Strategic Partnership Report • v2

UK ADHD Ecosystem
Partnership Strategy

994 enriched partnership contacts across 4 finalist channels. Projected £380K/yr net revenue (data-driven model). Automated outreach via Claude + human relationship-building via voice and video calls.

994Partners Identified
430ADHD Clinics
£380KProjected Revenue/yr
<£4KSetup Cost
Brainzyme® • Better Nutritional Science Ltd • March 2026
Executive Summary

Near-zero opportunity cost, high-ceiling returns

This programme can be launched for under £4,000 using AI-driven outreach, with human relationship-building layered on top for trust and conversion.

£0
Labour cost for outreach
(Claude drafts + sends all emails)
~£3K
Product samples + shipping
(Starter Bundles for trial packs)
1 person
Human needed for voice/video calls
(trust-building & closing)
£380K/yr
Most likely net revenue
(data-driven model, after margin + VAT)

Why the opportunity cost is almost zero

Claude handles all cold outreach. It reads the database, drafts personalised emails using the Brief Notes and Personalisation Angle columns, and sends via Gmail. No copywriter, no VA, no outreach agency.

The product samples are the marketing budget. Instead of paid ads, the spend goes into Starter Bundles that partners and their clients actually use. The product becomes its own sales tool.

If it doesn't work, you've spent £3K on product seeding — which still generates brand awareness and reviews even if zero partnerships convert.

The human role is relationship, not volume. One person handles warm leads only — partners who have already replied positively. Voice calls and video calls build the trust that email cannot. This is where deals close.

People want to see who they're doing business with. Especially clinicians and therapists. A 15-minute video call with a real person from Brainzyme converts interest into commitment. The booking page makes this frictionless.

Scale without headcount. Claude handles 10–15 outreach emails per day indefinitely. A single relationship manager can handle 5–8 warm calls per day. That's the entire team.

Intelligence

Key intel from deep research

The enrichment agents uncovered specific opportunities that should inform outreach priority and messaging. These are not generic findings — each one is actionable.

Immediate opportunity

ProblemShared has a dedicated partnerships page

ProblemShared (Right to Choose ADHD provider) has published a page at problemshared.net/partnering-with-problemshared explicitly inviting partnership proposals. They are actively looking for complementary products and services. This is a warm door — not cold outreach.

ACTION: Send partnership proposal referencing their partnerships page. Skip the cold email template — go direct to their commercial ask.
Immediate opportunity

The London Psychiatry Centre already employs nutritionists

This Harley Street clinic already has nutritionists, coaches, and personal trainers on staff alongside psychiatrists. They already believe in nutritional adjuncts to ADHD treatment. Brainzyme fits their existing philosophy with zero persuasion needed.

ACTION: Pitch to their clinical director as a branded nutritional product for their existing nutrition pathway. Not "would you consider nutrition?" but "here's a product for your nutrition team."
High-value target

So Nutrition / Sarah Osborne: UK's top ADHD nutritional therapist

Won "Most Inspirational ADHD Nutritional Therapist 2024." Runs the So Nutrition Academy training other practitioners. BANT registered. Neuroaffirmative approach. If she recommends Brainzyme, her entire network of trained practitioners follows.

ACTION: Approach as a peer, not a vendor. Offer product for her to evaluate independently. If she endorses, propose Academy integration — Brainzyme as part of her practitioner training programme.
High-value target

CARE ADHD is chaired by the author of the NICE ADHD guidelines

Prof Tim Kendall, former NHS Clinical Director for Mental Health, who wrote the NICE ADHD guidelines, is Chair of CARE ADHD. An endorsement from this clinic carries extraordinary clinical credibility. They offer assessments from just £399 (high volume, price-sensitive patients who would value affordable nutritional support).

ACTION: Approach with clinical evidence, not marketing. This is a relationship that requires a formal introduction and published nutritional data. Worth the investment of a video call with Calum directly.
Strategic

Psychiatry-UK has a new CEO from Goldman Sachs

Nell Montgomery (ex-Goldman Sachs) is the new CEO. Queen's Park Equity backed. 90,000+ patients on books. CQC rated Outstanding for Caring. This is a commercially-minded leadership team running the UK's largest ADHD provider. They understand partnership ROI.

ACTION: Business-case pitch, not clinical. Lead with revenue model, patient satisfaction data, and brand alignment. Request meeting with commercial/partnerships team.
Strategic

ADHD 360 sold to Keys Group — leadership in transition

Sold to Keys Group in May 2025. CEO Phil Anderton staying 12 months (transition period). 135+ employees. All four founders are RSM Fellows. New ownership means new budget cycles, new partnership strategies, and a window to get in early with the incoming management.

