Case Study: Advantage Services achieves automated cash collection, improved cash flow and time savings with GoCardless

Automatic cash collection, positive cash flow and time saving

Advantage Services (Europe) Limited, a Midlands-based business software reseller and Sage Platinum Business Partner, needed a reliable Direct Debit option for its annual support and development contracts so customers could pay in monthly instalments. Before adopting GoCardless, they relied on bank transfers, cheques and SagePay, which made recurring billing and reconciliation time-consuming and less flexible for customers.

GoCardless, integrated with Sage50, provided automated Direct Debit collection, automatic reconciliation into Sage and the ability to schedule future payments, streamlining renewals and reducing manual admin. The solution improved cash flow visibility, reliably handled failed-payment notifications, and saved the finance team around 0.5–1 day a week in processing time.

Advantage Services

Michael Allan

Finance team