Controlaccount Reviews 1,056

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their helpfulness, professionalism, and empathetic approach, making interactions pleasant and productive. Many people highlight the exceptional customer service, noting the quick response times and the clear, detailed explanations provided. Consumers frequently mention that the service offered is excellent, with many appreciating the efficiency and ease of their overall experience, even in stressful situations. However, some customers also noted issues with payment processes, citing a lack of clarity regarding payment methods and unexpected fees. A few people expressed dissatisfaction with certain collection practices and customer handling procedures.

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Staff

Customers had positive experiences with staff. Many reviewers praised individuals like John, Amanda, Nabeel,... See more

Customer service

Customers consistently note positive experiences with customer service. Many reviewers praise the... See more

Payment

People report ambiguous experiences with payment. Many customers express frustration with unexpected fees,... See more

Response time

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Service

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Surprisingly for a debt recovery company, the staff answering on the online chat was helpful and providing clear replies. The representative dealing with me was John. The website is clear but my w... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

'Angela' at Control Finance was extremely helpful. I had paid a bill to FEDEX TRANSPORTATION in June 2025. My account had not been credited because apparently Fedex do not accept cheques! In fact thei... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nabeel was very helpful & sorted out a complicated problem, ref to vat & import duty query. Once fully explained to me I was happy to pay the company vat invoice on behalf of DHL. Nabeel teleph... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amanda - 297 was incredible. I got a text message out of the blue stating I owed money for an unknown to myself vet bill. I called and explained the situation, Amanda was extremely helpful and s... See more

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Company details

  1. Debt Collection Agency
  2. Debt Collecting

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Controlaccount has been providing ‘order to cash’ outsourced services for 40 years and is proud to partner with some of the world’s most recognisable brands to deliver a range of innovative, efficient, and fully integrated solutions to transform your business. Our services, expertise, technology, and strategic applications will help your organisation to increase productivity, control capital cost, reduce overheads to improve cash flow, meet business goals and transform your company. Compliance, quality and transparency are fundamental to all that we do: In addition to our regulatory compliance accreditations, we hold International Standards ISO 27001 and ISO 9001. For a trusted, committed and results driven partnership, call our offices today.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

You are lucky to have the likes of John…

You are lucky to have the likes of John in you company and his quick understanding of my query and suggested resolution was better than that from Fedex, the company that believes that I owe them money despite my having shared evidence to the contrary.

March 14, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Amateur outfit

These guys are a proper amateur outfit.

Contacting us regarding payments due from 2023, getting the information in front of them wrong. Wrong shop, wrong date, no supplier... the poor thing was flustered on the phone. So embarrassing for her, but she was still able to maintain her snotty and arrogant tone, bless her soul.

We have no agreements with FedEx/TNT and myself in place whatsoever. The agreements lie with suppliers, but they don't want to listen to the help in trying to steer them in the correct direction, but would rather waste their customers time and money contacting the incorrect people because "your name is on here". So was the suppliers name, but that's too much work for them.

Good luck choosing these guys to get your accounts paid.

February 26, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is a scam

This company is a scam. FedEx posted invoices to a wrong address not affiliated with our company. ControlAccount emailed me but wouldn't talk to me because I didn't know this wrong address and said I was the wrong person, even though they emailed me. When we got to the bottom of it by finally getting FedEx to email me the invoices, turns out we'd actually paid half of them. Meanwhile ControlAccount starts threatening legal action, trying to bully us into panicking and paying before the issue is resolved. We just paid the invoices unpaid to FedEx, which we would have done immediately if they were delivered to us in the first place. FedEx are incompetent and ControlAccount is an opportunistic bully, preying on people not used to dealing with debt collectors

February 5, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sue was great on the phone

Sue was great on the phone, she listened, and explained, and got to the heart of the problem. But the real problems are with Fedex, they don't explain properly on the invoice what the charges are for, nor will they engage when you ask questions, they just reply with the same emails, and then send to debt collection, this issue took nearly two years to resolve

February 12, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam company

Scam company, Do Not Pay them anything. They are scamming people who have already paid the customs fees or no fees are due. The copy of the invoice letter they sent was fake and their good reviews on here are too.

