Hastings · South East
Advisory & CFO Support in Hastings
Not every growing business in Hastings can justify a full-time finance director, but most reach a point where they need one some of the time. Our advisory service gives you forecasting, tax planning, funding support and a sounding board for big decisions, on a retainer sized to your business.
What’s included
- Cash-flow and profit forecasting with scenario planning
- Tax planning across the company and its owners
- Funding applications, grants and investor preparation
- Pricing, margin and cost reviews
- Business structure advice: sole trader, partnership, company or group
- Exit, sale and succession planning
Pricing: Fractional CFO retainers quoted on scope. See all plans or read the full Advisory & CFO Support service page.
Advisory & CFO Support for Hastings: the basics
Advisory work is where accountancy adds the most value: structuring the business tax-efficiently, planning cash, pricing properly and preparing for a sale or investment. We work with Hastings owners on the decisions that move the numbers, not just the reporting of them.
Businesses in England follow UK-wide rules for Income Tax, National Insurance, VAT and Corporation Tax, with Stamp Duty Land Tax applying to property purchases. Local business rates are set and collected by the local authority.
Why Hastings businesses use IGI for advisory & cfo support
A named accountant, not a call centre
You deal with the same person throughout the year. They learn how your Hastings business works and answer the phone when you have a question.
Fixed monthly fees agreed in advance
No hourly billing and no surprise invoices. Your plan covers the work agreed, and anything extra is quoted before we start.
Unlimited support included
Call, email or book a video call as often as you need. Questions about expenses, dividends or a letter from HMRC are part of the service, not an extra.
Advisory & CFO Support questions
Answers for Hastings clients. Your accountant can go into detail for your situation.
A finance director who works with you part-time, typically a few days a month, giving a Hastings business senior financial leadership without a full-time salary.
Compliance work reports what has already happened to HMRC and Companies House. Advisory looks forward: what should you do next, what will it cost, and how will it affect your tax position.
Yes. We prepare forecasts and management information, help you present the case to lenders or investors, and support due diligence.
No. A two-hour planning session before a major decision is often the most valuable work we do for a small Hastings business.
Yes. You are allocated one accountant who handles your work and your questions. Another team member covers only when they are away.
Yes. We regularly bring late returns up to date, calculate what is owed, set up payment arrangements and appeal penalties where there is a reasonable excuse.
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IGI Accounting is a trading name of IGI Security Services Ltd (company number 15881180). Information on this page is general guidance for UK taxpayers and is not advice for your specific circumstances; figures and thresholds are those in force at the time of writing and may change. Please speak to your accountant before acting on any of it.