Testimonials from Happy Anlo Clients
“Your team is phenomenal, they helped me through one of the most stressful times of my life and for that I’m eternally grateful”
Carol Dembo
“Thank you both so much for taking all the stress out of this for me. I'm so glad I found you!
All the best!”
Anne Walker
“Made self-assessment a breeze!
Annja was such a joy to speak with! She explained taxes and self-assessment so clearly to me (I'm a sole-trader) and I left feeling a lot more confident about it. She also made it a fun and enjoyable subject, which is no small feat!”
Fleur Kempton
“Dear Annja,
I would like to thank you for being my accountant and for all the excellent work you have done for me over the last two years.
Annja is friendly and helpful as well as being knowledgeable. I really appreciate all you do for me.
I would happily recommend Annja to any of my clients.
Kind regards,
Steve”
Steven McDonald
Consultant
Inksters Solicitors
Forward Thinking Law
“Annja’s generosity with resources and willingness to search out even more after our talk, and overall her general warmth and empathy made an enormous impact on me as a newcomer to Edinburgh.
I felt heard and understood from our session, and have a lingering feeling of hopefulness that I can meet my goals and ease the financial stress of a big move by fortifying my small business. It was helpful to think about the different areas of my life and score them, giving me a visible reference for where I need either some help or to dig into myself. Annja was easy to talk to and her warmth and understanding really created a safe space for me to open up about my hopes and fears for my business.”
- Christine Smith
“Dear Annja,
l just wanted to thank you so much for your help today with Xero. Julie and I had decided to get organised before Making Tax Digital was on us and with your recommendation, we went with Xero, as it seemed very functional and would do everything we needed.
The big problem was we had no idea how to set it up or to use it. You kindly spent this morning with Julie and I working through our questions and helping us sort out what as needed. More importantly, you helped us make decisions about when we should run it from and then magically downloaded everything from our bank account and records to make it fit the date we’d picked.
I know we will have a lot of questions over the next few weeks, particularly, as we do our homework, but I have every confidence that with your help, we will go from zero to hero, on Xero!
I would not hesitate in recommending you to family. friends and business contacts."
Amanda Galashan
EmployEase: The Employment Practice Ltd
Update #1
“Dear Annja,
I just wanted to thank you so much for your help over July. As if we don't have enough to cope with, this year we are faced with changing our regulator. Just to make the initial submission was a herculean task and involved far more detailed financial statements than have been asked of us before.
Since we are recent converts to Xero, thanks in large part to you, it was sensible that we would be relying on you to ensure that the numbers we submitted were as accurate as possible. With a deadline of July 31St this process dominated the entire month Throughout it all Annja was always available, always calm and willing to answer queries. The speed with which she managed to deliver the analysis and forecasts we asked for was impressive and very reassuring for both Julie (my business partner) and I. That sort of professionalism leads to real trust between a client and their accountant.
Annja was, in short, an absolute hero despite the fact that this month also coincided with her being on a family holiday in France!
We could not have got through this without her and I have no hesitation in recommending Annja, and Anlo, to anyone looking for an exceptional accountant.”
Amanda Galashan
EmployEase: The Employment Practice Ltd.”
Update #2:
Dear Annja,
It’s been a year at least since we appointed Anlo as our accountant, having decided to go with Xero as our preferred accounts software. It has been an interesting year! Last year we had to change regulatory body, something that required your input and help, as we were making the transition to Xero completing our year and complying with our regulatory requirements all at the same time. If I remember correctly, you were helping even though you were on holiday for a critical part of that period.
Xero has been a bit of a revelation. We may have occasionally sworn at it, but at every step, you have been able to help us better understand it and how it can help our business. Now it feels like an indispensable tool. We have just completed our year end followed immediately by renewing our regulatory requirements. The latter has required a lot of input from you and frankly we’re not sure how we would have managed were it not for you and the reports we can generate from Xero!
The decision to move over to an accountancy software such as Xero became a necessity as HMRC required that all businesses had to make tax digital. At the time it seemed like just another burden, but the outcome has actually been rather different. We have never been so well informed as to the financial state of Employease and it has become second nature to put all of our invoicing and payments through it. Even the difficulties that have beset all of us over the past several months have been slightly easier as we always knew where we stood.After a year or so of your constant help and encouragement it’s difficult to remember what managing our finances used to be like.
This is therefore a longwinded way of saying a great big “thank you” for all of your efforts over the past year and to recommend you to anyone who wants to fully understand how their finances are operating and how to derive the greatest benefit from that knowledge. Keep doing what you do!
Yours sincerely,
Amanda Galashan
EmployEase: The Employment Practice Ltd”
Update #3
“Dear Annja,
Thank you!
Annja has been our accountant now for a couple of years. Since moving to Annja and her business, Anlo Financial Solutions, our financials have been much easier to manage and understand. Annja has revolutionised the way we manage our accounts. I really enjoy working with Annja. Her joy of numbers is infectious and her willingness to help is really heartening. Having a forward thinking accountant has been a bit of a revelation!
Thank you Annja, I have no hesitation in recommending you to colleagues, family and friends.
Yours sincerely,
Amanda Galashan
EmployEase: The Employment Practice Ltd”
Update #4
“Dear Annja,
Thank you for all your hard work over this year. Annja, you have dealt with our accounts and tax returns quickly, efficiently and in a way that has helped us understand our accounts in a clear and simple manner. You have also helped us plough through the financial aspects of our regulatory reporting and the Covid Impact surveys, which have become almost routine now, instead of pretty daunting. The best decision we made was to swap our accounts to you and to start using Xero. Thank you Annja, I have no hesitation in recommending you to colleagues, family and friends.
Yours sincerely,
Amanda Galashan
EmployEase: The Employment Practice Ltd”
“Annja from Anlo is amazing, she made submitting my tax return stress free and simple, I will use Anlo going forward and never have to stress about Tax return again which will free up space in my mind to become creative and bring in new ideas for my business.
Thank you Anlo”
Lynette Gray
“I am no lover of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, so when I hit a brick wall while trying to do something pretty simple in relation to my tax, I realised that I needed some help.
I spoke to Annja and we agreed that she would take over my tax affairs. such as they are.
Everything I have heard about Annja is true — she is efficient. knowledgeable and reliable. In no time at all she had sorted out my problems, squared things away and left me feeling far happier than I had been for many years, at least as far as HMRC are concerned.
If you need an accountant, someone who can not only crunch the numbers but make sure that you are on the right track and offer sensible advice, I can think of no—one better suited nor more able. I’ll grant you, she did email me at odd hours of the evening, but that‘s hardly a complaint!
HMRC try to be straightforward, but tax and National Insurance can become complicated; so if like me you need a guide through the featureless veldt, call Annja. No one will keep you on track better.”
Stephen Pringle
PPS Writing - *Because your words matter’
“Dear Annja,
Thank you so very much for taking on all my accounts (personal and businesses) recently. My previous accountant was competent, but our communication was sporadic and unclear at times.
Your enthusiasm for the job and clear communication has made a daunting task so much simpler, and for the first time since starting my businesses 18 months ago, I feel like I have much more control over the numbers. Thank you.
I also appreciate your recommendation and support in switching to using Xero – so much easier than my previous software!
I never thought I’d say this of an accountant, but I’m looking forward to working with you over the coming years as our businesses continue to grow.
Thank you for your pleasure in doing the numbers 😊”
Best regards,
Vickie de Vries
Director, Century Outsource Ltd
