Accounts, tax, audit, advice.
Wherever you are in the life of your company, you’ll need an accountant you can rely upon. Here’s what we do.
Philip Barnes & Co has provided accountancy and business advice services to many local businesses and helped them grow from energetic start-ups to mature and well-known local companies. Our core services include year-end company accounts, corporate tax, bookkeeping, audits, business setup and advice, self-assessment, management accounts, VAT, payroll, inheritance tax planning, company secretarial services and R&D claims.
Below are the business support specialisms we lead with. For start-up advice, see our start-ups page.
Finance Director Service
Board-level financial expertise without a full-time hire. Ad hoc or retained.
Read more → 02 /Forecasting & Planning
Define what success looks like for your company, and the steps to get there.
Read more → 03 /Tax Planning
High-worth, low-tax solutions. Income tax, IHT, corporation tax and CGT.
Read more → 04 /Bookkeeping
Accounts, payroll, VAT and management accounts — complete back-office support.
Read more → 05 /Management Accounting
Monthly or quarterly reports, cashflow projections, benchmarking and valuations.
Read more → 06 /R&D Tax Claims
Tax relief on qualifying R&D expenditure. Most eligible companies don’t claim.
Read more → 07 /Due Diligence
Financial investigation before a purchase, merger or partnership.
Read more → 08 /Accounts Systems
Selection, setup, training and MTD compliance — Xero, Sage, QuickBooks and more.
Read more → 09 /Raising Finance
Equity, bank lending and alternative funding — with the accounting and tax sorted alongside.
Read more →A free initial conversation
No pitch — just a conversation about your business and whether we’re the right fit.