Ask Avril
Secretariat Services
Welcome to Ask Avril, Business Administrative Support
Struggling to keep up with admin? Free up your time and focus on what truly matters – growing your business and enjoying life!
Ask Avril helps busy professionals like you delegate admin tasks efficiently, giving you the space to:
- Manage billable work
- Find new customers
- Reclaim time for yourself
Let’s organise your to-do list and identify what you can delegate today.
Ask Avril can support with the following tasks
- Email Management – Organise, filter, and respond to emails efficiently
- Diary & Appointment Scheduling – Keep your calendar structured and stress-free
- Task & To-Do List Management – Prioritise and track tasks for maximum productivity
- Word Processing – Accurate, well-formatted documents tailored to your needs
- Spreadsheet Design & Management – Organized, efficient data tracking and analysis
- Data Entry & Processing – Fast, accurate input and management of information
- Research & Information Gathering – Accurate, in-depth insights to support your business
- Transcription Services – Clear, precise documentation of meetings, calls, and notes
- CRM Updates & Contact Management – Keep your client database organized and up to date
- Purchase & Sales Ledger Management – Efficient tracking of income and expenses
- And Much More...

Your Time is Valuable – What Can You Delegate?
What tasks could you hand over to free up time to grow your business?
We work alongside our clients, tailoring support to their needs and ensuring the right administrative processes are in place – both now and as their business grows.
Ask Avril provides bespoke administrative support to micro and small business owners. If you don’t see what you need in the list above, just Ask Avril!
It’s more cost-effective to hand over your regular admin tasks or one-off projects to a qualified professional than to try and do everything.

About Avril
Avril is a highly experienced and qualified Personal Assistant (PA) with extensive expertise in administration and secretarial support.
With a strong background in leadership and mentoring, Avril dedicated 16 years to the Leamington and Warwick Sea Cadet Unit, where she served as Chair for five years and as a Petty Officer Instructor for 11 years. She thrived on the challenges of unit management and found great fulfilment in guiding young people aged 10 to 18, helping them build confidence and achieve their aspirations.
Her experience also includes eight years as an Internal Quality Auditor and Quality Representative, further strengthening her ability to implement and maintain high standards in business operations
Avril has worked across both large and small businesses, including IBM, Entec, LawNet, Lantra, Warwick Hospital, Docker Foods, and A R Botten & Sons Ltd. This breadth of experience has given her a deep understanding of the unique needs of businesses of all sizes.
In addition to her professional experience, Avril was a co-opted School Governor at Whitnash Community School, demonstrating her commitment to education and community engagement.
Avril supports a wide range of industries, including theatre, recruitment, private landlords, education, psychology, accountants and medical practices supporting Doctor’s and Dentist’s to name just a few.
Ask Avril is also a founding member of the Virtual Assistant Network, a collaborative group of 13 local VAs established to provide experienced and reliable services to businesses across the county.
Avril’s adaptability and expertise make her a trusted partner for businesses looking for professional and reliable support.

Ask Avril is a Xero Certified Advisor
Click here to view Certificate.
If you are looking for a Cloud based accounts system to ensure you are ready for Making Tax Digital (MTD) then Ask Avril is able to help you to get set up on Xero.
We can support your business with your general bookkeeping requirements such as Purchase/Sales Ledger, chasing overdue bills, ensuring all bills are paid in a timely manner, bank reconciliation and providing reports from the Xero system to support you and the information about your product or service making your end of year easier.

Products and Services
Tailored to your business needs
Simply Organised Package
Ask Avril helps you take control of your to-do list by putting simple, effective admin processes in place, so you can focus on what matters.
Support is flexible - available hourly, weekly, or monthly, and always tailored to suit you and your business.Email Management Services
Spend less time in your inbox and more time on what matters.
Ask Avril’s Email Management Service helps you stay focused by filtering and organising your emails - cutting out distractions and freeing up valuable hours each week for high-priority tasks.Project Work
Managing a busy project? Ask Avril can support you by organising task lists, keeping timelines on track, and handling the admin that keeps everything running smoothly.
Start with a specific project and see how much easier things become with expert support behind you.Process-Driven Business Growth
Testimonials








However, that precious time often gets eaten up by juggling a myriad of roles and trying to stay on top of them can be mentally and physically draining. We all want to delegate tasks but one of the biggest concerns is who can be trusted to understand, organise and co-ordinate them so that they are carried out to the standard we want?
This is where Avril comes in. I’ve been working with AskAvril for the past two years, and I can honestly say their PA services have been an absolute game-changer for both my personal and professional life. From managing my emails with precision to directing me towards the most urgent tasks that need my attention, Avril ensures that the most important things don’t get missed, enabling me to be more proactive and complete jobs more efficiently.
They bring a rare combination of efficiency, reliability, and discretion and what truly sets them apart is their calm, can-do attitude and genuine care. I trust them implicitly, and their support has freed me up to focus on what I do best, giving me back the time that seemed to never be there.
I can't recommend AskAvril highly enough and I’m really looking forward to seeing how we can work together more to streamline things even further. If you're looking for top-notch PA services, look no further. All you have to do is, “AskAvril”.

Policies
Why are policies in place?
To ensure that we are compliant with GDPR and that you know that our business is run under the guidelines of the ICO and its membership.
Avril James is ICO registered.
Registration number : ZA283527
Contact Us
You can contact us by calling, emailing or completing the contact form to discuss your requirements.
Mobile: 07791 708 279
Email: avril@askavril.co.uk