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   Mark Lindley Consultants — marklindleyconsultants.co.uk
   Brand: ink #15152B · gold #B08D4F · DM Serif Display / Inter
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:root{
  --ink:#15152B;
  --ink-2:#1F1F3A;
  --gold:#B08D4F;
  --gold-soft:#D9C29A;
  --paper:#FBFAF7;
  --paper-2:#F4F2EC;
  --line:#E4E0D6;
  --line-ink:#2C2C4A;
  --body:#43435C;
  --muted:#71718A;
  --muted-ink:#9C9CB8;
  --serif:'DM Serif Display',Georgia,serif;
  --sans:'Inter',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,sans-serif;
  --max:1120px;
}

*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}}

body{
  font-family:var(--sans);
  font-size:16px;
  line-height:1.7;
  color:var(--body);
  background:var(--paper);
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}

img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:3px}

.wrap{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}

/* ── Eyebrow — the document-suite convention ─────────────── */
.eyebrow{
  font-size:11px;
  font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.22em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--gold);
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap:12px;
  margin-bottom:20px;
}
.eyebrow::before{content:"";width:26px;height:1px;background:var(--gold)}

/* ── Headings ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.15}
h1{font-size:clamp(38px,5.5vw,60px)}
h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3.6vw,40px)}
h3{font-size:21px;line-height:1.3}
.lede{font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--body);max-width:640px}

/* ── Header ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.site-header{
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;
  background:rgba(21,21,43,.97);
  backdrop-filter:blur(8px);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-ink);
}
.nav{
  max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;
  height:72px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.brand-mark{
  width:34px;height:34px;flex:0 0 34px;
  border:1px solid var(--gold);
  display:grid;place-items:center;
  font-family:var(--serif);font-size:15px;color:var(--gold);
}
.brand-name{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:17px;color:#fff;letter-spacing:.02em}
.brand-sub{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted-ink);display:block;margin-top:1px}
.nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:32px;list-style:none}
.nav-links a{font-size:13.5px;font-weight:500;color:#C9C9DC;letter-spacing:.02em;transition:color .18s}
.nav-links a:hover{color:#fff}
.nav-links a.active{color:var(--gold-soft)}
.nav-cta{
  font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink)!important;
  background:var(--gold);padding:10px 20px;
  transition:background .18s;
}
.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--gold-soft);color:var(--ink)!important}
.nav-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;padding:8px}
.nav-toggle span{display:block;width:22px;height:2px;background:#fff;margin:5px 0;transition:.25s}

@media (max-width:860px){
  .nav-toggle{display:block}
  .nav-links{
    position:absolute;top:72px;left:0;right:0;
    background:var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-ink);
    flex-direction:column;gap:0;padding:12px 0 20px;
    display:none;
  }
  .nav-links.open{display:flex}
  .nav-links li{width:100%;text-align:center}
  .nav-links a{display:block;padding:13px 24px;font-size:15px}
  .nav-cta{margin:10px 24px 0;display:inline-block}
}

/* ── Hero (dark) ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.hero{
  background:var(--ink);color:#fff;
  padding:96px 0 88px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;
}
.hero::after{
  content:"";position:absolute;right:-140px;top:-140px;
  width:460px;height:460px;border-radius:50%;
  border:1px solid rgba(176,141,79,.22);
  pointer-events:none;
}
.hero::before{
  content:"";position:absolute;right:-60px;top:-60px;
  width:300px;height:300px;border-radius:50%;
  border:1px solid rgba(176,141,79,.14);
  pointer-events:none;
}
.hero h1{color:#fff;max-width:760px}
.hero h1 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--gold-soft)}
.hero .lede{color:#B9B9CE;margin-top:24px}
.hero .eyebrow{color:var(--gold-soft)}
.hero .eyebrow::before{background:var(--gold-soft)}

