In 2007, having suffered at the hands of traditional accountants, Darren started Crunch to disrupt and modernise the accounting industry. Darren is a passionate advocate of entrepreneurialism and supporting micro-businesses, and steers Crunch's strategy and culture as CEO.
Darren has day-to-day responsibility for the running, expansion and success of the online accountancy company, overseeing the sales and marketing teams, talking to customers, and developing new services and channels.
Darren has been named ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by Sussex Business Awards, and is also a past winner of the ‘Innovation in Business’ accolade at the Brighton and Hove Business Awards.
Ever considered working from any location around the world? With the rise of digital nomads, this has become a reality for many. Discover what digital nomads is and how it all began
Established in 2007 as the first accountancy software, combined with a full service online accountant, we’ve been the ideal business for HMRC to discuss its latest ideas. We’ve been working closely with HMRC and their consultants on numerous projects including the recent, Making Tax Digital (MTD).
Chartered Certified Accountants provide advice and financial expertise to support businesses and the public sector in making the best decisions and doing the right thing
Crunch announces inaugural Crowdfunding campaign, available on the Seedrs investment platform.
Crunch have won awards ever since our inception in 2009 - here's a complete rundown of every award we've won.
Crunch has been competing with Quickbooks and Xero for over a decade. They may be bigger, but we're certain we're better!
Crunch has written to the Chancellor providing analysis and feedback from clients, which we believe justifies a widening of the government’s grant support.
The government have announced the Job Support Scheme to protect viable jobs in businesses who face lower demand over the winter months due to COVID-19.
What makes Brighton an exciting place to launch a small business? Is it the sea air, or is it that the city is the creative and digital hub of the South?
All visitors from Crunch who complete the free online legal health check will get access to unlimited free legal documents from Lawbite for eight weeks.
Crunch are delighted to announce the launch of our simple, online bookkeeping software for limited companies and sole traders, Crunch Free!
You think you may have found the one - but how do you know whether your new prospective business partner is someone to commit to?
Research has shown that business owners are younger now than previous years when they decided to set up their own business. We take a look.
Laying out the details of the relationship with your client and what is expected from both parties, ensuring you are paid on time and in full.
We take a good look at the different websites and resources providing useful information to those wanting to go it alone and become self-employed.
Making the decision to hire employees is a big one for any small business, so it's good to weigh up the costs, so you're aware of how much you're looking at
I have been with Crunch for many years. I wanted to express my appreciation for the exceptional services provided by Crunch. Their professionalism, attention to detail, and expertise have been invaluable in managing my finances effectively. Working with them has been a pleasure, and I highly recommend their services to anyone seeking reliable and knowledgeable accountants.
MoreAs someone that’s new to being self employed, Crunch made the whole set up process easy. From my initial call to understand the process, the check ins to see how I was doing to actually going ahead. Once I was set up the support team were amazing at answering the millions of questions I had and they’re always at the end of the phone or email if I need them. I even had a full 45 minute call to walk through the full system which was amazing.
MoreI've always been impressed with email responsiveness but Andrea on the phone today was first class. Solved my headache on the first call (I had made an error, though I was initially convinced I hadn't!). Endlessly patient. And then proactively pointed-out a few other areas of my accounts that needed attention and walked me though various changes, explaining what was needed and why. Stayed beyond opening hours to help me complete everything. Couldn't be more impressed.
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