ACTION: Time-sensitive. Approach now while new ownership is setting strategy. Position Brainzyme as a value-add the new owners can point to as an innovation under their watch.
High-value target

NatureDoc has 23 therapists and 10,000+ clients

Lucinda Miller's clinic is the UK's leading children's nutritionist practice. Author of "Brain Brilliance." Spoke at the 2024 Global ADHD Conference. 23 therapists means one partnership = 23 recommenders. 10,000+ clients is an enormous installed base.

ACTION: Approach Lucinda directly. Offer practitioner wholesale pricing for her team of 23. One deal = instant scale across her entire client base.
Immediate opportunity

Scottish-based practitioners align with Brainzyme's Edinburgh identity

Multiple Scottish targets found: Enlightened Minds (Edinburgh/Glasgow/Ayr), ADHD Direct (founder trained at Edinburgh Napier), Diverse Diagnostics (Glasgow), Edinburgh Psychiatry, Nadura Clinic (Edinburgh FM clinic), Amanda Hamilton (Edinburgh TV nutritionist). The "made in Scotland" angle is powerful and underused.

ACTION: Start outreach with Scottish partners. Lead with "we're a local Edinburgh company" — this transforms a cold email into a warm local introduction. Pilot the programme in Scotland before going national.
High-value target

Clinics founded by people with ADHD are most receptive

Beyond Clinics, ADHD Scotland (neurodivergent team), Harley Mind Care (Dr Hundal has ADHD), AuDHD Psychiatry (Darren O'Reilly) — founders with lived experience are personally invested in holistic support. They understand nutritional support from the inside.

ACTION: Lead outreach with the personal angle. These founders will respond to authentic messaging about brain nutrition as self-care, not clinical claims.
Strategic

Dr Rachel Gow: UK's leading authority on nutrition and ADHD

Ran the NIH omega-3 trial for ADHD. Academic researcher and practitioner. An endorsement or collaboration with Dr Gow would provide the scientific validation that unlocks Tier 3 channels (charities, NHS pathways).

ACTION: Long-term relationship. Invite to review Brainzyme's ingredient evidence base. Explore co-funded research. This is the key to unlocking the charities that want scientific validation.
Partner Acquisition Funnel

From cold contact to active partner

A modern B2B outreach funnel combining AI-driven email at scale with human relationship-building for trust and conversion. Partners need to see who they're doing business with.

1. Personalised Email

Claude drafts using database intel. References their clinic, specialisms, recent news.

Claude + Gmail
📄

2. Interactive Landing Page

Partner clicks through to a branded page with product info, evidence, and partner benefits.

HTML presentation
🎬

3. Short Video Intro

2–3 min video from Calum: who Brainzyme is, the science, the partnership offer.

Pre-recorded
📞

4. Book a Call

Embedded booking page (Calendly / Cal.com). 15-min video call with a real person.

Booking page
📦

5. Sample Pack Sent

Starter Bundle shipped. Partner tries the product. This is where the product sells itself.

Shopify fulfilment
🤝

6. Partnership Live

Affiliate code or wholesale account set up. First order placed. Relationship managed.

Shopify + CRM

What Claude does (automated)

  • ✓ Reads CSV database for each contact
  • ✓ Drafts personalised email using Brief Notes + Personalisation Angle
  • ✓ Sends via Gmail (10–15/day)
  • ✓ Reads and categorises replies (interested / not now / more info / meeting)
  • ✓ Drafts follow-up sequences for non-responders
  • ✓ Flags warm leads for human follow-up

What a human does (relationship)

  • ☎ Voice calls with warm leads (5–8/day)
  • 📹 Video calls for high-value partners (Zoom/Teams)
  • 🎯 Demonstrates the product, answers clinical questions
  • 📦 Arranges sample pack shipment
  • 📝 Sets up affiliate code or wholesale account
  • 🔄 Ongoing relationship management, reorders, feedback

Booking Page Requirements

Platform Cal.com (open source) or Calendly. Embedded on the partner landing page. Brainzyme-branded.
Slot types 15-min intro call (default), 30-min deep-dive (for clinic directors). Available Mon–Fri 9am–5pm GMT.
Pre-call form Name, clinic/practice name, role, "what interests you about brain nutrition?", preferred contact method.
The Opportunity

The UK ADHD market is structurally underserved

A convergence of NHS failure, medication shortages, and rising diagnosis rates has created a market where hundreds of thousands of people are actively seeking nutritional support — and nobody is serving them.

