Chartered Accountants in London

Why choose raw as your chartered certified accountants?

Choosing an accountant is a highly personal decision because of the sensitive information you’ll share. You need someone you can trust and rely on, and you’re looking for someone who’s enthusiastic about your company as well as someone who will keep you accountable. But, most significantly, you want to find someone with whom you may build a long term, trusted relationship.

At Raw, we’re the same as you: honest, hardworking people with a business to run and a family to support. That’s why we take our work with you personally to become a trusted, and valued, extension of your team.

We take the time to get to know you and your business inside and out so that we can help you achieve your company’s maximum potential by providing straightforward, professional guidance. We provide accounting services as well as a trustworthy finance department for businesses.

Our approach is:

People Led: You’ll always have one point of contact who knows the ins and outs of your business, as well as its finances.

Transparent: We don’t confuse you with financial jargon. We talk like humans and keep things straightforward so that you’re receiving honest advice that you can rely on.

Upfront: There’s no surprises with our fees. We only work on a fixed fee basis, and you’ll know what the fee will be before we even start working with you.

Contactable: We know business isn’t 9-5, so we can be available 8-8 if that’s when you need us. We’ll check in once a month with updates, and we’ll always reply within 24 hours – or less – to an email.
Find out more about what makes us different from other accounting firms.

Find out more about what makes us different from other accounting firms

Our London Chartered Accountant Services

We know the tax and accounting obligations that come with being a business owner can sometimes feel overwhelming. So that’s where we, as fully chartered accountants in London, step in to help.

We work with a wide range of businesses in London to help them meet their accounting and tax requirements. We also advise small businesses and medium sized businesses on how to remain tax efficient by optimising their tax affairs with specialist in-house knowledge.

So whether it’s speaking to HMRC and Companies House on your behalf, preparing and filing your VAT return, or setting up a payroll for you and your employees, we can help. We don’t believe in charging by the hour, and we work on a fixed fee basis that includes regular meetings, phone and email support. Here’s exactly what we offer:

Limited company accountancy

The majority of our clients are Limited companies. A Limited company is a unique legal entity distinct from you that has its own separate tax, accounting, and filing obligations. It is required to file corporation tax returns with HMRC and annual statutory accounts with Companies House.

Most limited company business owners prefer to outsource this to a specialist accountant like us, as they are worried about missing deadlines, falling foul of the rules and incurring penalties.

A Limited company in London requires a comprehensive accounting package, and that’s where ours can help. Our accounting packages include end-of-year accounts, tax returns, director tax returns, VAT registration and compliance, and bookkeeping and optimisation of the company owners’ taxable situations. This keeps you compliant and enables you to take control of your Limited company’s tax and accounting activities.

VAT Services

Businesses must submit quarterly VAT returns when registering for VAT. Because tax returns now also have to be “Making Tax Digital” (MTD) compliant, these should generally be completed using online accounting software. The administrative and filing demands involved with enrolling for VAT will put a strain on your company, which is why we’re here to help.

Our VAT accountants can assist you with preparing and submitting your VAT return using cloud software like Xero that is fully MTD compliant.

We make use of HMRC’s legal and tax benefits to help you get the most out of your earnings while lowering your tax liability. We’re so convinced that our tax efficiency will save you money in the long run that at year’s end, we’ll provide you with a tax savings summary that displays what we’ve saved you, as well as whether the benefit will be a one-off, or ongoing saving.

Bookkeeping Services

At Raw, we’ve seen how crucial accurate, on-time bookkeeping is to businesses of all sizes. We know it has a significant impact on a company’s overall financial function, which is why we provide bookkeeping as a core service and why our small business accounting solutions come with bookkeeping already built in.

Our accountants can help you keep track of your company’s activities and ensure that your bookkeeping system is organised and correct. We’ll manage all commercial transactions, like sales, purchases, cash disbursements, wages, and VAT registrations, plus assist you with anything from evaluating cash flow, to tax credits and capital gains tax.

By letting us take over the bookkeeping, you’re left with more time to focus on what you do best – growing your business.

Online accounting services

At Raw we’re passionate about introducing new technology to our clients that will make their business processes easier. So that’s exactly what our online accounting services do. By automating and streamlining business processes, our clients are able to make vital business decisions based on accessing real-time financial data from their company accounts.

We support a wide range of online accounting tools, including Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, and FreeAgent and we can assist you in making the seamless transition to a cloud system if you’re not already using one.

We’re educated on all aspects of cloud accounting, and we can advise you in choosing between a variety of cloud accounting services or support you to maximise your existing option.

Business and Personal Tax

We provide business and personal tax services based on a tried and true strategy that takes advantage of HMRC’s genuine tax benefits for firms just like yours.

Our expert advice helps all of our clients to maintain a healthy tax status, ensuring they never pay more than they need to or less than they should.

As part of our audit work we’ll evaluate your tax liabilities, find any potential reductions (to help you stay efficient) and suggest what to pay when you submit your taxes with us. We’ll also create your company’s tax returns, look over your tax legislation, and answer any concerns with HMRC or if you work internationally.

So whether you’re a sole trader, business owner, or classed as a private individual, such as a landlord with rental accounts, we can help to keep you fully tax efficient.