your bespoke freelance Executive assistant team

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A unique service dedicated to helping busy professionals gain back valuable time & focus for their business, family or sporting commitments.

Led by Claire Norman, The Cotswold Assistant team brings a plethora of experience and enthusiasm to our approach in serving our clients.  

With a natural tendency towards discretion and diplomacy and adept at building relationships, working with suppliers and making things happen, we thrive on turning a task or project around with speed and efficiency.

We can provide you with short term additional capacity; increase your own productivity by taking time consuming tasks off your hands and bolster your expertise with ours.

Our support can focus on business admin, lifestyle tasks, or a blend of the two, creating a seamless, trusted system of holistic support for busy individuals.

Services range from one off projects to regular blocks of support, starting from a few hours a month through to a greater ongoing monthly capacity. This flexibility allows us to adapt to your needs while giving you structure you can rely on.

It all starts with a conversation to discuss your needs and how we can support you. 

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What clients say

  • Claire, thank you. I feel like we might actually be able to get organised with your help!!

    It was also very cathartic to go through all the old paperwork and mark it for destruction - SC

  • You are helping me actually get on top of our admin so thank you! - PN

  • Simply knowing our calls are in the diary focuses me to get on top of things before we catch up - AG

  • Thank you for your help today. Genuinely would never have done it without you - MA

  • We couldn’t live without her! - PW

  • Claire rolled in and saved us with her fast and efficient approach to scheduling and general PA support.

    She was a pleasure to work with and incredibly reliable and professional during a really busy time for us, supporting us with a new project at short notice - CS

  • We would definitely engage Claire again if needed and recommend her for a variety of roles, from simple admin tasks to complete HNWI person-management! - CT

  • It was amazing to see how Claire immersed herself in her role. Jumping into learning and adapting to our systems with both feet, she quickly understood our way of doing things and aligned perfectly with our culture and values - SG

  • Knowing that you’ve got your arms around things in the background helps me focus on my businesses and sleep better at night! - BW

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