Prices
Three packages, nothing by the hour.
A month, plus VAT, month to month after the first year. Everything a business of that shape needs is in its package; the only add-ons are payroll and done-for-you bookkeeping, and they are priced here too. If you are not sure which fits, ring and we will say, including when the cheaper one is right.
The packages
Pick the shape of the business. That is the price.
All a month, plus VAT. The first three are the packages; the next three are the add-ons and the one-off.
Sole trader or landlord
A month, plus VAT£45
Software, MTD quarters, the self assessment return, July and January tax calls, unlimited questions, switching handled.
Limited company
A month, plus VAT£125
Everything above plus statutory accounts, corporation tax, confirmation statement, directors' returns, dividend paperwork, the spring salary plan, directors' payroll.
VAT-registered company
A month, plus VAT£195
Everything in the limited company package plus VAT registration, the right scheme, quarterly returns reviewed and filed, HMRC enquiries handled.
Payroll
Per employee a month£6
Minimum £18. Payslips, RTI, auto-enrolment, starters and leavers, statutory pay, P60s. Weekly or monthly.
Bookkeeping done for you
A month, on top£60
Up to 80 transactions a month reconciled weekly, receipts coded, queries raised, a one-page monthly summary. £95 to 200 transactions.
One-off tax return
Not on a package£195
A self assessment return from your records, plus VAT. Company accounts and corporation tax alone, £650 plus VAT.
Side by side
What is in each package, line by line.
Where a line says "n/a" the business of that shape does not need it; nothing is held back to sell later.
| Included | Sole trader | Limited | VAT-registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeAgent or Xero, paid for and set up Your choice of software; bank feeds connected | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Making Tax Digital quarterly submissions Reviewed by us, filed on your approval | Income tax | n/a | VAT |
| Self assessment return Filed from records that already balance | Yes | Directors | Directors |
| Statutory accounts and corporation tax Filed with Companies House and HMRC | n/a | Yes | Yes |
| Confirmation statement, dividends, minutes As they fall due | n/a | Yes | Yes |
| Directors' payroll at the optimum salary Staff payroll £6 per employee on top | n/a | Yes | Yes |
| VAT registration, scheme and returns Sole trader VAT package £95 a month | n/a | n/a | Yes |
| Spring review of how you pay yourself One page, every April | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| July and January tax calls The figure and the date, in advance | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited phone and portal questions Answered the same working day | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Switching from your old accountant No charge; we do the clearance letter | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly, plus VAT Month to month after the first year | £45 | £125 | £195 |
A VAT-registered sole trader is £95 a month. Payroll (£6 per employee, minimum £18) and done-for-you bookkeeping (£60) go on top of any package. Month to month after the first year; no notice period, no exit fee.
Everything else
The extras, most of which are not extra.
Plus VAT where there is a figure. If something is not on this list, ask; it is probably in the package.
- Company formation, if you are not on a package£95
- CIS contractor returns, a month£25
- VAT-registered sole trader package, a month£95
- Bookkeeping, 80 to 200 transactions a month£95
- Rental property pages, per extra property a year£25
- Capital gains tax return (a second home, shares)£295
- Partnership return, a year£150
- Dormant company accounts and confirmation£150
- Reference letter for a mortgage or a landlordIncluded
- HMRC enquiry on a packageIncluded
- Software training, extra sessionsIncluded
- Closing a company (strike-off and final accounts)from £350
Why no hourly rate
If the phone call costs you money, you will not make it. That is the problem.
An hourly rate makes the client ration the one thing an accountant is for: the question in March about whether to buy the van, the call in August about taking on a first employee, the "is this letter from HMRC real" email. On a package those cost nothing, so people ask, and the answers are where the tax is saved and the penalties avoided. The package price is set so that the client who rings every week and the client who rings once a year both get a fair deal, and after twelve years it works.
- Unlimited questions, by phone, portal or email
- No charge for an HMRC enquiry or a mortgage reference
- Bigger projects quoted as a fixed fee before we start
Pick a package, or ask which one fits.
Sole trader or landlord £45 a month, limited company £125, VAT-registered £195, all plus VAT, everything in. Tell us what the business is and where you are with it and one of the three of us rings back the same working day with a straight answer, including which package you do not need.