
Safe but sound. With only two months to go before the general election, the Budget announced yesterday by Chancellor George Osborne yielded predictably few surprises but did hold some good news forour region's business community. The Chancellor promised unspectacular, and that is what he delivered! This budget was good for business in the sense.

David Scott & Co are based in Newton Aycliffe we are an established and well experienced chartered accountants practice with over 30 years experience offering services to clients of any businesses,trades and professionals regarding assistance with your vat returns or bookkeeping in Darlington. If you feel you are paying too much tax then we are the friendly, reliable company to call upon for any financial problems you may have. We offer pro active solutions for reducing your tax bills!

M A Smith Chartered Accountants pride themselves on providing an outstanding quality service to all of their clients. They understand that many clients have busy lives and are happy to arrange eveningand weekend meetings. M A Smith Chartered Accountants cover the whole of the North East including Darlington, Newton Aycliffe and Bishop Auckland.

We work closely with our clients and act for a broad range of business and personal clients. Apart from the more general accountancy services we can also assist you with business development andspecialist tax services. You can receive a very broad range of services and we are familiar with business clients from startups to larger companies covering many sectors including. We appreciate that only in time can we gain your trust, so that you know when we say we can and will do something, we do it.

Welcome to Baines Jewitt, one of the largest firms of chartered accountants, business advisors and tax consultants in the Tees Valley. Our firm was formed by the merger of two practices renowned fortheir professionalism, quality of service and integrity - values that are still core to our relationships with clients today.

But our approach makes us more of a business partner to you than merely a professional services provider. We take time to get to know you and your business so that we can help you become moreprofitable and more efficient. We are proactive and innovative and we think a little bit different from the rest. Accurate management information will help you make the right business decisions but you need peace of mind from your accountants.

We are a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants originally established in 2002 by Loraine Sullivan FCCA. Drawing on her experience of having worked for a variety of local businesses, ABM offersaccountancy and taxation services to businesses in the Teesside area and beyond. ABM is a one stop shop for local businesses needing start up advice, bookkeeping assistance and payroll, accountancy and taxation services.

Christopher Bailey is a Chartered Accountant with many years experience of running his own businesses. He has worked in businesses of all sizes and types; from small local businesses to large publiclyowned businesses; with turnovers up to £85m. His successes include being one of the partners in a multi office accountancy practice that was floated on the Stock Market at the turn of this century. He has also worked internationally and has vast experience in the world of property.

LDF Accountancy Services Ltd provide a proactive, accessible and competitive by the book accountancy service. With over 6 years of experience and qualified AAT in 2009, we provide quality and reliableresults. Our services come second to none and our experienced team would be happy to take your call, we provide any additional information you may require along with a free, no obligation quote.

We offer a tailor made service to our clients and combine extensive experience with a fresh approach to our clients' business needs. The practice acts for many clients of varying sizes andcomplexities on all areas which affect their finances and is registered to carry on audit work and regulated for a range of investment business activities by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.