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Rouse Partners, Chartered Accountants in Beaconsfield, is the result of a management buyout of the Beaconsfield office from Vantis which happened in July 2010.

The new partnership, Rouse Partners LLP, is a combination of several well established Chartered Accountancy practices with many years experience. Neil Relph, the managing partner originally became a partner at Rouse & Co in Beaconsfield in 1982. The other partners have come from firms across the Thames Valley (Marlow, Wokingham and Bracknell) from Epsom and from Harrow. The practice has a varied client base of all sizes throughout the region and provides the full range of audit, accountancy, tax and business advice services with a team of over 70 people of whom 30 are professionally qualified.

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Castletree Consultants Ltd are business advisors and accountants in Bramhall that have clients across the region including Manchester, Stockport, Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Poynton and Alderley Edge.

They are a friendly, modern, approachable and pro-active firm who hope to make the world of accounting and tax slightly more exciting but if  will be happy if they manage to make it even slightly less boring.  The directors have over 45 years of accounting experience behind them and have a reputation for giving high quality advice and a 1st class professional to their many personal clients and their small and medium-sized business clients.

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Formed in 1992 by Nigel Butler, this firm of accountants in Wootton Bassett still maintains the high quality of service that it started with.  Many of their new clients are as a direct result of recommendation from existing clients..

 In addition to their general accountancy, and tax work Nigel Butler Ltd specialise in IT contractors & freelancers as well as any other company that may be subject to IR35.  In addition they have a great amount of experience in dealing with the problems associated with Section 660 for small family businesses.  If you are in the Swindon or surrounding area and are worried about IR35, Section 660 or any other element of accountancy or taxation for small businesses why not talk to the specialists at Nigel Butler?

Acumen Chartered Accountants in Woking believe in providing a reliable two-way relationship with their clients as they have proved that by offering support on the day-to-day aspects of the running of your business they help your investment be more successful and profitable.

Having said that, they are happy to have as much or as little involvement as their clients want but like clients to know that they are there when needed for advice or business support.

If you are running an established business two of the services that may be of particular interest to you are the financial performance review and the performance measurement & improvement system, an 8 step system created to allow business owners to monitor key performance indicators.

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Haines & Co are a firm of Chartered Accountants in Portslade, near Brighton in East Sussex that was established more than 50 years ago and provide a wide range of accountancy services and business advice specifically tailored to your individual needs.

They specialise in owner managed and small to medium-sized companies and businesses and have experience in helping set up new businesses in many industry sectors.  By using the practical skills that the partners and staff have developed over the years Haines & Co will not only help you meet your legal accounting and tax obligations but will also help you grow and develop your business.

Crowther Jordan are a firm of Chartered Accountants in Woverhampton that have clients of all sizes across the West Midlands.

In addition to the usual accounting and business advice services to the SME sector, Crowther Jordan have specialist knowledge and expertise in several areas including :-

• Care Homes and the care sector
• Construction
• Forensic accounting
• Manufacturing
• Medical profession
• Retail
• Waste Management & recycling

Founded in 1985, they specialise in giving a full range of affordable services for small and medium-sized businesses both in Wolverhampton and across the West Midlands (and even further afield).  This ranges from taking care of the routine matters such as annual accounts and tax returns through to providing tailor-made solutions for saving tax and improving your business profits.

Horwath Clark Whitehill LLP is a top 20 UK accountancy firm that provides exceptional assurance and business advice services.

With 70 partners and around 500 staff based in eight offices (Cheltenham, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, EC4 in London, Manchester, Kidderminster, Walsall and Reading)  across the UK they are a leading authority in 5 areas :-

• Corporate
• Not-for-profit
• Pension Funds
• Private Clients
• Professional Practices

Although the name Horwath Clark Whitehall has only been in use since 1998 the firm can trace its history back to 1843.

Established over a century ago, Cobley Desborough is a leading firm of Chartered Certified Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. With a team of highly experienced and qualified professionals, Cobley Desborough provides a comprehensive range of accounting, tax, and business advisory services to businesses and individuals throughout the UK.

Cobley Desborough are a firm of Accountants in Northampton that can trace their history back to 1906 and have been based in Northampton during their entire history.

They have many clients in the local community with businesses of all sizes including in the following industries :-

• Agriculture
• Construction and property
• Manufacturing
• Professionals
• Retailing
• Service Industries

The five partners all have individual specialist skills that allows them to give advice on how to improve or develop your business or how to start-up in business for the first time.  Their website also contains several business briefings that could be useful to businesses, for example the two most recent ones are about the tax and expense implications of working from homes and the tax issues on passing on the family company.

