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Fees

Fixed monthly fees.

Three packages. Each one lists what is in it and what it costs, and the fee does not move because you rang us. If the work changes, the fee changes in writing, before we do it.

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Packages

Pick the closest fit. We shape the rest on the call.

Pay the year up front and we take a month off.

For one-person businesses
Sole trader
from£79a month

Freelancers, tradespeople and anyone trading under their own name.

  • Self assessment return, filed early
  • Bookkeeping review every quarter
  • VAT returns if you are registered
  • Named accountant, unlimited questions
  • Deadline reminders, in writing
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For owner-managed companies
Limited company
from£165a month

Companies with up to two directors and no staff yet.

  • Year-end accounts and corporation tax
  • Confirmation statement filed
  • Director payroll for up to two
  • Dividend vouchers and minutes
  • Self assessment for one director
  • Quarterly check-in with your accountant
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For companies with a team
Growing business
from£325a month

Staff, stock, a second site, or a bank that wants numbers monthly.

  • Everything in Limited company
  • Monthly bookkeeping, reconciled weekly
  • Monthly management accounts
  • Payroll and pensions for up to ten
  • Self assessment for two directors
  • A monthly call about the numbers
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Every package includes a named accountant, unlimited calls and emails, deadline reminders in writing, and the software set-up. Companies House fees are passed on at cost.

Add-ons

Priced per item, agreed before we start.

ServiceFee
Monthly bookkeeping, done for youIncluded in Growing business£45 a month
Payroll beyond your packagePer payslip£4 a month
Additional self assessmentA second director, a spouse£150 a year
Rental property pagesPer property, on a return£75 a year
CIS monthly returnsFor contractors£35 a month
Monthly management accountsOutside Growing business£120 a month
VAT registrationScheme choice included£95 once
Company formationPlus the Companies House fee£120 once
Confirmation statement onlyPlus the Companies House fee£60 a year
Catch-up bookkeepingQuoted by the month it coversQuoted first
Which package

Three questions.

How does the business trade?
Anyone on the payroll besides you?
How often do you want to see the numbers?
No hourly clock, ever

Calls and emails are inside the fee

We do not bill by the hour, and we do not keep a timesheet against your name. Phone calls, emails, a second look at a contract, a quick word about a van: all inside the fee. Clients ring us earlier because of it, and earlier is cheaper for everyone.

If the work genuinely changes (a second company, a VAT registration, a payroll that grows from two to twelve) we tell you the new fee before we do anything, in writing, and you decide.

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Questions about fees

Questions before signing

Is there a joining fee?
No. The first month’s fee covers the set-up: software, bank feeds, opening balances and the letter to your old accountant. If there is a backlog to tidy, we quote that separately and you approve it first.
My books are a mess. What happens?
We have seen carrier bags, we have seen three years of nothing. The tidy-up is quoted by the month it covers, in writing, before we open the first statement. Then the monthly fee starts and it stays tidy.
Can I change package?
Yes, from the next month. Most changes are upwards, when a sole trader forms a company or a company hires. Going the other way is fine too.
What if I am late sending you something?
We remind you, twice, well before the deadline. If it still arrives late and a filing has to be rushed, we tell you honestly whether it can be done in time. There is no rush fee; there is sometimes a penalty from HMRC, and we will have warned you about it.
Do you really not charge for phone calls?
Really. A call that stops a mistake is the cheapest thing we do all year.
What is the notice period?
A month, in writing. We hand everything to your next accountant properly, and we answer their clearance letter within a week. Nobody is held hostage over a login.
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Ring, or send the form with what the business does and how many of you there are. We reply within one working day with a fee and what it covers.

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