The ebillz billing platform was spotted by the keen eye of a Shaftesbury Systems staff member as being the centrepiece of a recent episode of the Secret Millionaire, a Channel 4 series which sees wealthy benefactors go undercover in deprived areas to find people who need their help.

Viewers would have seen Dominic List, IT tycoon and director of London based telecoms firm, Comtact, in the episode which was aired on October 7.

He is seen showing his new apprentice the ropes using the ebillz billing platform which is used across their company for all calls, lines and IT services billing. Comtact is now turning over £5.5 million a year, with a staff of 50 and offices in London as well as Stoke-on-Trent.

Sunita Pattni, Billing and Provisioning Manager at Comtact, said: "Getting the bills out accurately and on time each month is imperative for our business, and ebillz is a cornerstone on which we rely on."

Howard Chaplin, Director of Shaftesbury Systems, added: ‘Its great seeing an entrepreneurial leader being so successful in building up his business, while also giving something back to his community. Every business leader needs to have the right tools for the job and it's good to see that they got their new apprentice stuck in straightaway on ebillz!"