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OUR SERVICES

Business advisory  and compliance, bespoke to you

Business advisory

Our background of working in both accountancy practices and commercial finance put us in a privileged position of having a real-world insight into the realities of running your business.

 

We hold a determination to become an integral part of your business and fully understand how your business works including it’s culture and reason for existing. This allows us to be able to help in breaking through impasses or solving problems within the business. 

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Our business advisory services include, but are not limited to:

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  • representation of finance on your board through our virtual FD service

  • a focus on business process improvement to increase efficiency in your back office

  • cost control review

  • helping to develop your business strategy, putting the business and you on the path to achieve your goals

  • helping you to identify the problems in the business and find the solutions to tackle them

  • a sounding board for new ideas

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Our aim is to be considered an important part of your business, yet independent and objective at the same time.

Management Reporting

Boiler plate, generic management accounts do not give you the information you need to maximise the success of your business.

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We believe management reporting should be tailored to your individual needs.  We will work with you to understand the key drivers and KPI’s in your business and then craft a management reporting pack which allows these to be reported on and give you the information to make decisions which can positively impact your business.

 

Our experience of working in an industry environment gives us a unique real world perspective on how these accounts can be utilised and tailored for use within your business, providing the basis on which you can make informed business decisions and providing the information required by other stakeholders including amongst others,  shareholders, banks and credit insurers to ensure your business operates s smoothly as possible.

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The frequency of reporting is entirely up to you. A regular review of your business performance through the preparation of management accounts ensures that there should be no surprises at the time of preparing the year end accounts and that liabilities are identified and dealt with on a timely basis, including estimates of year end taxes to be paid so that these can be budgeted for during the year.

Accounts and tax compliance

We are able to meet and service all of your statutory compliance needs from the preparation and filing of your limited company accounts through to the preparation of the tax returns. We work with you to ensure that you do not pay any more tax than is necessary whilst ensuring that you are not exposed unnecessarily to unforeseen liabilities. 

 

We take the stress of the annual compliance work so that you do not need to worry.

Book keeping and VAT compliance

We are Xero certified advisors and utilise cloud technology to make the administration of your book keeping as effortless and stress free for you as possible.

 

Utilising cloud technologies we are able to maintain your books and records on a real time basis, ensuring that you will always have up to date financial data which can be interrogated and evaluated to deliver real value to your business.

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We also have extensive experience of other software platforms including Sage.

 

Be it assistance with preparing your monthly, quarterly or annual VAT return, completing EC sales lists or Intrastat returns, or perhaps even dealing with a VAT enquiry, we are able to assist.  Our 20 years of experience in dealing with VAT on behalf of clients means that if you have a problem or a challenge, we are best placed to provide you with a solution.

 

With Making Tax Digital for VAT effective from 1 April 2019, we are able to undertake a healthcheck of your current record keeping process. We are able to advise on whether you are likely to be compliant and what if any action you may need to take. Please contact us to discuss and get peace of mind on what will be one of the key challenges for businesses in 2019.

Cash flow forecasting

Forecasting the future cash flow of your business ensures that you understand the future direction of your business and the possible impact of the decisions that you make on your business.

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We work with you to understand the key drivers of your business. We use this information to create a tailored forecast specific to your business which will comprise a profit and loss account, balance sheet and cash flow forecast.

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Preparing a cash flow forecast is particularly useful and often essential in the following scenarios:

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  • planning business decisions and investigating ‘what if’ scenarios

  • ensuring that you have adequate cash reserves, particularly at times of heightened financial pressure

  • assistance with day-to-day banking relationships

  • assistance with raising finance

  • seeking new investors

  • selling your business

  • investing in a new business

We love meeting new people, so if you would like to discuss how The Coinsmith can help you and your business to succeed, then please do not hesitate to get in touch.

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