High-tech Startup

Customer Requirements: Set up of a company and operations for a UK start up specialising in HiTech Design and Manufacturing

Gossmore Services: Gossmore provided Finance Director and Company Secretarial services. Gossmore was involved from day one by setting the legal entity up and gave everyday finance, tax , business and HR services and consultancy right through to sitting at monthly board meetings where they were involved in the strategic planning and compliance .

Outcome: With a successful product and good management support the company became profitable and was then bought by a large international corporation after 5 years of successful trading

UK Company Acquisition

Customer requirement: Acquisition of a UK company by a US corporation specialising in IT software 

Gossmore Services: Gossmore provided due diligence services on all operational, HR and financial aspects of the proposed purchase of the new company . Following the successful purchase Gossmore then integrated the newly aquired subsidiary into its current operations .

Outcome: A successful, quick  and smooth purchase of the new company which was quickly integrated into the exisisting operations. The day to day operations of the corporation were able to continue as normal without any interruption.

European HQ Relocation

Customer requirement: Relocate European HQ from Amsterdam to Dublin

Gossmore Services: Gossmore provided a complete suite of services, including selecting location, negotiation with landlord and Irish Development Agency, fit-out including office furnishings, cabling, security systems, board room, audio visual. Gossmore also managed the installation of IT services including network and telephone connections.

Outcome: Client occupied their new office on time with minimal business interruption

Establish UK Sales Function for US company

Customer Requirements: Set up and establishment of new UK sales and marketing operations for a  US Software corporation

Gossmore Services: Gossmore assisted in setting up the new company and then set out to find premises.  Once the lease had been negotiated Gossmore project managed  the office fit out and IT infrastructure throughout. Gossmore was involved in negotiating with suppliers, setting up bank accounts, finance; office management; setting up a Sponsorship System with the Border Agency;  securing recruiters ; hiring ;registering for all taxes with HMRC and ensuring the subsidiary was compliant with all its legal obligations.

Outcome: Within 2 months a new company and offices had been set up and the new company was fully operational and bringing in revenues.

Interim Management

Customer Requirements: UK Finance Company needed interim Management support to improve its accounting and management reporting functions

Gossmore Services : Gossmore proposed and implemented new finance systems and procedures so to produce accurate management accounts and cash forecasts to enable the directors to make good business decisions.

Outcome: Improved financial information on a timely basis. Management Accounts were presented to the Directors within 3 days of the month end.

IT Cost Savings

Customer Requirements: A US company that had recently been taken private needed to reduce overall costs by 30% to return to profitability

Gossmore Services : Gossmore conducted a thorough audit of IT operations, looking at manpower, contracts, purchasing policies

Outcome: Gossmore produce a report and detailed efficiency improvements and areas where contracts could be renegotiated early to make substantial savings

Network Design and Installation

Customer Requirements:  A diverse manufacturing company wished to update its wide area network without incurring additional expense.

Gossmore Services : Gossmore staff conducted a complete process from network design through a managed tendering process to project management of a new supplier.

Outcome: Improved network to support business functions, rolled out without interruption to time-sensitive operations. 

Cloud Computing / Online Services

Customer Requirements:  Companies looking to reduce complexity by moving some operations to  a hosted environment

Gossmore Services : Gossmore analysed requirements, carried out a vendor selection process and managed the migration to new services

Outcome: Improved flexibility

Business Development

Customer Requirements:  Customer is looking to introduce new products and services to UK market

Gossmore Services : Gossmore provided marketing plan and initial sales

Outcome: Ongoing