The design ideology instilled in architects at university equips them with the tools to create great outcomes for society, but unfortunately doesn’t equip them with very many business management tools needed to create and run a great business.

Architects tend to look out at the world through a creative lens and many find out the hard way that the pursuit of excellence comes at a cost. They quickly learn that the people they do business with like builders and developers, are better at managing projects and are far more commercially savvy.

We want architects to be well rewarded, successful and live the lives that they imagined when they set out in business. We know the key to being well rewarded lies at the heart of better people, projects and financial management.

Custodian Backoffice Founder, David Dillon, spent over 10,000 hours as Finance Manager at Group GSA, during a period of extraordinary growth and left an enduring mark on the financial management of the business. He knows the problems and has the solutions to fix them.