Services
Accounting that pays for itself in sleep
Every service below comes with the same deal: a fixed fee agreed up front, deadlines handled, and everything explained in plain English. Mix and match — most clients start with one and add more as they grow.
Ongoing support
Bookkeeping
The unglamorous habit that makes everything else cheap and painless. I keep your books current — weekly, monthly, or whatever rhythm suits — using Xero, QuickBooks or a spreadsheet if you insist.
- Sales, purchases and bank reconciliation kept up to date
- Receipts captured and filed digitally
- Monthly management snapshot: profit, cash, debtors
- Year-end already 95% done when January arrives
Individuals & companies
Self-assessment & tax returns
Personal, partnership and company tax returns prepared from your records, checked against the allowances you're genuinely entitled to, and filed well before the 31 January stampede.
- SA302s and returns filed electronically with HMRC
- Rental, dividend, capital gains and overseas income handled
- Marriage allowance, trading allowance and relief checks
- Payment reminders with the exact amount and due date
Statutory compliance
Year-end accounts
Companies House and HMRC accounts prepared, filed and explained — including the one-page summary of what the numbers actually mean for your plans next year.
- Statutory accounts filed with Companies House & HMRC
- Corporation tax return (CT600) prepared and submitted
- Dividend paperwork and board minutes where needed
- A plain-English review meeting on the results
Employers
Payroll & CIS
Your team paid correctly and on time, every month — including pensions auto-enrolment, statutory pay, and construction-industry scheme (CIS) deductions for the building trade.
- Pay runs, payslips and RTI submissions to HMRC
- Pension assessment, enrolment and declarations
- P60s, P45s and starters/leavers handled
- CIS verification, deduction statements and sub-contractor filings
Making Tax Digital
VAT returns
From your first VAT registration to quarterly MTD-compliant filings — including advice on flat-rate versus standard schemes, so you're not paying HMRC more than the rules require.
- VAT registration and scheme selection
- Quarterly returns filed via MTD-compatible software
- VAT checks before filing — no nervous surprises
- EC sales and intrastat where applicable
QuickBooks · Sage · Xero
Cloud software support
However your books are held today, I'll get them into modern cloud software — and keep them there. From a clean QuickBooks or Xero setup to untangling years of Sage data, plus patient 1:1 training for you and your team.
- QuickBooks, Sage & Xero setup, migration and cleanups
- Chart of accounts rebuilt to actually fit your business
- Bank feeds, rules and receipts apps configured properly
- Friendly training sessions — at your office or ours
- Ongoing "help, it's doing something odd" support
Growing businesses
Business advice & planning
A finance director's questions without a finance director's salary: cash-flow forecasts, budget-vs-actual reviews, pricing decisions, and an honest sounding board when you're weighing the big moves.
- 12-month cash-flow forecast, refreshed quarterly
- Quarterly review meeting — numbers, threats, opportunities
- Company structure and tax-efficiency reviews
- Entry to MTD income tax (from April 2026) made painless
Starting up
Company formation & secretarial
Start your limited company the right way — incorporated at Companies House, registered everywhere it needs to be, and structured sensibly from day one so there's nothing to unpick later. Then we keep the filings ticking over.
- Companies House incorporation, usually within 24 hours
- UTR registrations, PAYE and VAT set up as needed
- Share structure and shareholders' agreement guidance
- Confirmation statements and Companies House changes
- Registered office and director correspondence options
Not sure what you need?
That's exactly what the free chat is for
Tell me where your business is and where it's going. I'll suggest the smallest set of services that gets you compliant and sleeping well — no upselling.
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