Do you charge for phone calls?

No. Questions through the year are part of the fee, including the ones you think are too small to ask. Charging by the hour for a conversation is the fastest way to stop clients having it, and the conversations are usually the valuable part.

Do you charge for phone calls?

No. Questions through the year are part of the fee, including the ones you think are too small to ask. Charging by the hour for a conversation is the fastest way to stop clients having it, and the conversations are usually the valuable part.

The packages

Business packages

Q: Why does it say from?

Because businesses differ and we would rather not quote a number we cannot stand behind. Four things move the fee: transaction volume, payroll size, VAT complexity, and the state of the records when they reach us. We tell you which of those applies to you before you commit, so the figure you are quoted is the figure you pay.

Q: Are the prices plus VAT?

Yes. Every figure on this page is plus VAT, per month. We quote it that way because most of our clients are VAT registered and recover it, so the net cost is what matters to them.

Q: What is not included in the monthly fee?

Anything genuinely unpredictable — an HMRC enquiry, a corporate transaction, a first-time R&D claim, or catching up two years of unreconciled bookkeeping. Each of those is quoted separately before it starts. Building a guess into the monthly fee would mean either you overpay every month or we resent the work.

Q: Can I move between packages?

Yes, and it is usually us who raises it. Each package includes everything in the one before it, so moving up is a question of adding the next thing the business needs rather than starting again. We review the fee annually, or sooner if the business changes materially — you are told, not left to discover it.

Each one includes everything in the package before it. All figures are plus VAT, per month.

Core

For limited companies

The statutory work, done properly and on time.

From

£100/mo

plus VAT

Includes

✓Year-end accounts and corporation tax return

✓Confirmation statement, Companies House fee included

✓Your Xero subscription

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Core +

For busy owners

Bookkeeping, payroll and VAT taken off your desk.

From

£250/mo

plus VAT

Everything in Core, plus:

✓Bookkeeping kept current through the year

✓Payroll and pension compliance

✓VAT returns under Making Tax Digital

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Growth

For growing businesses

Regular figures to help you run the business.

From

£450/mo

plus VAT

Everything in Core +, plus:

✓Quarterly management accounts

✓A quarterly meeting to talk them through

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Finance Partner

For larger businesses

A finance team without hiring one.

From

£850/mo

plus VAT

Everything in Growth, plus:

✓Monthly management accounts and meeting

✓Credit control

✓Supplier and employee payment runs

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Also available

Other services

Some work varies too much to include in a monthly fee, so it is priced separately and quoted before we start.

Personal tax and property

For directors, sole traders and landlords, usually alongside a monthly package.

Self assessment tax returns

From £250 + VAT. For directors, sole traders and landlords. Planned alongside the company, not separately.

Rental accounts

Property income prepared per property, with the finance cost restriction applied. Priced on the size of the portfolio.

Making Tax Digital — sole traders

Four quarterly updates and the final declaration for your self-employment income. Set-up or keeping the records for you is quoted separately.

Making Tax Digital — property owners

Four quarterly updates and the final declaration for your rental income. Set-up or keeping the records for you is quoted separately.

Fee protection

Covering the professional costs of an HMRC enquiry.

Capital gains tax

Property and share disposals, the reliefs available, and the 60-day return on UK residential property.

Compliance and company admin

Filings and paperwork that only some businesses need.

Sole trader and partnership accounts

For unincorporated businesses, including the partnership return and each partner's share. We can also look at whether incorporating would be worthwhile.

P11D and benefits in kind

Company cars, medical cover, director loans and the Class 1A return. Due by 6 July.

CIS returns

Monthly contractor returns, subcontractor verification and deduction statements. Priced on the number of subcontractors.

Company secretarial

Share transfers and allotments, director and shareholder changes, and anything at Companies House beyond the confirmation statement.

Company formation

Incorporation, share structure and the initial registrations. Setting up the shares correctly at the start can avoid a reorganisation later.

Lender and mortgage references

Accountant's certificates and reference letters for lenders, brokers and landlords.

Reporting, systems and projects

One-off pieces of work, quoted once we know what is involved.

Live reporting

Margin, cash, debtors and tax from your own ledger, refreshed monthly. A fixed build fee followed by a monthly fee.

Three-way forecast

A one-off profit, cash flow and balance sheet projection for a lender, a grant or a big decision. Credited back in full if you move onto Finance Partner within twelve months.

One-off management accounts

A single set of management accounts for a lender, landlord or specific decision.

Catch-up bookkeeping

Quoted once we have reviewed the records, separately from the monthly fee.

Xero migration

From Sage, QuickBooks, spreadsheets or paper.

Transactions and claims

Share schemes, reorganisations, sales, succession, R&D.

Each of these is quoted before we start, once we know what is involved. We tell you before anything changes. All fees exclude VAT.

How it works

How we set the fee

We look first

We review your records or last year's accounts before quoting.

Scope in writing

We confirm in writing what is included, what is not, and what would change the fee.

Fixed monthly

Paid monthly through the year rather than as one bill after the year end.

Common questions

Why does it say “from”?

Because every business is different. The fee depends on transaction volume, payroll size, VAT and the condition of the records. We confirm the fee before you commit, and that is the fee you pay.

Are the prices plus VAT?

Yes. The package prices are shown plus VAT, per month. Most of our clients are VAT registered and can recover the VAT.

What is not included in the monthly fee?

Work that is hard to predict, such as an HMRC enquiry, a corporate transaction, a first R&D claim, or bringing several years of bookkeeping up to date. These are quoted separately before we start.

Can I move between packages?

Yes. Each package includes everything in the one before it, so moving up simply adds services. We review the fee annually, or sooner if the business changes significantly, and will always discuss any change with you first.

Next step

Ask for a quote

Tell us what the business does, roughly how many staff, what software you use and what you need help with. We will come back to you the same day with a fixed quote. There is no obligation, and we will not chase you afterwards.

Phone — Mon–Fri, 9am–5.30pm

01242 226789

info@bpcpartners.co.uk

Reviewed annually

Or sooner if the business changes significantly. We will always discuss it with you first.