Gravita Accounts Partner, Neil Driver and team have been working with Hugh Woods Ballard and Daniel Wise since 2012 as Day Webster established itself within healthcare recruitment, growing rapidly and expanding to new offices. Alongside Neil, Audit Partner, Jenny Cessini and Outsourcing Partner, Ben Chernoff, have provided tax, audit and accountancy support throughout this journey, adapting to the company’s evolving needs.
Over the years, Day Webster expanded its services to cover six different sectors, now employing over 170 people spread over three countries and generating a turnover exceeding £100 million. Their commitment to excellence earned them recognition in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100, all while maintaining a strong team culture built on putting people first.
Support and strategic input
Neil and Ben have been on hand throughout Day Webster’s growth, offering decades of experience and an external voice backed by a team of qualified accountants and tax advisors.
Gravita has provided strategic advice on group structure, tax compliance, particularly in the healthcare sector, and audit requirements. Our ability to offer proactive and tailored guidance has contributed to Day Webster’s success.
The ability to scale with you
As your agency grows, its financial needs change. Gravita has maintained a strong relationship with Day Webster, adapting to both its expansion and subsequent streamlining.
A major recent challenge has been tighter NHS spending controls, which required Day Webster to undertake significant cost reductions. Gravita’s ability to evolve alongside the company meant they were ready with the right financial insights and advice to navigate these shifts effectively.
With a leaner internal finance team, Day Webster increasingly relies on Gravita’s expertise for day-to-day accounting support, ensuring smooth operations despite internal restructuring.
High-quality audit support
A key component of Gravita’s value to Day Webster is their audit services. Despite changes in personnel, systems, and market conditions, Audit Partner Jenny Cessini has ensured that audits with Gravita remain efficient and stress-free.
Gravita’s deep understanding of the business reduces the time spent explaining financial challenges during audit preparations. Our proactive approach ensures that audits run smoothly, even with fewer internal resources available.
The audit close meetings have become easier over time, highlighting Gravita’s ability to streamline the process and maintain high-quality reporting standards. Our ability to anticipate regulatory and compliance requirements provides Day Webster with confidence in their financial position.
Stay in systematic control
A clear challenge of successfully scaling any business is making sure that as the operation and your team grows that the financial and management systems grow alongside. On your journey you will not be able to anticipate the many problems and potential pitfalls that are clear through experience to the professionals at Gravita. Lean on them to provide you with recommendations of the best practice, cloud technology and apps.
High quality work under increasing scrutiny
Gravita is known for it’s high quality work. Testament to this is the low incidence of tax enquiries from HMRC and high success rate in defending those they do receive. For Day Webster the service provided by Gravita has meant audits of the highest quality and the ability to provide a high level of confidence when dealing with any potential third party scrutiny.
Conclusion
Through periods of rapid expansion, economic uncertainty, and industry-wide challenges, Gravita has provided Day Webster with essential financial expertise and strategic support. The partnership continues to evolve, ensuring that no matter how the business changes, the financial foundations remain strong.
For businesses looking for a partner that evolves with them, offering both strategic insight and practical support, Gravita is the clear choice.