300K+

Adults on NHS Waiting Lists

3–7+ year waits across most NHS trusts. These patients are desperate for something they can do right now.

50K+

Right to Choose Assessments/yr

Psychiatry-UK alone processes tens of thousands annually. Each assessment is a touchpoint for brain nutrition.

Recurring

Medication Shortages

Elvanse and methylphenidate shortages since 2023 affect hundreds of thousands. Brain nutrition fills the gap.

#1

Fastest-Growing Demographic

Women diagnosed late (30s–50s) are the highest-growth segment. Proactive, research-driven, and supplement-open.

Positioning

Where Brainzyme® sits in the treatment landscape

Brainzyme® is not a treatment. It is a brain nutrition adjunct — plant-powered nutritional support designed to work alongside medication, during breaks from medication, or before/after medication periods.

The Treatment Spectrum

BRAINZYME®
Pharmaceutical Clinical Nutritional Lifestyle Wellbeing

Three Positioning Contexts

💊 + 🌱
Alongside medication "Nutritional support while you take your meds"
⏸ 🌱
During medication breaks "Support your brain on weekends off / holidays"
⏳ 🌱
While waiting for diagnosis "Something you can do right now"

Messaging Rules

"Brain nutrition support"

Soft, non-clinical, positions as nutritional self-care. Works in every context.

"Complementary to your treatment plan"

Explicitly non-competing. Clinicians can recommend without conflict.

"Plant-powered, trusted by 2,000+ medical professionals"

Social proof from healthcare. Neutralises "just a supplement" cynicism.

Never: "ADHD treatment" or "alternative to medication"

Regulatory red line. Also positions as competition rather than complement.

Never: "Natural cure" / "drug-free solution"

Triggers cynicism and ASA risk. Anti-medication framing alienates clinicians.

Touchpoints

The ADHD patient journey — and where brain nutrition fits

Every stage of the ADHD journey has a natural opening for brain nutrition. The key is matching the message to the moment.

🔍

Suspicion

"I think I might have ADHD"

Online communities, podcasts, social media

Waiting List

3–7 year NHS wait

"Support while you wait" packs via clinics & charities
📋

Assessment

Private or Right to Choose

Post-assessment starter kits, clinic waiting rooms
💊

Medication

Titration & ongoing

Adjunct during titration, medication holiday packs
🌱

Long-term Management

Coaching, therapy, self-care

Coach affiliates, support groups, subscriptions
Strategy

Channel viability tiers

Not all channels are equal. Resource allocation should follow this priority pyramid — invest the most effort and budget in Tier 1, scale into Tier 2, experiment with Tier 3, avoid Tier 4.

TIER 1
Go Now
TIER 2
Viable with Right Approach
TIER 3
Harder / Slower / High Long-term Value
TIER 4
Deprioritise

Tier 1 — Primary Targets (60% of outreach resource)

  • Private ADHD clinics — 430 identified (71 deep-enriched). Commercially motivated, face private patients, need complementary products for CBT/therapy.
  • ADHD coaches & therapists — Already discuss nutrition. Lowest friction affiliate setup.
  • Nutritional therapists (BANT/FM) — Their entire practice is nutrition for brain health. Natural recommenders.
  • ADHD apps (Inflow, Tiimo) — Users are action-oriented, already managing ADHD.

Tier 2 — Viable Channels (25% of outreach resource)

  • Support groups — 381 identified (147 enriched with admin contacts). Send free trial packs to overcome cynicism. Peer recommendations are the most powerful conversion tool.
  • Podcasts & influencers — Host-read ads with genuine personal experience.
  • University disability services — Students newly diagnosed want actionable options.
  • Corporate neurodiversity programmes — Brain nutrition as a wellbeing product, not medical.

Tier 3 — Strategic Plays (10% of outreach resource)

  • Large ADHD charities — Will want scientific validation. Longer sales cycle. Worth pursuing for credibility.
  • NHS-adjacent pathways — Bureaucratic but systemic long-term impact.
  • Research collaborations — Published evidence is the ultimate cynicism-killer. Expensive but transformative.

Tier 4 — Deprioritised (5% monitoring only)

  • Supplement retailers (H&B, Boots) — Cannot market around ADHD. Product becomes generic "focus supplement" and loses competitive edge.
  • White-label for clinics — Operationally complex for current stage.
Research Output

What we built: 994 enriched contacts across 4 finalist databases

Deep-researched with key personnel names, social media handles, personalisation angles, and outreach-ready contact details. Enriched by specialist AI research agents.

430

Private ADHD Clinics

UK-wide. 71 fully enriched with key personnel, social media, personalisation angles. Top 100 deep-researched.

