About Us
We want to change the way businesses work with their
accountants. Discover more about our journy and team.
About Us
We want to change the way businesses work with their
accountants. Discover more about our journy and team.
Our core values
- Always be kind
- Ask more questions that you answer
- Wow touch points
- Leave it better than you found it
- Be the best you can be
We take a pride in our core values and recruit staff and clients based on these principles. To meet these high standards we pay our staff over the average salary for their role, offer remote working, flexi time, gym/medical/dental and optical benefits as well as an annual workcation in Spain!
To provide the best service we find the best accountants.
Our goal
Our Journey
Set-up shop! April 2018
James started the business in the spare room of the flat he shared with Rachel and their cat Pickle. At the time James was contracting for various multi-nationals whilst growing the accounting portfolio in the evening. The dream of a five a side football team was set in motion.
@accoauntant_she was born December 2020
Rachel saw a gap in the market to help small business owners on Instagram. 3 months later she was the number one searched accountant in the UK!
The first employee December 2020
Solomon joined the team working from Rachel & James's kitchen table. Whilst Rachel had the luxury of her upstairs office, James and Solomon had the luxury of a bad back.
Shedquarters was born April 2021
They decided to transform their humble shed into a cutting-edge office affectionately called "shedquarters." With a little imagination and a lot of hard work, they turned this cosy space into a hub of creativity and productivity.
The first office September 2021
6 months after building ShedQuarters it was already outgrown. The driveway didn’t have enough room for anymore cars and so we moved to our now registered office in Buckinghamshire.
Team makers May 2022
The team was now in double digits and two managers were hired. It was a huge step for the business and gave both Rachel and James the headspace to continue working on growth and improving the service.
A striveX wedding July 2022
With the team now more independent James and Rachel tied the knot in July and left the business for a whole month for their honeymoon.
Accounting personality of the yearApril 2023
Rachel had now made a name for herself as a business owner, on social media and as a speaker. PQ recognised this achievement and awarded her accounting personality of the year.
Becoming an AAT board memberMarch 2023
The accounting industry is governed by only a handful of recognised bodies, Rachel was appointed as a Director and Trustee of AAT for her vision and want to change the industry.
The first corporate Bursary scheme July 2023
Rachel's main drive is to make education accessible for everyone, being business owners and trainee accountants. She created the first ever practice bursary for AAT, covering the costs associated with becoming a qualified accountant for the lovely Stacey.
Breakout star of the year October 2023
For Rachel's continued success and impact in the industry, Accounting Excellence awarded her their Breakout Star of the Year.
striveX stars April 2024
it's 2024 and there's no stopping us now! Rachel started the year with a bang, making waves on national TV, sharing her tax return wisdom with UK business owners.
striveX north was born April 2024
In April, we opened our second office in Manchester—and guess what? We've already got a rockstar team of six up there! Ee Arr!
Our Team
Internal
Managers
Emma oversees the business services team for all your monthly & quarterly needs 👩🏻💻...