Case Studies

Resolving high-cost invoice financing: How we saved a small business £9k annually

A small business faced high funding costs and poor service from their lender, which led them to seek help from us. Aston Shaw stepped in, understood the client’s needs, and quickly sourced better funding options from various lenders and factoring houses. They also renegotiated with the original lender, securing competitive rates that saved the client…

How we helped a client to save £18,000 in Capital Gains Tax

The Problem Our client first approached us when she was looking to sell one of her properties and wanted to understand the capital gains tax (CGT) implications and ensure the transaction was completed as tax efficiently as possible. The Solution After talking to the client, our team was able to understand the situation before providing…

Our Business Loans Service Works A Treat

Our corporate finance team helped one of our clients, a manufacturer of premium food and supplements for dogs and cats, to achieve their business goals with our Business Loans service. The Problem Our client was struggling to identify the best funding she needed to take her business to the next level.  The solution Our corporate…

How we helped to power £36,000 savings with our Business Cost Reduction Service 

A local Suffolk hotel and restaurant asked our team to conduct an audit of their business to see if any savings could be made. Here’s how our Business Cost Reduction service has helped them:  The Problem Being a restaurant and hotel, the business uses a high volume of electricity and gas and, with ever increasing…

Helping to secure a Multi-million Pound Deal

Our team has recently secured the necessary funding to make a large-scale construction project possible. The Problem Our client is a Property Development Company of executive homes in East Anglia, who were seeking funding to build a housing development in Norfolk. Our Solution Our team worked alongside the client, providing ongoing support and guidance throughout…

Do I Need an Accountant? How They Can Save You Money

Many people view paying an accountant as just another outgoing, another necessity that is paid begrudgingly along with utility bills, tax, business rates and the like. This perception is fundamentally wrong as so much of an accountant’s role in small business accounting is geared towards saving businesses money. In most cases, a good accountant will…