What are the opening hours?

Monday 8:45am - 5pm Tuesday 8:45am - 5pm Wednesday 8:45am - 5pm Thursday 8:45am - 5pm Friday 8:45am - 5pm

Riverside Accountancy Lancaster Limited

Home
United Kingdom
Lancaster
Riverside Accountancy Lancaster Limited

We have been serving clients across the country for almost 50 years and service businesses, small and large, across many sectors.

https://riversideaccountancylancaster.com/ As well as accountancy, audit and tax skills, our three directors also have individual specialisms which enable us to provide clients with a tailored service. In addition to traditional auditing, accounting and tax services we also provide advice on how to improve and develop your business. Whether you need an integrated business strategy, access to corporate finance or specialist tax advice we are here to help you achieve your goals.

28/10/2026

You shouldn’t need to be an accountant to understand your own accounts.

We recently asked some of our clients a simple question:

What makes a good accountant and what do they look for?

For Nicola at @621824768270858, it comes down to having someone who is responsive, approachable and able to explain things clearly.

Someone who answers the phone when there is a question.

Someone who does not assume you already understand every piece of accounting software or financial terminology.

And, importantly, someone who takes the time to sit down with you, review how the business is performing and help you understand what the figures actually mean for the future.

As Nicola puts it, a good accountant should feel like a partner — someone who helps keep the business on the right track, makes sure everything is being done properly and is friendly and easy to deal with along the way.

That is exactly the kind of relationship we work hard to build with every Riverside client.

Thank you, Nicola, for sharing your thoughts — and for trusting Riverside Accountancy to support Morecambe Bay Wills.

26/10/2026

Keeping a company’s statutory records in order is an ongoing responsibility, whether or not you have a formal company secretary. We can help you fulfil that role, with:

Registered office facilities
Submission of statutory documents
Minutes of meetings
Share transfer forms and share certificates
Company searches
Filing your confirmation statement

Your next confirmation statement will also need to confirm that each director has verified their identity with Companies House, so it’s worth making sure that’s in hand before it’s due.

Call us on 01524 34522, email [email protected] or visit riversideaccountancylancaster.com

23/10/2026

It’s easy to buy a cheap, ready-made company online, but there’s more to consider than the price, and getting the set-up wrong can be very costly.

We can help you form an off-the-shelf ready-made company, a tailor-made company or a Limited Liability Partnership, and for urgent requests we can arrange same-day formations.

Our company formation packages can include:

Advice on the pros and cons of incorporating in your situation
Appointing directors and a company secretary
Issuing subscriber shares
Registered office services
All the necessary minutes and resolutions
Help opening a business bank account
A tax review of the formation itself
VAT registration, Corporation Tax registration and setting up a PAYE scheme
Bookkeeping set-up advice
Forecasting for lenders

Worth knowing: since the 18th of November 2025, everyone named as a director of a new company must verify their identity with Companies House before the company can be registered. We can guide you through that step too.

Call us on 01524 34522, email [email protected] or visit riversideaccountancylancaster.com

21/10/2026

Annual accounts are often seen as a record of what’s already happened. We think they can do much more than that.

Alongside preparing your accounts to agreed timescales, we can:

Identify where we can help minimise your tax liability
Highlight the areas of your business with the most room for improvement
Use your accounts to measure progress towards your goals, and the actions that will get you there

We also prepare the accounts that support your self-assessment tax return, and produce financial statements for Companies House, including filleted accounts, so that the minimum amount of your financial information is made public.

Most importantly, we take the time to explain your accounts to you, so you understand what’s happening financially in your business and can plan ahead with confidence.

Call us on 01524 34522, email [email protected] or visit riversideaccountancylancaster.com

19/10/2026

Running a business comes with a surprising amount of paperwork, and very little of it is the reason you started out.

Whether it’s accounts, tax or company formation, we’ve got you covered. Our compliance services include:

Annual accounts
Specialist and niche audit and accounts
Company secretarial services
Payroll, including Real Time Information and pensions auto-enrolment
Tax returns
Grant claims

We make sure your accounts are prepared in the correct format, your statutory books and company records are kept up to date, and your statutory returns are prepared on time. In short, everything in the right format, in the right place and at the right time, leaving you free to focus on running your business.

To find out how we can help, call us on 01524 34522, email [email protected] or visit riversideaccountancylancaster.com

16/10/2026

What Actually Happens at Your First Meeting With Us?

Thinking about changing accountant, or looking for one for the first time, can feel like a bigger step than it really is. Often the hesitation isn't about the service at all. It's not knowing what to expect when you walk through the door.

So here's how it works at Riverside.

It starts with a short online form. It asks a few basics about your business, such as what type of business it is, your accounting year end, and which services you think you need. That gives us a picture before we meet, so the conversation can focus on you rather than paperwork.

We'll then get in touch to arrange a free initial meeting of up to an hour. There's no obligation. It's simply a chance to talk about your business, what's working, what isn't, and where you'd like support. It's also a chance for you to get a feel for us, because the relationship with your accountant matters, and it should feel right.

