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Accountants in Manchester
Bookkeeping, payroll, VAT and year-end accounts for small businesses across Manchester — from a family-owned, Xero Certified practice that has been doing this for over 20 years.
- 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 minutes from the city centre, or run the whole thing online
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- Xero Certified Partner
- 20+ years established
- Fixed monthly fees
- Making Tax Digital ready
- Free first consultation
Accountants in Manchester
Small business accountants for Manchester.
Manchester runs on small businesses — the agency in Ancoats with four staff and a growing PAYE bill, the contractor invoicing through a limited company, the restaurant in the Northern Quarter juggling VAT and seasonal cash flow, the trades working across the whole city. Premier Accounts looks after businesses exactly like these, and has done for more than twenty years.
We’re a family-owned firm based at 76 Gloucester Road in Urmston, about twenty minutes from the city centre. That matters less than it used to — most of our Manchester clients run everything through Xero and their phone — but if you’d rather sit down with your accountant and go through the numbers properly, you can.
What you get is a named accountant who knows your business, a fixed monthly fee agreed before you commit, and someone who picks up the phone when you ring. No annual surprise bill, no being passed around a department.
Areas we cover around Manchester
We work with businesses right across Manchester and the surrounding M postcodes, including:
- City Centre
- Ancoats
- Northern Quarter
- Deansgate
- Chorlton
- Didsbury
- Withington
- Fallowfield
- Levenshulme
- Hulme
- Rusholme
- Gorton
- Openshaw
- Wythenshawe
- Cheetham Hill
- Moss Side
Premier Accountancy Services
For busy Manchester 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 Manchester small businesses love Premier Accounts?
With our expert small business accountants on your team, managing your business finances is ‘taken care of’.
Manchester is a city of owner-managed businesses, and they tend to have the same three problems: the bookkeeping never gets done, the VAT deadline arrives faster than expected, and nobody explains what the numbers actually mean until it’s too late to do anything about them.
We fix all three. We’ll get you onto Xero so the paperwork takes seconds rather than evenings, take the bookkeeping off your desk entirely if you want us to, keep you compliant with Making Tax Digital, and give you management figures often enough that you can actually make decisions with them.
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 Manchester’s local team on 0161 865 8298.
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Premier Accounts
Helping small businesses to grow in Manchester 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
Manchester accountants
Questions we get asked a lot.
Do I have to come to your office?
Not unless you want to. We’re in Urmston, roughly twenty minutes from the city centre, and you’re very welcome to come in. Plenty of our Manchester clients we deal with entirely by phone, email and Xero and it works perfectly well — it’s whatever suits how you like to work.
How much does an accountant in Manchester 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 agencies, freelancers and contractors?
A lot of our Manchester work is exactly that — creative and digital agencies, IT contractors, consultants and one-person limited companies. We’ll handle the company accounts and your personal tax return together, deal with dividends and salary properly, and tell you honestly whether the way you’re currently structured is costing you money.
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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