Evans Weir

Business Start-Up (see our summary guide)

Starting a new business can be daunting in many ways, so let us relieve some of your worries and allow you to concentrate on your progressing with your business ideas. We can ensure you are compliant with all necessary procedures and set up in the most effective format for your business.

This will include:

• Deciding on the most suitable format for your business - sole trader, partnership, limited liability partnership or limited company.
• Preparing a business plan, cash flow projections, budgets and trading forecasts.
• Assessing your financial requirements, advising on the best sources of finance, and drawing up the necessary proposals.
• Working with you to set up an accounting system that works for you and also gives you the information you need to manage your business.
• Completing any necessary registration procedures with Companies House or HM Revenue and Customs.
• Telephone support when ever you require our advice.

We also provide additional help for new businesses by quoting a fixed fee for the first year and payment plans are available to enable businesses to budget for all eventualities.

Business Planning

All too often, once a business has been set-up and the daily pressures of working take over, it can be easy to ignore planning ahead.

We proactively encourage our clients to think of future strategic planning and can assist in developing a long term plan to achieve your objectives. Depending on your size, this could be anything from informal discussions during the year to providing a fully detailed business plan.

Accountancy & Bookkeeping

We prepare accounts for businesses of all sizes including sole traders, partnerships, limited companies and limited liability partnerships. All our work is undertaken to a very high standard using the latest software available.

We ensure your accounts are prepared in a timely manner and meet statutory deadlines, whether these are with Companies House or HM Revenue & Customs.

We can also relieve a significant burden to a business by taking care of your bookkeeping needs, either in-house or at your business premises. This service includes the maintenance of your VAT records and submission of your VAT return. This can free up valuable time for you and your staff. We will also advise on any VAT issues which may arise.

Management Accounts

A business needs to be constantly aware of its financial performance to be able to make key decisions and ensure the continued success of your business.

To assist our clients in this area, we offer to prepare periodic management accounts. If we already carry out your bookkeeping needs, then this takes little additional time.

However, we also offer to assist you in setting up systems internally to provide you with effective management information and can help you with interpreting and using these figures.

Company Secretarial

It is essential that any company complies with the Companies Act and with the recent changes we can advise you on how the legislation affects your company and its directors. We can also carry out a range of company secretarial duties including:

• Company Formations
• Preparing & filing of statutory terms
• Preparation of all documentation (such as minutes & resolutions)
• Maintenance of statutory book (share register, minute book etc)
• Preparation of dividend certificates for the company
• General advice on company law

Business Taxation

Any profitable business will be paying a substantial amount in Corporation tax or Income tax. We can handle all business taxation matters for our clients, to minimise your administration burden and advise you in connection with reducing your tax liability.

We can also ensure your business is compliant with all its reporting obligations to ensure it doesn't receive penalties for non-compliance.

Personal Taxation

We can deal with all aspects of personal taxation including the preparation of self assessment tax returns and repayment claims. This is a complete service which calculates your full tax liability or repayment and then submits your return online on your behalf.

We can also offer advice in relation to personal tax planning which covers Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax & Inheritance Tax. Our sole aim being to minimise your current and future tax liabilities.

Payroll

We provide a comprehensive and confidential payroll service for our clients.

Our service includes:

• Computer generated payslips
• Administration of PAYE, National Insurance, Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay etc
• Completion of statutory forms (including P35 & P11D's)
• Summaries and analysis of staff costs
• Administration of incentive schemes, bonuses and ex-gratia termination payments.

Business Taxation

We handle all business taxation matters for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies including compliance work and planning matters.