Limited company accounts and tax
Owner-managed companies, £100k to £5m turnover
Year-end accounts, corporation tax, confirmation statement and a quarterly review meeting. Filing dates tracked for you; nothing lands the week before.
£165a month
Chartered accountants · Manchester
Accountants who publish their fees and answer the phone.
Fixed monthly fees for owner-managed businesses, a named accountant who knows your numbers, and every deadline tracked for you. No hourly billing, no surprises in March.
420clients15years in Manchester0missed filing deadlines in 2025
Worked exampleLtd company, £480k turnover
| Accounts and corporation taxStatutory accounts, CT600, confirmation statement | £1,980 |
| VAT and bookkeepingXero, quarterly MTD returns, monthly P&L | £1,440 |
| Payroll, 4 staffMonthly, RTI, pension submissions | £288 |
| Director self assessment, 2 directors | £550 |
| Quarterly review meetings, unlimited questions | included |
Total for the year£4,258
Excluding VAT. Billed monthly by direct debit, £354.83. No hourly charges for questions, ever.
Fees in writing, in advance.
Every service has a published price. The engagement letter matches the website, and the invoice matches the letter.
A named accountant.
You are assigned to a person, not a team inbox. They know your year end, your software and your plans.
Deadlines are our job.
We hold the calendar. You hear from us six weeks before anything is due, with what we need from you.
Services and fees
What we do, and what it costs.
Self assessment
Directors, landlords, sole traders
Your return prepared, checked and filed with a plain summary of what you owe and why. Landlord and capital gains schedules included.
£275a year
VAT and bookkeeping
Businesses that want the books done, not just checked
Monthly bookkeeping in Xero, VAT returns filed under Making Tax Digital, bank reconciled to the penny.
£120a month
Payroll and pensions
From one employee to a hundred
Payslips, RTI submissions, auto-enrolment and P11Ds. Same-day changes for starters and leavers.
£6per payslip
Partners
Who you will be dealing with.
Claire Arden FCA
Partner, corporate tax
Trained at a Big Four firm, left to work with owners who want a named accountant, not a helpdesk.
Daniel Rowe ACA
Partner, advisory
Former finance director of a Manchester manufacturer. Reads a balance sheet like a story.
Leyla Osman ACCA
Senior manager
Runs the compliance team and the deadline calendar nothing escapes.
We had three accountants in eight years. Arden & Rowe are the first to call us before a deadline rather than after.
Owner, engineering firm, Trafford
The fee is on the website. It was the same fee on the invoice. I cannot tell you how rare that is.
Founder, e-commerce brand
Self assessment used to be a March panic. Now it is an email in June and a summary I actually understand.
Landlord, four properties
Insights
What we are telling clients this quarter.
Salary or dividends in 2026/27: the numbers, not the folklore
The optimum mix moved again this April. We ran the figures for a £60k, £90k and £150k owner.
Making Tax Digital for income tax: who is caught from April
Landlords and sole traders over £50k now file quarterly. What changes, and what we do for you.
Three things a lender looks at before your turnover
Debtor days, director loan balance, and whether the management accounts exist at all.
R&D tax relief after the merger of the schemes
Smaller claims, tighter evidence. Worth it for some, not for the many who were told otherwise.
Thinking of switching?
We handle the handover with your current accountant. Most clients are moved within two weeks.