February 7, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Chasing me for namesakes bill. Uncontactable.

UPS sent me a bill for interest (€4.18 dated 10th December 2024 and received on 13th January 2025) on an unpaid invoice in January 2025. Invoice not received by me as goods were delivered to namesake who lives 40km away.

On 14th January Controlaccount contact me looking for €57.65. The phone number supplied by both UPS and Controlaccount does not work. I used the Controlaccount ref to access the delivery docket which is clearly addressed to someone else with the same name who lives 40km away and alerted them to the problem.

Zero replies from Control account more than 3 weeks later and no means of contacting them as their system no longer allows me access using their reference number.

If I could I would give them a minus rating.

Not just very poor service but no service at all.

Still no contact 18th February 2025.
I was contacted by phone on 18th February and informed that Controlaccount would take up the matter with UPS.

Today 6th March 2025 I received a credit note from UPS.

It is clear to me that there would have been no contact from Controlaccount were it not for this review here. This is a very poor way to do business and so my review stands.

January 13, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waiting weeks for a reply

Waiting weeks for a reply, customer service don't know what's happening with my case, they ignore 80% of my email when they eventually reply and just use automated responses.

They are charging me a second time for an import charge I paid in December.

They keep telling me I have indeed paid, but then send me letters threatening legal action.

Worst experience with any company I have ever had

October 1, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company has all the companion of a…

This company has all the compasion of a black mamba. They never listen, even when you inform them of your PTSD and that you are chasing Fedex because they should never have sent the account to these morons.
I felt it was like talking to drug induced chimps. All they could do was regurgitate the same rubbish, they don't have a clue on helping a person with my condition.

January 27, 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Helpful, courteous and efficient people

It's not everyday that I engage with debt collectors so it was a pleasant surprise to be met with helpful, courteous and efficient people. The paperwork was clear and readily understood and the three occasions that I spoke with members of the team I was treated with the utmost courtesy and patience. The only negative was initial difficulty getting through on the phone. However, once connected everything was handled professionally and efficiently.

January 23, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I received a debt collection letter…

I received a debt collection letter from Control Account due to an outstanding payment from UPS. I had never received any previous correspondence from UPS about an outstanding payment before getting this letter so I was really confused and thought it could be a scam. I called UPS who were completely unhelpful. They couldn’t tell me anything about my account or if I owed any extra fees as it had been over 90 days. They wouldn’t even tell me if they deal with Control Account as a debt collection agency. I had placed an order back in October which I had prepaid the import fees for a parcel from Portugal and this was as requested by UPS and I had an email confirmation from UPS that the payment had been received and I had received the parcel so thought everything was all sorted. Today I spoke to Tanya at Control Account who was extremely polite and helpful and sent me a link to send them a copy of the UPS payment email confirmation. I logged into my bank to double check the date the payment went out and it turns out UPS never took the payment from my account even though I had an email confirming the payment had been received!! I called Control Account back and offered to pay (even though it was UPS who had made the error!) the fee was only an extra £5 on top of the original import fee. The second time I called Control Account I spoke to Sue who again was really helpful in assisting me. They were both really lovely and put me at ease, unlike UPS who had never even contacted me to say I owed them money and just passed it onto a debt collector. I know debt collectors can have a bad reputation but this wasn’t the case for me when dealing with Control Accounts.

January 22, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fake good reviews - Legal Fraud and Poor Support

Vendor I purchased from, provided Fedex and hence ControlAcc the WRONG address for VAT payment. The payment had become DOUBLE the original VAT due to the late fees sent by letter to the incorrect address by Controlacc. I have the receipt showing I added the correct one at purchase, ControlAcc completely ignored this and said that was my problem and refused take any part in resolving the issue beyond me just having to pay off the VAT with massive late fees.

January 21, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incorrect address but resolved very promptly

The original invoice had been sent to the wrong address and once this had been confirmed the additional charges were removed and the amount paid. The member of staff who I dealt with was very helpful and extremely polite.

January 14, 2025
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