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Client testimonials, reviews, and case studies
Business testimonial: Nefarious Design Limited - supporting a growing business with clear, proactive financial support
We worked directly within the client’s Xero accounting system to build a clearer, more useful view of their financial performance. We developed a structured quarterly finance update: a concise, board-style summary that brought together key financial data, trends, and practical insight.
Working directly from the client’s Xero data, we built a clear and practical reporting pack. This included:
Highlighted where revenue was performing well, and where it was falling short
Identified areas of overspending and inefficiency across key cost lines
Provided forward-looking guidance to support better decisions and future growth
The result was a much more transparent view of the business, giving the Director confidence in their numbers and clarity on where to focus next.
“Proactive, precise, professional. Halliday Styan created new management accounts and quarterly updates to help me understand my finances and plan ahead.”
- Adam Knight - Director, Nefarious Design Limited
Nefarious Design Limited
Charity testimonial: The Choir With No Name - Helping charities build confidence and financial resilience
We supported the Charity in building a clear, structured financial framework, combining cashflow forecasting, reserves modelling, and governance reporting to give trustees greater confidence, visibility and control over their financial position.
Starting with a detailed review of their cost base, income profile and funding risks, we developed a fully integrated financial model combining cashflow forecasting, reserves modelling and governance reporting.
This included:
Building a dynamic multi-scenario cashflow model, enabling trustees to understand how different income assumptions and funding outcomes would impact financial stability over time
Developing a structured reserves model, linking the appropriate level of reserves directly to operational costs, funding risk and contingency planning rather than relying on generic benchmarks
Designing a clear reserves policy, setting out how reserves are defined, monitored, and used to support long-term resilience and responsible financial management
Providing ongoing interpretation and support to ensure the outputs were practical and usable by non-finance stakeholders
The result was a much clearer understanding of financial sustainability, giving trustees the confidence to plan ahead, manage funding uncertainty, and make informed strategic decisions.
“We have been hugely impressed by the diligence and quality of Halliday Styan’s work. They developed a new cashflow model to improve our reporting and projections.”
- Rachel Clare - Head of Business Development, The Choir With No Name
The Choir With No Name
https://www.choirwithnoname.org/
Start-up testimonial: BM Podiatry Ltd - Supporting founders from day one
We supported the founder from the earliest stages of launching the business, providing clear advice, and practical guidance on how to structure and set up the company correctly.
Before incorporation, we worked through the available options in detail, including sole trader and limited company structures, explaining the advantages, tax implications, and longer-term considerations of each approach so the founder could make an informed decision.
Once a limited company structure was selected, we:
Guided the client through the incorporation process with Companies House, ensuring the business was set up correctly from the outset
Set up a cloud accounting system, tailored to the business, to ensure financial information could be tracked accurately from day one and implemented on going bookkeeping, capturing income and expenses in real time
Began providing ongoing support to ensure the business maintains a clear and well-organised financial position as it grows
This meant the business moved from idea to fully operational company with a solid financial foundation in place.
“The advice was invaluable… everything was explained in plain English and I couldn’t have done it half so well without them.”
- Ben Morris - Founder and Director, BM Podiatry Ltd
BM Podiatry Ltd
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