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Hosted by Ian Morgan · business · EN-GB
Most service businesses are leaking profit — through costs they've stopped questioning, margins they've never properly tested, clients they've quietly lost, and revenue they've never asked for. The Leaky Bucket is the show where we open a real business file and find out exactly where the money is going. Each episode, Ian Morgan — Group CEO of MBS Accountants — works live through the finances of a real service business scenario. One company. Four sessions. Costs, margins, churn, average order value. Every leak identified. Running total revealed. No theory. No frameworks. Just numbers — and what they tell you when someone actually looks. If you're running a service business turning over £500k to £10m and your accountant has never shown you this, this show is for you. The numbers always reveal the leak.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMost service businesses are leaking profit, through costs they've stopped questioning, margins they've never properly tested, clients they've quietly lost, and revenue they've never asked for. The Leaky Bucket is the show where we open a real business file and find out exactly where the money is going.
The Leaky Bucket is hosted by Ian Morgan. The show has published 80 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "We Found £74,106 in a Recruitment Business Already Making £189,000" (10 June 2026, 41 minutes), "We Found £120,000 in a Business That Was "Doing Fine"" (13 May 2026, 49 minutes), and "We Found £138,000 in a £1.1m Creative Agency, Here's Exactly How" (29 April 2026, 42 minutes).
The Leaky Bucket publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 23 minutes across 80 episodes.
Booking probability for The Leaky Bucket is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Leaky Bucket requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Leaky Bucket's contact route on record: verified email.
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Ian Morgan hosts The Leaky Bucket, a business podcast with 80 episodes published.
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The Leaky Bucket
A recruitment business in Leeds. £940,000 turnover. £189,000 net profit. 20% margin. Her accountant said the margins looked about right for recruitment. They did look fine. But fine isn't the same as optimised. In this...
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A commercial HVAC contractor had been in business for 12 years. £1.4 million turnover. £128,000 net profit — about 9p in every pound. Their accountant said the accounts looked fine. In this episode, Ian works through...
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