Grant Smith

I have been a client of Armstrong Watson for 9 Years. Grant Smith always provides me with constructive and expert financial advice, through his comprehensive understanding of the complexities of the day nursery sector. He has helped put a number of systems in place which has allowed me to streamline my accounting practice and adopt Xero, a cloud accountancy software programme.

I highly recommend Grant and Armstrong Watson.

We have transformed the way we run our day to day accounts and it's so much quicker and easier to keep everything up to date using Xero accounting software, combined with other great time saving Apps. It's a totally different experience now, more professional, knowledgeable and friendly. The process of completing the end of year accounts, and undergoing an audit, is so much smoother and stress free knowing our financial information is correct and that the team at Armstrong Watson are there whenever we need them to provide support.

Our family business has been supported by Armstrong Watson over the past 40 years, this alone is testament to the quality service and invaluable advice they provide us.  They are only a phone call away, whether it be about tax, pensions, payroll, accounts or personnel queries.

We know that we can pick up the phone and our queries will be promptly dealt with in a professional but friendly manner.  To be quite frank we would be lost without them.

“If Bruce and I come up with an idea, Armstrong Watson is like a sounding board. Grant will sit down and he’ll say ‘what about this?’ I used to see accountants as a bit up-tight, a bit beige – they’re not like that.  A lot of accountants you’re just a number, but Armstrong Watson understand the people behind those figures and the passion they have for what they’re doing.”

We use Armstrong Watson for all our VAT, Payroll and other accounting needs due to the excellent advice we recieve.  Grant Smith is more than just an accountant, he gives sound practical business advice and and we value that.

We have been a client of Armstrong Watson since 2009 and continue to be impressed with the standard of service from all of the team, which we believe is second to none. Grant Smith has provided us with invaluable business advice which has been delivered in a professional and approachable manner.  We have the utmost confidence in the advice he provides, which has enabled us to develop and shape our business for the future. This has taken the form of advising us in a financial capacity, within the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) and with providing H.R. Consultancy.  For us it is the added value services that make our 'partnership' with Armstrong Watson so effective.

Armstrong Watson encourage 'partnership working' and this provides us with the reassurance that there is always prompt help at hand for our business, by telephone or email. Most important of all we have been impressed that Armstrong Watson are wholeheartedly supportive in terms of genuinely wanting to see our business succeed. We simply cannot imagine working any differently now, we are thrilled and feel fortunate to be a client of Armstrong Watson.

Grant Smith from Armstrong Watson took over our Accounts last year and has been like a breath of fresh air. It’s easy as a business owner to get bogged down by the daily grind of running the business and sometimes you need to look to the bigger picture. I’ve found Grant to be invaluable in this sense. He is both insightful and practical and is a great asset to our continued growth.

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.
 

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.

Amstrong Watson and specifically Grant Smith have been invaluable to the set up and successful running of Stapleton Creative Ltd. As a Creative I have very limited knowledge of all things tax and finance related, I am very logical, but sometimes even I can't work out all the jargon and the funny ways HMRC word things, so it is a massive help that Grant is always there to answer any questions I might have. Even the really strange ones.

Grant has guided me through VAT, tax and everything that relates to keeping my business, and its funds ticking over nicely. He is a pleasure to work with and always patient, I couldn't recommend Armstrong Watson more. The whole team are friendly and make me feel less ignorant than I am.