About Us

Established in 1890 and now the largest independent accountancy firm in Chesterfield, Shorts has established a reputation as reliable and forward thinking accountants, taxation and business advisers. We are committed to providing the highest quality service to all of our clients and tailor the needs and requirements of that service to each client.We constantly update our clients on any new developments which may benefit their business or personal taxation positions and pride ourselves on our extremely proactive attitude towards business and taxation advice.
With offices in Chesterfield and Sheffield, we are well placed to help clients from across Derbyshire and Yorkshire. However, distance is not a problem for us - we do have clients in Scotland and Spain!!

Exclusive Service

With our extensive knowledge and experience in providing our clients with meaningful but user-friendly management information about their business, we have helped to develop our EXCLUSIVE Management Reporting Pack. For any clients using Sage Line 50 / Instant Accounts (as well as most computerised accounting systems), we can produce a detailed Management Reporting Pack on a monthly basis from the equivalent of less than £50 plus VAT per month. See what our clients have said about it below
Each month, this allows our clients to: Obtain a detailed knowledge of the key trends affecting your business allowing you to act sooner rather than later. Compare the performance of your business with the previous year and/or current year predictions allowing you to monitor your business effectively. Focus on key areas of cashflow management such as debtor days, creditors and the monthly bank balance. Receive a realistic estimate of the likely tax liability on any profits generated ensuring that you're not caught out by the taxman. Enable their employees to gain an overview of how the business is performing in key areas enabling the business owner to ensure all employees are working towards the best result for the business. Provide professional management information to their banks with little or no effort. But these are only some of the benefits... We could provide a list of all of the benefits over the traditional Sage reporting but we believe that the below will speak for itself. As you will see... same data but very different results.
"Just a quick note to say how useful the new Month End Reporting Pack has been. Apart from the in-depth figures which really help keep an eye on where we are, the graphs show at a glance how we are doing in this month / year to date. The fact that there are individual sheets and headings mean we can show the team how the company is doing without divulging any information we don't want them to be party to.
Sales charts for the sales force, overheads for all staff (so they can keep an eye on 'phone usage, electricity, fuel costs for the drivers etc.) all help to point out where we need to pay attention.
Great job - very useful and well worth the effort"
Mr S Basford

Testimonials

We have been clients of Shorts since our formation in 1993. We were given assistance initially with obtaining finance and banking facilities and their independent advice was invaluable in the early stages of our development.
The audit is always completed promptly and efficiently to match our tight schedule requirements.
We would recommend that you take a look at their services.
Ken Hepplestone
Joint Managing Director
Criterion Packing Ltd
Just a quick note to say how useful the Month End Reporting Pack has been. Apart from the in depth figures - which really help keep an eye on where we are, the graphs show at a glance how we are doing month/year to date.

The fact that they are individual sheets and headings mean we can show the team how the company is doing without divulging any information we don't want them to be party to.

Sales charts for the sales force, overheads for all staff - so they can keep an eye on phone usage, electricity, fuel costs for the drivers all help to point out where we need to pay attention.
Great job, very useful and worth the effort.
Steve Basford
Director
Sheffield Catering Supplies
Shorts Chartered Accountants have been our Company Accountants for the past 17 years. Their services are second to none. They have always been professional, friendly and helpful. I would certainly recommend them to anyone seeking a trustworthy and reputable accountant.
Angela Foster
Director
A. D. Tyres Ltd
Since transferring our audit business to Shorts, we have used them as advisers for other areas of our business. We have found them to be responsive, able to provide timely and cost effective advice, whilst remaining pragmatic and in touch with the practicalities faced by companies today. I would have no hesitation in recommending Shorts to other business associates.
Neil Foster
Commercial Director
CAN Geotechnical Ltd