If you decide to go ahead, the part most people worry about is the easiest of all. If you already have an accountant, we contact them and handle the handover for you. There's no awkward conversation needed on your part.

Many of the businesses we work with have been with us for years, and every one of those relationships started with that first conversation over a cup of coffee.

14/10/2026

Why We Choose Local

Riverside has been part of Lancaster's business community for decades. We work with clients across the country, but our roots are here, and the relationships we've built locally mean a great deal to us. So when we need support ourselves, it makes sense to look close to home first.

Choosing local isn't just about loyalty. It's about the same things our clients value in us: someone who knows your business, who answers the phone, and who will still be there next year. Every pound spent with a local supplier also helps the wider business community we're proud to be part of.

Ben at BY Design is a good example. He looks after our website, and when we moved to our new offices on Caton Road, we asked him to help us refresh it. We wanted the site to reflect how we work with clients: straightforward, approachable and supportive, with clearer information about our services and an easier route to getting in touch.

As we said at the time, "It's been a real pleasure working with Ben again." His insight and attention to detail made the whole process smooth and collaborative, which is exactly what you hope for when you work with someone local.

That's what supporting local looks like at its best: businesses that know each other, take pride in their work, and want to see each other do well.

If you haven't seen the refreshed website yet, do take a look. https://riversideaccountancylancaster.com/

12/10/2026

Where to Find Us: A Home Built Around Our Clients

For many years, Riverside's home was on Lancaster's quayside. It suited us well, and plenty of our clients will remember climbing the stairs to see us there. As the practice grew, though, we began asking a simple question: is this the easiest place for our clients to come and see us?

The honest answer was that we could do better. So in early 2025, we moved to new premises at Lancaster Business Park on Caton Road.

The move was a deliberate choice, made with our clients in mind. Visiting your accountant shouldn't start with a hunt for a parking space or a worry about access. Our new office offers:

Easy, free parking right outside
A fully accessible building
Large, spacious meeting rooms
Private areas for confidential conversations
Modern technology that makes our work faster and smoother

Many of the conversations we have with clients are personal. They might be about family businesses, succession, or difficult financial decisions, and those deserve a comfortable, private setting. The new office gives us exactly that.

You'll find us at:
Suite 2, 2 Mannin Way, Lancaster Business Park, Caton Road, Lancaster LA1 3SU

We're just a mile off the M6 at Junction 34, so we're easy to reach whether you're coming from across town or further afield.

If you haven't visited us since the move, we'd love to welcome you. The kettle's always on.

09/10/2026

A good accountant should do more than look backwards at the figures. They should help your business move forward.

As part of our latest series, we asked our clients:

What makes a good accountant?

This time, we spoke to Tom Pemberton Farm Life and Pemberton's Farm Shop and Dairy .

Based at Birks Farm in the beautiful Fylde coastal town of Lytham, the Pemberton family have decades of hands-on farming experience and have been delivering dairy produce to the local community since the 1950s.

Pembertons Farm Shop opened on 1st July 2017, following a 20-year plan to create a shop filled with quality local produce — grown, reared, freshly picked or made by the family and other excellent Lancashire businesses.

For Tom, a good accountant is someone with knowledge, someone who is accessible and someone who understands how to help a business become more efficient and continue to grow.

It is about being able to pick up the phone, ask a question and know that you will either get the answer straight away or that your accountant will find it quickly.

It is also about having the right advice when the business needs to invest, borrow, repay money or make important financial decisions.

As Tom says:

“A good accountant can save you a lot of money, or cost you a lot of money. Riverside has saved us a lot of money because of their efficiency, the way they handle our business and the way they help push it forward.”

That is exactly the kind of relationship we aim to build with our clients — practical, accessible and focused on helping the business move forward.

Thank you to Tom and the Pemberton family for sharing their thoughts and for trusting Riverside Accountancy to support the business.

07/10/2026

As you may have seen earlier, it's Cameron's birthday today, and it's not just any birthday. It's his 21st.

The team got in early this morning to give his desk a proper makeover, with a banner, balloons and rather more confetti than the hoover will thank us for.

And of course, when it came to cakes, there was only ever going to be one choice for a devoted Liverpool FC supporter. A box of red and white cupcakes from Bakes By Amy finished with glittering 21s and a few words every Reds fan will recognise: You'll Never Walk Alone.

It's the small things like this that make Riverside such a good place to be. Happy 21st, Cameron. We hope the rest of the day lives up to the start.

Address

Suite 2, 2 Mannin Way, Lancaster Business Park, Caton Road
Lancaster
LA13SU

Opening Hours

Monday	8:45am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:45am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:45am - 5pm
Thursday	8:45am - 5pm
Friday	8:45am - 5pm

Website

https://riversideaccountancylancaster.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Riverside Accountancy Lancaster Limited posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.