Dudley Peverill Associates was established in 2021 by its partners Antony Pearce and Alex Moss. The partnership was formed to combine their knowledge, expertise and passion for rural business and farming to provide an innovative rural consultancy, focused on farm diversification. Dudley Peverill Associates are committed to helping rural family businesses thrive, despite future volatility and challenges within the UK agricultural industry.
We offer the full package in terms of rural business diversification, from strategy to implementation. You will be supplied with bespoke, independent advice and project management from a highly experienced team, which aim to succeed in delivering your requirements and overall vision of a diversified, resilient farming business.
You will be provided with one of our expert, trustworthy partners as your ongoing point of contact, with the aim of developing a successful, long lasting relationship with Dudley Peverill Associates. Your partner will afford you access to the wider Dudley Peverill team and trusted third party professionals when required, ensuring you the very best solutions with regards to the diversification of your rural business.
All of our advice is completely independent and concerned only with the success of your rural business. Our small team with its advisory and project management model enables us to be free of any professional affiliations, keeping us flexible, reactive and excellent value.
Our Mission
“To offer a unique consultancy experience to UK farmers and rural businesses owners to deliver diversification, ensuring future prosperity, resilience and enjoyment of their business”
UK agriculture is changing. Rural businesses are having to adapt quicker than ever before, due to the loss of the Basic Payment Scheme, Brexit, increasingly volatile markets and social demographics such as the rise of veganism. The very nature of farming reduces the ability to dedicate time and resources to creating new income streams, which are now vital to rural businesses.
Financials
The subsidy support model within British agriculture is being phased out. We understand this is daunting and realise the anxiety caused when considering other income options. As 2027 draws closer, it is vital for farms to ensure they are financially viable without the same level of government support.
Time Constraints
Due to the seasonality, workload and time pressured nature of agriculture, it can be difficult for a rural business manager or owner to find adequate time and resource to complete a project. Often things are started and progress well, only to be placed on hold due to existing workloads. This often leads to delays in project delivery, additional expenditure and poor performance. This only gets worse when a farm diversification project is complex and has time constraints (planning applications etc.).
Succession
Increasingly, we see farms supporting more family members, without necessarily being able to afford to employ them. This is frustrating for younger generations, which aspire to have responsibility and managerial input into the rural family business. Farm diversification offers more employment opportunity and income, to support expanding families.
Aspirations
Do you have a burning desire or idea that you feel you will never become a reality? We can make your dream enterprise or business happen!
Our Solution
Dudley Peverill Associates are on hand to provide the complete farm diversification enterprise solution. From evaluation of resources, selection of appropriate enterprises to instruction of professionals and final implementation, we are here to help. Rural family businesses can focus on their passion, farming, secure in the knowledge that the diversification of their farm will be managed in the background, ensuring targets are met by our friendly, compassionate and diligent team.
We want rural family businesses to thrive. Optimum utilisation of assets both within and outside of operational agriculture is paramount to reducing risk and supporting the primary business through times of adversity. Diversification will help to enable rural families to continue what they have loved doing for generations, enjoying their farm.
"Everything But The Oink"
Why did we choose a flying pig to represent our company? At Dudley Peverill Associates, we are dedicated to making a seemingly impossible vision of a resilient, diversified rural business, a very real possibility for our clients.
The old farming adage “everything but the oink”, resonates with us. By ensuring and enabling successful farm and estate diversification, you can ensure that your assets are being fully utilised.