Whoever you are, one standard of care.
Most of our clients are tradespeople and owner-managed businesses in Northamptonshire, alongside landlords and individuals across the UK. Find yourself below to see what we typically do for people in your position.
Accountants who know CIS, the reverse charge and what a van is worth to you.
Electricians, plumbers, builders, carpenters, roofers, decorators and landscapers make up most of our client list. We handle the Construction Industry Scheme from both sides, keep VAT and reverse-charge invoicing right, claim everything your van, tools and workwear entitle you to, and tell you plainly whether going limited would leave you better off.
What you usually need
- CIS registration, monthly returns and refunds of deductions
- VAT registration, the flat rate scheme and reverse-charge invoices
- Sole trader or limited company comparison on your own numbers
- Van, tools, PPE and workwear claimed in full
- Receipt capture from your phone, reconciled monthly
- Making Tax Digital for sole traders from April 2026
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Directors who want the company run properly and their own tax kept low.
From a one-person consultancy to a trading business with staff, a limited company brings filing duties at Companies House and HMRC, a payroll, and the annual question of how best to pay yourself. We handle all of it and plan the salary and dividend mix each year.
What you usually need
- Statutory year-end accounts and corporation tax return
- Confirmation statement and Companies House filings
- Director payroll and, where needed, staff payroll
- Salary and dividend planning and the directors’ self assessment returns
- VAT returns and bookkeeping
- Management accounts when you want to see the numbers monthly
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Simple, accurate accounts and a tax return you do not have to think about.
If you trade in your own name, your business and personal tax are one and the same. We keep your records straight, file your self assessment, and tell you well in advance what to put aside for January and July. From April 2026 many sole traders also need to meet Making Tax Digital rules, and we set that up for you.
Working in construction? We also handle Construction Industry Scheme registration, monthly returns and reclaiming deductions.
What you usually need
- Bookkeeping, or a tidy-up of the records you keep yourself
- Self assessment return and payments on account explained
- Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: software, quarterly updates and the final declaration
- VAT registration and returns once you pass the threshold
- Advice on when, and whether, to become a limited company
- CIS deductions tracked and reclaimed if you work in construction
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Two or more of you in business together, with the paperwork that keeps it fair and compliant.
Many tradespeople and family businesses trade as a partnership, often a husband-and-wife team or two long-standing workmates. A partnership files its own tax return and each partner files their own, profits are shared under the agreement you set, and getting the records right matters even more when more than one household depends on them. We also act for limited liability partnerships, which file accounts at Companies House like a company while their members are taxed like the self-employed.
What you usually need
- Partnership accounts and the partnership tax return, plus each partner’s own self assessment
- Profit shares, capital accounts and drawings kept straight and agreed
- A written partnership agreement, prepared with your solicitor, covering what happens if a partner leaves
- VAT registered in the partnership’s name, with returns filed on time
- LLP accounts, confirmation statements and designated members’ duties
- Advice on when a partnership should become a limited company, and how to do it without a tax bill
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Property income taxed correctly, and the big decisions made with the numbers in front of you.
Rental profits are taxed differently from trading profits, and the rules have tightened: mortgage interest is no longer a deductible expense for individual landlords and instead attracts a 20% tax credit. We prepare your property accounts, claim everything allowable, and model whether holding property through a company would leave you better off.
What you usually need
- Rental accounts and the property pages of your self assessment return
- Allowable expenses, replacement of domestic items relief and finance cost restriction correctly applied
- Capital gains tax calculations and the 60-day reporting when you sell
- Personal versus limited company ownership comparisons
- Accounts and references for buy-to-let mortgage applications
- Making Tax Digital for landlords from April 2026
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Set up properly from day one, so nothing has to be undone later.
The decisions you make in the first few months, such as your structure, your VAT position, how you pay yourself and how you keep records, are much cheaper to get right now than to fix later. We walk you through them and do the registrations.
What you usually need
- Choosing between sole trader, partnership and limited company
- Company formation and registering with HMRC for corporation tax, PAYE and VAT
- Setting up bookkeeping software and a business bank account
- A simple first-year budget and cash flow forecast
- Understanding your first deadlines and what to put aside for tax
- A fixed fee for the first year so you know your costs
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Self assessment for people whose tax affairs are no longer simple.
A second income, a rental property, share options, a large pension contribution or the High Income Child Benefit Charge can all mean you need to file a return and pay the right amount, no more. We prepare it, check the reliefs you are entitled to, and deal with HMRC if they ask questions.
What you usually need
- Self assessment returns for employees with additional income
- Higher earners and the High Income Child Benefit Charge
- Capital gains tax on shares, crypto-assets and property
- Pension contributions, Gift Aid and other reliefs claimed correctly
- Tax code checks and HMRC correspondence
- Help preparing income evidence for a mortgage application
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Not sure where you fit?
Tell us about your situation and we will tell you what you need, what you do not, and what it will cost.