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Company accounts for companies in their first year, done for you.

Send us your bank statements. We do the bookkeeping, prepare your accounts and tax return, and file them with Companies House and HMRC. You check everything first.

Fixed fee from £199 for the whole year · Dormant companies £19 · No VAT added

Illustration of annual accounts and a Company Tax Return (CT600) side by side

We work with records from

  • Xero
  • Monzo
  • Stripe
  • QuickBooks
  • Starling Bank
  • PayPal
  • FreeAgent
  • Revolut
  • GoCardless
  • Sage
  • Wise
  • Excel
  • HSBC
  • Google Sheets
  • Barclays
  • Dext
  • NatWest
  • Lloyds Bank
  • Santander

It’s our first year. What do we actually have to file?

Your first accounts run from the day the company was set up, and a long first year can need two tax returns. We set up your books from day one, include costs you paid before the bank account opened and work out your first dates. You check everything first.

First year in business? We’ll get your first accounts right.

Set-up costs, early spending and your first invoices. Send what you have and we’ll do the rest.

You send whatever you have

To get started

Bank statements

Plus anything else you have

Even if it’s incomplete. No bookkeeping needed first.

  • Your company bank and card statements from day one
  • Your company number and incorporation certificate
  • Costs you paid before the bank account was opened
  • Laptops, software or equipment you bought to get started
  • Money you put in yourself, a rough note is fine

Missing something? Bank statements are enough to start. Photos and rough notes are fine too.

We do the rest

Fixed fee from

£199

£199 for turnover up to £90,000

£499 for turnover above £90,000

Bookkeeping, accounts, tax return and filing.

  • Set up your company’s books from the very start
  • Bookkeeping from whatever you send
  • Look for ways to cut your Corporation Tax
  • Accounts prepared and filed with Companies House
  • Tax return (CT600) prepared and filed with HMRC
  • Your approval before anything is filed

Extra costs: no VAT is added to our fee. Any extra work is agreed with you first. Corporation Tax due is paid to HMRC.

Ready when you are

Find your company

Common costs for businesses like yours

We look for the costs your company can claim, so you don’t pay more tax than you need to. These are examples; we’ll tell you which apply. HMRC guidance.

Costs you may be able to claim

  • Start-up costs paid before you began trading
  • Computers and equipment
  • Software subscriptions
  • Website and advertising
  • Business insurance
  • Accountancy fees
  • Business bank charges
  • Business phone and internet
  • Business travel
  • Training and courses
  • Pension contributions paid by the company
  • Use of home as office

Expert help at every step

We sort your records

Send what you have, even if it’s messy or incomplete. We do the bookkeeping from your bank statements.

We prepare everything

We prepare your accounts and tax return, and look for the costs your company can claim to lower its tax.

We check it and file on time

You approve everything first. Then we file with Companies House and HMRC before the deadline.

A year-end example

A new company may have paid for software and equipment before invoicing a customer. You may also have funded the first expenses yourself. We match those costs to the company records, check when trading started and look at the accounting period before deciding which documents and tax returns are needed.

Frequently asked questions

What if the company has not made a sale yet?

Just tell us what the company spent or received. No sales does not always mean dormant for Companies House, so we look at what happened and tell you which accounts fit.

Need more help? A long first year can need two tax returns. We look at your dates and agree any extra work with you first. WhatsApp us

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Get a free, no-obligation call

  1. Request a callback

    Leave your name and number and we’ll call you back to talk about your company.

  2. We talk it through

    Tell us about your company. We’ll explain what we need from you and exactly what it costs.

  3. Decide in your own time

    If you’d like to go ahead, we’ll send you a link to get started. If not, that’s fine. No obligation.

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