Frequently Asked Questions

While it is possible to handle bookkeeping on your own, professional bookkeeping services can offer numerous benefits. We can save you time and effort, reduce the chances of errors, ensure compliance, and provide valuable insights into your business's financial performance. Having your bookkeeping kept up to date on a regular basis (rather than by your accountant at year end) will provide you with the necessary financial information to help you make informed decisions in real-time. Outsourcing bookkeeping allows you to focus on core business activities while leaving the financial management to an expert. 

We will work with you on a regular basis to ensure that you have access to our systems so that the essential information regarding your business can reach us in a simple and speedy way. We use Xero accounting software which you will have access to. It will connect to your company bank accounts to provide us with bank statements automatically. We will also provide you with a portal to send your supplier invoices to so that we can process them accurately and as sales are more a bespoke process, we will work with you to put a tailored procedure in place.  Proper organization and retention of these records is essential for accurate bookkeeping and tax compliance.  Let us help you get ready for your business's next step!  

Yes, we offer a comprehensive payroll service. We can handle all aspects of payroll, including employee salary, hourly pay and bonuses, PAYE & national insurance deductions, as well as pension contributions. We will provide you with a detailed breakdown of what you owe to your staff, HMRC and your chosen pension provider to ensure that all parties are paid on time.  

Firstly ensuring accurate recording and classification of all of your businesses transactions is the key to a compliant VAT return. We will track VAT that is payable and reclaimable, reconcile VAT accounts, and prepare the necessary Making Tax Digital or MTD submission. Our expertise helps minimize errors, ensure compliance, and maximize VAT reclaims, saving you time and potential penalties.

We can provide management reports tailored to suit your requirements. These provide valuable insights and analysis that can greatly benefit your business. These reports offer a comprehensive view of your financial performance, including key metrics, trends, and comparisons with previous periods. By reviewing these reports, you can make informed decisions, identify areas of improvement, track budgetary goals, and assess the profitability of different products or services. Management accounts reports enable you to have a clear understanding of your business's financial health and aid in strategic planning for future growth and success.

I’m in Northamptonshire although providing a remote service means that I can work with companies all over the UK. We will have regular Zoom meetings to discuss your accounts and to keep in touch.

When you decide to start working with us, we will send you a letter of engagement to sign and we will ask for two forms of ID to comply with money laundering regulations. Once those formalities are complete, we will start the onboarding process to ensure that things are in place so that you have access to the systems we use, and we have access to your company information.

Payments are collected automatically you have received your monthly invoice.