• Tax
• Business Support
• Strategic Planning
• Areas of Expertise
• Agriculture & Farming
• Strategic Planning

Digital Bookkeeping

With the move to digital, the days of manual record-keeping of receipts and payments are numbered.
Whatever the level of involvement you wish to maintain in your day to day record keeping, we have an option for you.

Accounting & Audit

We provide fast and effective audit services for a wide range of business clients.

Accurate accounts are the cornerstone of a business
In addition to ensuring you meet your statutory financial obligations, our dedicated team can help improve related procedures with innovative and expert advice on book-keeping, management reports, accounts coding and packages. Accurate accounts are the cornerstone of any business and they're at the very heart of ours. Our experience ensures you meet all your legal and regulatory financial obligations, giving you complete peace of mind.
Our accountancy and audit services are designed around your particular business needs, whether it's a full set of annual accounts, or advice on improving financial management through better bookkeeping. We can even attend board meetings and present accounts to shareholders.
Whichever service you require, it's about more than just numbers with us. We're proud to provide our clients with reassurance, responsiveness and robust results, while our fixed price quotes mean there are no nasty surprises around the corner.

Tax

We don't believe in one size fits all, so you can be sure the tax advice you receive is tailored to your individual needs.
To provide the best solution, we work closely with you to understand your individual situation and your planned objectives.
A more tailored approach to tax
From tax compliance and liabilities to advantages and planning, you can rely on us to ease the burden of your business and/or personal taxation needs. We can help with the completion of self-assessment tax returns for individuals, partnerships, trusts and companies, as well as provide proactive advice on the mitigation of
tax liabilities, arising on proposed transactions. Our detailed knowledge ensures the best tax advantages for every client and the majority of our work is completed on a fixed-price basis. We can also help you with more complex matters such as Estate planning and Capital tax liabilities, including Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax.
A range of key guides are available for more information on specific areas of tax:
• Tax allowances for business investment.
• The taxation of investments.
• Pensions and tax planning for high earners.
• Strategies for a high tax environment.
• Living abroad - the main tax rules.

Business Support

While accountancy is our prime activity, we do more than simply make sure the figures add up. Because not every firm has a dedicated finance department, we also provide a wide range of support services that cover everything from setting up a business and bookkeeping, to advice on sourcing funding. Leave us to look after the finances, and you can be 100% focused on your business.
Freedom to focus on business
Our payroll service is both cost-effective and completely confidential. We calculate PAYE, NI contributions, SMP and SSP if applicable, providing pay-slips and summary printouts, plus, of course, compliance with the auto enrolment legislation.
We can also help with Year-end forms P35, P14/60 and P11D, remuneration packages, share options and contracts of employment.
Our Bookkeeping services mean you can meet your statutory obligations to summarise income and expenditure in an agreed format. Whether you simply need basic guidance or a full-blown software solution, we offer flexible and effective options that save you time, money and a few headaches. VAT rules can be a veritable minefield, but we can help guide you safely through it. Our basic 'health check' ensures you're complying with statutory requirements and keeping proper records. Plus, our in-depth knowledge can bring many unforeseen benefits to your business.
We can advise on the selection of lenders, broker introductions, and assist with the negotiation of terms, arrangement fees and interest rates. We can also assist in sourcing asset finance, with a repayment profile that best suits your cash flow requirements. It's still a tough climate out there, but we can make sure you shine. Are you ready for an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)? Although in-depth enquiries effect only a small minority of businesses, when they do, the costs can be high. To cover you, we offer a Fee Protection Service which provides significant peace of mind for a very modest cost.
Our experts can steer you through the purchase or hire of vehicles, and the ongoing running costs. We'll examine the optimum strategy for your own particular circumstances, including company v's private car, fuel payments and purchase options. The rules concerning business vehicles can, and do, change frequently. With our help, you know you'll always be driving the best deal for your business.

Accounting & Bookkeeping Software

At Argents Chartered Accountants we have been providing accountancy services and business advice to clients for many years. With our experience and expertise, we know that all business owners' needs are different and not one accountancy software package will fit everyone's needs.

We can assist in identifying and implementing the most suitable cloud-based accounting solution for your business, as well as providing ongoing training and support where needed.
We will also ensure that you can wave goodbye to the tradition methods of accounting and bookkeeping, and instead be able to keep your data safe and secure on the cloud, have access to real-time information anytime providing you have an internet connection, streamline your entire finance function an avoid the need for endless paper/spreadsheets.
We offer all our customers the full range of Xero, Quickbooks and Receipt Bank services, providing a flexible and affordable service that can be tailored to the specific needs of your business. We can also offer a range of services for clients using other accounting packages, as detailed below.
To find out how you can take advantage of this service and make sure your business is ready for the future, please contact us.

Agriculture & Farming

With over fifty years' experience of advising agricultural businesses, we are considered experts in this sector.
We create bespoke accountancy services for each farming business, recognising your unique set of circumstances. Together with the usual accountancy services such as preparing annual accounts and tax returns, we provide a range of specialist activities:
A free initial consultation- Includes advice on funding, business planning, cash flow, tax compliance and record keeping.
Detailed account management- Includes gross margin analysis.
Budget and cash flow forecasting- Includes detailed enterprise costings, presentations for banks and other lenders.
Funding advice- Includes words of wisdom on expansion and growth, capital assets, diversification and debt repayment.
Succession planning- Includes help with succession issues and the sale or management buy-out of your business.

Strategic Planning

When you're concentrating on the day to day running of your business, it can be hard to find the time to plan for its future.
In order to achieve controlled, sustainable growth, you need to have your finances in order. With your knowledge of the business and our expert support services, we can work together to help grow your business and increase its profitability.
Lifelong security
With our years of experience, we can safely guide your financial affairs over the course of your lifetime, from funding for school fees and provision for university costs, to wealth accumulation through savings and investment. While our Inheritance Tax Planning helps keep the fruits of your labour in the family.
We can offer advice in the following areas:
• Buying and selling a business.
• Arranging finance and structuring debt.
• Business planning.
To help guarantee you get off to the best possible start, we offer a free initial consultation for new businesses providing advice on funding, business planning, cash flow, tax compliance and record keeping. For existing businesses, our services cover everything from
performance and year-end tax mitigation to pension provision and succession planning.
We are also experts at funding for expansion, asset finance and debt repayment. And when you're ready to step back from the fray, we can help with the sale or management buy-out of your business.

Trading Since

2003