Accounting
Confidential
July 2016 - Ongoing

5.0

Quality: 5.0

Schedule: 5.0

Cost: 5.0

Willing to Refer: 5.0

“Accounting tends to be an old-school industry, but their team truly works in modern practices.”

May 14, 2020

Director, Core Blue Ltd.

Lewis Boyles-White

Other industries
United Kingdom
1-10 Employees
Phone Interview
Verified

Ivybridge Accountants Ltd. provides ongoing, long-term accounting services to a custom software development agency. They offer consulting services as well as prepare annual accounts and tax returns.

As their relationship grows over time, the team gains a deeper understanding of the company and its needs, allowing them to prepare accounts effortlessly and accurately. They reliably communicate and take on projects with a strategic approach that impresses the internal staff.

A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We’re a custom software development agency, and I’m the managing director.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Ivybridge Accountants Ltd.?

They’re our accounting partners.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They prepare our annual business accounts and self-assessment tax returns to our directors. Additionally, they’ve provided general accountancy advice.

What is the team composition?

I’ve worked with about five people from their team.

How did you come to work with Ivybridge Accountants Ltd.?

I’d worked with them at previous companies and decided to bring them here because they’ve always provided a good service.

How much have you invested with them?

We spend about $4,000 with them each year.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them when we started the company in July 2016. Our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Because we’ve worked with them for many years and they have a deep understanding of their industry, their team is able to prepare all our accounts seamlessly. That’s allowed us to be hands-off with our accounts and get advice very quickly.

Their work has both freed up our time and helped us take a more strategic approach to filing our accounts, planning finances, and business development.

How did Ivybridge Accountants Ltd. perform from a project management standpoint?

It’s useful to us that they’re local, but we do much of our work remotely. Most of our communication is ad hoc, however, our teams are in regular communication with each other.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Accounting tends to be an old-school industry, but their team truly works in modern practices. Their approach makes it easy to get a smooth, centralized service from them.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t think of anything for their immediate improvement.

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5.0

Ivybridge Accountants Ltd.

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