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Accountants in Bury
Bookkeeping, payroll, VAT and year-end accounts for Bury businesses — from a family-owned, Xero Certified practice with over 20 years behind it.
- Fixed monthly fees agreed up front — no surprise bills
- Xero Certified Partners — snap a receipt and we do the rest
- Family-owned firm, helping Greater Manchester businesses grow for 20+ years
- Twenty-five minutes round the M60 — or entirely online
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Tell us about your business — we’ll come back to you the same working day.
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- Xero Certified Partner
- 20+ years established
- Fixed monthly fees
- Making Tax Digital ready
- Free first consultation
Accountants in Bury
Small business accountants for Bury.
Bury runs on independents. The market is one of the best-known in the country and the food and drink scene in Ramsbottom has pulled in a whole generation of small producers, cafes and bars. Around that sits the usual base of trades, small manufacturers and family firms in Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich.
Small, owner-run businesses like these get badly served by big firms — too expensive, too slow, and the person who actually knows your file is three levels down. We’re the opposite: family-owned, fixed monthly fees, and a named accountant who picks up.
Our office is at 76 Gloucester Road in Urmston, about twenty-five minutes round the M60, though most of our Bury clients work with us through Xero and the phone.
Areas we cover around Bury
We look after businesses across Bury and the surrounding BL and M postcodes, including:
- Bury town centre
- Ramsbottom
- Radcliffe
- Whitefield
- Prestwich
- Tottington
- Walmersley
- Unsworth
- Besses o’ th’ Barn
- Summerseat
- Ainsworth
- Elton
Premier Accountancy Services
For busy Bury business owners.
Expertly tailored small business accounting for busy business owners. Our small business accountants are ready to save you time and money — so you can get on with running the business.
Bookkeeping
Small business bookkeeping for complete peace of mind, keeping your records in good order year-round rather than in a January panic.
Payroll
Managed payroll tailored to your business — staff paid correctly and on time, RTI submitted and auto-enrolment handled.
Annual Accounts
Accounts and tax returns for sole traders, limited companies, partnerships, organisations and charities of all types.
VAT
Accurate, compliant and on-time VAT returns, plus expert advice on which VAT scheme actually leaves your business better off.
Management Accounts
Monthly or quarterly numbers so you can see how the business is really performing, not just what happened last year.
Forecasts & Budgets
Tax enquiry fee protection for total peace of mind, so you’re covered if HMRC undertake a check of your financial records.
Easy small business bookkeeping is here
As Xero Certified accountants, we use the latest industry-leading tools to manage your finances.
Small business accountancy has never been this easy or effective!
Step 1
Take a picture of your receipt.
Step 2
The image is sent to Xero.
Step 3
Our small business bookkeepers take care of it.
Why do Bury small businesses love Premier Accounts?
With our expert small business accountants on your team, managing your business finances is ‘taken care of’.
Food, drink and retail are brutal on margin and heavy on admin — multiple VAT rates, a payroll full of part-timers, takings that need reconciling daily, and stock that walks. Get behind on the bookkeeping and you genuinely cannot tell whether you’re making money.
We connect the till and the card machine to Xero so the day’s takings reconcile themselves, run the payroll properly including part-timers and holiday pay, keep the VAT right across the rates, and give you a monthly gross-margin figure you can actually act on.
You get a named accountant who knows your business — not a call centre, and not a different person every time you ring. Fees are agreed in advance and spread monthly, so you always know what you’re paying and you’re never charged for picking up the phone.
What it costs to switch
Nothing. We’ll have a free, no-obligation chat about the business, tell you what we’d do and quote you a fixed monthly fee before you commit to anything.
If you’re moving from another accountant, you send them one short email and we handle the professional clearance, the records request and the HMRC authorisations from there.
Call Bury’s local team on 0161 865 8298.
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Premier Accounts
Helping small businesses to grow in Bury and across Greater Manchester for over 20 years.
Testimonials
What do business owners think about us?
Chris and his team at Premier Accounts have provided professional accountancy services for my business now since 2008, including accounts, payroll…
Paul Stones
N.S.L. Builders & Natural Stone Landscapes Ltd
Chris is a proactive accountant and provided me great advice during my time as a client. I found him and his firm to be transparent, friendly and…
Guy Earnshaw
Alternative Root Music School
Been using Premier accounts for over 10 years now and had excellent service, the main thing for me being a small business owner if they are any…
Richard Scanlan
Richard Scanlan
Bury accountants
Questions we get asked a lot.
How does it work if I’m in Bury and you’re in Urmston?
Easily — most of it happens through Xero, email and the phone, and we get back to you the same working day. We’re about twenty-five minutes round the M60 if you want to come in, and plenty of clients do once or twice a year for the annual accounts meeting.
How much does an accountant in Bury cost?
We quote a fixed monthly fee based on what your business actually needs — the number of transactions, whether you’re VAT registered, whether you run payroll, and how much of the bookkeeping you want to keep in-house. You’ll know the figure before you commit, it’s spread monthly rather than landing as one bill, and you’re never charged extra for ringing us with a question.
Can you take over from my current accountant?
Yes, and it’s far less hassle than people expect. You send a short email telling them you’re moving, we write for professional clearance and your records, and we handle the rest. We’ll check what’s outstanding with Companies House and HMRC before anything transfers, so nothing gets missed in the changeover.
Do you work with cafes, bars and market traders?
Yes. That work has its own quirks — mixed VAT rates on food and drink, cash takings, part-time payroll and holiday pay, and tips. We’ll automate the takings into Xero so reconciliation stops being a job, and make sure the VAT treatment is right, because it’s the single most common thing we see done wrong in food and drink.
Are you set up for Making Tax Digital?
Yes. We’re Xero Certified Partners and our clients file digitally. If you’re still on spreadsheets or paper we’ll move you across and do the setup for you, so Making Tax Digital for VAT and for Income Tax are handled without you having to think about it.
Chat with Premier Accounts today
A family-owned accounting firm in Greater Manchester, helping small businesses to grow for 20+ years. Book a free, no-obligation chat — we’ll tell you what we’d do, what it would cost and whether we’re the right fit, before you commit to anything.
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