Startup Accountants in London

Accusolve is a UK accountancy practice with an AAT Licensed Accountant. We support new UK limited companies, including businesses run by overseas founders. We can help with the accounting and tax implications of your plans; legal structure advice, shareholder agreements and overseas obligations may need a suitably qualified adviser.

Choose Support for Your Stage

Before incorporation, we can discuss the accounting and tax implications of your proposed business and agree company formation administration. If you have already incorporated, we review the trading date, HMRC correspondence, existing records and approaching deadlines before agreeing the next steps. Formation alone does not cover all of your ongoing reporting responsibilities.

Once trading starts, we help agree a recordkeeping process and check the HMRC registrations relevant to your activities. Accounting software setup and ongoing bookkeeping support can be included where agreed. If you keep the books yourself, we explain which records are needed for the work we undertake.

First-Year Accounting Roadmap

These are common decision points, not a fixed package or timetable. We agree which stages and deliverables apply to your company.

Routine Accounts and Tax Work

For an agreed year-end engagement, we review your bookkeeping, raise queries, prepare annual accounts and the relevant Corporation Tax return and computations, explain the draft figures and request your approval before filing. The accounts period and tax return period can differ in the first year, so we check both and explain the relevant payment and filing dates.

Directors remain responsible for the company's records and filings, even when an accountant helps. You need to provide complete information, answer queries, approve drafts and arrange tax payments. See GOV.UK's director responsibilities guidance. Bookkeeping catch-up, historic corrections and HMRC enquiries are separately scoped where required.

VAT, Payroll and Founder Pay

VAT registration support depends on your supplies, turnover and where the business is established; not every startup follows the same threshold rules. Payroll and PAYE support depends on the pay arrangements and relevant employer obligations. Both are agreed separately from routine accounts preparation.

We can review the tax treatment and records for salary, dividends, reimbursed expenses and director loans within an agreed advice engagement. A director's personal Self Assessment requirement depends on their circumstances and any HMRC notice; being a director alone does not automatically require a return.

Optional Reporting as the Business Grows

If you need figures between year-ends, we can agree management accounts, financial forecasts or part-time finance support. We first agree the audience, available records and assumptions. These services are additional work, not included in every startup engagement, and do not guarantee funding or investment.

What to Have Ready for Your Enquiry

• Company details, incorporation and trading dates, or your plans if not yet formed
• Business activities, expected turnover, transaction volume and countries involved
• Bank statements, invoices, receipts, existing software and opening balances
• HMRC references and correspondence, previous filings and known deadlines
• Director funding, pay plans and details of any employees

We review your starting point, confirm the work and responsibilities, and agree the fee before starting. Record quality, transaction volume, employees, VAT, overseas activity and extra reporting affect the scope. Any backlog or specialist advice is discussed separately so you know what is included.