project starts here. Fixed price. Defined results. Clear objectives. A candid conversation at the end to understand what worked and what the next steps are.

Fractional CTO

£5,500

fixed

Fractional People Director

£5,500

fixed

Both together

£11,000

fixed

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