We may be a small team, but we are mighty. Read how our diversity makes us strong.
Fiona Sanderson BA(Hons) ACMA CGMA MICB has extensive commercial and third sector experience working with multi-national and local businesses, but her passion is making numbers make sense to those working with not-for-profits.
Tracey Ward BA(Hons) has worked with a variety of clients but has a special affinity for creatives because she thinks in a non-linear way and helps clients navigate complex issues in the not-for-profit world.
Emma Grocott joined Miss S in April 2021 as a Bookkeeper, after searching for a rewarding role where she could help people. With 14 years’ experience in finance and an AAT Level 3 qualification, Emma is detail orientated, has strong Excel skills and loves problem solving.
Miss S began in 2013 over tea and biscuits. Fiona and Tracey were both working with a charity that had recently suffered a severe funding cut.
But at least it was still alive – many, many arts organisations and smaller charities died through lack of funding at this time.
They hit upon the idea of forming a hub of various disciplines that not-for-profits could dip into when they needed a marketing person, bookkeeper, FD or PA for a day, or a week, rather than go through the hassles of employing staff they weren’t sure they could afford.
This hub was going to be named Miss Sanderson Inc because Tracey thought that Fiona could pull off that whole 1940’s secretary vibe with horn-rimmed specs and her hair in a tight bun. Never one to court attention, Fiona declined and asked “what about calling it Miss S? Then we can be anything we want to be”. It is surprising how creative someone can be when they want to dodge the spotlight.
Since then Miss S has continued to evolve. Fiona has even started presenting webinars!
We have gained staff and our team has defined our purpose as “helping people help people” and we proudly call ourselves “accountants for the community”. We are following our passion to make numbers make sense and to empower people so that their organisation can be successful and sustainable. In doing so, we have been able to help many more people and causes than any one of us could have helped alone.
Our desire to help has meant our original intentions of working with the not-for-profit sector is still at the forefront of our purpose. We now work predominantly with CIC’s, charities, social enterprises, all other forms of not-for-profit organisation and the broadest definition of creatives.
We love our work and we enjoy seeing so much achievement through our client’s successes.
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68 Privett Road
Fareham
Hampshire
PO15 6SP
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