Davies Archytas Chartered Certified Accountants

Davies Archytas Chartered Certified Accountants Our team of ACCA certified and professional Accountants at Davies Archytas are here to help with your financial and accounting needs.

We believe it is incredibly important to stay up-to-date with changes within tax and financial legislation.

Our Payroll Manager, Sarah, is taking on Snowdon on 27th June to help raise funds for Lucy Hatton’s Kenya Expedition.Luc...
17/06/2026

Our Payroll Manager, Sarah, is taking on Snowdon on 27th June to help raise funds for Lucy Hatton’s Kenya Expedition.

Lucy will be spending four weeks in Kenya, working on community projects that support education, sanitation and living conditions in rural communities.

Sarah is hoping to raise £500, and we’d be really grateful for any donations, big or small, to support this worthwhile cause.

Donation details are included on the flyer.

Good luck, Sarah, we’re all behind you!

This week is Men's Health Week. And while it is not a topic you would expect from an accountancy firm, it is one we genu...
15/06/2026

This week is Men's Health Week. And while it is not a topic you would expect from an accountancy firm, it is one we genuinely care about.

We work with a lot of owner-managed businesses. Sole traders, directors, small teams. And we see the same pattern regularly. The owner is the last person in the business to look after themselves, because they are too busy looking after everything else.

The financial pressure is real. Tax deadlines, cash flow gaps, payroll, compliance, and quarterly MTD updates are now on top of all of that. It stacks up.

One of the things we try to do is take as much of that weight off as possible. Not just the compliance. The planning, the strategy, the year-round support that means you are not lying awake in January wondering what the tax bill will be.

Running a business is hard enough. It should not also mean running on empty.

If your accounts are adding to your stress rather than reducing it, that is worth a conversation.

01527 362070
www.davies-archytas.com

HMRC has launched a pilot advance assurance scheme for small and medium-sized businesses planning to claim Research & De...
10/06/2026

HMRC has launched a pilot advance assurance scheme for small and medium-sized businesses planning to claim Research & Development relief.

For the first time, SMEs can ask HMRC for a view on specific aspects of a proposed R&D claim before submitting it.

This gives clarity on some of the most complex or higher-risk areas, such as whether a project meets the definition of R&D, and can significantly reduce the risk of challenge later.

The scheme does not cover the whole claim, but for businesses investing in new processes, systems, software or products, it provides a valuable opportunity to de-risk key positions early.

The pilot launched in May 2026 and is expected to run for a limited period, so there is a window to take advantage.

If you are investing and have not yet explored whether R&D relief applies, now is a good time to start that conversation.

01527 362070
www.davies-archytas.com

We had a conversation earlier this year with a business owner who had been trading for six years. Solid reputation, grow...
03/06/2026

We had a conversation earlier this year with a business owner who had been trading for six years. Solid reputation, growing client base, consistently busy.

She knew her turnover. She checked it monthly. What she did not know, because nobody had ever shown her, was whether she was actually making money.

Her margins had been shrinking quietly for two years. A supplier price increase that she had not fully passed on. A service that took longer than she was billing for. An overhead that had crept up with no review. None of it is dramatic. All of it compounding.

By the time we sat down together, the gap between what the business looked like from the outside and what the numbers said on the inside was significant.

This is not an unusual story. It is actually very common among owner-managed businesses that are genuinely busy. Being busy feels like success. But turnover is not profit, and profit is not cash.

The difference between a business that grows and one that stalls is often not effort. It is visibility. Knowing, regularly, what the numbers are actually saying.

If you want that kind of visibility in your business, we would love to talk.

01527 362070
www.davies-archytas.com

Sometimes the most valuable conversations are the ones that challenge your thinking.A good accountant doesn’t just proce...
27/05/2026

Sometimes the most valuable conversations are the ones that challenge your thinking.

A good accountant doesn’t just process numbers after decisions have been made. They help you step back before you commit, so you can understand the wider financial impact, the timing, and whether the structure really supports your goals.

Over the years, some of the strongest client relationships we’ve built have come from honest conversations. The moments where we’ve explored different options, highlighted potential risks, or helped a client see something they hadn’t considered yet.

That’s not about saying “no.”
It’s about giving clients the confidence to make informed decisions with the right advice behind them.

The best professional relationships are built on trust, transparency, and knowing someone is genuinely looking out for your business.

A quick reminder for anyone who employs staff, including yourself as a company director.P60s must be issued to all emplo...
20/05/2026

A quick reminder for anyone who employs staff, including yourself as a company director.

P60s must be issued to all employees by 31 May 2026.

It is a small job that carries real consequences if it gets overlooked. Employees use their P60 for everything from mortgage applications to their own tax returns.

If you are not sure whether yours are ready, give us a call today.

01527 362070
www.davies-archytas.com

Saving tax isn't the job. It's the by-product.People think accountants are there to save them tax.That's a nice by-produ...
13/05/2026

Saving tax isn't the job. It's the by-product.

People think accountants are there to save them tax.

That's a nice by-product. It's not the job.

The job is to make sure that when you make a decision about your business, you're making it with the full picture.

Tax savings follow from that. They don't lead it.

This is one of the most common questions we’re seeing right now. And it’s a fair one.A quarterly MTD update is not a tax...
06/05/2026

This is one of the most common questions we’re seeing right now. And it’s a fair one.

A quarterly MTD update is not a tax return.

It’s simply a summary of your income and expenses for that three-month period, submitted digitally to HMRC using approved software.
No tax is calculated at that point.
No payment is due.

It’s a reporting update, not a bill.

Your deadlines for the 2026/27 tax year are:
7 August, 7 November, 7 February, and 7 May.

Your actual tax position is still finalised at year end, with your annual declaration due by 31 January 2027.

So if quarterly updates feel overwhelming, it helps to reframe them.

They’re just regular snapshots of what your business is already doing. If your records are up to date, each one should take minutes, not hours.

The real question is: are your records actually up to date?

If the honest answer is no, that’s exactly where we start.

Three signs you've outgrown your accountant:You only hear from them in January.They answer your questions. They never as...
29/04/2026

Three signs you've outgrown your accountant:

You only hear from them in January.

They answer your questions. They never ask you any.

You've made at least one big decision in the last year without picking up the phone to them, because it didn't occur to you that they'd be useful.

None of those is their fault individually. Together, they're the whole problem.

A business owner in the Midlands called us last month. Turnover around £1.4m, growing fast, exhausted.He didn't need a n...
22/04/2026

A business owner in the Midlands called us last month. Turnover around £1.4m, growing fast, exhausted.

He didn't need a new accountant. He needed someone to pick up the phone.

His previous firm filed his accounts on time every year. No complaints. Just… nothing else. No call when his margin started slipping in Q3. No conversation about whether he should be taking dividends or salary, given where he'd landed for the year. No flag when his corporation tax bill was going to be £40k higher than the previous year. Just a tidy set of accounts, posted in February, and an invoice.

He told us he felt like he was running the business in the dark and paying someone to confirm it had gone dark.

This is the gap most business owners don't realise they're living with until someone else points it out. Compliance gets done. Strategy doesn't. And compliance without strategy is just history, useful for HMRC, not very useful for you.

The question isn't "are my accounts being filed on time?" The question is: does the person doing my accounts know what my business is trying to become, and are they actively helping me get there?

If the honest answer is no, you're paying for bookkeeping in a suit.

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