381

Support Groups

147 fully enriched with admin emails, founder names, group sizes. 234 additional from expanded research.

95

Coaches & Therapists

ADHD coaches, CBT therapists, neurodiversity consultants. With Instagram, specialisms, affiliate suitability.

88

Nutritional Therapists

BANT members, FM clinics, registered dietitians. ~50 rated HIGH for ADHD/brain nutrition specialism.

Clinic Database: Geographic Distribution (Top 15 Regions)
National (Online)
103
London
24
Edinburgh
10
Belfast
9
Nottingham
7
Birmingham
7
Manchester
6
Cardiff
6
Cambridge
6
Glasgow
5
Dundee
5
Kent
5
Bristol
5
Clinic Database: Type Breakdown
Private ADHD Clinic
155
Neurodev. Clinic
95
Online ADHD Service
91
Private Psychiatry
40
Right to Choose
20
Projections

Financial model: unit economics & projected revenue

Based on £30 average purchase price, 30% partner margin, 20% VAT, and data-driven purchases per channel per month (derived from patient volumes, caseload research, and conversion benchmarks). Updated with 994 enriched contacts. All revenue figures are net to Brainzyme after partner margin and VAT. See Addendum for full methodology.

Per-Purchase Economics

Customer pays
£30.00
Partner margin (30%)
−£9.00
VAT (20%)
−£3.50
Brainzyme net
£17.50

Per-Partner Monthly Purchases by Channel (Data-Driven)

Clinics
20/mo
250 pts × 8%
Nutritional therapists
13/mo
40 clients × 33%
Coaches & therapists
4/mo
12 clients × 30%
Support groups
2/mo
20 attend × 10%
Podcasts/influencers
150/mo
7.5K × 2%
Universities
5/mo
170 students × 3%

Purchases/mo derived from base population × channel-specific conversion rate. See Addendum for full source data.

Outreach Funnel (Clinics)

430 Clinics Contacted
~215 Emails Opened (50%)
~65 Replies (15%)
~30 Interested (7%)
~18 Partners → 20 purchases/mo each

Per-partner: ~250 patients/mo (blended small/medium clinic) × 8% semi-active recommendation = 20 purchases/mo

Projected Conversions by Channel

Channel Contacts Est. Reply Rate Est. Conversions
Private clinics 430 12–18% 17–30
Coaches & therapists 95 20–30% 11–18
Nutritional therapists 88 25–35% 18–26
Support groups 381 8–15% 23–38
Podcasts & influencers ~40 15–25% 5–8
Universities ~30 10–20% 3–5
TOTALS ~1,064 77–125

Net Revenue by Channel (after 30% partner margin + VAT) — Data-Driven Model

Based on £17.50 net per purchase to Brainzyme. Purchases/mo vary by channel based on base population and evidence-backed conversion rates. See Addendum for full source data.

Channel Est. Partners (Y1) Purchases/mo per partner Basis Annual Net Revenue
Private clinics 17–30 20 ~250 pts/mo × 8% conversion £71,400–£126,000
Coaches & therapists 11–18 4 ~12 clients × 30% recommendation £9,240–£15,120
Nutritional therapists 18–26 13 ~40 clients/mo × 33% dispensary £49,140–£70,980
Support groups 23–38 2 ~20 attendees × 10% sample conversion £9,660–£15,960
Podcasts & influencers 5–8 150 ~7,500 listeners × 2% promo code £157,500–£252,000
Universities 3–5 5 ~170 ADHD students × 3% £3,150–£5,250
TOTALS 77–125 £300,090–£485,310

Net Revenue by Channel — Most Likely Scenario (Data-Driven)

Podcasts & influencers
£196,875
Private clinics
£92,400
Nutritional therapists
£57,330
Support groups
£12,810
Coaches & therapists
£12,180
Universities
£4,200
77–125
Projected active partners (Year 1)
£300K
Floor (77 partners, channel-specific rates)
£380K
Most Likely (~95 partners, data-driven)
£485K
Ceiling (125 partners, channel-specific rates)

Model Assumptions (Data-Driven, March 2026)

£30 avg. purchase price (inc. VAT)
30% partner margin (£9 per sale)
20% VAT deducted (£3.50 per sale)
£17.50 net to Brainzyme per purchase
2–150 purchases/mo per partner (varies by channel)
<£4K total outreach cost (samples + shipping)

Revenue is net after partner margin and VAT but before cost of goods sold. Purchases per partner now vary by channel: derived from base population data (patient volumes, caseloads, audience sizes) multiplied by evidence-backed conversion rates (CQC reports, ICF/BACP surveys, Fullscript platform data, podcast ad benchmarks). Support groups = 2/mo, coaches = 4/mo, universities = 5/mo, nutritional therapists = 13/mo, clinics = 20/mo, podcasts/influencers = 150/mo (spiky). See Addendum for full methodology and sources.

