Process automation · SMEs and finance teams
We automate the manual spreadsheet work your team hates.
Spaced Consulting builds the systems behind smooth operations: reconciliation pipelines, reports that assemble themselves, data that moves itself between your tools, and workflows that keep whole teams in sync. Less time lost to copy and paste, more space to grow.
Currently accepting work.
- 01Bank feed2,847 rows
- 02Sales ledger2,847 rows
- 03Match5,694/5,694
- 04Exceptions3 resolved, 0 open
- 05Board pack06:02
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Three numbers, and where each of them comes from
If your team does it by hand every week, it can probably do itself
Spreadsheets are usually where the pain shows first, but the same approach fixes the processes around them too.
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Spreadsheets and reporting
Spreadsheet and reporting automation
Reconciliations that match themselves, month-end packs that assemble on schedule, and the fragile workbook everyone fears turned into something that just runs. This is the flagship, and where most projects start.
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Integrations
Connected systems
Data that moves itself between your accounts package, spreadsheets and the tools you already use. No more re-keying, no more version confusion.
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Workflows
Approvals and workflows
Requests, sign-offs and reminders that chase themselves, with a clean trail of who approved what and when.
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Reporting
Dashboards and KPIs
Live numbers from data you already have, refreshed on schedule, with nobody compiling anything by hand.
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Documents
Document automation
Quotes, invoices, letters and packs generated from your data in seconds, formatted properly every time.
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Web tools
Internal tools and portals
When a spreadsheet stops being enough: simple, fast web tools for tracking, booking and client access, built around your process. Hosted and looked after for you, too.
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Websites
Website design and build
A clean, fast site for your business: designed, built, hosted and kept updated, without you touching any of it. The live Spaced Consulting site is one.
Something else eating your team's time? If it is repetitive and rule-based, it can probably be automated. The audit will tell you honestly, either way.
Start with the auditHalf a week of matching every month, cut by around 90%
A finance team was losing roughly half a working week every month to a single reconciliation: matching high volumes of transactions between two systems by hand, line by line, under month-end pressure. Differences surfaced late, and every late find meant rework.
We rebuilt the process as an automated pipeline. The two data sets now load, standardise and match themselves, and an exceptions dashboard surfaces only the items that genuinely need a human decision, ranked by value.
Details are anonymised. The pattern is rebuilt from scratch for every client; no client data or prior employer material is ever reused.
In their words
Three ways to work together
The packaged engagements are fixed price and defined scope, built with the tools your team already owns wherever possible. No open-ended projects.
| Engagement | Basis | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Process Audit | Fixed, credited in full against any build booked within 90 days | £450 |
| Automation Builds | Fixed, scoped and quoted in the audit report | £1,200+ |
| Care Plans | A month, optional, cancel any time | £150 |
Bespoke work outside these packages is quoted at £550 a day.
Process Audit
£450 Fixed
Credited in full against any build booked within 90 days.
- One structured call plus a review of your process and files
- A written findings report that is yours to keep
- Fixed quotes for two or three specific builds, with the hours each will save
Credited vs any build
Automation Builds
£1,200+ Fixed
Scoped and quoted in the audit report, priced by outcome.
- Error handling and testing as standard
- Documented handover your team can follow
- 30 to 90 days of post-launch fixes included
Defined scope
Care Plans
£150 A month
Optional, for automations we have built. Cancel any time.
- Uptime monitoring with automated failure alerts
- Hosting, backups and updates for websites and web tools we build
- Covers up to two automations, with more by arrangement
- Fixes quoted at the day rate
Peace of mind
From first call to running system in three steps
Fit call
A 25-minute call. You describe the process that eats your team's time; we tell you honestly whether automation will pay for itself. If it will not, we say so.
FreeProcess Audit
We map the process, measure what it really costs, and hand you a written findings report with fixed quotes for the builds that will fix it. The report is yours either way.
£450credited against any build booked within 90 daysBuild and handover
We build, test and document the automation around your team, then hand it over working. A Care Plan keeps it monitored afterwards if you want one.
