The front of the funnel — specification pipeline by stage, forecast vs plan, win/loss, and the projects that decide the quarter.
Q3 FY26 commit £38m sits £6m below the £44m plan — £14m of best-case upside must convert to make the number. Coverage is 5.6x on £248m of pipeline; the call is winnable but only if the at-risk upside is forced to close.
3 of 3 headline metrics improving vs prior · all on or above target
Commit £38m is £6m short of the £44m Q3 FY26 plan — the gap that decides whether the quarter lands.
£-win-rate is 73% (£93m won vs £34m lost); Price is the single largest leak at £16m.
Each retention point on the repeat base ≈ repeat-designer revenue lost.
Each retention point on the repeat base ≈ repeat-designer revenue lost.
Stark is pursuing £248m of specified projects across the funnel (£106m weighted). This view answers sales' two questions — will we make the quarter (forecast vs plan) and why we win or lose — and points at the projects that move the number.
Value and win-probability rise toward the close — weighted value is what to bank on.
Dark fill = win-probability within each stage's value. Weighted pipeline totals £106m.
Commit, best-case and closed-to-date against the plan line.
Q3 FY26: commit £38m is £6m below the £44m plan; £14m of best-case upside must convert to close the gap. Black line = plan.
Clone the win reasons into low-win families; attack the top loss reason first.
Read it: design / craft quality & heritage wins the most (£44m); Price is the top loss (£16m) — tighten discount discipline (see Quote / Order 360) before chasing new demand.
Signal-sourced deals convert higher — prioritize them.
| Opportunity | Account | Houses | Value | Stage | Win % | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Marino — flagship retail + residences (custom rugs + fabric) | Peter Marino Architect (representative) | Custom Rugs + Fabrics | £4.2m | Proposal | 60% | signal |
| Four Seasons — property refresh (carpet + custom rugs) | Four Seasons (representative) | Carpet & Custom Rugs | £3.6m | Qualify | 45% | signal |
| Aman — new resort openings (broadloom + hides) | Aman Resorts (representative) | Carpet & Broadloom + Hides | £2.4m | Proposal | 50% | outbound |
| Superyacht fit-out — bespoke silk rugs + leather | Yacht & aviation outfitters (representative) | Custom Rugs + Hides | £1.9m | Develop | 48% | signal |
| Studio Sofield — hospitality fabric package | Studio Sofield (representative) | Fabrics & Textiles | £1.5m | Qualify | 40% | outbound |
| Kelly Wearstler — cross-house attach (fabric + wallcovering) | Kelly Wearstler Studio (representative) | Fabrics + Wallcoverings | £1.2m | Develop | 55% | signal |