North East · England

Accountants in Cleatlam

Accountants for Cleatlam who work to the deadline rather than the appointment diary. We handle Self Assessment, company accounts, Corporation Tax, bookkeeping, VAT and payroll for Cleatlam clients at the fixed fees shown on this page, and the next dates that apply to your business are tracked from the day you join. There is no office in North East to visit, because none of the work needs one.

Next deadlines

7 Nov 2026VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
7 Dec 2026VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
7 Jan 2027VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
14 Jan 2027Confirmation statement due within 14 days of your review date, at least once every 12 months

Services

What we do for Cleatlam and what it costs

The eight core services below each have a page for Cleatlam; specialist and advisory services are delivered nationally and are listed further down. Every fee is fixed and confirmed in writing before work starts.

Self Assessment Tax Returnsfrom £129Your SA100 prepared, checked against HMRC records and filed online, with payments on account worked out well before 31 January.Limited Company Accountsfrom £299Statutory accounts and the CT600 prepared from your records, explained to you, then filed with Companies House and HMRC for one fixed yearly fee.Bookkeepingfrom £49/moBank feeds, receipt capture and monthly reconciliation in cloud software, priced by transaction volume, so the books are always current and year end is quick.VAT Returnsfrom £35/moQuarterly VAT returns reviewed and submitted through MTD-compatible software, with scheme advice, registration and catch-up returns at fixed fees.Payrollfrom £25/moRTI payroll run every pay period with payslips, HMRC submissions, pension auto-enrolment and year-end P60s, from £25 a month for a director-only company.Corporation Taxfrom £199Corporation Tax computations and CT600 returns, including capital allowances, loss relief and marginal relief, filed with HMRC for a fixed per-return fee.Sole Trader Accountsfrom £149Year-end accounts for the self-employed, from tidy records or a shoebox, feeding straight into your Self Assessment so the figures HMRC sees are right.Company Formationfrom £49Limited company incorporated at Companies House within a working day, with the share structure, registered office and HMRC registrations done properly from the start.

Why IGI

Working with Cleatlam businesses

Clients in Cleatlam are not a branch or a territory to us; they are files handled by the same team that serves the rest of the UK, at the same price. The fee you see is confirmed in writing before work starts. The dates you see are diarised and chased. And the person who prepares your first return is the person who prepares the next one.

We work to the HMRC and Companies House calendar, not an appointment diary. Clients in Cleatlam get reminders at 60, 30 and 7 days before each date that applies to self assessment tax returns.

No hourly rate and no surprise invoice. Cleatlam clients know the fee for self assessment tax returns before they send a single document, and it stays fixed.

Continuity matters in self assessment tax returns: the person who prepared last year's work for your Cleatlam business prepares this year's, and remembers what was agreed.

Local facts

About Cleatlam

Cleatlam sits in North East. For businesses in England the tax rules are those set by the UK Parliament: the 20/40/45% income tax bands, Class 4 National Insurance for the self-employed at 6% and 2%, Corporation Tax at 19% to 25%, and Stamp Duty Land Tax on property. Business rates are set locally by the council.

Nearby places we also serve
Place	Distance	Direction
Cleatlam, South	0.5 mi	SE
South Cleatlam	0.5 mi	SE
Little Newsham	0.6 mi	S
Newsham, Little	0.6 mi	S
Staindrop	1 mi	N
Raby Castle	2 mi	N
Osmond Croft	2 mi	S
Ovington, County Durham	3 mi	S

All places in North East · North East places beginning with C

National services

Also available to Cleatlam clients

These services do not vary by location and are delivered the same way for Cleatlam as for the rest of the UK.

Worth knowing

Rules that affect most businesses here

CIS deductions

CIS turns construction subcontractors into advance taxpayers: a fifth of every labour payment goes to HMRC before they see it. Registering keeps the rate at 20% rather than 30%; gross payment status, for established businesses with a clean record, removes deductions altogether. The annual return is where the overpayment comes back, and filing it early brings the refund sooner.

Confirmation statements and identity verification

Companies House has tightened its requirements under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act: every company needs a registered email address and an appropriate registered office, every statement includes a lawful-purpose declaration, and every director and PSC must verify their identity. The confirmation statement, due annually with a £50 fee, is where most of this is confirmed.

Corporation Tax rates and marginal relief

Since April 2023 there have been two Corporation Tax rates, 19% small profits and 25% main, with marginal relief smoothing the transition between £50,000 and £250,000 of profit. The band is where planning matters: each pound of profit in it is taxed at an effective 26.5%, so pension contributions and capital expenditure timed to keep profit below £50,000 are worth more than they look.

The VAT registration threshold

The £90,000 VAT threshold is measured over any twelve consecutive months, which is why a strong quarter can tip a business over unexpectedly. Registration must follow within thirty days of the end of the month the threshold was crossed. Below the threshold, voluntary registration is worth considering when customers are VAT-registered businesses and costs carry VAT.

Director's loan accounts

A director's loan account records money moving between a director and the company that is not salary or dividend. If the director owes the company money nine months and one day after the year end, the company pays section 455 tax at 35.75% of the balance, refundable only when the loan is repaid. Loans over £10,000 are also a benefit in kind unless interest is charged at HMRC's official rate.

Questions

Questions from Cleatlam

I already have an accountant in Cleatlam. How hard is it to switch?

It takes about two weeks and costs nothing extra. You authorise us, we write to your current accountant for professional clearance and your records, and we transfer the agent authorisations. We pick up the next filing without a gap. You do not need to wait for a year end, and we tell you honestly if switching mid-job would be awkward.

Can you deal with HMRC and Companies House for me?

Yes. Once you authorise us as your agent, HMRC and Companies House correspond with us about the filings we make for your Cleatlam business, and we can see your accounts and respond on your behalf. Authorisation is free and takes a few days to activate. Routine correspondence about work we have filed is handled at no extra charge.

Why are the fees the same in Cleatlam as in London?

Because the cost of an accountant is mostly premises and that is a cost we do not have. The work is done online by UK-based staff, so a client in Cleatlam pays exactly the published fee, as does a client in central London or a Highland village. The fee is confirmed in writing before anything starts.

Which services are available in Cleatlam?

Every service on this page is available to businesses and individuals in Cleatlam, at the fee shown. Core compliance work, accounts, tax returns, bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and company formation, is listed with its own local page. Specialist services such as R&D, crypto tax and HMRC enquiry support are national services delivered the same way from anywhere in the UK.

How do I get started from Cleatlam?

Message us on WhatsApp or email with a sentence about your business and what you need. We reply in working hours with any questions and a fixed fee for self assessment tax returns. Once you confirm, we tell you exactly which records to send and the work begins. Most Cleatlam clients are set up within a day.

Which deadlines matter most for self assessment tax returns?

The next four dates that apply to self assessment tax returns are shown at the top of this page, calculated from today. For Cleatlam clients we diarise every one of them from the day you join and send reminders before each, so the work is done in good time rather than in the last week before a penalty.

Fixed fees, filed on time, for Cleatlam

Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.

Get a fixed quote on WhatsApp Email info@igiaccounting.co.uk