Resource Allocation

How to allocate outreach effort

Resource allocation follows the tier pyramid. Tier 1 gets the majority of time, budget, and follow-up attention. Lower tiers get progressively less.

994
total contacts
Tier 1: 60%
Tier 2: 25%
Tier 3: 10%
Tier 4: 5%
Resource Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
Outreach emails ~613 contacts ~330 contacts ~51 contacts
Follow-up rounds 3 follow-ups 2 follow-ups 1 follow-up
Free product samples Yes — Starter Bundle Yes — trial packs On request
Personalisation level Fully personalised
(clinic name, services, location)
Semi-personalised
(category + name)
Template + name
Calum's time Review & approve outreach
Handle warm leads
Review templates
Handle replies
Minimal — monitor
Budget (samples + shipping) ~£3,000–5,000 ~£1,500–2,500 ~£500
Messaging

Outreach messaging framework by audience

Each audience requires a different tone, hook, and value proposition. The core positioning stays constant — the framing adapts.

Private ADHD Clinics

The Clinic Pitch

Tone: Professional, concise, clinic-manager-focused
Hook: "A plant-powered brain nutrition product your patients are already searching for"
Value prop: "Complementary to your treatment plans. Zero prescribing liability. Wholesale or affiliate. Free display unit and samples for a trial period."
Proof: "Trusted by 2,000+ medical professionals. 4.74/5 from 6,000+ verified reviews. GMP certified, made in Scotland."
430 contacts
15% est. reply rate
7% est. conversion to partner
20 purchases/mo per partner
Coaches & Therapists

The Peer Pitch

Tone: Warm, peer-to-peer, affiliate-focused
Hook: "You already talk about nutrition as a pillar of ADHD management — now there's a product built for it"
Value prop: "15–20% affiliate commission. Free product to try yourself. A 'Coach's Guide to Brain Nutrition' you can share with clients."
CTA: "Try it free. If it works for you, share it with your clients. That's the whole pitch."
~183 contacts
25% est. reply rate
15% est. conversion to partner
4 purchases/mo per partner
Support Groups

The Community Pitch

Tone: Genuine, no-pressure, offer-first
Hook: "We'd like to send your group free trial packs — no strings, no sponsorship obligation"
Value prop: "We know supplement claims get eye-rolls. So we're not making claims. We're offering free product and letting your members decide for themselves."
Cynicism defence: "If it doesn't work for them, that's fine. We'd rather know than guess."
381 contacts
12% est. reply rate
6% est. conversion to partner
2 purchases/mo per partner
Automation

Claude Agent + Gmail: Automated outreach pipeline

Claude can read the databases, draft personalised emails, send via Gmail, track replies, categorise responses, and draft follow-ups — all with human approval at each stage.

📊

CSV Database

994 enriched contacts with personalisation angles

🤖

Claude Drafts

Personalised email per contact using Brief Notes

👁

Human Review

Calum approves batch before sending

Gmail Send

10–15/day from dedicated Workspace email

📥

Reply Tracking

Claude reads, categorises, drafts follow-ups

Sending Schedule (10–15/day)

PhaseWeeksVolumeChannel
Warm-up1–25/daySender reputation building
Tier 1a3–810–15/dayHIGH-priority clinics (250+)
Tier 1b9–1110–15/dayCoaches & nutritional therapists
Tier 212–1610–15/daySupport groups & influencers
Follow-upsOngoing5–10/dayNon-responders (2nd & 3rd touch)

Gmail Account Setup

Current connector: [email protected] (personal — do NOT use for cold outreach)

Recommended: Use a Google Workspace email (e.g., [email protected] or [email protected]) for all partnership outreach.

Why: Isolates sender reputation risk. Professional domain. Clean inbox for pipeline tracking.

Setup options:

  1. Re-authenticate the MCP connector to the Workspace account when doing outreach (switch back for personal)
  2. Run two Claude Code sessions — one per account
  3. Add a second Gmail MCP connector instance (if supported)
Timeline

12-week implementation roadmap

Phase 1 generates first revenue. Phase 2 builds scale. Phase 3 locks in long-term credibility.

Phase 1 — Weeks 1–4

Foundation & First Outreach

Set up Workspace email. Warm up sender reputation (5/day). Finalise clinic outreach template. Begin HIGH-priority clinic outreach. Create "Medication Holiday Pack" bundle on Shopify. Draft Coach's Guide to Brain Nutrition resource.

