Rates vary based on the package of hours your are looking for - please see above.
We hear you! The benefits of a VA are to take away jobs you either can’t do (fiddly tech perhaps), don’t want to do (managing your diary) or don’t have time to do (setting up a course or mailing list).
You may well be able to do all of the tasks you outsource to us but the benefit you are getting is that volume of time free for other things (& in many cases we should be able to complete the work more quickly!)
What you do with that time is of course your choice. Either profit making tasks or more leisure time.
No, however, we have found myself working with coaches, consultants and busy founders (i.e. entrepreneurs) predominantly. Other industries we’ve been lucky enough to work with include a UHNW Family Office, Elite Athlete Management Agency, a leading Wellness Influencer & Insurance firm CEO.
VA skills are naturally applicable across industries. We work best with those who are:
You’re not just outsourcing tasks - you’re looking for someone who’s invested in your goals & business dreams. We become part of your team: supportive, proactive, and focused on what success looks like for you.
We love working with coaches, consultants, and creatives who care about what they do. You don’t need a perfect plan - just a clear sense of direction and a passion for your work. If you're committed to growing your business and your impact, we're ready to help you get there.
A strong start leads to great support. You're open to sharing the ins and outs of your business early on, so we can get fully up to speed and start making a difference quickly.
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Ellie looks forward to talking to you soon.
VA rates vary and the current average rate (as of 2025) is £35 per hour. It’s always a pressing question when first looking at hiring a VA as to why the cost is more than an administrative employee. There are a couple of reasons that our rate is higher than an in-house administrator:-
*We pay our own National Insurance, Pension contributions & Tax;
*You provide no equipment i.e. computer, printer etc;
*We are professionals & do not require a period of onboarding as with a new staff member;
*You are solely paying for time worked not breaks. Did you know the average employee is productive for just under 3 hours of their working day – with a VA you are paying for productivity;
*You do not pay for holiday time – the average employee would have 4 weeks plus bank holidays;
*You do not have statutory legal requirements or health & safety legislation to follow due to self employment.
We use time tracking software (Moxie) to track my work & provide you with a breakdown.
We don't undertake any accounting work outside of invoicing, light bookkeeping, maintaining spreadsheets or basic records. All accounting work should be overseen by a qualified accountant.
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On the call we will discuss your requirements in detail. I'll send a short summary after the call on how I can help.
From there, if looking to progress, we will send over a contract. Once signed we'll send you a welcome email and we would have a kick-off call, share passwords/access and take it from there.
Regular office hours. If you require support during evenings or weekends, this is charged at double rate.
Many people struggle with this. I suggest working for a week or two & note down anything you do that has the potential to be completed by someone else. Alternatively, look at the value of the tasks you are doing - should you be dedicating time to the "low value" tasks? Also, look at the "To Do" list or "Idea" list you set for your business - which ones have been on there for months - or years - how can you move the needle forward once you have support.
Don’t dismiss a task as it could take a little training. That small amount of initial time outlay may reap hours of saved time longer term. You can read more on my blog about hiring a VA or download my 99 Tasks to Outsource to a Virtual Assistant here.
The Short Version –
The minimum Charge for work is 1 hour at my rate of £40.
Payments are via Bank Transfer.
Postage, courier or telephone charges are additional.
Longer version HERE
Yes – we’ve covered (virtually) for a number of VAs during their holiday or maternity leave. A good handover period & systems/procedures in place can make this seamless ensuring they step right back in on their return.
If your business is simply too busy to manage with an “Out of Office” message on your PAs inbox this temporary cover can avoid lost leads & admin chaos whilst your PA takes a break.
Ellie has been a total game changer not just for my business but also for my life! She's helped to set up and grow my business with her brilliant, swift and seamless approach to all the nitty gritty tasks, admin and automation. Her great ideas and suggestions come from deep knowledge and understanding of the marketplace and how to make digital processes work. She explains the techy stuff in a way that I can understand it! I'm able to delegate so much to her capable hands. My diary is the most planned I've ever seen it - I even have breaks build in! I now have space for thinking and growth. My stress levels are significantly reduced by her proactive approach. She's always kind, fun and understanding - a real joy to work with.
Getting Ellie on board to be our assistant at Cornelia Lucey Positive Leadership has been a huge help for the organisation and for our clients. She is super focused, diligent, detail orientated and relationship-centric. She has been a real privilege to work with, and has made my life as a company director much more manageable and in balance so that I can even more effectively practice what I preach when it comes to wellbeing and positive leadership behaviours. Looking forward to a long term relationship with Ellie.
Ellie's expertise has made a tremendous difference in my day-to-day working life. Her role in supporting my psychology practice has grown over the months we've been working together, as I noticed more tasks that could be appropriately handed over, for example, trouble-shooting with software providers. We are now in pretty much daily contact and she enables me to focus on my working day with much less distraction. I feel less frazzled as a result! She is highly reliable and manages to be professional whilst friendly, so her direct contact with clients has been positive. I very much enjoy working with her and long may it continue!
I had the opportunity to work with Ellie and was impressed with her professionalism, work ethic and the business expertise that she brought to the project. Ellie is by far one of the most intelligent and detailed professionals that I have ever had the pleasure to work with. More importantly, Ellie is able to apply her talents to any task she is presented with. I would eagerly work with Ellie again and would highly recommend Ellie to anyone. She is an indispensable asset to any business endeavor.
Working with Ellie is a dream, she works really well with my clients and has been super helpful - nothing is ever too much trouble. Thank you Ellie
Ellie was industrious, flexible & consistently met deadlines – plus she showed the right balance of tact & assertiveness to make others do the same. She also acted with the utmost discretion when dealing with sensitive (often political) information.