The strongest measure of an accountant isn't pricing or website copy — it's what clients say five years into the relationship. Below are perspectives from current and recent clients. Many have been with us for a decade or more.
Note on attribution: we anonymise certain sectors (medical, financial) and sole traders by request. Where a client has publicly endorsed us, the full name is shown. If you'd like to speak with a current client in your sector before signing on, we'll arrange an introduction.
From construction clients
"We came to Claire with three years of RCT chaos and a Revenue letter we didn't understand. Within six weeks she had it cleaned up, the contracts properly notified, and a phased payment arrangement that didn't sink the business. Five years on we wouldn't dream of using anyone else."
"The single biggest thing C Royal & Co does for our business is keep us out of trouble we don't even know exists. RCT, retentions, reverse-charge VAT — Claire has the boring stuff buttoned down so we can focus on actual work."
From medical & healthcare clients
"As a hospital consultant with private rooms, my tax position was a mess. Claire incorporated the private practice, restructured the pension, and saved me roughly €25k in the first year alone. Discreet, technically excellent, no nonsense."
"We're a three-doctor GP partnership and switching to C Royal & Co two years ago was the best business decision we've made. Quarterly management accounts, clear partner remuneration modelling, and finally a sensible answer to the locum question."
From hospitality clients
"After a Revenue audit went badly with our last accountant we were nervous about anyone touching the books. Claire's team did a pre-emptive health check, cleaned up the controls, and three years on we've had zero compliance issues. Worth every cent."
From professional services clients
"We outgrew our previous accountant somewhere around the second associate hire. C Royal & Co handles our payroll, partnership distribution and tax planning in one place — and the partner remuneration modelling alone is worth the fee."
"I run a 12-person SaaS business and we've claimed R&D credit every year for four years now, exclusively because Claire asked the right questions on day one. Worth probably €40k cumulative."
From e-commerce clients
"Our books were a nightmare across Shopify, Amazon and Etsy. C Royal & Co set up A2X, reconciled three years of payouts properly, and got us a five-figure VAT refund we didn't know we were entitled to. Genuinely transformative."
From long-term clients
"Claire has been our accountant for 16 years. Through growing the business, a recession, retirement of one partner and adding another. She knows our business as well as we do — and that continuity is worth far more than the fee saving you'd get from switching."
What's consistent across these
- Specific, measurable outcomes — tax saved, refunds recovered, compliance closed
- Long relationships (5+ years is normal; 10+ years not unusual)
- Sector understanding before fee conversations
- Discretion when it matters
- "No surprises" as a recurring theme
Want to speak with one of these clients?
For sectors we don't currently serve in a peer role, we'll arrange an introduction to a client willing to share their experience. Just ask.
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