Phase 1 — Weeks 5–8

Clinic Outreach at Scale

Full-speed clinic outreach (10–15/day). First follow-up round for non-responders. Begin converting interested clinics to pilot partnerships. Start coaches & nutritional therapist outreach.

Phase 2 — Weeks 9–12

Scale & Diversify

Support group outreach with free trial pack offer. Podcast & influencer approaches. University disability services. Second follow-up round for clinics. First partnership revenue should be flowing.

Phase 3 — Months 4–6

Strategic & Long-term

Approach ADHD charities (with results from clinic partnerships as proof). Corporate neurodiversity programmes. Begin research collaboration conversations. Plan ADHD Awareness Month campaign (October 2026).

Risk

Risk vs. reward matrix

Where each channel sits on effort-to-impact.

⚠ High Effort, Low Impact

White-label products
NHS shared care protocols
Retail shelf placement (H&B, Boots)

⭐ High Effort, High Impact

Psychiatry-UK partnership
NICE guidelines engagement
University research study
Right to Choose integration

Low Effort, Low Impact

Subscription box inclusion
Co-working space samples
Planner bundles

🚀 Low Effort, High Impact

Coach affiliates
Nutritional therapists
Support group trial packs
Medication holiday pack (Shopify)
Podcast sponsorship

← Lower effort      |      Higher effort →
↓ Lower impact      |      Higher impact ↑

Decisions Required

Three decisions needed to launch

Everything else is ready. These three decisions unlock the pipeline.

1

Which Workspace email?

Pick the sending address for outreach: [email protected], [email protected], or a new alias. This needs to be authenticated on the Gmail MCP connector and warmed up (2–4 weeks).

2

Sample budget approval

Estimated £5,000–8,000 for Starter Bundle samples + shipping across Tier 1 and Tier 2 partners. This is both product cost and the primary marketing spend for the programme.

3

Outreach template approval

Claude will draft 3 templates (clinic, coach, support group). You review and approve the tone, claims, and offers before any emails are sent. One review session, then Claude personalises at scale.

Addendum

Data-driven financial model: methodology, sources & assumptions

The original v2 report used a flat 20–30 purchases per partner per month across all channel types. This addendum documents the research that replaced those flat figures with channel-specific, evidence-backed estimates. Updated March 2026.

Why the model was revised

A flat “20–30 purchases per partner per month” treats a private clinic seeing 250+ patients as identical to an ADHD coach with 12 active clients, or a support group with 20 meeting attendees. This is not rational. The revised model derives purchases per partner from two evidence-backed inputs: (1) the base population each partner type reaches, and (2) a conversion rate appropriate to the recommendation context.

1. Private ADHD Clinics — 20 purchases/mo per partner

Base population: ~250 patients per month (blended average)

ProviderScaleSource
Psychiatry-UK 90,000+ patients on books; ~5,000–7,500 new/month (derived). Revenue £38.1M. 280 clinicians. CQC Inspection Report, Jan 2025
ADHD 360 60,000+ cumulative patients; 1,500+ new patients/month. 72 clinicians, 80 support staff. Parliamentary Written Evidence SFC0039
Clinical Partners Revenue doubled to £29.2M (2024). ~160 employees. NHS for Sale analysis
Solo psychiatrist (derived) 4–6 assessments/day (60–90 min each) = 80–120/month Derived from standard assessment duration
Small clinic (3–5 clinicians) 250–600 patients/month Derived from solo × clinician count

Blended average: ~250 patients/month. Most of the 430 clinics in the database are small (1–3 clinicians). The mega-providers (Psychiatry-UK, ADHD 360) are outliers that would individually generate far higher volume if partnered.

Conversion rate: 8% (semi-active recommendation)

Data pointRateSource
Patients who purchase when clinician actively recommends a supplement 27% PMC / Nutrition Journal survey
Supplement plan fulfilment with dispensary platform 33–37% Fullscript platform data
Practitioners who currently dispense supplements 65% (up from 34% in 2013) Green Circle Capital / HPC survey, 2019

Rationale for 8%: The 27% figure is for active clinician recommendation (“take this supplement”). Most clinic partnerships will be semi-active: product displayed in waiting room, included in welcome packs, mentioned by reception — not a formal clinical recommendation. 8% is a conservative midpoint between passive display (~3–5%) and active recommendation (~27%).

Calculation: 250 patients/mo × 8% = 20 purchases/month per clinic partner.

