Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
0330 043 3426
4.9
112+ reviews
100+
clients supported
7,423
profile views this week
2h
Typically replies within 2 hours
Est. 2021
Companies House no. 13265778
We are a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants on City Road, London, built for the businesses that big practices treat as an afterthought: SMEs, sole traders, landlords, contractors and one-person limited companies.
Our promise is simple to say and unusual to find: everything below audit level, done properly, at a fixed monthly fee. Annual accounts, corporation tax, self assessment, VAT, bookkeeping, payroll, CIS, company secretarial, tax planning — if a growing business needs it, it is on our list, and the list is on this page. The only work we do not take on is statutory audit itself; if you ever grow into needing one, we will tell you early and help you brief the right specialist rather than pretending.
Most of our clients fall into four groups. Limited company directors who want the salary-and-dividend question answered properly every year, not recycled from a blog post. Sole traders and freelancers — electricians and designers, consultants and couriers — who want self assessment off their desk and, since April 2026, Making Tax Digital handled without drama. Landlords, from a single flat to a portfolio, where the difference between average and careful tax work is often four figures a year. And contractors, inside and outside IR35, who need someone who actually reads the contract.
Every client gets a fixed monthly fee agreed in writing before we start — it covers the compliance work, the software, and unlimited questions. We think a client who is afraid to email their accountant has the wrong accountant.
We answer the same working day, usually within a couple of hours. Deadlines are tracked on our side, not yours: you will hear from us about your confirmation statement, your VAT quarter, your payment on account — before they are due, with the numbers already prepared.
The practice runs on Xero, QuickBooks and FreeAgent, and we are certified on all three. If you are still on spreadsheets, we will move you across ourselves, including the bank feeds and the receipt capture, so the Making Tax Digital rules are something that happened to other people.
If you already have an accountant, moving is genuinely painless: one email from you, and we handle professional clearance, records handover and the HMRC authorisations. Most switches finish inside two weeks. Nobody has ever described it as awkward — the industry has a polite protocol for exactly this, and we run it for you.
Read the reviews on this page and you will notice the same words repeating: fast, plain English, fixed fee, nothing was too much trouble. That is the whole strategy. Accountancy is not short of technical competence; it is short of firms that answer the phone, explain things once and clearly, and charge what they said they would. We built this practice to be that firm — first for a hundred clients, and now, through invoice24, for the businesses that find us here.
If that sounds like what you have been looking for, send an enquiry from this page. You will hear back today.
A full compliance and advisory service for SMEs, sole traders, landlords and contractors. If it sits below statutory audit, it is covered here.
Annual statutory accounts
Year-end accounts prepared under FRS 105 or FRS 102 1A and filed at Companies House on time — with a plain-English summary of what the numbers say about your business.
Sole trader & partnership accounts
Clean year-end figures for unincorporated businesses, ready for self assessment and for the bank when you need finance.
Bookkeeping
Weekly or monthly bookkeeping in Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent, with bank feeds and receipt capture, so your numbers are always live — not reconstructed a year later.
Management accounts
Monthly or quarterly packs — profit, cash, debtors, runway — designed to be read in five minutes and acted on.
Confirmation statements
Filed accurately and on time every year, with shareholder and PSC details kept current so Companies House never becomes a problem.
Company formation
Incorporation done properly on day one: share structure, PSC register, registered office and the tax registrations that new directors always miss.
Company secretarial
Share transfers, dividend paperwork, board minutes, register maintenance — the housekeeping that keeps dividends legal and due diligence painless.
Registered office service
Use our City Road address as your registered office, with same-day scanning of statutory mail.
Dormant company accounts
Keeping a company on ice? We file the dormant accounts and confirmation statement for a nominal fee so it stays in good standing.
Companies House ID verification support
Every director and PSC must verify their identity by 18 November 2026. We walk you through it in minutes, before filings start bouncing.
Independent examination (small charities)
Independent examination for charities under the audit threshold — the proportionate check the Charity Commission expects.
Self assessment
Your personal tax return prepared, checked against every relief you are entitled to, and filed well before 31 January — with your payments on account explained in advance.
Corporation tax (CT600)
Company tax computations and CT600 filing, with marginal relief between 19% and 25% actually worked through rather than guessed.
VAT returns & schemes
Quarterly VAT under Making Tax Digital, plus the scheme decisions that change your bill: flat rate vs standard, cash accounting, annual accounting, partial exemption.
MTD for Income Tax onboarding
Live since April 2026 for sole traders and landlords over £50,000. We set up the digital records, file the quarterly updates and keep the penalty points at zero — included in the fixed fee.
Dividend & salary planning
The 2026/27 dividend tax rise changed the maths. We rerun your optimal salary-dividend split every April, not once when you joined.
Landlord & property tax
Rental accounts, the Section 24 interest restriction, capital vs revenue repairs, and CGT planning for disposals — for one flat or a portfolio.
Capital gains tax
Disposal computations, the 60-day property CGT return, and timing advice that uses both your annual exemption and your marginal rates properly.
CIS returns
Monthly CIS returns for contractors, deduction statements for subcontractors, and repayment claims chased until HMRC actually pays.
R&D tax relief
Honest R&D claims under the merged scheme — genuine qualifying work, documented to survive an HMRC enquiry, with no percentage-fee inflation.
IR35 & off-payroll reviews
Contract and working-practice reviews with a written status opinion, before you sign — not after HMRC writes.
P11D & benefits in kind
P11D and Class 1A filings for company cars, medical cover, loans and the rest — plus advice on payrolling benefits to kill the form entirely.
