Services for SME clients

From a wealth of experience gained from working with owner managed businesses over many years we are able to offer a service that we consider is second to none with regard to value for money and support for the client.

The fundamental principles that drive this area of our business are that clients should:
	Feel that their business is important to us
	Rely on the fact that their records will be turned around within a 30 day period, and quicker than that if this is needed for a particular reason
	Always be aware of their investment in our services so that they are never surprised by our charges during or after the time when the work is being carried out
	Consider us to be a virtual finance director for their business with the ability to advise on many areas including:
		Computerisation of accounting records for better control and lower accountancy charges
		Choosing the right structure for the business for commercial and taxation reasons including
			sole proprietorship
			partnership
			corporate partnership
			corporate ownership
		Proactive taxation planning in order to maximise the effective wealth creation by the business owners
		Advice on investing money either inside or outside the business in order to plan for house purchase, school fees, retirement and passing money to other family members
		Creating added value solutions that ensure that the business is able to provide for the personal goals that the business owners consider are important to them
	Have available top quality taxation advice and support knowing that they will not be paying more than is legitimately due on the results, and assuming that this is required proactive advice on how to actively minimise the taxation payable by the business
	Have available top quality advice for the minimisation of capital taxes such as capital gains tax and inheritance tax
	Be able to benefit from our knowledge of IT solutions to assist in streamlining some of the regular tasks that are being performed within their business, accounting for example, and to be able to quickly and accurately analyse where the business is going

Our services may be broadly analysed into two areas as shown below. We anticipate that our clients will use both areas, although they may choose to continue with their existing accountant for the compliance areas and use our services for the added value aspects that are important to them.

The majority of our clients will be maintaining their accounting records on computer. For those that do not we can help them convert to computerised accounting with a fixed price installation and training programme. We are able to look at the records, or iron out any problems that may arise in understanding how to complete a task without visiting their premises. We subscribe to a system where our clients can arrange access to their books via their web browser so that they can see our screen or we can see theirs as necessary. This means that regardless of the weather or traffic we can assist when required.

TOP

Added Value Services
By added value services we mean assistance with identifying and helping you move towards your business and personal goals. So often business owners loose sight of their goals because every hour is spent working in the business. This area of our expertise is to assist our clients in getting their life back, whether to work on the business or to enjoy their personal life.

Some of the added value packages that we have available include GoalGetter, BoardView, Business Builder, Business Edge, Making it Happen, System Builder, SSTW, Business Potential and Success Driver Mapping. These are the names of the packages and services—contact us for the details behind the names.

Compliance Services
This area relates to the usual stuff that you expect of an accountant. Preparing the accounts, whether annually or for management purposes, preparing and submitting tax returns, helping with VAT and other government forms or keeping Companies House at bay. The difference with us compared with most other firms is that we will always agree the price in advance with you.

Other matters that we would group under this area of our business include:
	Tax planning (income, corporation, capital gains, inheritance, VAT, National Insurance and most importantly the interaction between them)
	Business start-ups including SureStart (a complete package for new businesses)
	Financial performance review
	Book-keeping and payroll
	Installation and training on computerization of the accounting records

As long as we have prepared or reviewed the area of the work involved we are able to cover you for up to £10,000 of the professional costs relating to Revenue and Customs investigations, whether aspect enquiries or full revenue investigations, VAT disputes or investigations, DSS investigations and PAYE compliance and audit inspection disputes.

TOP

If you are looking for an accountant that will be able to provide the guidance that your business will need from starting in business through growing and developing the business to grooming the business for sale or disposal then contact us for a discussion or meeting without cost or obligation so that you may decide whether we are the accountants for you.