Fixed pricequoted in the auditOff the shelf, built like the client work
Excel templates for finance teams who want the fix today. Built from scratch on the same patterns as our client builds, and there is not a macro anywhere in them. Two of them are on sale through Gumroad; the reconciliation workbook and the bundle are not open yet.
| Template | Status | Price |
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| Automated Reconciliation Workbook | Not on sale yet | £49 |
| Month-End Close Tracker | Listed on GumroadOpens in a new tab | £39 |
| Finance KPI Dashboard | Listed on GumroadOpens in a new tab | £39 |
| Finance Ops Toolkit, all three together | Not on sale yet | £89 |
Automated Reconciliation Workbook
£49 One-off
A two sided matching engine with an exceptions dashboard.
- Three matching passes: exact, amount tolerance, date window
- Every unmatched line explained with a likely cause, duplicates included
- Built on Power Query, so big months stay quick
Not on sale yetAsk about this template
Month-End Close Tracker
£39 One-off
A close checklist that runs itself, for small finance teams.
- 48 ready made tasks with owners and working day due dates
- Automatic overdue flags as statuses change
- Completion dashboard by workstream and owner
Finance KPI Dashboard
£39 One-off
One clean data tab in, a finished dashboard out.
- Six KPI tiles with month on month movement
- Twelve month trends, margins and budget checks
- Debtor and creditor days handled for you
Finance Ops Toolkit
£89 One-off
All three templates together.
- Automated Reconciliation Workbook
- Month-End Close Tracker
- Finance KPI Dashboard
Not on sale yetAsk about this template
Licensed for personal and internal business use, with support by email. Checkout, files and receipts are handled by Gumroad. For the reconciliation workbook or the bundle, tell us which one you want and we will let you know the day it opens. Want one wired into your own systems instead? The Process Audit is where that starts.
Built by someone who has done this at scale
Spaced Consulting is the trading name of David Hutton, an automation specialist based in Bristol. We have spent years building finance and operations automation at serious scale: reconciliation pipelines handling six-figure row counts, reporting packs that assemble and distribute themselves, and Microsoft 365 workflows that keep whole teams in step without anyone chasing.
Spaced Consulting brings that experience to the businesses that need it most: SMEs and finance teams where good people spend hours every week on copy and paste, re-keying and manual checking that a well-built system would simply do for them.
We work with what you already own wherever possible, so there is rarely new software to buy, and when a spreadsheet is the wrong tool altogether we build the simple web tool that replaces it. Everything is handed over so your team can run it without us; the Care Plan exists for peace of mind, not dependence.
At a glance
- Based in Bristol, remote-first, working across the UK
- Fixed prices agreed in writing before work starts
- Built inside the Microsoft 365 you already own
- Handover your team can run without us
- 30 to 90 days of post-launch fixes on every build
What we do not do
Spaced Consulting is not an accountancy practice and does not provide accounting, tax, audit or financial advice. We streamline processes and build tooling. For advice, your accountant remains the right person, and we are happy to work alongside them.
Questions worth asking
Do we need to buy new software?
Usually not. Most builds run inside the Microsoft 365 and Excel licences you already own. If something genuinely needs a paid connector or extra tool, it is named in the quote before you commit, never discovered afterwards.
Is it just spreadsheets?
No. Spreadsheets are usually where the pain is most visible, so that is where many projects start. The same approach covers the processes around them: moving data between systems, approvals, document generation, dashboards, simple internal tools and even your website, all built around how you work.
How long does a build take?
A Quick Win typically lands within one to two weeks of starting. Pipelines and Reporting Suites take longer and are scheduled with a delivery date agreed in writing before work starts, so you always know when to expect it.
What happens to our data?
The work happens inside your systems, under access you grant and can revoke. Your data stays where it lives now, and we are happy to sign a confidentiality agreement before the audit.
Can you help with our accounts or tax?
No. Spaced Consulting streamlines processes and builds tooling; it is not an accountancy practice and does not give accounting, tax, audit or financial advice. Your accountant stays in charge of that, and we work alongside them when needed.
What if something breaks after handover?
Every build includes a post-launch fix period of 30 to 90 days depending on the tier. After that, a Care Plan keeps it hosted and monitored, or you can simply get back in touch when something changes.
Start with a conversation
Tell us about the process that costs your team the most time. The fit call is free, and if automation is not the answer we will tell you.
Book a free fit call
A 25-minute call. You describe the process that eats your team's time; we tell you honestly whether automation will pay for itself.
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- The fit call is free and carries no obligation
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