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We help you turn accounting, tax and financial information into clear, practical insight, so you can understand your business and make better decisions.
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We help you turn accounting, tax and financial information into clear, practical insight, so you can understand your business and make better decisions.
Discuss your Accounting NeedsLangtons provides accounting and business services for ambitious owner-managed businesses, directors and finance teams who want clarity, confidence and joined-up financial guidance. We support clients with statutory accounts, financial reporting, tax planning, payroll, virtual CFO services and technology advice.
Whether your business is growing, becoming more complex, changing structure or simply needs better financial visibility, we help you make sense of the numbers and use them to make informed decisions.
You may be managing growth, reviewing profitability, planning investment, improving systems, dealing with tax complexity or trying to get better information from your finance function. You may also feel that your current accounting support is too reactive, too slow or too focused on the year end.
Our role is to help you see the full picture. We work with you to understand your business, explain what the numbers mean and provide accountancy and finance support that is commercially useful, not just technically correct.
Talk to us about where you need greater clarity, stronger reporting or more practical financial support.
STATUTORY ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL REPORTING
Statutory accounts are a legal requirement for limited companies, but they should also help you understand the financial position of your business.
Langtons supports businesses with the preparation of statutory accounts and financial reporting. We help ensure the accounts are prepared accurately and clearly, while also explaining what the figures mean for the business.
Our work can help you understand profitability, balance sheet strength, cash flow, liabilities and trends that may affect future decisions. Where appropriate, we highlight areas that may need attention, so your accounts become more than a compliance document.
CORPORATION TAX PLANNING
Corporation tax is a key part of running a company, but tax planning should not happen in isolation from the wider business.
Langtons supports businesses with corporate tax planning that is practical, commercially aware and aligned with current HMRC rules. We help you understand your company’s tax position, plan ahead where possible and consider the tax implications of business decisions.
This may include support with profit extraction, investment decisions, company structure, capital expenditure, transactions, growth planning and year-end tax considerations. Tax outcomes will depend on your circumstances and the rules in force at the time.
PERSONAL TAX
For many business owners, company finances and personal finances are closely connected. Decisions around salary, dividends, investments, property, succession, retirement and wealth planning can all have personal tax implications.
Langtons provides personal tax and high-net-worth advisory support for individuals, directors, shareholders and business owners. We help you understand your personal tax position, meet your compliance obligations and consider planning opportunities where appropriate.
Our advice is designed to bring clarity to more complex personal tax matters, particularly where business ownership, family wealth, property, investments or long-term planning are involved.
PAYROLL
Payroll needs to be accurate, timely and properly managed. Errors can create issues for employees, employers and HMRC, while poor payroll processes can take time away from running the business.
Langtons provides payroll support for businesses that want a reliable, well-managed process. We can help with payroll calculations, PAYE, employee pay, reporting requirements and related administration.
Our payroll support helps business owners and finance teams manage payroll responsibilities more efficiently, while giving employees confidence that their pay is being handled correctly.
VIRTUAL CFO
As businesses grow, financial decisions become more important and often more complex. Not every business needs a full-time finance director, but many need senior financial input to support decision-making.
A virtual CFO provides experienced finance support for businesses that need strategic financial guidance without appointing a full-time CFO or finance director.
Langtons can support you with financial reporting, forecasting, cash flow planning, board-level insight, funding preparation, budgeting and commercial review. We act as a sounding board, helping you understand the numbers behind your decisions and plan with greater confidence.
ACCOUNTANCY TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL ADVISORY
The right accounting technology can make your finance function more efficient, accurate and useful. The wrong systems can create duplicated work, poor reporting and unnecessary frustration.
Langtons supports businesses with technology and digital advisory, including guidance on accounting systems, finance tools, add-ons and automation opportunities.
We can help you review your current finance processes, identify where technology could improve efficiency and advise on systems that support better reporting, workflow and decision-making. The aim is not technology for its own sake, but a finance function that works better for your business.
Andy is a vastly experienced chartered accountant and business advisor with a particular focus on Corporate Finance. Andy has developed Langtons Corporate Finance into a niche adviser on business planning, acquisitions, disposals and raising finance: he and the team also undertake due diligence work for clients and funders.
Andy and the team will work closely with you to develop and grow your business. His hands-on approach in navigating and negotiating the best outcomes for clients has firmly established Langtons’ reputation as a provider of pragmatic and proactive advice.
Andy’s ability to distil complex matters into clear advice gives clients a fundamental sense of clarity and presents distinct choices to help them achieve their goals.
Chris joined Langtons in 2018 having spent a number of years working in practice in Warrington. Chris largely deals with SME clients, providing practical advice on all day-to-day compliance matters, as well as a focus on management accounts and year-end compliance services.
