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There are many
ways Hived can help your business.

I’m Kate and I have started Hived to offer finance solutions to growing businesses, start ups, entrepreneurs and individuals.

I can provide the full scope of services from acting as a virtual/part-time Finance Director to day to day financial management to basic bookkeeping.

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Kate's Services

  • Virtual Finance
    Director
  • Financial
    Controller
  • Strategic
    Planning
  • Preparation
    of Accounts
  • Tax Planning
  • Xero Accounting
    Partner
  • Project
    Management
  • System Upgrades
    or changes
  • Coaching &
    Mentoring

All services are available on day or
hourly rate or total project basis.

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There are many
ways Hived can help your business.

I’m Daren, Kate's business partner and family partner too! Since the inception of Hived back in Jan ’21, our joint aim was to offer a range of services that covered financial management as well as a sales structure for those companies needing virtual assistance without the burden of employment.

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Daren's Services

  • Virtual Sales
    Management
  • Actual Field
    Sales
  • Strategic
    Planning
  • Product
    Development
  • Product
    Management
  • Product
    Lifecycle
  • Sales and
    Marketing Planning
  • Marketing Strategies
  • Coaching &
    Mentoring

All services are available on day or
hourly rate or total project basis.

It is our mission to provide the highest quality, honest, practical financial services to businesses and individuals who need passionate, approachable, jargon free finance support and advice.

Sales and marketing assistance follows the same principles; our mission is to work with and for our clients, sharing the journey and positive results.

About
Hived

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Over 20 years’ experience of working in finance for both SME and larger companies at both board and senior management level in retail, wholesale and e-commerce sectors.

Our aim is to provide what your business needs from a finance department without having the cost of a full time resource. Hived wants your business to flourish and not have to worry about the numbers.

Sales and marketing advice follows the same basic principles laid out in our mission for Hived. Offering a virtual service based on over 30 years experience working within the sales environment from field to board level.

Fees are transparent and fixed. Hived provides the advice and skills your business needs in a practical, cost effective way.

We are based in rural Oxfordshire but are willing to offer services throughout the UK.

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Meet
the Team

Team

Kate

Not only a Chartered Accountant but a mum, a baker and a wannabee eco-warrior. Hoping one day to be the custodian of a colony of bees.

I qualified with Deloitte in 2001 as a Chartered Accountant and since then held finance roles at The Co-operative and Arla Foods. I held my first directorship as Finance Director at Blackwell’s Bookshops for 7 years and more recently as Finance and Operations Directors at Ariat Europe Limited for nearly 4 years.

I am a member of the retail advisory group for the ICAEW and Treasurer/Trustee for Longcot Village Trust.

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Daren

First and foremost, a dad, proud Yorkshireman and dog walker. Like Kate, I am keen to champion all things Eco and am also a lover of Honey!

With an employment background spanning five decades now (my first real job was back in 1984 as a paper round in the 70s doesn’t count!), my experience focuses on the sales process, product management and general management both in terms of sales but also the business structure as a whole.

Sometimes a business needs a ‘hand holding’ period, time to reflect as well as plan, and sometimes a fresh pair of eyes achieves just that. I have a background spanning both retail and wholesale markets, plus I’d like to think I’m also a good listener!

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Mr Parker

Office companion and loyal employee. He shares the love of the great outdoors and he is a brilliant listener. Our best ideas are formulated out on walks which also make the most effective board meetings.

In the time I have worked with Kate, it is rare to meet someone as organised and knowledgeable as Kate. She always knew exactly what our project needed and the right data to ensure a smooth transition. Nothing seemed to faze her, no matter how frantic the rest of the project was going. She was a sea of calm amongst the chaos, tackling each task with a smile. It was pleasure working with Kate and can highly recommend for any project, financial needs of a business.
Jon Nutt, Key Account Manager, Bleckmann
Kate has quite honestly been extraordinary in her work with Signol. As a new company with a complicated set-up across multiple countries and very little in the way of process established when she arrived, Kate has been fundamental in assisting Signol with all aspects of accountancy, forecasting and improving process, including implementing automation. Kate's professionalism and approach are always consistent, helpful, and appreciated. She has played no small part in transforming Signol's financing and accountancy and enabling us to close a seed round of investment in difficult circumstances. I cannot speak highly enough of the assistance Kate has provided and have already recommended her to several friends with busy and exciting start-ups. My advice to anyone would be, if you need help in an early-stage start-up to set your company up for success... then you need Kate.
Natasha Gedge, Chief Operating Officer, Signol
Daren is a very professional, knowledgeable, and highly competent individual in the food industry. This breadth of knowledge is only surpassed by his enthusiasm!
Kevin Denyer, Director, Quantus PSM and Field & Forest Foods Ltd
Daren is a highly valued, mature, enthusiastic yet pragmatic professional who always looks for the rational reasoning when faced with a challenge but above all always puts the customer first!
David Maundrell, Director and Owner, Maundrell & Co Ltd