Accounting

Small Business Accountants · West London

Small business accountants in Old Oak Common

Shops, trades, restaurants, agencies, consultancies and workshops in Old Oak Common use us for the same reason: the price is known, the deadlines are met and the numbers are explained. We serve small businesses across West London entirely online, with records by WhatsApp or email and nothing filed with HMRC or Companies House until you have approved it.

from £65/mo · fixed, per month

Next deadlines

  • VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
  • PAYE and National Insurance for last month paid to HMRC (electronic)
  • VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
  • PAYE and National Insurance for last month paid to HMRC (electronic)

Who this is for

Small Business Accountants for Old Oak Common

Established owner-managed businesses in Old Oak Common with turnover roughly between £50,000 and £1 million: shops and cafes, trades and building firms, agencies and consultancies, workshops and small manufacturers, professional practices, franchisees, and family companies with a handful of staff, trading as sole traders, partnerships or limited companies.

What is included

Everything inside the fixed fee

  • Monthly bookkeeping with bank feeds and receipt capture, reconciled and summarised each month
  • Annual accounts and Corporation Tax return, or sole trader accounts and Self Assessment, prepared and filed
  • Quarterly VAT returns and payroll for up to five staff in the Complete package
  • Quarterly management accounts with commentary in the Premium package
  • A named contact who knows your business and answers questions without a clock running
  • Switching health check: a one-off review of your current setup, refunded if you join

How it works

Small Business Accountants from Old Oak Common, step by step

  1. Tell us your situation

    A short message or call about what you do and what needs filing. We ask the questions that determine the right package and nothing more.

  2. Fixed fee in writing

    You receive one price for the work, confirmed by email before anything starts. It does not change if the job takes longer than we expected.

  3. Send records, review the draft

    Records come by WhatsApp or email. We prepare the draft, explain the figures in plain English and answer your questions.

  4. We file, you get the receipts

    Once you approve and the fee is settled, we submit electronically and forward the HMRC or Companies House acknowledgement the same day.

Why IGI

Why Old Oak Common businesses file with IGI

No hourly rate and no surprise invoice. Old Oak Common clients know the fee for small business accountants before they send a single document, and it stays fixed.

We work to the HMRC and Companies House calendar, not an appointment diary. Clients in Old Oak Common get reminders at 60, 30 and 7 days before each date that applies to small business accountants.

We serve Old Oak Common remotely by design: records by WhatsApp or email, drafts back for approval, filing electronic. The saving on premises is passed to you in the fee for small business accountants.

A named person handles your small business accountants from Old Oak Common and knows the file, so you are not re-explaining your business to a different helpdesk each time.

Plain English, with the numbers. Every draft for Old Oak Common comes with a short explanation of what the figures mean and what, if anything, you should do about them.

You stay in control of small business accountants: drafts go to Old Oak Common clients first, with the figures explained, and nothing leaves us until you say so.

Local facts

About Old Oak Common

Old Oak Common is in West London, within Hammersmith and Fulham, in the NW10 postcode district, England. Income tax in England follows the UK rates: 20% basic to £50,270, 40% higher to £125,140 and 45% additional, with the personal allowance of £12,570 tapered away above £100,000. National Insurance, VAT and Corporation Tax are UK-wide, and Stamp Duty Land Tax applies to property purchases.

Nearby places we also serve for small business accountants
PlaceDistanceDirection
College Park0.3 miE
Harlesden Fringe0.5 miNW
College Park and Old Oak0.6 miSE
Wormwood Scrubs0.6 miS
Harlesden0.8 miNW
Kensal Green0.8 miE
North Acton0.8 miSW
Park Hill, Brent0.9 miN

Worth knowing

Rules that come up in this work

Switching accountants

Changing accountant is simpler than most people fear. You authorise the new firm, which writes to the old one for professional clearance and your records; the outgoing accountant must hand over your own documents and usually does within two weeks. The new firm registers as your agent with HMRC and picks up the next filing. There is no need to wait for a year end.