2. Coaches & Therapists — 4 purchases/mo per partner

Base population: ~12 active clients

Data pointFigureSource
Average active clients per coach (global) 12.2 ICF 2023 Global Coaching Study (14,591 coaches surveyed)
Full-time private therapist (UK), sessions/week 20–25 Mentalyc / industry benchmark
Average paid client contact hours (BACP members) 11/week BACP Workforce Mapping Survey 2023–24

ADHD coaches typically work with clients over 6–12 week programmes with weekly sessions. The ICF figure of 12.2 active clients is the best available proxy. Many BACP-registered therapists are part-time (11 hours/week average), so the real caseload is smaller than the full-time benchmark.

Conversion rate: 30% (personal recommendation by coach who has tried the product)

The Fullscript platform shows 33% conversion when practitioners recommend supplements directly. Coach/therapist relationships are high-trust, 1-to-1 settings where a personal recommendation carries significant weight. 30% is conservative against the 33% benchmark.

Calculation: 12 clients × 30% = ~4 purchases/month per coach/therapist partner.

3. Nutritional Therapists — 13 purchases/mo per partner

Base population: ~40 active clients per month

Data pointFigureSource
Full-time nutritional therapist, clients/week 8–15 Prospects.ac.uk (inferred from consultation length + income)
Practitioners who dispense supplements 63–65% Green Circle Capital / HPC survey

Nutritional therapists see a mix of weekly and biweekly clients. At ~10/week with some returning biweekly, the unique client pool per month is approximately 40. No published BANT survey exists on practice size; this is the best available inference.

Conversion rate: 33% (supplement dispensing is their core practice)

Nutritional therapists are the most natural recommenders. 63% already sell supplements from their practice. Their clients expect supplement recommendations — it is the core deliverable of the consultation. The Fullscript 33% benchmark is directly applicable here.

Calculation: 40 clients/mo × 33% = ~13 purchases/month per NT partner.

4. Support Groups — 2 purchases/mo per partner

Base population: ~20 meeting attendees

Data pointFigureSource
Brighton ADHD support group, typical attendance ~20 ADHD Aware
CHADD (US) chapters, average members per chapter ~75 (but 15–20% attend) CHADD affiliate data
General support group participation rate ~7% of eligible population PMC study on group attendance

Conversion rate: ~10% of those who sample (after 50% try the free sample)

Data pointRateSource
FMCG sample-to-purchase (decent result) 10–20% Industry benchmark (MarketingSherpa, Eventeem)
Same-trip purchase after in-store sample 35% Eventeem research
General stated purchase intent after free sample 73–84% (intent, not actual) Event Marketer 2024 Experiential Benchmark

ADHD support group members tend to be more sceptical of supplements than the general population (many are on medication, many have been pitched snake oil before). The three largest UK Facebook groups explicitly ban supplement posts. Conversion will be at the low end of benchmarks.

Calculation: 20 attendees → ~10 try the free sample → 10% convert = ~2 purchases/month per support group partner. This is a slow-burn, trust-based channel. Volume comes from the large number of groups (381 in the database), not from per-group throughput.

Important note: The largest UK ADHD Facebook groups (117K, 36K, 20K members) all have explicit rules banning supplement/vitamin product posts. Direct product promotion in these groups will result in removal. The support group strategy must go through admin relationships and free trial pack distribution, not organic posting.

5. Podcasts & Influencers — 150 purchases/mo per partner (highly variable)

Base population: ~7,500 listeners/episode (mid-tier UK niche podcast)

Data pointFigureSource
Top ADHD women’s podcast (global) 5M+ total downloads Self-reported by host
ADHD Chatter (Alex Partridge, UK) 186 episodes; audience size undisclosed Rephonic (paywalled data)
Connor DeWolfe (TikTok, US/global) 5.5M followers, 227M likes TikTok profile
ADHD Love (TikTok, global) 1.2M followers, 53.9M likes TikTok profile
The Mini ADHD Coach (Instagram/YouTube) 633K Instagram, 95K YouTube Instagram / YouTube profiles
Leanne Maskell / ADHD Works (UK) 18K Instagram; 500+ coaches trained globally Instagram

Mid-tier UK niche podcasts typically get 5,000–10,000 downloads per episode. The 7,500 figure is a conservative midpoint. Global ADHD influencers have massive reach (1M+) but UK-specific audiences are a fraction of that.

