Why we launched Tallex.
When my co-founder James Telling and I starting planning Tallex, we had a pretty simple and clear vision: to establish an honest firm that could reshape how capital allowances services are delivered and become the ‘new gold standard’ in the market.
James and I have spent years in the industry, working within the Big 4 and Top 10 accounting firms, the surveying practices as well as the boutiques and have seen first hand the inefficiencies, the red tape, and, frankly, questionable practices and poor advice that were all too common in the market.
We’ve both encountered clients - small and large - frustrated by the slow, impersonal processes of the larger firms and are (quite rightly) sceptical of the unregulated boutique market and knowing who to trust. The big firms boast extensive knowledge and expertise but bog themselves down with slow processes making their services inflexible and reactive, while the boutique world is a real mixed bag of the ‘good, the bad and the ugly’, with many chasing profits over creating real client relationships and advising clients to add real value to their businesses. Neither of these models really aligned with what we believe should be the core focus a good capital allowances practice: delivering a flexible, proactive and advice-led service that provides real value with integrity.
We created Tallex because we wanted to build a firm that combines the best of both worlds: the expertise and technical prowess of the big firms, with the flexible, efficient and honest service you expect from a regulated boutique. We are proud to be RICS-regulated, ensuring that every step we take is transparent, compliant, and above all, in the best interest of our clients.
Our primary aim is to become the go-to, recognised and trusted firm in the industry. We believe in guiding our clients through the complexities of capital allowances, not just handing them a report and walking away. We won’t be measuring our success by the number of claims we process, but by the real difference we make for the businesses we work with.
That’s not to say that we are the only good guys in the industry – far from it, and we aren’t pretending to be. There are some great regulated boutiques in the market, who we would happily recommend. The difference with Tallex is the combination of our unique expertise & backgrounds, as chartered accountants & chartered surveyors, our recent ‘coalface’ experience in the big practices, and our commitment to the way we want to things for our clients.
Tallex was established because we saw a gap in the market for a firm where the service is advice and director led and puts clients and their businesses first, and where we can be really proud of the work we do and the difference it makes to our clients.
