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Charles Stuart LLP
OC304424 Reg Office:
36 Bath Road, Hounslow TW3 3EF
Offices in Hounslow and Datchet , 020 8577 1000 and 01753 580444
value@csuk.com
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Business Services
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Here you'll find information on key specialist areas within Charles Stuart. Explore these to find a solution to your particular needs.
For further information please contact one of our principals:
Linda Penny - lpenny@csuk.com
Bob Johnson - bjohnson@csuk.com
Amanda Magagnin - amagagnin@csuk.com
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Audit
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Audit
Your Audit (if you need one) will usually take place within 3 months of your year-end.
Your Charles Stuart Client Services Manager will liaise with you and your team to ensure that the audit causes minimum disruption and stress.
You have our guarantee that we will complete the audit within 6 weeks of receiving all the information we need.
If you'd like to contact us about our Audit Services - please fill out our contact form and let us know or alternatively call us on 020 8577 1000 or email one of our principals.
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Business Advice
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The Apollo mission to the Moon kept track for only 3% of its journey - and yet it was successful in achieving its goal. How?
The astronauts monitored their progress against predetermined parameters and adjusted direction as necessary to keep on course. This ensured that the mission was successful.
You can run your business in the same way.
Business Advisory Services
Our Business Advisory Services give owner-managed businesses access to the same quality of advice that large companies regularly buy in to help them succeed.
As small business experts (typically our clients have turnovers up to £10m) we can help you to prepare budgets, targets (both financial and non-financial) and cash flow forecasts, and then meet with you each month/quarter to compare what has happened with what should have happened, and help you to decide any changes in direction that your business needs to make to keep it on track - just like Apollo.
For further details on Business Advice, please fill out our contact form or alternatively call us on 020 8577 1000 or email one of our principals.
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Strategic Planning & Business Plans
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Strategic Planning and Business Plans....
“Businesses do not plan to fail, they fail to plan”
We believe that business is a journey and we all need a guide. We aim to be an invaluable guide to your business with our strategic planning service.
Every assignment we work on is unique. We have developed a methodology that enables us to act as your guide along the road you choose to take in business.
The key steps work like this:
Firstly we help you to define “A” (where you are now) through a penetrating analysis of the business and you as you are now
Secondly help you to define “B” (where you want to go to) by assisting you to stand back from the business and really focus on what you are trying to achieve
Thirdly, help you to create a strategy of how you can move from “A” to “B”
The strategic planning process is NOT just about doing a business plan on it’s own. It’s about you, your goals and the goals of your business partners becoming a reality not just a vision.
For further details on Stragetic Planning and Business Plans, please fill out our contact form or alternatively call us on 020 8577 1000 or email one of our principals.
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Company Formations
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Company Formations ....
We have developed a complete range of solutions for any company whether you are starting out or have decided to incorporate. These include:
Company Formations
Company Searches
Technical Services
Secretarial Services
For further information, please fill our our contact form or alternatively call us on 020 8577 1000 or email one of our principals.
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Growing Your Business
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Growing your business....
We work closely with banks, corporate lawyers and sources of finance to give our clients the best possible outcome in their growth strategy
Our range of corporate finance specialisms include:
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Corporate planning
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Financial restructuring
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Finance raising
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Acquisitions, MBO's and mergers
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Cash flow forecasts and budgeting
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Profit enhancement
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Business valuations
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Business cessation and Retirement planning
We can provide corporate finance advice to owner-managed businesses through every stage of their business development.
We have assisted businesses with raising capital for new ventures and assisting growth by acquisition, managing succession, arranging buy-outs or buy-ins and the eventual sale of a business.
As reporting accountants we also provide due diligence and transaction support for lenders and investors including private equity (venture capital) firms, private individuals, management buy-out and buy-in teams and companies making acquisitions.
We understand that ultimately we are dealing with individuals and that the outcome from any financial transaction will have a lasting impact on their future. It is our role to ensure any concerns and anxieties you may have are addressed early in the process so that you feel confident to make the important decisions regarding your business and personal future.
For further information, please fill our our contact form or alternatively call us on 020 8577 1000 or email one of our principals.
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IT Consulting
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IT Consulting
We can provide services that help our clients become more self-sufficient with their internal accounting systems.
There can be no greater investment in business stability than that which is made in financial information and systems. It is surprising how many businesses are failing to use their accounting software to maximum effect. As professional business advisers we can help you to make sure that your systems are as efficient and accurate as possible by providing:
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Accounting systems advice and consultancy
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Software procurement and hardware advice
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System installation assistance and support
Training
Standard and bespoke accounting software training accompanied by a tailored programme that suits your own business needs.
For further information, please fill our our contact form or alternatively call us on 020 8577 1000 or email one of our principals.
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Preparation of Accounts
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Preparation of accounts
You want your accounts prepared and sent to the Bank, Taxman, Companies House etc. so that you can forget them and concentrate on today's issues. We make this as painless as possible, scheduling in your work for a date that suits you and which ensures that any filing deadlines are easily met - ideally within 3 months of your year-end.
