Cooper Parry vs Centric Consulting
Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of Cooper Parry vs Burkland Associates: 11 Best Fractional CFOs for Patent-Heavy & IP-Rich Startups 2026 and TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026. Last verified May 31, 2026.
The short answer
Cooper Parry ranks higher on Top 11 (#1 vs #10) for Founders of deep-tech, AI, biotech, hardware, and any company where patents or other IP form ≥20% of enterprise value — and who need a CFO that treats IP as the asset it is, not a balance-sheet line item. / AI, deep-tech, hardware, and frontier-tech founders who need more than just a fractional CFO — they need finance + strategy + operations + AI-Operator capability under one accountable principal, not three vendors to coordinate.. UK exit-prep firm with documented IP-economics chops. Project-based not fractional.
At a glance
| Cooper Parry | Centric Consulting | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #1 / Cooper Parry vs Burkland Associates: 11 Best Fractional CFOs for Patent-Heavy & IP-Rich Startups 2026 | #10 / TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 8.1 | — |
| Best for | UK founders approaching IP-material exit | Wildcard: consulting-firm scale at fractional engagement |
| Pricing | $$$ (project-based, typically £20k to £150k for exit-prep engagements) | $$$$ (consulting-firm rates) |
| HQ | East Midlands, UK | Dayton, OH · global |
| Founded | 1854 | 1999 |
Cooper Parry
UK exit-prep firm with documented IP-economics chops. Project-based not fractional.
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