Kim was looking for a new accountant, someone who could share her vision and help her to grow her business and make her dream of building her forever home become a reality.
Shaun received the enquiry through our website and set up an initial meeting with Kim and her husband, Angus, who own The Wildings Campsite near Bourton-on-the-Water. They had turned a plot of land on the family farmland into a small, friendly campsite in 2019 which was part of a longer-term plan to build their dream house.
Their vision was to offer a welcoming, comfortable, and nature filled campsite to give their visitors peace and relaxation. At the point that Shaun was asked to help achieve growth for the business, the campsite was established and had been running successfully for a couple of years. Shaun started by helping Kim to better understand the numbers giving them financial clarity and the confidence to grow. They appreciated it being explained in a way that they could understand. At the time, there were many challenges to navigate including the numerous Covid restrictions on top of expanding their business – and with a young family in the mix!
As the campsite continued to grow and they started to take on employees, they had requirements for additional services in areas such as payroll and VAT returns so Shaun introduced the larger Randall & Payne team as. In time, Shaun organised payroll and Xero training for the Wildings team so they could do the payroll and VAT returns themselves saving them some money to help fund the growth of their business. This would in turn allow us to help in more specialist areas as the business grew further.
Our Accounting Services team take care of the yearend accounts, and our Tax team do the personal tax returns. These are completed quickly and efficiently which is much appreciated by Kim and Angus who are able to plan their tax exposure, setting their minds at ease and reducing their stress levels. Angus’ personal tax affairs and their other business’s accounts soon followed which means everything is in one place and they can understand the bigger picture more easily, connected to the ultimate goal of building their forever home.
Our team are always on hand with friendly, helpful and knowledgeable advice when required and take the time to find out what the client is trying to achieve and do everything they can to help them to accomplish their goals.
Shaun likes to meet his clients face-to-face on their premises to better understand their business as well as their personal goals. He updates Kim and Angus regarding any relevant changes in legislation which may impact their business and how to navigate these changes to give them the best outcome, as well as discussing any new ideas they have for additional revenue streams and any implications these may have.
Kim and Angus are on their journey to raise enough capital to build their home and they know they are supported every step of the way.