Accounting software firm doubles office space to support growth

My Digital Accounts has moved into new office space in Wilmslow to provide more space in anticipation of future expansion.

The move to Orbit Development’s Springfield House provides twice the space of its previous base.

The company provides a cloud accounting software platform for umbrella payroll companies and accountants servicing the UK contractor market.

Bigger offices became a must for the firm to house an expanding team, provide better hosting and servicing of clients, and add R&D resources to improve the core product.

My Digital Accounts was launched in 2015 by managing director John Whelan after identifying a gap in the market following the Making Tax Digital initiative launched by the UK Government.

At that time My Digital Accounts and Orbit Developments worked together to find the best location that could provide the superfast broadband capabilities the company required in order to operate efficiently and without disruption.

The majority of Orbit Developments’ Wilmslow portfolio provides access to superfast broadband connections, with flexibility at Springfield House for varying suite sizes.

The company currently has 6,000 users on its platform and is looking to increase that to 40,000 by 2022.

Customer services manager, Katie Allen, said: “We are already looking at other markets beyond the payroll needs of temporary workers and competing for business in wider accountancy sectors.”

She said she puts success down to the software being designed by accountants for accountants with decades of experience in the contractor sector, and providing the perfect solution for the Government’s keen interest in ‘making tax digital’.

“Umbrella payroll is turned into a process that takes minutes instead of the hours it used to,” she said.

Ms Allen said Wilmslow offered the perfect location for their offices: “It’s easy to travel to, which helps widen the recruitment net, it has a mainline station connecting us to Manchester and London, and is also near the airport which is handy for visits to and from our in-house developers based in India.”

Leasing director Paul McLeman said: “We have worked with John Whelan and his team on multiple occasions to find property solutions and have developed an excellent working relationship.

“We are delighted that we could provide a flexible solution for the team again in a building where they felt at home.”