Business Support

A comprehensive audit service which keeps pace with audit legislation and accounting standards. This ensures that the directors and shareholders of the Company receive an independent view of the financial position and provide positive input into the running of the company. We also conduct reviews of VAT and PAYE procedures to ensure compliance with current legislation.

The smooth and profitable running of any business relies upon the quality of its core financial information. We are in the position not only to advise present and prospective clients of the need for regular management accounts but also to satisfy that need.

Should you require monthly, quarterly or final accounts, we have a specially trained team ready and able to use our own in-house computer systems to produce accurate accounting information on a timely basis.

Alternatively, we can assist you at your own premises and if you wish, use your own accounting systems in satisfying your accounting requirements.

Our Secretariat has experience of serving a wide range of clients, from the quoted PLC to the small owner managed private company in the UK, to companies in many off-shore jurisdictions.

Run by a Chartered Secretary we offer ongoing support from incorporation to dissolution or can assist in exceptional events such as group restructures or London Stock Exchange listings or floatations.

Our Secretariat provides the following services:

• day to day maintenance of statutory registers in compliance with the Companies Act
  
• registers which are computerised and run on a real time basis using ICSA Software's 'Blueprint 2000' system
  
• preparation and filing of documents
  
• liaison between company and solicitors or official bodies such as Companies House, London Stock Exchange, Stamps Office
  
• provision of a registered office address
  
• use of one of our nominee companies as secretary, director or shareholder
  
• research / on-line searches at Companies House

We can also arrange for documents to be notarised or legalised at the Foreign Office or Foreign Embassies.

We provide for our clients a comprehensive service, from the preparation of corporation tax returns under self-assessment to detailed planning advice for corporate acquisitions, disposals and restructuring.

An efficient and thorough due diligence procedure is necessary for any successful business acquisition. Our experience of conducting such investigations has helped our clients in their negotiations and ensured that any potential or real problems are considered before it is too late !

Accurate cash flow projections and profit forecasts are vital to the initial and ongoing success of a business project, whether they form part of a business plan or are used by management to assess performance. Our team are experienced in using the power of modern spreadsheets to produce flexible models relevant to our clients' businesses, not just modifications of standard products.

Our specialised support team offers much experience in this increasingly complex area, services include: -

• Payroll bureau
  
• Year end return compliance
  
• Dispensations
  
• Inland Revenue audits and investigations
  
• PAYE settlement agreement

We have gained, over the years, a specialist reputation and much experience in the field of strategic business planning and corporate advice. In acquisitions, we have been involved in negotiations on behalf of both target and acquiring companies. In addition we have dealt with banks and financial institutions to achieve the most advantageous and cost effective methods of financing.

We have therefore been able to lay the solid foundations of business success for our clients and their companies.

Over the years, we have prepared systems reports for clients in various industries and helped them implement our recommendations to achieve the optimum business process.

We not only prepare clients' VAT returns and deal with other compliance matters, but also provide practical planning advice to minimise potential VAT exposure.