You have our guarantee that we will complete your accounts within 6 weeks of receiving all the information we need.
You may be able to reduce our fees by improving the quality of your accounting system - we'll tell you how.
Your accounts will be explained to you in plain English so that you understand them but, more importantly, we'll highlight issues that could become real problems if not properly addressed.
For further information, please fill our our contact form or alternatively call us on 020 8577 1000 or email one of our principals.
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Tax Planning
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Tax Planning
As every business and most individuals are exposed to tax, we strive to make the burden as light as possible. We will guide you and your business through a tax-planning process in order to minimise your exposure to tax and NI, whilst advising on all areas of personal and corporate tax.
We work closely with financial planning experts to ensure that you receive comprehensive advice about tax planning opportunities, at every stage of your personal and business life.
We can provide advice on a wide range of business tax matters from employment tax through to corporate and partnership tax planning, corporate and group structures, and business succession.
Planning ahead for retirement involves not only pension planning and forecasting, but also the need to take steps to minimise capital gains tax and Inheritance tax liabilities. Even structuring the sale or handing on of your business or assets must be planned properly and we are happy to work with your solicitors and financial advisers to help with that and with estate planning, trusts and will drafting.
It is never too early to plan ahead, so whatever stage you are at in business, we can help you to plan for the future.
For further information, please fill our our contact form or alternatively call us on 020 8577 1000 or email one of our principals.
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Business & Personal Tax Returns
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Business & Personal Tax Returns....
Business and Corporate Tax computations are prepared to ensure that you pay as little tax as possible by making full use of all claims, allowances etc, but being careful not to allow the "tax dog to wag the commercial tail!"
The introduction of Self Assessment has placed a greater burden than ever on individual taxpayers to keep their income tax affairs in good order, and our tax department is fully conversant in all areas of tax and can assist in the annual preparation of your tax return.
Our computerised services can also help you with your business tax affairs such as corporation tax return completion, VAT returns and PAYE returns.
We'll monitor deadlines for filing tax returns and making claims and elections, and we will remind you when you need to pay your tax, to give you peace of mind and a chance to plan your cashflow.
For further information, please fill our our contact form or alternatively call us on 020 8577 1000 or email one of our principals.
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Tax Investigations
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Charles Stuart are specialists in dealing with HM Revenue & Customs Aspect Enquiries and full Tax Investigations. Our team consists of chartered accountants and experienced staff who have worked on investigation assignments for many years. Our expertise in previous cases has often resulted in taxpayers bearing no additional tax at all. Where tax has been underpaid we frequently manage to negotiate low penalties and overall settlement figures.
We provide the highest standards of professionalism in terms of both advice and expertise in handling The Revenue’s involvement into your affairs. We can manage the investigation in full, liaising with the Revenue and preparing all disclosures required, conducting all negotiations over tax, penalties, interest and settlement terms with the Inspector.
Provided there has been no fraud by the taxpayer and they have taken up our Tax Enquiry Insurance, our fees for dealing with the enquiry are paid for by insurers.
For help with any HM Revenue & Customs enquiry click here to contact us.
TAX ENQUIRY INSURANCE
HM Revenue & Customs have the resources to open an enquiry into the return of any taxpayer and reasons for opening an enquiry no longer need to be given. With random enquiries, computer generated aspect enquiries and Taxman bonuses linked to extra tax recovered, the likelihood of an enquiry is greater than ever.
Even if you are completely exonerated, the fees to defend such enquiries can be substantial. The importance of considering insurance against this eventuality has never been as high as today.
In order to protect your interests, we have a Tax Enquiry Insurance Practice Scheme in place. All participating clients who are selected for enquiry will have the professional fees resulting from the enquiry paid by the insurer. An enquiry can incur professional fees of many thousands of pounds even if the enquiry does not result in any further tax due.
The insurance covers an individual or business against professional fees incurred by representing the client during a formal enquiry opened into their tax return and/or accounts by HM Revenue & Customs. It also includes fees incurred during VAT, PAYE and NIC disputes. For each insured business, the personal tax returns of the directors, members, partners and their spouses are also covered provided that Charles Stuart prepares the tax returns for those individuals.
The scheme is managed by Qdos Consulting and underwritten by Irwell Insurance. An important additional benefit is the inclusion of unlimited telephone access to the Qdos specialists on any matter relating to employment and health & safety law and its associated compliance requirements. This is an area of law that has seen an unprecedented number of legislative changes over the past few years, resulting in a huge burden on business managers. For many of our clients, access to this help-line more than justifies the premium payable.
By researching the market and attaining volume discounts on premiums we are able to provide a low cost insurance product that we strongly recommend clients should take advantage of.
We feel that it is important to point out that if you hold a similar policy from another source, it is very possible that, in the event of a claim, our fees will not be allowed. Instead, people who currently have no personal knowledge of your tax affairs will deal with the matter. In order to ensure that we are able to act for you in the event of a Tax Enquiry, this insurance should be taken out in preference.
For help with any HM Revenue & Customs enquiry contact one of our principals.
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