corporate services

Audit and Accountancy

Although business owners traditionally regard the annual audit and preparation of annual accounts as a necessary evil, we strive to transform it by bringing an added value approach to the table. Besides helping you meet the statutory requirements in an efficient manner, we also take the opportunity to further understand your business and to conduct a review of your financial and management systems. This can often result in our identifying potential problem areas and recommending opportunities to improve your business performance. We discuss the problems and opportunities with you and help you implement any agreed solutions. This should help you to create and retain more wealth.

We are registered to carry out audit work in the UK and Ireland by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales under registration number C005360407. Details of our registration can be viewed at www.auditregister.org.uk

Audit Regulations can be accessed at www.icaew.com/regulations.

APB Ethical Standards can be accessed at www.frc.org.uk/apb

Book keeping And Management Accounts Production

You can outsource the ongoing chore of bookkeeping and management accounts production to us as experienced professionals. Our bookkeeping service should reduce the cost of preparing management accounts and year-end financial accounts. We can provide you with a service which is:

• Accurate
• Compliant
• Customised
• Timely

Corporate taxation

Corporation tax represents a substantial part of your trading costs. The increased reporting obligations, robust investigation policies on the part of the tax authorities, and harsher penalties for non-compliance mean that an undue amount of your time and resources can be taken up collecting revenue for the Government. We offer a range of services to help you minimise your corporate tax exposure and relieve you of the administrative burden of complying with tax legislation. These services include:

• Determining the most tax effective structure for your business
• Taking full advantage of tax opportunities and reliefs
• Achieving the optimum capital or revenue tax treatment
• Reducing tax on disposals and maximising relief on acquisitions
• Making the most of tax opportunities specific to your industry
• Meeting the rigorous demands of compliance including corporation tax self assessment
• Acting on your behalf in negotiations with the tax authorities
• Dealing with Inland Revenue investigations

Company Formation and Secretarial Services

The last thing you need as a hardworking business owner or manager is to use up valuable time and resources making sure you are complying with the Companies Act. Moreover, with company legislation changing at the rate is does, you need to be sure you are fully aware of how the changes affect you and your fellow directors. We can give you complete peace of mind in this area by carrying out your company secretarial duties for you. These services include:

• Company formations
• Preparation and filing of statutory returns
• Preparation of all documentation related to minutes and resolutions
• Maintenance of statutory books
• General advice on company law

Strategic Consultancy

Everyone knows that a successful business must plan ahead, but all too often the pressures of running the business on a daily basis means that strategic planning is not given the attention it needs. This often results in rushed judgements, over- or under- capacity, or missed opportunities. Every business owner needs a planning adviser who has the time and space to take the long view and advise on appropriate courses of action. With years of experience advising businesses, we have a wealth of expertise for you to draw on. Contact us for a planning review.

Corporate Finance

Whether yours is a new or mature business, ensuring that you have the necessary finance in place is essential for achieving your objectives. Indeed, one of the most common causes of business failure is badly structured or inadequate financing. We can help you:

• Conduct a feasibility study of your projects
• Decide on the most suitable sources of finance - personal capital, bank overdraft, commercial loans and mortgages, national and regional agencies, venture capital, or equity capital
• Prepare the necessary business plan, forecasts, prospectuses etc.
• Present your proposals to your chosen finance source
• Arrange a disposal, merger/acquisition, or management buyout (MBO) /management buy in (MBI)

Our expertise and contacts will help you open doors that may otherwise have remained closed for you.

Specialist Projects

As well as the aforementioned corporate services, we also undertake one off project work in a wide variety of areas including:

• Share valuations
• Due diligence investigations
• Setting up management reporting systems
• IT consultancy
• Marketing advice
• Assistance with recruitment
• Litigation support
• Forensic accounts investigation

For further information, please contact us

Financial Guidance

If your business is not yet of a size which justifies the appointment of a full time Financial Director, utilise our experience and expertise.We assist many of our clients in a wide variety of areas including:

• Day to day commercial decisions such as the best way to finance fixed asset purchases
• Developing corporate strategy
• Preparing and discussing management accounts and reporting systems
• Mentoring

Our specialist partners and staff are able to cover most situations. In the event that they are not able to provide the assistance you require in a specific area they will utilise their extensive contacts to assist you in locating the right resource.