You may be starting a new business, needing advice about accounts, income tax, VAT and other financial matters. Perhaps you've dealt with your own tax affairs, but now you need help to deal with HM Revenue & Customs. Or maybe you already have an accountant and you're looking for a change. I have worked as an accountant in St Austell for over thirty years. I know that every client needs service tailored to his or her specific requirements.
For more detailed information on how we can help you, visit our Services page where we also tell you who we can help and what we cannot do. We're based in St Austell, Cornwall, but as all our business is done via phone, mail/email and the cloud, we are available to help customers from anywhere in the UK, the EU and overseas. Therefore we are able to keep our fees as competitive as possible - After all, our aim is to save you money!
The better your financial position, the more you can afford to do, the sooner you can afford to do it. Whether you're a start-up or an established business, if you have big ambitions, you need an accountant with the same outlook. We're vibrant, forward-thinking growth accountants, working every day with energetic companies to help them realise their goals.
We work much more closely with our clients than traditional accountants. We are selective in the clients that we act for. We want to get to know our clients businesses inside out, enabling us to easily identify solutions and spot opportunities. We want to help improve profits and encourage growth. We want our clients to realise their goals. Whatever we do for you, we will always carry out our work with the aim of adding value to your business.
We offer a friendly, practical down to earth approach to accountancy that customers can understand and appreciate - that's the approach of this family run business. The practice is run by Lucy and Brian Smith and their staff of three, we have a loyal customer base from individuals to small and medium sized businesses who appreciate our no nonsense, no jargon approach. Peace of mind and professional expertise, without charging the earth is what's on offer.
KD Chapman & Co are Accountancy and Tax Consultants. We were formed in 1985 by the existing proprietor, Keith Chapman, a former Tax Inspector with the Inland Revenue. The practice primarily offers an efficient accountancy service with the added bonus of specialist taxation advice when necessary. We have a good working relationship with a larger local firm of accountants enabling us to look after all sizes of client.
Derek Cousens has many years of experience working with small and medium sized businesses as a fully qualified accountant, and is now the director of his small accountancy firm. Derek Cousens Ltd was established in April 2007, and provides accountancy services throughout Cornwall. Expert staff help clients to achieve their business potential by making the most of their financial situation. The team of accountants are based in Bodmin, but travel round the county to visit clients.
We can help you get the most out of your accounting systems by preparing a report setting out any weaknesses that we have found with your accounting systems, the consequences of these weaknesses and our suggestions on how to improve them. The purpose of this report is to highlight to you as the business owner areas of potential improvement that would increase the standard of your accounting systems and in turn lower your accountancy fees!
If you are a Sole Trader, a Partnership, or a Limited Company, we offer a professional service for managing and maintaining all of your business requirements. As such we take every opportunity to encourage and assist the successful start up businesses with a range of support services. These services include for the new business structure, assistance with maintaining accounting records, mandatory bookkeeping, compiling and submitting VAT returns and other accounting activities on your behalf.
Sue is our bookkeeping and accounts partner. She is a certified bookkeeper and an associate member of the ICB. Sue is also Association of Accounting Technicians qualified to level 3 and has International Association of Bookkeepers qualifications in Sage accounts software.