About Us
Better 4 Enterprise Solutions LLP.
UK firms and UK businesses are paying established outsourcing rates for work that can be delivered to the same standard for materially less. B4ES exists to close that gap, and over time to become a broader solutions partner to the enterprises we serve.
The name
What “Better 4 Enterprise Solutions” means
We start with outsourced delivery because that is where the need is greatest and easiest to measure. UK accountancy practices cannot recruit fast enough to meet their compliance obligations, and growing UK businesses are stuck between a bookkeeper and a finance team they cannot yet afford. Both problems can be solved now with capability that already exists.
The name reaches further than outsourcing. Small and mid-sized enterprises rarely have a single, tidy problem. The finance function is late, the reporting is thin, the people processes are informal, the systems do not talk to each other, and nobody has modelled what happens if the largest customer leaves. That is one business's problem showing up in five forms, and it is better handled together than by five separate suppliers.
Over time B4ES aims to cover more of that ground: finance first, then the adjacent capability an enterprise needs but cannot justify employing. That is a direction, and we are at the start of it.
Position, stated plainly
- New venture, established capability B4ES is a new UK-facing business built on a delivery operation that has run since 2014. We do not borrow our partner's client list and present it as our track record.
- Independent of the delivery partner Your contract, your engagement and your point of contact are with B4ES. The delivery partnership sits behind us and is governed by written agreement.
- UK-facing by design We work to UK hours, UK standards, UK terminology and the UK filing calendar. The service was designed for the UK from the start.
- Judged on a pilot We offer a paid pilot on every engagement because we have no UK case studies to point to yet, so you can test the work first.
The delivery partnership
Who does the work
Our delivery partner is a specialist accounting, tax, advisory and HR consulting firm headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan, operating since 2014 across 5 countries. We take part directly in its recruitment, training and quality.
B4ES owns the client relationship entirely. Our partner provides delivery under a written agreement with defined confidentiality, security and data protection obligations. You contract with one party and deal with one party.
Our strategic partners
Our partner's capability, how we take part in its recruitment, training and quality, and how the partnership is governed.
Meet our partnersHow we operate
Four commitments for the days something goes wrong
Most suppliers look alike when everything runs smoothly. These four describe what we do when it does not.
Say the difficult thing early
If records are poor, a deadline cannot be met or outsourcing will not solve your problem, you hear it as soon as we know. Bad news delivered late is the most expensive mistake a supplier can make.
Price it once
The figure in the proposal is the figure on the invoice. We quote scope changes before the work happens. Nothing in our commercial model relies on you missing the small print.
Own the error
We do not charge for rework on our mistakes, and it does not use up your hours. Each one also produces a written root-cause note and a control change, because an apology alone leaves the process as it was.
Build an exit you could use
Processes are documented, nothing ties you to proprietary tools, and there is a defined handover pack. We want clients to stay because the work is good, and leaving should be easy.
Boundaries
What we are not
A professional buyer needs to know where a service stops. These are our limits.
- We are not a firm of registered auditors and we do not issue audit opinions.
- We do not provide regulated investment advice or legal advice.
- We do not hold client money or payment authority, and we will not accept it if offered.
- We do not sign statutory accounts or tax returns. That authority stays with the appointed adviser.
- We do not approach, market to or accept engagements from a practice client's client base.
- We do not claim certifications, client counts or case studies we have not earned.
Leadership
Who you will be dealing with
B4ES is led from the UK by the people who will be in your scoping call, and they stay involved once the work is running. We set it up that way on purpose. In this market it is common to be sold to by one team and served by another you never meet, and that is one of the more reliable signs an engagement will disappoint.
Delivery is led by our partner's senior finance and advisory management, who have been running this discipline since 2014. Named individuals on both sides are introduced during transition, and you are told in advance if any of them change.
Next step
Have the sceptical conversation with us.
Bring your objections: data security, quality, control, previous bad experiences, whether the price is too good to be true. A first conversation about those gets further than a capability overview.
What to expect
- No obligation and no minimum commitment to talk
- A written proposal within five working days
- A paid pilot before any long-term arrangement