The Pulse™

Action Pack & Monthly Rhythm

The monthly heartbeat. What changed, what's at risk, what needs a decision. The action pack that turns data into decisions — with owners, deadlines, and escalation flags.

Company: Meridian M&E Ltd · 8 contracts
Portfolio: £14.2m · Blended margin 21.4%
Period: April 2026

ACTION PACK — APRIL 2026

14 Actions · 3 Overdue · 2 Escalated

The monthly action pack — distilled from The Feed, The Gauge, The Drain and The Shield. Every action has an owner, a deadline, and a priority. The Commercial Director reviews these at the monthly portfolio meeting.

#	Action	Contract	Owner	Deadline	Status
1	Submit £31k re-measure claim before client deadline	Mersey Gateway	T. Walsh (QS)	15 May	OVERDUE
2	Invoice £202k agreed variations (CNI clearance)	Portfolio-wide	S. Morris (Finance)	30 Apr	OVERDUE
3	Chase PM response on Whitmore Tower CE-014	Whitmore Tower	J. Navarro (Comm.)	8 May	OVERDUE
4	Resolve 6 invoice blockers (4 client, 2 internal)	Various	Account Mgrs	15 May	In progress
5	Riverside Academy — track LD defence response	Riverside	J. Navarro	6 May	On track
6	Mersey Gateway — investigate riser labour overrun	Mersey Gateway	P. O'Brien (PM)	10 May	In progress
...	8 further actions (P3/P4 priority) — full log in Monthly Action Log document

Escalated to Commercial Director: Actions 1 and 2. The Mersey Gateway re-measure (£31k) is the highest-value item at risk — client deadline 15 May. The £202k CNI backlog is cash sitting in the pipe that should have been invoiced last month. Both escalated by The Pulse on 28 April.

THE MONTHLY RHYTHM

Same Cycle. Every Month. No Surprises.

WEEK 1

The Feed

Ingest & reconcile

WEEK 2

Gauge + Drain

Position & cash

WEEK 3

The Shield

Variations & defence

WEEK 4

The Pulse

Actions & reporting

LAST FRI

Board Pack

Submit to leadership

STAGE 05 GATE — THE PULSE

Actions Assigned. Board Pack Ready. Cycle Complete.

✓Actions prioritised with owners and deadlines

✓Overdue items escalated to Commercial Director

✓Board narrative drafted for QBR

✓Monthly pack compiled and submitted

✓Cycle resets — The Feed starts again next month

MARGIN COCKPIT™ — COMPLETE

The monthly cycle, made calm.

Five stages. One cycle. Every month. Data reconciled, margin read, cash cleared, variations protected, actions assigned. No spreadsheet chaos. No month-end panic. No surprises at the board meeting. Margin you protect, not margin you find at year-end.