Testimonials
Here are some testimonials so that you can see for yourselves what a few of our clients and contacts say about us!
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Peter Ball & Co Estate Agents
"Back in 1993 when Peter & I set up our Estate Agency, we initially shared offices with Hugh Davies. At that time his bookkeeper Jean was upstairs and available to help out with our small accounts needs. As they grew to become much larger and more complex we retained Jean to continue with our accounts. HDA grew to know our business as well as we do and have been very helpful as a sounding board and source of advice over the years.
It’s been good to have someone who is not part of the business keeping the books. They are able to maintain a professional separation and are not influenced by any of our staff. Alison and Bev are both trustworthy and it’s easier to consult with them about personnel issues as they have no conflicts of interest.
We believe it is no more expensive to outsource this work than to employee an accounts assistant and as HDA have several members of accounting staff there is the huge added benefit of continual cover. We don’t have to worry about who will do our accounts, the payroll or VAT returns when a person is on holiday or off sick as there is always someone else there at HDA. Alongside this we get good management reports on a monthly basis.
It’s definitely been the right solution for our business accounting needs and we would highly recommend Alison and her team to anyone considering outsourcing their bookkeeping and payroll."
Linda Ball
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Beaver Estates
“HDA ran the accounts for our property portfolio for many years until we decided to put the properties on the market. They were very well organised and we were very happy with the processes they put in place to manage the collection of rents, service charges and insurance premiums from our tenants.
We received monthly management accounts promptly after the month end and our end of year accountancy bill was kept to a minimum due to the work HDA completed prior to our audit.
They felt like a department of our own company, readily available and even popped in to us at our offices, if required.
A real but virtual accounts department.”
Steve Jewell
Cheltenham
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Carver Knowles Property Consultants
"For many businesses the recruiting, training and managing of a good internal accounts department is time consuming, difficult, expensive, risks confidentiality and often does not require a full time employee.
Sharing an accounts department with others in a similar position makes sense. Space is saved in addition to other matters such as NI, HR issues, holidays, sickness and maternity leave being covered. You don’t have to pay for software or software support, nor for computer maintenance or back up.
HDA’s facility provides for a timely, efficient, friendly service from people who are a pleasure to do business with and who are only a phone call or email away if you need any accounts query answered.
Alison Peake is a strong financial controller who I have worked with for many years. I can highly recommend her service and organisational skills. I am sure anyone using the concept of the ‘virtual but real’ accounts department will benefit hugely from the service offered."
Tony Carver
Strensham
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Aquatots Swimming
“Alison came to help us at Aquatots at the point where we were rapidly expanding and no longer keeping up with the financial records. She quickly took control of the finances and put in place systems and processes that made our bookkeeping much easier to handle. She configured our Sage 50 Accounts and Payroll software so that it met our needs as well as our Accountants. Keeping tight control of the finances is crucial for any business and with our termly income cashflows it really helped to know exactly what was due to be paid when.
Another useful aspect of having Alison on board was that I could always bounce ideas off her. Her knowledge of employment matters helped us determine how to structure our staff contracts and she always kept me informed of the current legislation.
I would thoroughly recommend using Alison at HDA Business Solutions if you are expanding or not coping with the financial side of your business. She freed up a lot of my time so that I could concentrate on developing the business to where it is now.”
Fiona Munt-Whittle
Twyning, Tewkesbury
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Print By Design
"I have broad experience of HDA Business Solutions as a supplier, customer and third party supplier acting for some of our other customers. In each of these aspects I have found them to be efficient, professional and of great value."
Rob Exton
Managing Director
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Blue Chilli Studio Ltd
"The knowledge that my accounts are being professionally managed by HDA gives me absolute peace of mind, which if not exactly priceless is worth every penny!Our cash flow issues are a thing of the past as they now ensure we invoice on time and late payers are chased, which is something I always found hard to do. The other massive benefit is that that I’ve used the extra hours I now have, to grow my average monthly turnover by 45% over the last 8 months!"
Andrew Hudson
Managing Director,
Blue Chilli Studio Ltd