.btn-row{display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:36px;align-items:center}
.btn{
  display:inline-block;font-size:14.5px;font-weight:600;
  padding:15px 30px;letter-spacing:.02em;
  transition:background .18s,color .18s,border-color .18s;
}
.btn-gold{background:var(--gold);color:var(--ink)}
.btn-gold:hover{background:var(--gold-soft)}
.btn-ghost{border:1px solid var(--line-ink);color:#D6D6E6}
.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold-soft)}
.btn-ink{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.btn-ink:hover{background:var(--ink-2)}
.btn-outline{border:1px solid var(--gold);color:var(--ink)}
.btn-outline:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--ink)}
.btn-note{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted-ink)}

/* ── Sections ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.section{padding:88px 0}
.section-tight{padding:64px 0}
.section-alt{background:var(--paper-2)}
.section-ink{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.section-ink h2,.section-ink h3{color:#fff}
.section-ink .eyebrow{color:var(--gold-soft)}
.section-ink .eyebrow::before{background:var(--gold-soft)}
.section-head{max-width:680px;margin-bottom:52px}
.section-head p{margin-top:16px}

/* ── Grids & cards ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.grid-3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px}
.grid-2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:28px}
.grid-4{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:24px}
@media (max-width:900px){.grid-3,.grid-4{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media (max-width:620px){.grid-3,.grid-2,.grid-4{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

.card{
  background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);
  padding:32px 28px;
  transition:border-color .2s,transform .2s;
}
.card:hover{border-color:var(--gold-soft)}
.card h3{margin-bottom:12px}
.card p{font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.7}
.card .k{
  font-family:var(--serif);font-size:30px;color:var(--gold);
  display:block;margin-bottom:14px;
}

/* stat band */
.stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:2px;background:var(--line-ink)}
@media (max-width:760px){.stats{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.stat{background:var(--ink);padding:38px 26px;text-align:left}
.stat .num{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(30px,3.4vw,42px);color:var(--gold-soft);line-height:1}
.stat .lbl{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted-ink);margin-top:12px;line-height:1.6}

/* ── Pull quote — the signature ──────────────────────────── */
.pull{
  padding:96px 0;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;
  text-align:center;position:relative;
}
.pull blockquote{
  font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;
  font-size:clamp(24px,3.4vw,38px);line-height:1.4;
  max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;color:#EDEDF5;
}
.pull blockquote strong{color:var(--gold-soft);font-weight:400}
.pull cite{
  display:block;margin-top:28px;font-family:var(--sans);
  font-style:normal;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.2em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted-ink);
}
.pull::before{
  content:"—";display:block;
  font-family:var(--serif);font-size:34px;color:var(--gold);
  margin-bottom:22px;
}

/* ── Service cards ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.svc{
  background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);
  padding:34px 30px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;
  transition:border-color .2s;
}
.svc:hover{border-color:var(--gold)}
.svc h3{margin-bottom:10px}
.svc p{font-size:14.5px;flex:1}
.svc .price{
  margin-top:22px;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;
}
.svc .price .plabel{font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.svc .price .pval{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;color:var(--gold)}
.svc-flag{
  font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:14px;
}

/* ── Process steps ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:0;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}
@media (max-width:860px){.steps{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media (max-width:560px){.steps{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.step{padding:34px 28px;border-right:1px solid var(--line)}
.step:last-child{border-right:0}
@media (max-width:860px){.step{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.step:nth-child(2n){border-right:0}}
.step .n{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:34px;color:var(--gold-soft);display:block;margin-bottom:14px}
.step h3{font-size:18px;margin-bottom:10px}
.step p{font-size:13.5px}

/* ── Evidence cards ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.evi{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:0;overflow:hidden}
.evi-head{background:var(--ink);padding:18px 26px}
.evi-head .sector{font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-soft)}
.evi-body{padding:26px}
.evi-body li{
  list-style:none;font-size:14.5px;padding-left:20px;position:relative;
  margin-bottom:12px;line-height:1.6;
}
.evi-body li::before{content:"—";position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--gold)}
.evi-body li strong{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}

