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Stockport Accountancy Services

Accountants for owner-managed businesses 📈
Friendly. Hands-on. No jargon. Accounts • Tax • VAT • Payroll
📍 Stockport | Helping businesses grow

Our aim is to help businesses of all sizes manage (and increase) their cash while at the same time making sure they are as tax efficient as possible. Nobody should pay more tax than they need to, and there are things that can be done to reduce the dreaded tax bill! We try our best to give our clients a professional but friendly service - and we try to take as much stress as possble away from clients. Its our job to take away the mental burden of dealing with the numbers. We want our clients to feel that they have their own accounts department so they can concentrate on growing their business. Additional to our accounts service propositions, we are able to guide clients through business start-ups and expansions. We aren't 'hard sell' and we just provide the services that clients need and nothing that they dont! Fixed prices are agreed in advance so that you can budget effectively. Our Services include (also, we include free chats/meetings) :
Annual Accounts Preparation
Management Accounts
Budgeting & Cashflow forecasting
HMRC Tax Returns
CIS Subcontractor Submissions
VAT Returns
Book-keeping
Payroll

30/10/2026

VAT payment day can be painful when you see a big chunk of money leave the bank account.

But remember, the VAT you charge customers isn’t part of your income, you’re collecting it to pay over to HMRC.

If you invoice £1,200 including VAT, £200 of that is VAT.

Our tip? Keep your bookkeeping up to date so you know what you owe, and consider moving the VAT into a separate pot as you go.

It makes VAT payment day a lot less painful!

30/10/2026

Looking for an accountant in Stockport?

We work with local businesses of all shapes and sizes, from sole traders and start-ups to growing limited companies.

We’re friendly, straightforward and always happy to explain things without the jargon.

If you’re looking for an accountant who’s local, approachable and easy to get hold of, give us a shout.

29/10/2026

Are you a sole trader or landlord? Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD) is coming in phases.

From April 2026, it applies if your qualifying income was over £50,000 in your 2024/25 return. It drops to £30,000 from April 2027, then £20,000 from April 2028.

Qualifying income is your gross income before expenses, so it's the total coming in, not your profit.

Not sure if it applies to you? Check your return, or drop me a line.

28/10/2026

Pretty hot off the press - but as usual here are the main takeaways from today's budget speech by the Chancellor.

On a personal note, I have to say I was quite underwhelmed. I genuinely hoped for more relief and support for small businesses and employers, once again I was left feeling pretty disappointed.

The business rates full-relief threshold rises from £12,000 to £18,000 rateable value until the end of March 2029.

Limited company directors: if you plan to sell your business one day, the lifetime limit on Business Asset Disposal Relief halves from £1m to £500k from April 2027. That could add around £30,000 in tax on a qualifying sale, so the timing matters.

Employers: the National Living Wage rises to £13.20 an hour from April 2027 for those aged 21 and over, so it's worth checking what that means for your payroll budget now.

Sole traders: if you make payments on account (usually when your tax bill is £1,000 or more), those payments will become more regular from April 2029. They'll be automated, but the details haven't been published yet.

Self-employed fathers and partners will be able to receive paid paternity pay from April 2029.

Using your own car for work? The first 10,000 business miles will be paid at 55p a mile and the secondary rate will increase to 35p a mile.

Let us know if you have any questions!

26/10/2026

Working IN the business vs working ON the business.

Mondays are my CEO day.

No client meetings and no getting buried in the day-to-day work.

It’s my day to step back and actually work on the business.

That might mean looking at our figures, reviewing fees, planning the week, looking at what’s working (and what isn’t), sorting our systems or planning our socials.

When you run a small business, it’s very easy to spend all your time doing the work and never make time to work on the business itself.

Blocking out one day a week has made a massive difference for me.

Do you have dedicated time to work ON your business?

22/10/2026

8 things you can do TODAY to improve your cash flow

1. Invoice as soon as the work is done
2. Chase overdue invoices
3. Ask for deposits on larger jobs
4. Review your payment terms
5. Move VAT and tax money into separate pots
6. Cancel subscriptions you’re not using
7. Review what you’re paying suppliers and when
8. Look ahead at what’s coming in and going out

You don’t need to change everything at once. Pick one this week.

21/10/2026

Do you worry about having enough put aside for payday?

Try this simple habit. Work out your total monthly payroll cost, divide it by the number of working days, and set up a daily transfer into a separate payroll pot.

For example:
£10,000 monthly payroll cost
÷ 20 working days
= £500 a day

Remember to include PAYE, NIC and employer pension costs, not just the net wages.

By payday, the money's already there.

21/10/2026

The Autumn Budget is next Wednesday, 28th October.

There's always plenty of talk beforehand about what might change, so I'd take most of it with a pinch of salt until we hear the actual announcements.

Once it's out, we'll share what it means for small businesses, in plain English.

In the meantime, if you could change one thing for small business owners, what would it be? Let me know in the comments.

18/10/2026

Do you need a separate bank account for your business?

If you run a limited company, yes. The company's money belongs to the company, not to you personally, so it needs its own account.

If you're a sole trader, it isn't a legal requirement, but I'd still recommend it. When business and personal spending all go through one account, it takes much longer to work out what's what, and it's easy to miss costs you could claim.

With Making Tax Digital now in place for some sole traders, keeping things separate makes those quarterly updates a lot easier.

16/10/2026

What a lovely way to end the week. Ten years! Thank you so much, Kim.

"We've been using Stockport Accountancy Services for the past 10 years and have always been very happy with the service they provide. They're reliable, professional, and always on hand to offer help and advice whenever needed.

It's great to have an accountant you can trust and rely on, and we really appreciate their support over the years. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone looking for a friendly, professional, and dependable accountancy service."

Reviews like this mean a lot to the whole team. If you've got a question about your business or your numbers, drop us a line. We'd love to hear from you.

Address

Suite 6, 8th Floor, Regent House, Heaton Lane
Stockport
SK41BS

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.stockportaccountant.com/

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