HMRC enquiries & disclosures
If HMRC opens an enquiry or you need to come forward — Let Property Campaign, worldwide disclosure — we manage the whole conversation and negotiate the penalties down.
Pre-year-end tax review
A working session two months before year-end, while there is still time to act: pensions, capital spending, dividends, losses — the levers that stop being levers on day one of the new year.
Payroll (RTI)
Weekly or monthly payroll with payslips, RTI submissions and pension uploads — accurate against the 15% employer NIC rules and the £10,500 Employment Allowance.
Director-only payroll
The one-director payroll that pairs with your dividend plan, set at the right salary level and filed every period without you thinking about it.
Auto-enrolment pensions
Staging, employee assessment, contributions and re-enrolment every three years, with The Pensions Regulator declarations done on time.
Statutory pay & leave
SSP, SMP, SPP and holiday calculations handled correctly — including the reclaims most small employers never make.
Subcontractor management (CIS)
Verification, deduction statements and monthly returns for construction businesses using subcontractors.
Cash flow forecasting
A rolling 13-week cash view plus a 12-month forecast, so hiring, tax bills and quiet months stop being surprises.
Budgets & business plans
Numbers that stand up — for the bank, for investors, or just for deciding whether the second hire pays for itself.
Sole trader to limited company
The incorporation decision modelled with 2026/27 rates — tax saved, costs added, and the right timing — then executed for you if the answer is yes.
Business startup advice
Structure, registrations, software and first-year tax planning in one session, so the business starts on the right foundations.
Exit & BADR planning
Selling or winding down? Business Asset Disposal Relief now sits at 18% — planning the exit two years early is regularly worth five figures.
from 112 reviews
James Whitfield
Director, e-commerce company
Moved to ATP in January after two years of radio silence from our old firm. The difference is night and day — every email answered same day, our VAT quarter filed a week early, and the year-end call actually explained the numbers instead of reading them out. Fixed fee has not moved once.
Response from the firm · Accounting and Tax Portal Ltd
Thank you James — the same-day rule is the one we hire for. Speak soon about the Q3 forecast.
Priya Raman
Sole trader — graphic designer
I was dreading Making Tax Digital. ATP set up FreeAgent for me, connected my bank, and filed my first quarterly update in about ten minutes of my time in total. They even told me about the penalty grace period so I would stop panicking. Worth every penny.
Mark Osei
Landlord, 4 properties
Found them through a recommendation and stayed for the tax planning. They restructured how my rental interest was being handled and saved me more in the first year than their fee. The 60-day CGT return on my sale in March was filed with three weeks to spare.
Sophie Turner
Director, marketing agency
The salary and dividend advice after the April changes was worth the whole year of fees on its own. Clear, unhurried, and they showed the workings. Payroll for our team of six runs like clockwork.
Daniel McCarthy
Contractor — IT consultancy
Third accountant I have used as a contractor and the first one that actually read my contract before giving an IR35 opinion. Written status review within the week. FreeAgent sorted. No drama.
Hannah Ellis
Sole trader — physiotherapist
Switched from doing my own return. They found expenses I had never claimed, filed early, and set my payments on account so nothing was a surprise. Emails answered within the hour, twice.
Free live webinar
A free, plain-English hour for SME owners, sole traders and landlords: what Making Tax Digital quarterly updates really involve, how the April dividend rise changes the salary-and-dividend answer, and why every director must verify with Companies House before 18 November. Live Q&A throughout — bring your own situation.
Enter your email to register interest — you will be sent the date and joining link as soon as they are confirmed.
47 people have registered so far
Plain-English guidance on the tax changes that matter to small businesses right now.
3 August 2026 · 2 min read
Companies House ID verification: verify before 18 November 2026 or your filings start bouncing
Every existing UK director and person with significant control must verify their identity with Companies House by 18 November 2026. It takes minutes now — and causes rejected filings, blocked appointments and penalties if ignored.
Read article →
6 July 2026 · 3 min read
MTD for Income Tax is live: what your first quarterly update — due 7 August — actually involves
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax began on 6 April 2026 for sole traders and landlords earning over £50,000. Here is exactly what the first quarterly update is, what it is not, and how to file it without drama.
Read article →
8 June 2026 · 2 min read
Earning over £30,000 self-employed? Making Tax Digital reaches you in April 2027 — here is your timeline
The second wave of MTD for Income Tax drops the threshold from £50,000 to £30,000 in April 2027, with £20,000 to follow in 2028. Your 2025/26 tax return decides whether you are in it. Plan the move now and it is painless.
Read article →
11 May 2026 · 3 min read
HMRC already knows about your side hustle: platform reporting, the £1,000 allowance, and what to do next
eBay, Vinted, Etsy, Airbnb, Uber and the rest now report seller income to HMRC every January. Most casual sellers owe nothing — but if you are trading, the "they will never know" era is over. Here is the calm version.
Read article →
14 April 2026 · 3 min read
The dividend tax rise is here: rerunning the salary-vs-dividend maths for 2026/27
From 6 April 2026 the ordinary dividend rate rose from 8.75% to 10.75%, and the upper rate from 33.75% to 35.75%. The old formula still works — but the numbers inside it have moved. Here is the 2026/27 version.
Read article →
9 March 2026 · 3 min read
Switching accountants is easier than you think: professional clearance, explained
The single biggest reason businesses stay with an accountant they have outgrown is the belief that moving is awkward. It is not: the profession has a formal handover protocol, and you write one email. Here is how it works.
Read article →
Send an enquiry — it goes straight to the practice.
Accounting and Tax Portal LtdVerified
Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
0330 043 3426
