Year-end accounts
Statutory accounts prepared, reviewed with you, then filed — with a note explaining what changed since last year.
- Limited company accounts
- Sole trader & partnership
- Corporation tax return
Accountancy practice for small business
The quiet end of your year-end.
Ash Parlor keeps the books tidy, files the returns on time and explains the numbers in plain language — so the deadline arrives without the scramble.
Services
Four things we do properly
A deliberately short list. Everything here is handled in-house by the same person you speak to, which is why the list stays short.
Tax returns
Self assessment and company tax handled end to end, with reliefs checked before anything is submitted.
- Self assessment
- Dividend & salary planning
- Allowable expense review
Bookkeeping & payroll
Monthly reconciliation, VAT and payroll runs kept current, so nothing has to be reconstructed in March.
- Monthly reconciliation
- VAT returns
- Payroll & pension filing
Advisory
A quarterly read on cash, margin and what the next tax bill is likely to be — in sentences, not spreadsheets.
- Cash-flow review
- Pricing & margin sense-check
- Company structure
Who we help
Small books, handled carefully
If your accounts fit on one screen and your questions don't, you are the kind of client this practice was built for.
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Sole traders & freelancers
Your return, your expenses and a clear answer on what to set aside each month. We tell you the number early enough to do something about it.
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Growing limited companies
Accounts, corporation tax, payroll and VAT kept in one place, with a quarterly conversation about how salary and dividends are being drawn.
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Landlords & second income
Property and side-income reporting untangled from your main job, with the records set up so next year takes an afternoon instead of a weekend.
Approach
Three steps, then it's routine
Most of the work of switching accountants happens once. After that, the year runs on a calendar you can see.
An honest first conversation
You describe the business and the mess, if there is one. We say what we would do about it and what it would cost — before you commit.
Records set straight
We take over from your previous accountant, tidy the opening figures and agree how receipts and invoices reach us each month.
A year with dates on it
Filing dates, payment dates and review calls are set out at the start, and you hear from us before each one — not after.
The practice
A small practice, on purpose
Ash Parlor takes on a limited number of clients each year. It means the person who prepares your accounts is the person who answers the email about them, and that questions get a reply in days rather than quarters.
- One point of contact from first call to filing
- Fixed scope agreed in writing before work starts
- Plain-language summaries alongside every set of accounts
- Cloud bookkeeping software supported, or spreadsheets if you prefer
Questions
Before you get in touch
The four things people usually ask in a first email.
Is it difficult to switch accountants?
No. You tell your current accountant you are moving, and we write to them for the handover records. You sign one authority form; we do the rest. It can be done at any point in the year, not only at year-end.
Which bookkeeping software do you work with?
The mainstream cloud packages are all fine, and we will set one up if you don't have one. If your records live in a spreadsheet and that genuinely works for the size of the business, we will keep it that way.
How are fees worked out?
By scope, not by hour. After the first conversation you get a written quote covering the services you have asked for, and that figure is what you pay. Anything outside the scope is quoted separately before it is started.
When should I get in touch?
Earlier is easier. A few months before your year-end leaves room to act on what the figures show. That said, late enquiries are welcome — we would rather help with a deadline that is close than not at all.
Enquiries
Tell us about the business
A short note is enough to start. Send the shape of the business and what you need handled, and you will get a considered reply rather than a brochure.
- No obligation and no charge for the first conversation
- A written quote follows if the fit looks right
- Your details are used only to answer your enquiry