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Accountancy fees, published. No hourly surprises.

Most firms make you ring for a price. Here is what our clients actually pay, by business type, so you can see where you’d sit before we speak. Every ongoing fee is fixed, agreed in writing and collected monthly.

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Where would you sit?

Pick your business type, then switch on anything that applies. The scale shows the range we’d expect to quote.

Limited company
£100–£185
+ VAT a month, fixed

No VAT, no staff, you keep tidy records in Xero.

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All prices exclude VAT. The scale is a guide; your written quote is fixed before any work starts.

Monthly fee bands

Pick your business type. Each band shows the floor and the ceiling for that type of business, and what moves the price inside it.

Individual

Landlords, employees with side income, anyone who just needs a Self Assessment filed.

£10 + VAT
per month, fixed
  • Self Assessment prepared and filed
  • Tax calculation explained in plain English
  • Fee protection insurance if HMRC ask questions
  • Rental, capital gains or overseas pages priced on top
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Sole trader

Self-employed trades, consultants and freelancers keeping their own records.

£45to£150 + VAT
per month, fixed
  • Annual accounts and Self Assessment
  • Unlimited calls and emails with your manager
  • Fee protection insurance included
  • Deadline tracking and HMRC agent service
  • VAT returns, payroll or CIS move you up the band

Moves with: transaction volume, VAT, CIS, whether we keep your books.

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Dormant company

A company you’re keeping alive but not trading through.

£60 + VAT
per month, fixed
  • Dormant accounts filed at Companies House
  • Corporation tax position kept clean with HMRC
  • Confirmation statement
  • Unlimited calls and emails
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Limited company

Director-run companies and contractors, with or without VAT.

£100to£275 + VAT
per month, fixed
  • Year-end accounts and CT600 filed
  • Confirmation statement
  • Director’s Self Assessment
  • Fee protection insurance included
  • Unlimited calls and emails with your manager
  • VAT returns from £45 a month
  • Director or staff payroll from £9 per payslip

No VAT and no staff: £100–£185. VAT registered: from £145. VAT and payroll: up to £275.

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Limited company: The Full Works

You want the finance function off your desk entirely, with a partner in the room.

£650+ + VAT
per month, scoped and quoted
  • Everything in Limited company
  • Monthly bookkeeping in Xero
  • VAT, payroll and CIS handled
  • Management accounts and forecasting
  • Tax planning, remuneration and extraction strategy
  • Quarterly check-ins with a partner
  • Group, multi-entity and succession advice when you need it
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Company set-up

Starting out? We incorporate, register and onboard you in one go.

£339.99 inc. VAT
one-off, includes the Companies House fee
  • Incorporation with standard articles
  • Share structure and director set-up advice
  • Xero set up and linked to us
  • Tax registrations (CT, PAYE, VAT) £75–£150 + VAT
  • Bespoke articles quoted separately
Set up my company

Always included, whatever the band

Unlimited calls and emails

Ask before you act. We don’t run a clock on conversations.

Fee protection insurance

If HMRC open an enquiry into a return we filed, our time defending it is covered.

A named manager

One person who knows your business, backed by two partners.

Deadlines tracked for you

Companies House and HMRC dates monitored, with reminders well before they bite.

Written scope, fixed fee

You sign a scoping letter that lists exactly what’s in. Nothing outside it is billed without asking.

Direct Debit, no annual bill shock

Fees spread over twelve months so cash flow stays level.

Add-ons and one-off work

Bolt these onto any band, or ask for them on their own.

ServicePrice (ex VAT)Notes
VAT returnsQuarterly, Making Tax Digital compliantfrom £45 / monthStandard or flat rate scheme; includes scheme review
PayrollPayslips, RTI, pensionsfrom £9 / payslipMonthly runs; weekly runs from £3.50 per payslip per week
CIS returnsfrom £45 / monthMonthly CIS300 and subcontractor statements
Bookkeepingfrom £235 / monthPriced on bank and invoice volume after a look at your Xero
Registered office address£120 / yearKeep your home address off the public register
Quarterly check-ins£400 / yearFour structured sessions on numbers, tax and plans
Catch-up accounts and late returns£35–£250 / hourQuoted as a fixed sum before we start, based on what’s outstanding
HMRC enquiry defence and disclosuresScoped quoteOur specialism. Fixed-fee stages agreed at the outset

What moves your price inside a band

We price on work, not on turnover. Four things drive it.

Transaction volume

How many bank lines and invoices a month. More lines, more time, whether we or you do the books.

VAT

Four extra returns a year and a scheme to manage. Registration alone usually adds £45 a month.

People you pay

Every payslip is a submission to HMRC. Weekly runs cost more than monthly.

State of the records

Tidy Xero and reconciled bank feeds sit at the floor of the band. A shoebox sits at the ceiling.

Read our full guide to what accountants charge in Northern Ireland

We’re not the cheapest. Here’s what you’re paying for.

Online-only firms advertise from £40 a month. That buys software, a ticket queue and a junior processing your return. Our limited company fees start at £100 because every set of accounts here gets junior preparation, a qualified manager’s review and a partner sign-off, and because you can pick up the phone.

  • Two partners, one of them a certified forensic accountant, on every client file
  • HMRC enquiry and disclosure work is what we’re known for, so we build returns to withstand one
  • A local office in Carrickfergus, and clients across the UK and in 30-plus countries
  • No minimum term. One month’s notice if you ever want to leave

Questions people ask before they call

Why show a range and not one price?

Two companies on the same package can need very different amounts of work. Inside a band the fee moves with transaction volume, VAT, payroll and bookkeeping. We’d rather show you the honest range than a headline figure that doubles once you sign.

Is the monthly fee really fixed?

Yes. It’s in your scoping letter and collected by Direct Debit. It only changes if your business changes, and we’ll tell you before it does. You’re allowed to hold us to that.

What if I join half-way through my year?

Any catch-up work is quoted separately as a one-off before we start, so your monthly fee only ever pays for the current year. We can spread a catch-up fee over your first three months.

Do you include software?

We work in Xero. If you already have a subscription we link to it. If not, we’ll set one up; the licence is billed at cost.

Can you take over from my current accountant?

Yes. We handle the professional clearance letter and records request. Most switches take two to three weeks and cost nothing extra.

What’s not covered by the monthly fee?

One-off jobs you ask for: prior-year catch-up, a company set-up, tax planning projects, HMRC enquiries into returns we didn’t prepare, and disclosures. Each is quoted in writing before we start.

Get your exact figure in one 30-minute call

A 30-minute new client meeting with a partner or manager. We’ll ask about your entity, VAT, staff and records, and give you a fixed monthly fee in writing the same day.

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