About Us

Who We Are
- We are a dynamic firm of accountants, tax advisers, business development specialists and registered auditors with offices in both the heart of the financial district of Leeds City Centre and our rural base in the historic spa town of Ilkley.
- Established in 2000, we combine outstanding professionalism with unrivalled efficiency delivered through the very latest ISO9001 accredited cutting edge information technology, utilising big firm knowledge and systems to deliver bespoke individually tailored financial solutions to owner managed businesses.

Our Heads of Department
- New Clients and Strategic Business Advice
John Oddy - Annual Accounts, Audit and Sage Management Accounts Advisory
Anneka Chauhdry - Corporate and Personal Taxation
Mark Overend - Systems and IT
Nichola Dawson

Our Philosophy
- To provide a premium level of service on fixed cost basis with a unique combination of added value services.
- To minimise our clients' current taxation liabilities, and to put in place proactive tax planning measures to protect their growing wealth, eventual business sale and ultimate retirement.
- To understand our clients' business and speak their language, presenting financial information to none accountants without the jargon.
- To support our clients in the creation of businesses that have the ability to operate without total reliance upon the owner.
- To provide our clients with an effective virtual finance director. We are here not to simply "keep score", but to be the first port of call for assistance with any issue our client's business.
- To be a team player in our clients businesses, not the umpire.

Our Specialisms
We have experience in a broad range of industries with particular strengths in engineering, construction, retail, renewable energy, and information technology. Our specialist business advisory services include:
- Business-in-a-Box – for new business start up we create a ready made business for you to operate.
- Business Turnaround – for a business that just doesn’t seem to work anymore. We engineer order out of chaos and put you back on the right track.
- Business Finance – we have strategic partnerships with all the major banks, leasing companies, invoice discounters and grant organisations.
- Business Planning – failing to plan is to planning to fail.
- Company Audit – We are registered auditors with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
