Core
A named contact, clearly assigned delivery roles and a handover you can understand. Know who is doing what before you share your records.
Your named contact
Client relationship, scope and delivery oversight
You should know who is responsible, what is being done and what still needs your attention. I agree the work with you, coordinate the delivery and remain your contact through the handover.
Antony brings sales and operations experience from HP, Capita and the public sector. Cheltenham Bookkeeping is a service provided by Business Improvement Experts Ltd.
Meet your contact and understand the delivery roles
Email Antony directly: antony@antonydraper.com. This is the same contact who handles your bookkeeping enquiry.
Meet your bookkeeping support
Xero bookkeeping delivery · Based in the Philippines
Star works on bank reconciliations, transaction matching and records organisation. She already supports Antony’s own bookkeeping, including monthly reconciliations and identifying items that need his attention.
Her published professional background includes management-accounting studies at the University of the Cordilleras and bookkeeping work with international businesses. Her experience covers Xero clean-ups, monthly bookkeeping, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
For your engagement, Antony agrees the scope, coordinates delivery and remains your contact. Star works within her assigned routine bookkeeping tasks; specialist accounting or tax decisions follow the agreed accountant review route. Any overseas records access is explained and agreed with you before work begins.
Antony Draper agrees the work, fee and deadlines with you, coordinates delivery, reviews the exceptions and handover, and handles questions. His background is in business operations; any accounting or tax expertise needed for your work is identified separately.
Star Joy Gonzales supports routine Xero bookkeeping from the Philippines, including transaction matching, document organisation and reconciliation. Antony agrees and oversees the assigned work. Your scope confirms responsibilities and review arrangements; overseas access is explained and agreed before client records are shared.
Your appointed accountant handles separately agreed accounts, tax and specialist decisions. We identify unresolved items rather than guess. Any need for additional professional review is raised and agreed with you.
You approve named access to the relevant Xero organisation and document folders. We explain who needs access and why, including any overseas support, before records are shared. Access is limited to the agreed work and removed when it is no longer required.
A written scope sets out the periods, accounts, deliverables, fee, responsibilities and review process. You can ask questions and decide whether to proceed before records access is arranged.
Cheltenham Bookkeeping is provided by Business Improvement Experts Ltd, company 14842538. The registered office is in Gloucester; service coverage includes Cheltenham and Gloucestershire. Email Antony at antony@antonydraper.com.
We support businesses in Cheltenham, Gloucester and Gloucestershire entirely remotely. Agree the scope with Antony by phone or email, provide records through the agreed online handover and grant named Xero access. Questions and handovers are handled remotely; no office visit or on-site appointment is needed or offered.
Antony also works with founders through Antony Draper Advisory. Cheltenham Bookkeeping is provided by Business Improvement Experts Ltd; the advisory business is separate from this bookkeeping service.
Star already supports Antony’s own bookkeeping. In her September 2026 handover, she confirmed that she had reviewed and reconciled the month’s bank transactions and separately flagged pending items needing Antony’s attention.
A review and reconciliation of September bank transactions, followed by a handover identifying items still requiring the business owner’s input.
Antony acknowledged the completed reconciliation and outstanding items, and confirmed that he would review the questions and supply answers.
A useful handover distinguishes the work completed from the questions still open. The owner can see where their input is needed to move the records forward.
This example describes work on Antony’s own books, not an independent customer testimonial. It is supported by the handover of 6 October and acknowledgement of 7 October 2026. It does not claim that all pending items were subsequently resolved.
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