Gloucester
Gloucester's economy runs on trades, logistics and manufacturing — businesses where the numbers move fast and the compliance is unforgiving. That is the work we do most of.
What we see locally.
Gloucester is a working city. The business base leans heavily towards construction, engineering, distribution and the trades, with the docks regeneration bringing in hospitality and independent retail alongside it.
Construction and CIS is one of our declared specialisms and Gloucester is where most of that work sits. Subcontractor verification, monthly CIS returns, the domestic reverse charge on VAT, and the gross payment status tests that quietly cost businesses money when they are missed. It is fiddly, it is deadline-driven, and getting it wrong is expensive.
The other Gloucester pattern we see often is the business that has grown past its bookkeeping. Turnover doubles, the person doing the books is doing them in the evenings, and nobody has looked at gross margin by job in two years. That is precisely what the Finance Partner service exists for.
The businesses we work with here.
Construction and CIS, engineering, logistics and distribution, trades, hospitality
The whole job, on a fixed monthly fee.
Every client is on a fee agreed before the year starts, with no hourly billing and no surprise invoices. Pick the side that applies to you.
A name, not a switchboard.
Worth a read.
Common questions.
Do you work with businesses in Gloucester?
Yes. Gloucester is nine miles from our Cheltenham office. Most of the work is done in Xero and on calls, and we come to you when a meeting is worth having.
How much does an accountant cost in Gloucester?
Our fees are fixed and monthly, agreed before we start. Business packages start from £100 a month plus VAT, and the price depends on turnover, transaction volume, payroll, VAT and how much reporting you want. The full breakdown is on our pricing page.
Can you handle CIS for a Gloucester construction business?
Yes. Construction and CIS is one of our specialisms: subcontractor verification, monthly CIS returns, the VAT domestic reverse charge and the gross payment status tests.
Talk to us.
A first conversation costs nothing and usually takes half an hour. We will tell you what we would do and what it would cost, and you can decide from there.
