Personalised accounts and tax solutions for individuals and businesses
Whether you’re a rapidly growing start-up or an established family run business, we have the skills, knowledge and experience to support you as if we were your own financial team. We become an extension of your business and like to foster long-term partnerships.
It is a testament to the standards we set for ourselves that so many of our clients have been with us through multiple businesses and over many years of successful trading.
Accounting services for a range of business sizes and industries
Personal Finances
At Essendon, we specialise in making your personal finances simpler, more accurate, and less stressful – so you can focus on life, not tax forms.
Tax returns can be time consuming and stressful. Gathering the necessary information is one thing, but then working out what to put in which field on the HMRC website is another. Their requirements change every year, and because you only do it once a year the whole experience is confusing and complicated.
Self-Employed
Essendon supports the self-employed with tax, bookkeeping, VAT, and year-round financial guidance.
Running a business on your own can be lonely. When you’re self-employed, you take on many business roles in order to tick over day-on-day. Think sales and marketing, IT, and finances… you have to cover them all. The challenge is that you’re mostly focused on doing what you do best; providing your products and services to your customers. The other important bits tend to get done at the weekend.
Small Businesses
Essendon empowers small businesses to grow with stress-free bookkeeping, tax, VAT, payroll, and expert financial guidance.
When you own and run a small business, you take on many roles: sales, marketing, operations, IT, etc. You’re passionate about what you sell, but all these other responsibilities come with it. The challenge is that you’re probably not experienced in some of these roles, which makes them stressful and time-consuming.
Family Business Accounts
At Essendon, we want to work with you to further help you grow your successful family business.
When working as accounts for family businesses, we see the stages that they go through. It’s exciting for everyone, including us, but the dynamics bring challenges that require careful thought. For example, we can investigate the financial benefits of technological investment and guide the family in making the right decision for the business.
Our Services
Providing practical accounting and tax support for all. Offering friendly, straightforward advice to help you plan ahead and make confident decisions.
Financial Director
Management Accounts
Payroll
Bookkeeping
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Corporation Tax
Personal Tax Returns
Capital Gains Tax
Statutory Financial Statement
Construction Industry Schemes
Company Secretarial
Registering A Trust
Start-Ups
Essendon Property Partners
Financial Director
All top athletes achieve the peak of their career by working with a coach, and we know that every business that wishes to reach the top must have a team of trusted advisors around them. We will always be there to provide up-to-date financial information, projections, data analysis and will always give you calm, constructive and sensible advice. Our aim is to always give you the tools and expertise to improve your profit, not necessarily to chase growth in turnover.
Management Accounts
Essendon’s management accounts service delivers clear reports and insights to keep your business efficient and profitable.
We ensure you avoid unnecessary penalties and always pay the right amount of tax. That’s because we take the time to understand your business and don’t shy away from straight talking, for it’s important you understand your business finances. How are you otherwise able to plan for the future?
Payroll
A complex, ever-changing landscape
Payroll can be incredibly time-consuming, with the added pressure of ensuring it is completed accurately and to a specific deadline. Not only can Essendon Accounts & Tax look after your weekly and monthly payrolls, we can talk to HMRC on your behalf to deal with any issues that may arise and save you valuable time that could be better spent on focusing on your business.
Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping is simply the regular recording of all transactions throughout the business such as purchases, sales, receipts, and payments.
Essendon Accounts & Tax aims to save you time, money, effort and stress with your bookkeeping. Send us your paperwork (whether that is a bag of receipts and statements, or scanned email copies of invoices) and we will ensure your numbers are always up to date.
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Different rates for different businesses
It is important to look at your purchases and see which input VAT can be claimed, and know the difference between the different rate schemes and which products and services are exempt. In addition, knowing when deregistration is possible is also vital knowledge for your business.
Corporation Tax
Ensuring you pay the right amount of tax
By involving the services of leading experts in the areas of research and development, and commercial property, we make sure you returns are always made to the satisfaction of HMRC.
Personal Tax Returns
Essendon simplifies personal tax returns — we’ll handle your filing, optimise deductions, and make sure you pay the right amount (no surprises).
Whether you are a sole trader, in a partnership, a director of a limited company, or simply an individual with a regular income, you need expert knowledge to maximise the numerous tax allowances and reliefs that are available, and navigate the complex process of compiling and communicating personal tax returns with HMRC.
Capital Gains Tax
From personal possessions, business assets and property, to shares and investments, you need to make sure you are paying the correct amount of Capital Gains Tax. As well as making profits, there is also the potential that you could make capital losses and we can assist with calculating those losses and the most efficient way to use them.
Statutory Financial Statements
On-time filing supported by our trusted advisors
At Essendon Accounts & Tax, we prepare these statements ready for filing and consult with our team of professional advisors to ensure that any credits and allowances are included in the final statutory financial statements.
Construction Industry Schemes
Ensuring your tax and NI contributions are correct
At Essendon Accounts & Tax, we can prepare your CIS returns for you and verify your sub-contractors to see which rate they should deduct then help you to build a better understanding of the Construction Industry Scheme.
Company Secretarial
An often-overlooked, yet important task
Essendon Accounts & Tax can cover your company secretarial services and ensure all relevant communications with Companies House are made on-time to keep your business compliant.
Registering a Trust
As of September 2022 the rules and regulations around registering a trust have changed.
Essendon can support you as an Agent and register your trust on your behalf. If this is something you require please contact us to discuss the options available.
Start-Ups
We can help your start-up business to leap off the ground.
When it comes to starting a new business, it’s important to get the finances right from the get-go. People often make the mistake of thinking that ‘everything will work itself out’, but this isn’t the case – and the last thing you want to do is end up in debt or owing money because you didn’t invest in an accountant for your start-up. Take advantage of our experience working as an accountant for start-ups.
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Expert property accountants and tax advisors with a hands-on approach
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