Client Stories

“Working with Wbg has been an absolute pleasure. The team is incredibly approachable, responsive, and genuinely invested in Reblade’s success. It never feels like a transactional relationship either – it feels like having an extended, highly capable internal accountancy team looking out for our best interests.

Given the dynamic nature of our business, it was critical to get a crystal-clear strategy around our growth planning and financial foresight right from the start. Wbg took the time to understand our industry’s unique operational nuances rather than just offering generic, off-the-shelf business advice.

Wbg gave us a far sharper commercial focus and the confidence to make bigger strategic decisions. Their professional guidance helps us to turn financial planning into a clear, actionable roadmap for our growth plans.

What surprised us was the sheer level of proactive support. You expect an accountancy firm to answer your questions, but Wbg is really good at anticipating what’s coming around the corner before we even spot it ourselves.

Wbg is a trusted, high-value strategic partner who bring clarity, enthusiasm, and a serious amount of professional expertise to Reblade.”

“I have been working with many of the Wbg team for over 20 years. They’re like family and are great people.

Corporation tax, VAT and compliance are areas we’re keen to get right and we know we’re in safe hands.

During a recent milestone transaction, their advice on structure was invaluable.

If you’re looking for a firm where you are not just a number, and you want proper engagement when needed, I would recommend Wbg.”

“Wbg are a professional, knowledgeable and approachable firm that delivers a high-quality audit. They combine strong technical expertise with a good understanding of both our organisation and the housing sector reporting requirements. The team communicates clearly and work collaboratively whilst maintaining their independence.

Their audit gives our board confidence in the integrity of our financial reporting and control systems. They take the time to understand our business and focus on the areas of greatest risk, providing constructive feedback and practical observations rather than simply undertaking a compliance exercise.

The audit is well planned and managed, they are proactive when changes to regulation or legislation is required, providing insight to the changes, communication is clear and the team work collaboratively with our finance team whilst maintaining the appropriate level of independence and professional challenge.

As a Registered Social Landlord, it is essential that our statutory financial statements are accurate, comply with all relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements, and provide assurance to our board, lenders, tenants and other stakeholders. It was also important that the audit was completed efficiently and to timetable, enabling us to meet our reporting deadlines without compromising audit quality.

Working with the Wbg team has been a positive experience.”

“Wbg handles our annual corporation tax computations efficiently and accurately year after year.

Beyond the annual compliance work, we rely on the tax team for expert advice on ad hoc business and shareholder tax issues, as they arise. Wbg understands our business and our goals well, which is reflected in the advice and solutions they offer in any given situation.

For both routine compliance and ad hoc tax issues, Wbg is a team we trust and rely on.”

“We have worked with Wbg for our past four audit cycles, and have consistently received a professional, responsive and commercially pragmatic service.

We have been working with some of the Wbg team for many years and have confidence in their approach. They have continued to demonstrate a strong understanding of our business, building a trusted relationship while ensuring we benefit from the expertise and support of the wider Wbg team.

Our audits have been thorough, well organised and delivered smoothly, with clear communication and minimal disruption to the business. I’d describe Wbg as an approachable, commercially aware firm that takes the time to understand its clients and delivers a consistently high standard of service.”

“My business partner and I started Glasgow Whisky Limited in the autumn of 2007 and approached Wbg to act as our accountants and auditors.

Now, nearly 15 years on, I am very happy to say that our relationship with Wbg is even stronger and covers a diverse range of issues. From the outset Wbg were able to give advice on structure and audit procedures and, as we have become more established, they are now able to offer an even wider range of services relating to tax and compliance amongst other things. Wbg are sufficiently large to have a very complete range of specialist advisors and services to support almost every eventuality but are still of a size that one can access senior members of the practice which affords a very personal level of contact.”

“Wbg is very attentive, taking time to understand my business and its needs. The team always works in a focused way and with a personal service. Feeling like a valued client was important to me, and that’s exactly how I feel.

Working with them has made my business more proactive on the numbers.

Wbg take a genuine interest, they look for ways to help you achieve what you want and they work well as a team across all areas of their service.”

“Wbg have been an essential part of our business improvement journey over the last decade. The team robustly review our policies and procedures supporting our commitment to continuous improvement.

Good governance requires robust scrutiny, and internal audit is a key ingredient of this. Having constructive relationships with both our Board and Staff Teams are essential, allowing Wbg to provide critical friend comments about policies and their impact on service delivery.

Our staff now look at internal audit as a critical tool for business improvement, whereas previously there was some reluctance to embrace internal audit reviews, for fear of being criticised. Shire staff now appreciate the value that robust internal audit provides, and they have a positive relationship with Wbg.

We are delighted with the approach of Wbg’s team, which is about helping the organisation improve. Our relationship can be characterised as constructive review and challenge – informed by Wbg’s excellent understanding of the challenges facing the RSL sector and of best practice across their clients. This provides us with access to a bank of good practice and has allowed us to tailor our internal audit programme as new challenges evolve.”

“We have worked with Wbg for our past four audit cycles, and have consistently received a professional, responsive and commercially pragmatic service.

We have been working with some of the Wbg team for many years and have confidence in their approach. They have continued to demonstrate a strong understanding of our business, building a trusted relationship while ensuring we benefit from the expertise and support of the wider Wbg team.

Our audits have been thorough, well organised and delivered smoothly, with clear communication and minimal disruption to the business. I’d describe Wbg as an approachable, commercially aware firm that takes the time to understand its clients and delivers a consistently high standard of service.”

“It’s always a pleasure to work with the Wbg team, who have a strong understanding of our sector.

We’re able to schedule audit visits at times convenient for us, with minimal disruption to day-to-day operations, and Wbg are always responsive to our requests for additional work to be carried out or to re-arrange audit timings.

The team is always quick to respond to queries, which keeps the process moving and means nothing is left waiting on our end.

Wbg are reliable and knowledgeable. The reports they produce are clear and easy to understand, which is appreciated by senior management and trustees alike.”

“What matters to us is that our statutory audit is handled competently, efficiently and without unnecessary disruption to the business. Wbg delivers on all three counts, and we’re very happy with the audit team.

The audit is well planned, the team communicates clearly, and the process runs smoothly year on year. The team takes the time to understand our business, asks the right questions, and gets the job done to timetable.

There are no surprises at the end, which is exactly what you want from an audit.

Wbg is a reliable auditor and tick our boxes for competence and cost effectiveness.”