Established in 1963, the firm is based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, with a satellite office in Luton, and serves a
wide range of clients in terms of both size and activity.

Stoten Gillam is a long-time user of software in the IRIS Accountancy Suite, having migrated to IRIS in 2003. The
firm uses all the main IRIS Accountancy Suite modules, including the company administration products IRIS Company Secretarial and IRIS Company Formations.

A highly automated process

Stoten Gillam was one of the first firms to adopt IRIS Company Secretarial. The product had been released shortly before Stoten Gillam became an IRIS customer.

The time-saving features inherent within the software have proved so valuable over the years that if the firm takes on a new client all the relevant share history is transferred to IRIS Company Secretarial. Director Chris Trevor says, “We know we can rely on IRIS to keep track of all the information, such as director and secretary details. We don’t have to keep going back to old files - it’s all there on the client screen.”

From then on, the process is highly automated, as Chris explains, “If anything changes, such as a director resigning, the software automatically determines in the background that a form is required to submit to Companies House. It produces the form, ready for printing, signing by the client, and filing electronically with Companies House - all at the touch of a button. In this way, registering changes within the client’s company becomes a very efficient process and IRIS Company Secretarial ensures that nothing is overlooked in the busy working day. It’s one less thing to have to think about.”