Higginson James

Services/Financial/Accounting

Financial · Core practice

Accounting.

Accurate, up-to-date accounts and company administration: the record-keeping every business is built on.

Compliance

What's covered

From day-to-day bookkeeping through to statutory accounts and company secretarial compliance, here's the full range of accounting support we provide.

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Compliance

Partnership & Sole Trader Accounts

We prepare annual accounts for partnerships and sole traders, keeping your records accurate and up to date throughout the year rather than just at year-end.

  • Income and expense reconciliation
  • Partnership profit-sharing calculations, where relevant
  • Accounts prepared in a format ready for your tax return
  • Guidance on what the numbers mean, well ahead of deadlines
Compliance

Limited Company Accounts

Statutory annual accounts prepared in line with Companies House and HMRC requirements, with deadlines tracked closely so nothing gets missed on our end.

  • Reconciliation of your financial records
  • Preparation of statutory accounts
  • Financial statements prepared under UK GAAP (FRS 102) or IFRS, as applicable
  • Charity accounts prepared under the Charities SORP
  • Filing with Companies House and HMRC
  • A plain-English explanation of what the figures mean for your business
Compliance

Company Secretarial Service

Keeping your company's statutory records and compliance obligations in order, from formation through to ongoing changes.

  • Company formations and incorporations
  • Confirmation statements
  • Statutory registers (members, directors, people with significant control)
  • Identity verification for directors and PSCs
  • Preparation of board and shareholder minutes and resolutions
  • Share allotments and transfers
  • Notifying Companies House of changes (directors, registered office, share capital)
  • Ongoing compliance monitoring, so deadlines don't catch you out
Efficiency

Accounting Systems, Automation & AI

We help clients get more from their finance function, not just keeping the books but making the processes behind them faster and more reliable.

  • Advice on choosing the right accounting software for your business
  • Support migrating between accounting systems
  • Process automation to cut down on manual admin
  • Guidance on integrating AI tools into day-to-day finance work
Support

Bookkeeping

We're happy to support with day-to-day bookkeeping where it's useful, particularly for clients who want it handled alongside annual accounts and tax.

  • Maintaining accurate day-to-day financial records
  • Bank reconciliations
  • VAT record-keeping support
Clients

Who this is for.

We work with sole traders, partnerships, limited companies, and charities across a range of sectors, from newly self-employed individuals filing their first accounts to established companies and charities with more complex reporting needs. Whatever stage you're at, we tailor the level of support and the reporting framework to what you actually need.

Industries we know well

While we work with businesses across all sectors, we've built particular experience with:

  • Healthcare
  • SaaS
  • Start-ups
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional Services
  • Education
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • E-commerce
  • Maritime