Accountants for small businesses in Manchester. One fixed fee, and a reply the same day.
Books, tax returns, payroll and VAT for sole traders, limited companies and landlords. You’ll know your tax bill months before it’s due.
Why people move to us
Most clients call us “my bookkeeper”. We don’t mind.
We do the books, yes. We also tell you in the spring what your tax bill will be the following January, so you can put it aside. And when HMRC writes to you, you forward it to us and stop worrying about it.
Who we work with
Pick what you are. See what you’d pay.
A fixed monthly fee, agreed before we start. If your business changes, we tell you before the fee does.
Most sole traders we work with pay this.
Sole trader
For hairdressers, designers, cleaners, tutors, and anyone self-employed.
- Your Self Assessment tax return, done and filed
- Making Tax Digital set up, and the quarterly updates sent
- Bookkeeping software included
- Your tax bill worked out by the spring
Example prices for a demonstration site.
Tax dates
Four dates you can forget about.
We remind you a month before each one, and do the filing. You just make sure the money’s in the account.
Self Assessment return filed, and the tax paid.
The tax year ends. We start on your return straight away.
Your second payment towards next year’s bill.
Making Tax Digital quarterly updates, sent by us.
Making Tax Digital
The new rules, in plain English.
If you’re self-employed or a landlord, HMRC now wants a short update every three months, sent from software, as well as your tax return. Whether it applies to you depends on your income before expenses.
- Apr 2026Already started
Income over £50,000. If this is you and nobody has set it up, ring us this week.
- Apr 2027Next
Income over £30,000. Best set up now, so you’ve had a practice run before it counts.
- Apr 2028After that
Income over £20,000. Most sole traders we work with are in this group.
Thresholds from GOV.UK, checked September 2026.
The team
You’ll know who picks up.
Four of us, and you’ll have one name to ring. No call centre, no ticket number.
Dan Halden
Founder
Limited companies and the director’s side: salary, dividends, what to take and when.
Sophie Wray
Tax
Self Assessment, landlords and Making Tax Digital. Reads every HMRC letter so you don’t have to.
Tariq
Bookkeeping
Keeps the books up to date every month, and chases the receipts you forgot.
Beth
Payroll & CIS
Payslips, pensions and CIS returns, done on the same day every month.
Find us
In Ancoats, by the canal.
Ten minutes’ walk from Piccadilly station. Most clients never need to come in: we do the whole thing by phone, email and video if you’d rather.
- Mon – Fri
- 8.30am – 5.30pm
- Where
- Ancoats, Manchester
- Parking
- Pay-and-display on the street outside
Questions
Before you ring.
Can I switch from my current accountant?
Yes, at any point in the year. We write to them for your records, so you don’t have to have that conversation.
Do you charge for phone calls?
No. Calls and emails are in the monthly fee, however many there are.
What if HMRC writes to me?
Take a photo and send it to us. We’ll tell you what it means the same day, and reply to HMRC for you.
Which software do you use?
Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent. If you already use one, we’ll carry on with it. If not, it’s included in the fee.
Do I have to come into the office?
No. Plenty of clients we’ve never met in person. Come in if you’d like to: there’s always a kettle on.
I’m behind on my tax return. Can you still help?
Yes. Ring us, tell us how far behind, and we’ll give you a fixed price to catch up before we start.
A 20-minute call. No charge, no obligation.
Tell us what you do and roughly what you earn. We’ll tell you the monthly fee on the call.
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