Accounting

We prepare accounts for limited companies, sole traders and partnerships for tax purposes and bank finance. Some clients also want management accounts prepared at regular intervals to know how their business is performing.

Auditing

We are registered auditors and offer a complete auditing service. This could be required for a number of reasons:

• perhaps to satisfy banking requirements;
• or because the business legally require an audit (a charity for example);
• or a shareholder who wants confirmation by an independent accountant could require an audit to see that the accounts do not have any misstatements in them.

Taxation

We can help you to understand and pay the correct taxes both for yourself and your business. Importantly, nowadays we advise many businesses on keeping proper records to satisfy Inland Revenue investigations - they can be very expensive for the sloppy or slapdash!

As a routine, we advise businesses on minimising their tax, especially in complex situations such as buying or selling a business.

We also have contacts for reliable specialist advice where required.

Business plans & advice

Drawing up a business plan can be difficult, and we provide practical help in completing plans and budgets for raising finance and management information. We also advise on selling and buying businesses, which can be difficult and has many pitfalls.

Commercial contracts and terms of trading

Over the years, we have gathered experience of various commercial contracts, including rental contracts, supply of software, gas supply (unusually!) joint ventures and partnerships. We have also been asked to comment on terms of trading, to tighten them up. While not lawyers, our commercial experience has helped many clients.