Our story
From military discipline to boardroom advice
The Cavalry Group was founded in 2001 by Colin Clark, drawing on a career that began in the Royal Army Medical Corps and grew into 25 years of hands-on business consulting. What started as independent advisory work was incorporated as The Cavalry Group Ltd in 2016, formalising a practice built on trust, discretion, and results.
Today, the firm advises clients across construction & building, security, finance, and family offices — sectors chosen because they reward exactly the kind of steady, experienced judgement Colin has built his reputation on. In 2023 the firm extended its reach further still, adding a dedicated China & Asia Pacific trade service led by Taiwanese consultant Charles Lai.
Two decades of trusted advice
Industries & clients
Our client base spans owner-managed businesses through to family offices, connected by a need for advice that is direct, experienced, and discreet.
Construction & Building
Contractors, developers, and property businesses seeking operational and strategic guidance.
Security
Security operators and organisations navigating risk, compliance, and growth.
Finance
Growing businesses working through funding, financial structure, and commercial strategy.
Family Offices
Family offices managing wealth, governance, and succession with discretion.
Meet the people behind the advice
Colin Clark
Founder & Managing DirectorColin founded The Cavalry Group in 2001 after a career that began in the Royal Army Medical Corps, bringing a level of discipline and composure under pressure that has come to define the firm's approach to advisory work.
Over 25 years, he has built deep, practical experience across construction, security, finance, and family offices — advising business owners and family principals on the decisions that matter most, with the same directness and care he learned in service.
Colin leads every engagement personally, ensuring clients receive the judgement of someone who has genuinely seen a business, and a sector, from the inside.
Charles Lai (Yu-Chiao Lai)
Consultant, China & Asia Pacific TradeCharles joined The Cavalry Group to lead its China & Asia Pacific trade service, bringing a Taiwanese perspective and a career built across procurement and the motor trade.
He holds a degree in project management, and combines that structured, delivery-focused training with hands-on commercial experience navigating cross-border sourcing, supplier relationships, and trade between the UK and the wider Asia Pacific region.
Charles works closely with UK businesses looking to build trusted relationships and trade confidently in the region, translating both language and business culture along the way.