Accountants in Barnet for small businesses, contractors and landlords
We are a North London accountancy firm that works with limited companies, sole traders and property landlords across Barnet. Fixed monthly fees, no surprise invoices, a qualified accountant on the line.
Barnet covers a lot of ground, from Chipping Barnet and High Barnet down through Whetstone and into East Finchley. The businesses we work with here are just as varied. Sole traders running shops on the High Street. Property landlords with a few flats off Wood Street. Limited companies in Stirling Way and Mill Hill East. They all need the same thing, which is books that tie out, returns that file on time, and someone who picks up the phone.
We are not a national chain with a Barnet postcode. We are a Cuffley-based firm a short hop up the A1000 who works with Barnet businesses every week. You get the same accountant from the first call through to your year-end accounts. Most of our Barnet clients meet us over Zoom or at their own premises, and a fair few drop in to the office when they are passing.
Below is a breakdown of how we work with Barnet clients, what the engagement looks like, and the questions we get asked most when business owners are looking to move accountants.
Accounting services we deliver across Barnet
Every engagement starts with the same conversation, what do you need filed, what do you need understood, and what do you keep getting wrong. From there we shape the work.
Accounting services
Year-end accounts, corporation tax and HMRC compliance for Barnet limited companies and sole traders, on a fixed monthly fee.
Learn more →Bookkeeping
Cloud-first bookkeeping with weekly reconciliation, so your books are VAT-ready every quarter.
Learn more →Payroll
PAYE, RTI and auto-enrolment run monthly for Barnet employers, from one director to twenty staff.
Learn more →VAT advice and returns
MTD-compliant VAT returns for retail, hospitality and trades businesses across Barnet.
Learn more →Personal tax and self assessment
Self assessment for directors, landlords and the self-employed in Barnet. We check every allowance you are entitled to.
Learn more →Tax planning
Salary versus dividend, incorporation, capital allowances and property transfers, modelled before HMRC sees a return.
Learn more →Management reporting
Monthly reports for growing Barnet businesses that need to see what is actually driving the numbers.
Learn more →Xero setup and migration
Certified Xero advisors. We move you off spreadsheets or QuickBooks and train your team, usually inside two weeks.
Learn more →Why Barnet businesses pick us
Barnet has a strong mix of independent retail, hospitality and professional services. We see a steady flow of food and drink operators on Barnet High Street, beauty and wellness studios in New Barnet and tradespeople running through the residential streets towards Friern Barnet. The book of work tends to lean on Xero, monthly bookkeeping and quarterly VAT.
On the residential side, Barnet is dense with buy-to-let landlords and inherited family property. Self assessment work for landlords forms a meaningful chunk of what we do at year-end, and tax planning around incorporation or transfer of ownership comes up more often here than in other parts of North London.
Our team works with clients across the borough including High Barnet, New Barnet, East Barnet, Whetstone, Totteridge, Friern Barnet and Brunswick Park. Whether you trade from a serviced office in Barnet Gate or a back bedroom in East Finchley, the engagement runs the same way.
- Fixed monthly fee agreed before we start work
- Direct line to your accountant, not a generic inbox
- Free initial review of your current books
- Same-day responses on weekdays during work hours
- Free Xero migration from spreadsheets or QuickBooks
- Twelve months of historic books reviewed on takeover
Recent work for Barnet clients
“They moved us off spreadsheets onto Xero in under three weeks and the VAT return for that quarter went out a week early. I sleep better.”
David, owner
Retail, High Barnet
Xero migration in 18 days
“I had three rental properties and no idea what I owed. They picked up two years of self assessment work and got it sorted before the January deadline.”
Priya, landlord
Buy-to-let, New Barnet
Two tax years filed on time
“Switched from a chain firm where I never spoke to the same person twice. Now I have one accountant who knows the business inside out.”
Marcus, director
Construction services, Whetstone
Single point of contact since takeover
Find us, and how we work with Barnet
Office Suite 112, Cuffley Place, Sopers Rd, Cuffley, EN6 4SG. Most Barnet clients meet us online or at their premises.
Frequently asked questions
Do you visit clients in Barnet, or is everything done online?
Most of the work happens remotely through Xero, email and Zoom. We will meet you in person on request, either at your premises in Barnet or at our office in Cuffley. The first call is always free, no commitment.
How much does an accountant cost for a small business in Barnet?
It depends on the work. A sole trader self assessment starts around £250 a year. A limited company with bookkeeping, payroll, VAT and year-end accounts typically sits between £150 and £450 a month. We quote a fixed fee in writing before any work starts.
Can you take over from my existing accountant?
Yes. We handle the professional clearance letter, request your records and pick up where the previous firm left off. You sign one form and we do the rest. Most takeovers complete inside three weeks.
Do you work with property landlords in Barnet?
Yes, a significant share of our Barnet work is for landlords with rental property income. We file self assessment returns, model the cash flow impact of mortgage interest changes, and advise on whether to hold property personally or through a limited company.
Are you Xero certified?
Yes. We are certified Xero partners and use Xero as our default platform for new clients. If you are already on QuickBooks, Sage or FreeAgent we will support those too, but most clients find Xero the easiest to work with.
What if I have years of unfiled tax returns?
We have done this before. We work backwards through the missing years, file what is overdue with HMRC, and where possible negotiate a payment plan for any liabilities. The sooner you start, the lower the penalties.
Do you handle CIS for builders and tradespeople in Barnet?
Yes. We run monthly CIS returns for contractors and reclaim CIS suffered for subcontractors as part of our payroll service.
Looking for an accountant in Barnet?
We will run the numbers, give you a fixed monthly fee, and start work the same week.