About Us

 

Our business is to support your business

A1 was established to provide a cost effective solution for you by providing business support and training.

We aim to take the hassle away from certain business activities, allowing you more time to focus on the overall growth of your business and the resulting profitability.

 The problems we solve:

  • We take away the hassle and provide more time for the owner / manager to work on other areas of the business 
  • We provide a relief, as you no longer have the worry about how the work is going to be completed.
  • We provide peace of mind so that the owner knows the work will be completed as required first time.

What clients say is unique about our service over and above the usual experience of our type of business:

  • We work in a Professional, conscientious and thoughtful manner, treating our clients business as if it was our own business.
  • We have a wide / useful / quality contact base, so clients are aware we can manage any task if asked or signpost them effectively.
  • We work directly with the clients contacts (eg accountants or printers / web designers etc) to make seamless and hassle free for client.

Mike Foster is the Director of A1, which he established in 1999 following a training and business skills based career in business banking, with additional experience from senior management positions in the leisure industry and whilst undertaking senior leadership roles in the charitable sector with Rotary.

He has a wide range of experience in the small business market, whilst holding various positions with a major high street bank. Mike was trained at the Warwick University school of business, holds his financial qualification with the Chartered Institute of Bankers and has a diploma in Sales and Marketing.

Mike is also MICB CB.Dip certified & qualified Bookkeeper and holds a practising certificate with the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers.

He is also a qualified, HSE & QCA approved instructor to deliver first aid courses and holds a diploma in sales & marketing.

Following his involvement with various Chambers of commerce, in 2007 Mike was asked to join the board of The Oxfordshire Town Chambers Network www.otcn.co.uk as a non-exec Director. Mike is also the Treasurer of Didcot Chamber of Commerce, an active member of Kidlington Voice and a trustee of the Citizens advice bureau in his home town.

His interests are his voluntary work, where he has held the post of National Chairman for the voluntary organisation - Rotaract, covering Great Britain and Ireland. He is a past president of his local Rotary club. Other interests include football and rugby. 

 

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Bookkeeping Practice of the year 
Shortlisted 2009

 The A1 Group of companies also offers the following support

 Marketing support 

First aid training

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To find out how we can help please contact us

Lower Floor, 30 Bankside Court 
Stationfields 
Kidlington 
Oxford 
OX5 1JE 

01865 378559 

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