/* ── Download strip ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.dl{
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
  gap:24px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);
  padding:26px 30px;flex-wrap:wrap;
}
.dl + .dl{margin-top:16px}
.dl h3{font-size:18px;margin-bottom:4px}
.dl p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted)}
.dl .btn{flex:0 0 auto}

/* ── CTA band ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.cta-band{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:88px 0;text-align:center}
.cta-band h2{color:#fff;max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}
.cta-band p{color:#B9B9CE;max-width:560px;margin:18px auto 0}
.cta-band .btn-row{justify-content:center}

/* ── Footer ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.site-footer{background:var(--ink);color:var(--muted-ink);border-top:1px solid var(--line-ink);padding:56px 0 36px}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;gap:40px;margin-bottom:44px}
@media (max-width:760px){.foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.foot-brand .brand-name{font-size:19px}
.foot-brand p{font-size:13.5px;margin-top:14px;max-width:320px;line-height:1.7}
.foot-h{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-soft);margin-bottom:16px}
.foot-list{list-style:none}
.foot-list li{margin-bottom:10px}
.foot-list a{font-size:13.5px;color:#B9B9CE;transition:color .18s}
.foot-list a:hover{color:#fff}
.foot-base{
  border-top:1px solid var(--line-ink);padding-top:26px;
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;
  font-size:12px;
}

/* ── Page hero (light, interior pages) ───────────────────── */
.page-hero{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:76px 0 64px}
.page-hero h1{color:#fff}
.page-hero .lede{color:#B9B9CE;margin-top:18px}
.page-hero .eyebrow{color:var(--gold-soft)}
.page-hero .eyebrow::before{background:var(--gold-soft)}

/* ── About timeline ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.chapters{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2px;background:var(--line)}
@media (max-width:760px){.chapters{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.chapter{background:#fff;padding:36px 32px}
.chapter .cnum{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:15px;color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:.1em;display:block;margin-bottom:12px}
.chapter h3{margin-bottom:12px}
.chapter p{font-size:14.5px}

/* creds */
.creds{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px}
@media (max-width:680px){.creds{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.cred{border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;padding:26px;text-align:center}
.cred .c1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:18px;color:var(--ink)}
.cred .c2{font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-top:8px}

/* concerns */
.concern{border-left:2px solid var(--gold);padding:6px 0 6px 28px;margin-bottom:40px}
.concern h3{font-style:italic;margin-bottom:12px}
.concern p{max-width:720px}

/* ── Audit phases ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.phases{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:2px;background:var(--line-ink)}
@media (max-width:860px){.phases{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.phase{background:var(--ink-2);padding:28px 22px}
.phase .pn{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.2em;color:var(--gold-soft);text-transform:uppercase}
.phase h3{font-size:17px;color:#fff;margin-top:10px}
.phase p{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted-ink);margin-top:8px;line-height:1.6}

/* ── Insights ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.insight{
  background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:36px 32px;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px;transition:border-color .2s;
}
.insight:hover{border-color:var(--gold)}
.insight .itag{font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
.insight p{font-size:14.5px;flex:1}
.insight .ilink{font-size:13.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink)}
.insight .ilink:hover{color:var(--gold)}

/* ── Contact ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.2fr;gap:48px;align-items:start}
@media (max-width:860px){.contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.expect li{
  list-style:none;padding-left:26px;position:relative;
  margin-bottom:18px;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;
}
.expect li::before{content:"—";position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--gold)}
.expect li strong{color:var(--ink)}
.contact-details{margin-top:36px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:28px}
.cd-row{display:flex;gap:14px;margin-bottom:14px;font-size:14.5px;align-items:baseline}
.cd-row .cd-l{flex:0 0 76px;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);padding-top:2px}
.cd-row a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.calendly-frame{border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;min-height:700px}

/* reveal on scroll */
.reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(18px);transition:opacity .6s ease,transform .6s ease}
.reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:none}