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Multi-Division Automotive Specialist

  • 1.5M turnover
  • 11 staff
  • 2 min read

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Before Total Accounting

This specialist automotive business had three separate advisors doing three separate jobs — an outsourced processor, a year-end accountant, and a business coach. None of them spoke to each other, none of them had the full picture, and the directors were being pulled in different directions trying to manage all three. The cloud accounting balance didn’t reconcile with the year-end accounts. Income and expenditure were grouped rather than broken down by division — so nobody knew which part of the business was actually profitable. VAT had been filed late. Year-end accounts were being produced seven months after year end. Pension contributions were being missed, meaning corporation tax was higher than it needed to be. The directors were paying for advice that wasn’t adding up to anything.

What We Delivered

  • Cloud system rebuilt from scratch — HubDoc removed, Dext installed
  • Real-time sales dashboard created for instant divisional visibility
  • Annual budgets and cashflow projections built for the first time
  • Monthly management accounts and growth meetings introduced
  • Staff expenses app introduced — full control and visibility
  • Pre-year-end tax planning implemented — CT reduced via pension contributions
  • Year-end accounts delivered within one month of year end
  • Business coach contract terminated — replaced by fractional FD service
This specialist automotive business had three separate advisors doing three separate jobs — an outsourced processor, a year-end accountant, and a business coach. None of them spoke to each other, none of them had the full picture, and the directors were being pulled in different directions trying to manage all three. The cloud accounting balance didn’t reconcile with the year-end accounts. Income and expenditure were grouped rather than broken down by division — so nobody knew which part of the business was actually profitable. VAT had been filed late. Year-end accounts were being produced seven months after year end. Pension contributions were being missed, meaning corporation tax was higher than it needed to be. The directors were paying for advice that wasn’t adding up to anything.

The Impact

£16K

Saved when compared to the previous set up

12%

Increase in margin improvement

Staff admin time saved weekly

The Difference

Three advisors who never talked to each other replaced by one point of contact who knows everything.

“We realised the business coach was a complete waste of money the moment we started working with Total Accounting. For the first time, our finances make sense — one person, one system, one monthly meeting. The clarity is extraordinary.”

— Director, Specialist Automotive Business

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