BUSINESS ACCOUNTANCY
Accountancy for owner-managed companies
Year-end accounts, Corporation Tax, VAT, payroll and bookkeeping for UK limited companies – with your company's position and your own personal tax as a director considered together, and the scope and fee agreed in writing before any work begins.
Led by Chris Clark, Fellow of the AAT (FMAAT) · AAT licensed practice · Xero and QuickBooks Online · Reviewed on Trustpilot
WHO WE HELP
For companies run by their owners
We work with UK limited companies where the people who own the business also run it – and with those directors personally.
COMPANIES
Owner-managed limited companies
Companies with one or a small number of shareholder-directors, needing their annual compliance handled carefully and in good time.
DIRECTORS
Company directors
Directors who want their personal tax looked after alongside the company, rather than by a separate adviser.
SMALL BUSINESSES
Small and growing businesses
Businesses taking on VAT registration, their first employees or a move to cloud accounting software.
CHANGING ACCOUNTANT
Companies switching to CJC
We'll explain what we need to take over your records and filings, and agree the scope and fee before we start.
CORE ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES
Your company's annual compliance, handled
Every business is different, so we don't sell fixed packages. We'll ask about your company, then quote for the services you need.
Statutory annual accounts
Year-end accounts prepared, explained to you and filed with Companies House once you've approved them.
Corporation Tax
Your company's tax computation and CT600 return, prepared and filed with HMRC.
VAT
VAT registration and VAT returns filed under Making Tax Digital.
Bookkeeping
Keeping your company's records up to date in your accounting software.
Payroll and RTI
Regular payroll runs and Real Time Information submissions to HMRC.
Companies House filings
Company filings, plus identity verification through CJC as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP).
Directors' Self Assessment
Personal tax returns for the company's directors, prepared alongside the company work.
Not sure what you need?
Tell us about your company and we'll suggest the right support.
YOUR COMPANY AND YOU
Company and director tax, considered together
In an owner-managed company, the company's accounts and Corporation Tax are closely linked to the directors' own tax position. How you take money from the company – salary, dividends or pension contributions – affects both.
Because CJC can look after the company and its directors, we can review both positions together and explain the options and their implications, so you make decisions with the full picture in front of you.
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Company accounts and Corporation Tax
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Directors' remuneration – salary and dividends
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Pension contributions
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Directors' personal tax and Self Assessment returns
One adviser
for your company and for you as its director, with the work agreed in a single, clearly scoped engagement.
Scope and fee confirmed in writing before work begins.
Every situation is different
What is suitable depends on your company's circumstances, your own circumstances and the tax rules that apply at the time. We'll explain the relevant considerations and their implications rather than promise a particular outcome. More detailed work – such as modelling alternative scenarios or formal written advice – is scoped and quoted separately.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Software and company setup
Alongside your annual compliance, we can help with the tools you use and with setting up a new company.
Xero and QuickBooks Online
Accounting software support
What it covers Help setting up and using Xero or QuickBooks Online for your company's records.
Working together With access to your software, we can work from the same records you use day to day.
Company formation
Forming a new UK limited company
What it covers Assistance with forming a new UK limited company and meeting the related Companies House registration requirements. The exact scope is agreed with you before we start.
Next steps Once the company is formed, we can quote for its ongoing accounts, tax and payroll.
HOW CJC WORKS
A clear process from the start
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Tell us about your company
Request a quote and tell us what you need.
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Agree the scope and fee
You'll receive a written quotation before work begins.
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Share your records
Upload securely or give us access to your accounting software.
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Review and approve
Nothing is filed until you've approved it.
INDIVIDUALLY QUOTED FEES
A quotation based on your company
We don't publish fixed prices for business work. Each quotation sets out the agreed scope, the fee and how VAT applies to it.
Size and turnover
The size of the business and the level of activity in the year.
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Volume of transactions
How many sales, purchases and bank transactions need recording or reviewing.
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VAT
Whether the company is VAT-registered and how often returns are due.
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Payroll
The number of employees and directors on the payroll, and how often it runs.
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State of the records
Whether the records are complete and up to date when we start.
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Services required
Which of our services you need, for the company and for its directors.
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Accounting software
Whether records are kept in Xero, QuickBooks Online or another format.
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Timescales
Upcoming deadlines, and any filings that are already overdue.
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FAQ
Questions about business accountancy
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Yes. With your authority, we can contact your previous accountant to request the professional information relevant to your affairs and arrange an orderly handover. Before we act, we'll complete our usual client identity and acceptance checks and agree the scope and fee with you in writing.
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We support Xero and QuickBooks Online. If your records are kept another way, tell us when you request a quote and we'll explain how we can work with them.
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You can upload documents securely, or give us access to your accounting software so we work from the same records you use day to day. Please don't include tax reference numbers or sensitive documents in the quote form itself.
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Business work is individually quoted – we don't sell fixed packages for companies. Your quotation sets out the agreed scope, the fee and how VAT applies to it, and we confirm it in writing before any work begins.
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Yes. We can prepare directors' Self Assessment returns alongside the company's accounts and Corporation Tax, and explain how decisions such as salary, dividends and pension contributions affect both. Any advice depends on your circumstances and is agreed within the scope of the engagement.
Request a Business Accountancy Quote
Tell us about your company on our quote form. Under “What do you need help with?”, choose “Business accountancy” – or “Both” if you’d also like help with your personal tax. There's no charge and no commitment.