Eifion advises SME clients on systems, commercial and taxation matters across a range of sectors, including software development, manufacturing, engineering and haulage. His aim is to maximise his clients’ post tax income by combining their commercial expertise with his accounting and tax knowledge. He has a keen interest in science and technology, and advises several companies on R&D grants and tax credit claims.
He is a keen advocate of using computerised accounting systems to understand what drives a company’s results and generates profit. He has significant experience of implementing Sage, Xero, MS Dynamics and Pegasus Opera, and is Head of Langtons Systems Solutions.
Marie joined Langtons in January 2021 as a Senior Payroll Assistant having worked in payroll for over 15 years.
Starting as a payroll assistant for Sefton Council she then moved into the private sector working for several large firms including Shop Direct Group and Serco. After gaining vast experience in all aspects of large payrolls including TUPE transfers, redundancies and international payrolls she moved into practice in order to gain bureau experience. This has given Marie the skills to understand each individual payroll client’s needs irrelevant of the company’s size or background.
Paul has worked within payroll for over 25 years, gaining experience in a range of industries from FMCG, transport and warehousing to retail and wholesale pharmacy.
He started his payroll career in a small family business and has worked for some household names such as Princes Foods and Phoenix Group (which included Numark and Rowlands Pharmacy).
He brings with him a wealth of experience, having dealt with payrolls ranging from just 4 staff to over 6500.
He qualified with the CIPP in 2007 and joined Langtons in April 2013 as Payroll Bureau Manager.
Ruby joined Langtons in 2021 with her AAT qualification and became a fully qualified ACA member in December 2023. Ruby largely deals with SME clients, providing practical advice on all day-to-day compliance matters, as well as year-end compliance services.
Simon has gained vast experience in providing compliance services to a significant portfolio of SME clients since joining Langtons from University in 1995 and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1998.
Simon works closely with his clients to build strong and supportive relationships acting as a sounding board for his clients all year round and providing financial and commercial advice on an ongoing basis.
Simon’s principal focus is on overseeing the audit service for some of Langtons’ largest audit clients and he likes to add value to the audit by, for example, looking at how the audit process can be improved, advising on improvements to client controls and systems etc to ensure clients get tangible benefits from their audit.
Langtons supports owner-managed businesses, privately owned companies, directors, shareholders, finance leads and individuals who need clear, practical and responsive accountancy support.
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support clients who want advice that is technically sound, commercially practical and explained in a way
that helps them take action.Good accounting support helps you stay compliant, but it should also help you understand your business more clearly.
Effective accounting and business support can help you:
For many business owners, accounting is not just an administrative requirement. It is the information base for confident decision-making.
Your accountant should not only appear at year end. As your business becomes more complex, you may need regular advice, timely reporting and a team that understands the decisions in front of you.
Langtons works as part of your wider team, helping you connect accounting, tax, payroll, reporting and commercial advice. Where specialist input is needed, we can also connect your accounting work with our wider services, including audit and assurance, tax, corporate finance and carbon accounting.
Accounting and business services include the practical accountancy, tax, payroll, reporting and advisory support a business needs to operate, stay compliant and make informed decisions. This can include statutory accounts, financial reporting, corporate tax planning, personal tax advice, payroll, virtual CFO support and accounting technology advice.
A growing business should expect more than year-end compliance. Your accountant should help you understand your financial position, explain key issues clearly, support tax and reporting obligations, respond when decisions need to be made and provide practical advice that helps the business move forward.
Yes. Langtons can prepare statutory accounts for limited companies and help explain what the accounts show about the financial performance and position of the business. We aim to make the accounts useful for decision-making, not just a filing requirement.
Yes. Langtons can support businesses with corporate tax planning, helping you understand your tax position and consider planning opportunities where appropriate. Any tax planning will depend on your circumstances and current HMRC rules.
Yes. Langtons provides personal tax and high-net-worth advisory support for directors, shareholders, business owners and individuals with more complex tax affairs. This may include tax compliance, planning and advice linked to business ownership, investments, property, succession or personal wealth.
A virtual CFO provides senior finance support for businesses that need strategic financial guidance but do not require a full-time finance director. It can support reporting, forecasting, cash flow planning, funding decisions, board-level insight and commercial financial review.
Accounting technology can improve a finance function by reducing manual work, improving reporting, connecting systems, automating routine processes and giving business owners better access to financial information. The right tools should support clearer decisions, not add unnecessary complexity.
Yes. Many businesses need a different level of support as they grow or become more complex. Langtons can help review your current accounting, tax and reporting needs and provide more joined-up support across accounting, payroll, tax, virtual CFO and wider advisory services.
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