Stacey & Partners are a firm of Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors based in several offices in East Anglia including Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Thetford and Sudbury, this enables then to help businesses and individual clients across East Anglia.

Established in the 1920s they can work with you to find ways of developing and growing your business and suggest strategies for improving both your business profitability and your personal wealth.  Having offices across the region means that they can meet you at which ever office is the most convenient to you.

The accountancy services provided by Stacey & Partners includes the traditional ones of accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, payroll and tax but also includes subjects such as corporate finance and wealth management.

HJP (formerly Harris and Co) are a firm of accountants in Berkhamsted that were formed over 20 years ago with a primary aim of helping new businesses.  As they say on their website, some of these grew up, some are still clients and some have been profitably sold.  Today they help businesses of all ages.

As a boutique chartered accountancy and business consultancy firm they are more than just tax and compliance experts, by combining their expertise as Chartered Accountants with an in-depth knowledge of running owner managed businesses they are able to offer a full range of business consultancy services to local and regional businesses.

Their website lists some very impressive client feedback from MD’s, Traders and owners of businesses in Hertfordshire and London.  With a free initial meeting, if you are in the area and looking for an accountant it would be worth talking to HJP.

Murphy Thompson Moore LLP are accountants in Manchester that were formed in 2005.  Although they have many clients in the local community of all sizes one of their key specialities is in servicing foreign domiciled owners of UK companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs). They also work with overseas corporate services providers to help clients with their compliance and filing obligations here in the United kingdom.

The three partners have individual specialist skills that include business development for the small business sector, helping non-resident clients understand the UK tax regulations, compliance issues and setting up accounting systems in addition to the normal taxation and accounting services provided by all accountants.

Seal Shaw Accountants Ltd are a firm of accountants in Derby with offices in Pride Park not far from  Derby Countys’ football stadium.

Their core client base is small owner managed businesses, self-employed consultants and private individuals that are looking for an efficient service they can rely on coupled with sound business and tax advice.

If you are self-employed or freelancer (or contractor)  they offer fixed fees of £100 plus VAT per month for dealing with your financial affairs with their contractors accountants package including the following services :-

• Payroll – They will calculate any PAYE and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) that are payable on your income and produce monthly or annual payslips. This includes preparing your annual P60 form, company P35 and P11d (expenses).
• VAT – if you are on the flat rate scheme, they will calculate your quarterly VAT liabilities
• Accounts – they will prepare your annual company accounts
• Corporation tax – they will calculate your annual corporation tax liabilities
• Dividends – they will prepare your dividend vouchers and any board meeting minutes
• Self Assessment – they will prepare your tax return for you
• HMRC & Companies House – they will deal with the administrative requirements of both HMRC & Companies House

Seal Shaw Accountants Ltd are a firm of accountants in Derby with offices in Pride Park not far from  Derby Countys’ football stadium.

Their core client base is small owner managed businesses, self-employed consultants and private individuals that are looking for an efficient service they can rely on coupled with sound business and tax advice.

If you are self-employed or freelancer (or contractor)  they offer fixed fees of £100 plus VAT per month for dealing with your financial affairs with their contractors accountants package including the following services :-

• Payroll – They will calculate any PAYE and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) that are payable on your income and produce monthly or annual payslips. This includes preparing your annual P60 form, company P35 and P11d (expenses).
• VAT – if you are on the flat rate scheme, they will calculate your quarterly VAT liabilities
• Accounts – they will prepare your annual company accounts
• Corporation tax – they will calculate your annual corporation tax liabilities
• Dividends – they will prepare your dividend vouchers and any board meeting minutes
• Self Assessment – they will prepare your tax return for you
• HMRC & Companies House – they will deal with the administrative requirements of both HMRC & Companies House

Whitehead & Aldrich, Chartered Accountants in Preston, Lancashire can trace the firms history back to 1906 but this does not mean that they are “stick in the mud” accountants that have not moved with the times.

They have many clients,  not only in the local community but further afield across Lancashire and help businesses of all sizes and in many industry sectors including; agriculture; charities; construction; manufacturing; professions; retailing; and the service sector.   It doesn’t matter if you are  starting a new business or are an established business, if you are looking for a team of reliable, professional, approachable accountants who will do more than just respond to your needs – who will work with you in a proactive manner to help you succeed,Whitehead and Aldrich will be delighted to be of service, whether that is with tax advice, bookkeeping, payroll or general accountancy services and advice.

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