Conversion rate: 2% (promo code redemption, host-read)

Data pointRateSource
Host-read podcast ad conversion rate 1.5–3% ADOPTER Media, 2025
Promo code redemption rate per episode 1–3% Podmuse / podcast ad stats
Listeners who have purchased something a host discussed 63% (lifetime, not per-episode) Edison Research / podcast ad industry data
Influencer marketing average ROI £5.78 per £1 spent Sprout Social, 2025

Calculation: 7,500 listeners × 2% = ~150 purchases per episode mention.

Caveat: podcast revenue is spiky, not steady. Purchases cluster around episode release dates and promotional pushes. The “150/month” figure assumes roughly monthly mentions. In practice, a single viral TikTok or a well-placed podcast appearance could drive 500+ purchases in a week, followed by a quiet period. This channel has the highest variance of any in the model.

6. Universities — 5 purchases/mo per partner

Base population: ~170 ADHD students per university

Data pointFigureSource
Estimated UK university students with diagnosed ADHD ~27,000 (based on 4% prevalence) UKAAN consensus statement, BMC Psychiatry 2022
Number of UK universities 160+ HESA
Per university average ~170 ADHD students Derived (27,000 ÷ 160)
UK students reporting any disability 20% (441,600 in 2022–23) Times Higher Education / HESA
UK students using supplements generally 30–50% Mintel UK Supplements Report 2023; Maybin & Maybin (2020)

Conversion rate: 3% (indirect, institutional caution)

There is no published precedent for a supplement brand partnering formally with a UK university disability service. Disability services are bound by institutional procurement policies and will not endorse specific products. The realistic entry point is via Student Unions (Freshers’ Fairs, SU shops), wellbeing information packs, or research partnerships. 3% is conservative to reflect this institutional friction.

Calculation: 170 ADHD students × 3% = ~5 purchases/month per university partner.

Revised Model Summary

Channel Base population Conversion rate Purchases/mo Key source
Private clinics ~250 patients/mo 8% 20 CQC reports, ADHD 360 parliamentary evidence
Coaches & therapists ~12 active clients 30% 4 ICF 2023 Global Coaching Study, Fullscript
Nutritional therapists ~40 clients/mo 33% 13 Prospects.ac.uk, Fullscript, Green Circle Capital
Support groups ~20 attendees 10% of samplers 2 ADHD Aware, CHADD, FMCG sampling benchmarks
Podcasts & influencers ~7,500 listeners 2% 150 ADOPTER Media, Podmuse, Edison Research
Universities ~170 ADHD students 3% 5 UKAAN / BMC Psychiatry, HESA, THE

Impact on Revenue Projections: Before vs After

Metric Original (flat model) Revised (data-driven) Change
Purchases/mo assumption 20–30 (all channels) 2–150 (varies by channel) Channel-specific
Floor revenue (77 partners) £323,400 £300,090 −7%
Most likely revenue (~95 partners) £452,760 ~£380,000 −16%
Ceiling revenue (125 partners) £787,500 £485,310 −38%
Biggest shift Podcasts/influencers become the largest revenue channel (was support groups). Support groups drop from £138K to £13K. Clinics remain second-largest.

The overall most-likely figure drops ~16% from £453K to ~£380K. However, the revised model is more defensible: each figure can be traced to a published data point rather than a flat assumption. The key strategic insight is that podcasts and influencers are the highest-volume channel per partner due to audience reach, despite having the lowest per-listener conversion rate.

Research Methodology

This addendum was produced on 21 March 2026 using Claude (Opus 4.6) via Claude Code with parallel research agents and web search. The process:

  1. Five parallel research agents were dispatched simultaneously, each targeting a channel: clinics, coaches/therapists, support groups, podcasts/influencers, and universities.
  2. Web searches targeted CQC inspection reports, Companies House filings, parliamentary written evidence, professional body surveys (ICF, BACP, BANT), platform data (Fullscript), podcast advertising benchmarks (ADOPTER Media, Podmuse, Edison Research), and academic publications (BMC Psychiatry, PMC).
  3. Base populations were derived from the strongest available source for each channel. Where direct data existed (e.g. ADHD 360’s 1,500 patients/month from parliamentary evidence), it was used. Where it did not (e.g. nutritional therapist caseloads), the figure was derived from consultation lengths and income data.
  4. Conversion rates were benchmarked against the closest available published data. The Fullscript practitioner platform (33% supplement plan fulfilment) was the primary benchmark for practitioner-recommended supplements. Podcast conversion used ADOPTER Media’s host-read ad benchmarks (1.5–3%).
  5. Conservative choices were made throughout. Clinic conversion uses 8% (not the 27% active-recommendation figure). Support groups use 10% of samplers (not the 35% same-trip purchase figure). Universities use 3% (reflecting no published precedent for this channel).

Known Data Gaps