UK small business accountants
Small business accountants for UK limited companies, sole traders and contractors.
UK business accounting, done with conviction. Year-round compliance and the advisory you actually want: one named accountant, cloud-first delivery, and fixed fees agreed up front.
Who we help
A small business accountant for every UK structure.
A good small business accountant does more than file your accounts. We handle the full year for UK limited companies, sole traders, contractors and partnerships: the compliance that has to be right, and the planning that decides how much tax you actually pay.
Limited companies
Statutory accounts, the CT600 corporation tax return, and the salary-versus-dividend split modelled to each director's personal position.
Limited company accountingSole traders
Self assessment done properly, every expense you are entitled to claim, and a clear view of when incorporating starts to pay.
Sole trader accountingContractors and freelancers
IR35 status reviewed, the most efficient way to draw income, and the admin kept light so you can get on with billing.
Contractor accountingPartnerships and LLPs
Partnership returns, profit-share allocation, and each partner's self assessment, all handled together so the figures reconcile.
Small business guideJust starting out
Sole trader or limited company, when to register for VAT, and the first-year decisions that are expensive to undo later.
Sole trader vs limited company
Practice
What we handle across the year.
Compliance is the floor, not the service. The work that pays for itself is the advice that sits on top: the right VAT scheme, a sensible pay structure, an R&D claim that holds up, a disposal timed for relief.
Corporation tax and year-end accounts
Statutory accounts and CT600 filing, with marginal relief modelled across the £50,000 to £250,000 band and the 19% small profits rate applied where it fits.
VAT and Making Tax Digital
Registration timing against the £90,000 threshold, scheme selection (Standard, Flat Rate, Cash, Annual) and the quarterly Making Tax Digital discipline.
Payroll, PAYE and pensions
Monthly payroll, RTI submissions, employer National Insurance, salary-sacrifice schemes and workplace pension auto-enrolment.
Self assessment and MTD for Income Tax
Self assessment for sole traders, partners and directors, with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax phasing in from April 2026 for the self-employed and landlords over the income threshold.
R&D tax credits
Merged-scheme R&D claims with the qualifying-activity narrative written in-house, costs eligibility reviewed, and enhanced support applied where the loss-making intensive route qualifies.
Companies House and exit planning
Confirmation statements and annual accounts filed on time, plus Business Asset Disposal Relief planning (18% from April 2026, £1M lifetime limit) when it is time to sell or wind down.
Decide
Sole trader or limited company?
The structure you trade under changes how much tax you pay, what you file publicly, and how protected you are personally. The short version:
| Sole trader | Limited company | |
|---|---|---|
| Setting up | Register for self assessment with HMRC. Minimal admin. | Incorporate at Companies House, then register for corporation tax. |
| How profit is taxed | Income tax plus Class 4 National Insurance on all profit. | Corporation tax (19% to 25%), then tax on the salary and dividends you draw. |
| Public filing | Your accounts stay private. | Accounts and directors sit on the public Companies House register. |
| Best when | Profits are modest and you want simplicity. | Profits are rising, you reinvest, or you want limited liability. |
Coverage
From a first incorporation decision through to a nine-figure exit. Cloud-first, nationally available, experienced accountants, fixed-fee.
Accountants across the UK. Find your area or search accountants near you.
Pricing
How fixed fees work.
We quote a fixed fee in writing after a short discovery call, based on what the work actually involves: turnover, payroll size, VAT scheme, number of directors, and whether you need management accounts as well as year-end. Nothing is added without your sign-off.
You can ask questions through the year without watching a clock, because we do not bill by the hour. The engagement letter is plain English, and you can leave with reasonable notice. One-off projects outside the agreed scope are always quoted before any work starts.
In practice
What the work has produced.
Composite snapshots based on patterns across our client base. Names and figures anonymised. The mechanics are real.
They flagged a marginal-relief miscalculation in our first review that had been missed for three years. Refund and reset, plus quarterly visibility we never had.
Switching mid-year from sole trader to Ltd was the right call once they modelled it properly. About £11,000 saved in year one against a five-figure setup.
We were on Standard VAT when Flat Rate was clearly the better fit for our cost mix. Scheme review paid for itself inside a quarter.
Position
Most UK firms compete on price. The ones worth hiring compete on the cost of the advice you did not get. We work to the second standard.
Get started
Talk to an accountant. Free, no obligation.
Tell us briefly where the business sits today. We'll come back with a short note on what the engagement would look like and what it would cost. No pitch deck, no follow-up sequence.
Common questions