Closing a company

A solvent company that has finished its purpose can be dissolved by voluntary strike-off: form DS01 with a £13 Companies House fee, after three months without trading and with all debts paid, final accounts and tax return filed, and assets distributed. HMRC objects to any application where returns or tax are outstanding, so the sequence matters more than the form.

Crypto records and reporting

Most crypto holders have taxable events they do not recognise, because every swap is a disposal even when no pounds change hands. The computation requires the complete transaction history from every exchange and wallet, pooled by asset with HMRC's matching rules applied. Exchange-generated tax reports are frequently wrong because they cannot see transfers between a user's own wallets.

The 60-day property CGT return

Selling UK residential property that was not your main home for the whole period of ownership triggers a separate Capital Gains Tax return, due within 60 days of completion along with payment of the tax. This is in addition to the annual Self Assessment. The gain is taxed at 18% or 24% depending on your income band, after the £3,000 annual exempt amount.

Record keeping

Record keeping is a legal obligation with a penalty of up to £3,000 for failure, but its real value is in making every other filing cheaper and more defensible. Keep invoices, receipts, bank statements, mileage logs and any HMRC correspondence, digitally if you like, for five years after the relevant filing deadline for individuals and six years for companies and VAT.

Allowable expenses

Expense claims are where a return is won or lost in an enquiry. The test is wholly and exclusively for the trade; where a cost is mixed, the business proportion can be claimed if it can be identified. Capital items such as equipment and vans are relieved through capital allowances rather than as expenses, except under the cash basis where they are simply deducted when paid.

Employer National Insurance

Since April 2025 employer National Insurance has been 15% on earnings above a £5,000 secondary threshold, a substantial increase for small employers. The Employment Allowance rose to £10,500 at the same time to soften it for the smallest businesses. Directors deciding their own salary weigh this cost against the Corporation Tax deduction a salary provides.

Questions

Small Business Accountants questions from Old Oak Common

Do I pay extra at year end?

No. The annual accounts and tax return are included in the monthly fee. The only additional costs are Companies House fees passed on at cost, your software subscription billed directly to you, and any separate advisory product you choose to buy.

Can my staff's payroll be weekly?

Yes. The Complete package covers payroll for up to five employees at any frequency, weekly, fortnightly or monthly, with payslips, RTI submissions, pension contributions and the monthly payment note to HMRC. Starters, leavers and statutory payments are included.

Can you handle a partnership?

Yes. Partnerships need a partnership tax return showing the profit split and each partner's own Self Assessment. The Core package covers the partnership return and bookkeeping; each partner's personal return is added at the published £129. LLPs follow company-style accounts rules and we handle those too.

What if my transaction volume is higher than the package covers?

We check the volume from your bank statements before quoting and tell you the right band. If the business grows and the volume increases, we review quarterly and adjust from the next month with notice. There is no back-charging for a busy period.

How does switching from my current accountant work?

You authorise us, we write to your current accountant for professional clearance and your records, and they are obliged to hand over your own documents. Most do within two weeks. We pick up the bookkeeping where they left off and take over the next filing. There is no charge for the switch.

Do you charge for phone calls and questions?

No. The monthly fee covers questions during the year. We would rather you ask before making a decision than pay us to unpick it afterwards. Formal advisory work, such as a tax planning review or a cash-flow forecast, is a separate fixed-fee product and we tell you when something falls into that category.

Do you have an office in Old Oak Common?

No. IGI Accounting is an online-only firm. We serve Old Oak Common and every other UK postcode remotely, with records sent by WhatsApp or email and everything filed electronically. The absence of local premises is why the fee for small business accountants is the same in Old Oak Common as anywhere else in the country, and why there is nothing to visit and nothing to print.

Is small business accountants in Old Oak Common really the same price as elsewhere?

Yes. The fee published on this page is what a client in Old Oak Common pays and what a client in any other part of England pays. It is confirmed in writing before work starts and the invoice matches the quote. Where a higher package applies because your situation is more complex, we say so at the quote stage, never afterwards.

One message from Old Oak Common, one fixed price

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

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