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Our business has been supported by Armstrong Watson since opening over seven years ago. We know that we can pick up the phone and our queries will be dealt with in a professional but friendly manner. When it comes to our tax affairs they are always on hand to advise us proactively and deal with HM Revenue & Customs so that we don’t have to!

Lakeview Guest House

Armstrong Watson work very closely with our company and we meet with Tony Bullock regularly to discuss the business and strategic matters. During one such meeting we mentioned a new craft tool that we were involved with, and some of the technical challenges we had faced in this regard.

Armstrong Watson immediately made us aware of research & development tax relief. We then met with their R&D tax relief expert who explained the relief clearly and we agreed a way forward in order to make our first claim under this relief. Armstrong Watson helped us every step of the way, making the process easy and really showing knowledge and expertise throughout.

I would strongly recommend any company involved in science or technology to seek help with R&D tax relief claims from Armstrong Watson
 

Brian Welch, Managing Director, UK Industrial Tapes Limited

Running a guest house on the Isle of Islay in Scotland with turnover rising from £60k to £110k we were looking for an accounting system that would help to make our working life a little bit easier and that is exactly what Xero has done for us. 

Grant Smith and the staff at Armstrong Watson were so patient explaining how the system worked and how it could benefit our business. Within a few days it felt that we had always used it. It is actually a joy completing the VAT return as with everything in the one place to do this and staff at Armstrong Watson always happy to help with any queries that arise.
 

Andrew and Alison Jackson, Owners, The Bowmore House

I was first introduced to Xero around 12 months ago. I was starting my own business and looking to make sure everything was kept in order whilst feeling like I was in control of my companies finances. Zero gives me this and so much more. Everything is available to me no matter where I am in the world, I can see how my business is doing within a few seconds. Repetitive tasks like invoicing and filing my expenses are simple and fast. Xero has given me the freedom to spend my time doing what I set out to do, grow my business.

I have peace of mind knowing that everything is filed safely and available to me whenever I need it.  Armstrong Watson can see what I can see so I know that experienced help is only ever a few clicks away. I can’t imagine running my business any other way, anything else would feel like a backward step.  Grant Smith at Armstrong Watson had me up and running within a matter of minutes. The tutorial was one on one and easy to follow. Xero keep me up to date with any new features, I couldn’t ask for anything more.

Grant Beverley, Director, Beverley Associated Limited

We enjoy a strong and constructive relationship with the Armstrong Watson team. They add value to our business thanks to the breadth of services that they offer, whatever the nature of the advice we need. Armstrong Watson worked with us to restructure the business. They understood exactly what we wanted to do commercially. We can now consolidate and expand our business with the support from experts who understand us, our business and its strategy moving forward.

Richard Haugh, Director, James Haugh (Dumfries) Limited

Sharon has been visiting us as our external financial resource for a couple of years. She settles all of our invoices, manages the monthly management accounts and produces a number of financial statements for us including the VAT return. We have always found her very professional, flexible, and self-motivated.

Above all she has a very happy and pleasant disposition. She is a very able ambassador for Armstrong Watson's external facing staff and we are very pleased to have the opportunity of recording our appreciation.

John Grainger, Managing Director, Invest in Cumbria

Not being from a financial background myself, Armstrong Watson deliver the information I need on a level I can understand. I trust them highly and the service I’ve had from them has been fantastic.

Croxdale Fast Fit, Kevin Parkinson

It’s about having someone who is independent to the business but who has a detailed knowledge of the business. As a business owner it’s easy to get caught up in the day to day running of the business, and lose sight of the bigger picture. The outside perspective really helps us to make the right decisions for the business going forward.

Kai Arter, Badgequo

In developing our business, to provide high speed devices for fibre-optics systems at the limit of technology today, u2t Photonics UK has needed to have a tight rein on the financial management of the company while we are focused on the technical and business challenges.

For financial support at u2t, we have relied on Armstrong Watson to provide sound financial advice but also more practical help where, for example, they have taken tasks on to allow us to get on with our main job.  Responses to questions have been dealt with in an accurate and extremely timely manner which is important in a small technology business.  At an early stage in the life cycle of a company it is particularly important that the development costs are well managed.  Armstrong Watson educated us on the options for managing our tax affairs and ensured we made the most of tax measures which support small and medium sized enterprises.  This most especially applies to the use of the tax credit offer from government which allows us to keep tight controls on our R&D costs.

In summary we have been delighted with the support, interaction and responsiveness which we experienced with Armstrong Watson, right from our first engagement with them four years ago.
 

Steve Clements, Managing Director, U2T Photonics UK Ltd

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