Accountant Recommendation

[DeludedKitten]

Hi, I'm looking for an accountant and was hoping for recommendations.
I have done some research already and looked at and spoken briefly to

Pretty much everyone can / will recommend their current accountant. If they have changed accountant then there is a reason for that so their experience with the previous one would give a bad review (in general).

Everyone on your list has been recommended by multiple people on multiple forums at one time or another so, IMHO you're doing the right thing in talking to them and seeing where you fit with them and what kind of feeling you get. When I changed accountant, I ruled some out based on the company they keep (eg the style and location of their adverts). If I was waiting for a while for a call back then I wouldn't wait too long, for example. If I couldn't speak to someone about my specifics then I would be wary.

And if the accountant didn't use Freeagent as part of their standard fee package then I'd not bother with them.

[malvolio]

Actually, given the changes and acquisitions at the top f the market in the last year or so, I think we should bin that thread and start a new one. The OP finding mixed reviews for SJD, for example (there are no doubt others...), may be more a case of older posts rather than current reality

[northernladuk]

Here is the sticky.
https://forums.contractoruk.com/acco...-requests.html

If you want to see what people are saying then pick the company name and use a google search to look through the forums. Type the following in to google.

<name> site:forums.contractoruk.com

[malvolio]

SJD - mixed reviews, were very good, now almost universally bad. Don't even think about them. The rest are fine, I'm with Dynamo personally.


If only we had a sticky listing all the decent accountants...

[Darren at Fox-Bartfield]

Hi, I'm looking for an accountant and was hoping for recommendations.
I have done some research already and looked at and spoken briefly to:-

- Gorilla Accounting (Adam Scholes) - saw a thread about their marketing which wasn't positive
- Fox Bartfield (Darren Roberts) - can't see any reviews for this firm
- SJD accountancy (Donna) - mixed reviews
- Nixon Williams (waiting for a call back)

I note that FreeAgent is very popular so should I ensure the firm uses this? It seems like an extremely popular tool.
Thanks in advance.

For reviews search Dynamo from where recently jumped ship with a couple of the guys from there.

[zonkkk]

I use Crunch Accounting.

They don't use FreeAgent but have their own online portal and you always know what you can take out of the company in real time.

You record your expenses and invoices/sales, and they do everything else (payroll, VAT, end of year accounts, etc.) - always on time too.

You should definitely check them out.

[Sum007]

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