Accounting and business advice for SMEs requires knowledge of your business and an understanding of the industry in which you operate.

Our expert Business Solutions team will tailor their service to suit your organisation, delivering the financial management information that is appropriate to your needs, whatever stage of the growth journey you are on, from start-ups to selling up.

How can we help you?

Professional accounting, administration and payroll support can all be provided to make sure your compliance responsibilities are met, including your year-end and statutory accounts. Monitoring costs, identifying business trends and improving efficiency are all valuable tools for your business and we will work with you to provide the support and guidance you need.

For small to medium enterprises we can provide a complete accounting solution which can include:

Year end compliance

We can provide year end compliance work which is tailored to your business needs. These could include:

For established unincorporated businesses and limited liability partnerships (LLPs):

Accounts preparation
Year end partnership tax return
Personal tax returns for owners
Tax planning
Tailored business advice
Dedicated team for queries
P11Ds / PSA's

For an established company:

Statutory accounts
Corporation tax returns
Directors tax returns
Remuneration planning
Tax planning
Dividend vouchers
Tailored business advice
Confirmation statements
P11Ds / PSA's
ERS reporting
Dedicated team for queries

Management accounts

We can provide management accounts which are tailored to your business needs. These could include:

Profit and loss account
Balance sheet
Cashflow
Comparisons to budget
Department reporting
KPIs and business insights

We provide a technology driven solution to allow us to spend time adding value to your business.

Cloud accounting

As a Xero Platinum Partner, we offer the latest in Xero cloud accounting and bookkeeping that gives you real time access to custom packages at affordable prices, saving you the time to focus on growing your business instead of managing paperwork. Our Business Solutions team can guide you through transitioning seamlessly from other accounting software, and provide ongoing support to Xero's growing suite of products.

Other cloud accounting apps: Our expert Business Solutions team are able to advise what additional Xero-compatible cloud accounting apps are appropriate to your business, including Dext, Fathom, ApprovalMax and HubDoc amongst many more.

Bookkeeping

Maintenance of purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank reconciliations, cash book, fixed asset register and nominal ledger, plus control account reconciliation.

We also offer a fully outsourced finance function where we can provide additional services, such as preparation of supplier pay runs, to fit your business’s unique needs.

Remote FD services

Your business may not be quite ready for a full time Finance Director, and so our service offers you the benefits of our extensive experience for a fraction of the cost of a full time FD.

Attendance at board meetings
Management accounts
Regular business advice

Business plans and forecasting

Business plans are a great way of formally putting down your ideas and goals for the business moving forward and are often used as evidence for potential investors when businesses are looking to raise finance for development. Producing a concise business plan can often be a daunting task and seeking advice can help. Selecting the right business structure early on is important in order to:

mitigate tax;
optimise extraction of profits;
provide access to finance; and
reduce administration.

We will work with you to assess the options, identify your KPIs, and make sure your business achieves what you set out to do.

We can also assist in budgeting and forecasting, and delve into cashflow management to offer more detailed management analysis.

Emergency accounting support

We are here to help you through the unforseen periods where you need temporary support when you need it most.

Payroll

Our dedicated payroll team can deliver payroll services that suit your requirements, adopting a flexible approach tailored to your business. From auto-enrolment compliance, to BACS payments, pension administration and cloud based payroll analytics, our payroll team are on hand to help you wherever they can.

Other services that SMEs may find useful include:

For larger businesses we can also provide:

Start-ups and micro businesses

Professional support for entrepeneurs and sole traders

FIND OUT MORE

Supporting a high growth business: a case study

PRB Systems (UK) provides advanced rendering systems for the modern home. This family-owned business has grown 40% over the past year alone, testament to their high-quality service and product. Here Ryan Hill, Managing Director at PRB Systems, speaks about his experience working with Kate Edginton, Senior Manager in the Business Solutions team at Hazlewoods.

"We were growing at a pace that exceeded the knowledge of our previous accountant, and we required expert advice during this demanding phase of growth.

Hazlewoods offered me professional, expert advice with everything from book-keeping, year-end compliance, VAT returns, but also Kate was brilliant at actually walking me through how to use Xero more efficiently to process purchase orders and invoices, and simplifying excel so that I can spend more time focusing on the business itself.

Additionally, Hazlewoods advised on how best to set up an employee share scheme that was most suitable to our company structure."

Read the full interview here

Transitioning to Xero: a client case study

Transitioning to a cloud accounting platform can seem daunting, but the benefits can be transformative for a business. Tom Beasley, CEO of charity Active Gloucestershire, explains how the Hazlewoods Business Solutions team guided him through the process.

"They spent time with our team to truly understand what was important to them and how they would like to report their data, and built bespoke reports within Xero to reflect what we needed as a charity. Our team can now interrogate and view live reports as and when they need to and our engagement with the finance aspect of their roles is much stronger now that they have been trained on Xero.

Using an automated, web-based programme also means that our cyber security and resilience is improved."

Read the full interview here

Cloud accounting

We offer the latest in cloud accounting and bookkeeping giving you real time access to custom packages at affordable prices.

Find out more

We work with

We pride ourselves on working with all the main cloud accountancy platforms so that you can choose the right software for you.

Cloud Accountancy

We offer the latest in cloud accounting and bookkeeping that gives you real time access to custom packages at affordable prices, saving you the time to focus on growing your business instead of managing paperwork.

Startups and Micro Businesses

The right business structure and strategy is key for any start-up business. All of our accountancy services are tailored to your business needs by our team of accountants and business advisers.

Featured news

Careers at Hazlewoods: 'A Day in the Life' series - Business Solutions

Monday 6 November 2023

Watch the second episode in our new video series of 'A day in the life', where some of our apprentices explain what their work in the Business Solutions team involves.

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Saturday 30 September 2023

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is making its way through Parliament, with consideration of further amendments scheduled for September 2023.

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Tuesday 26 September 2023

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Legal Focus July 2023

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The latest edition of our Legal Focus is a spotlight on compliance, where we dive into the world of SRA Accounts Rules compliance, consider the key accounting updates on the horizon and explore the key tax issues you must be aware of.

James Hopkins Trust voted new Hazlewoods charity of the year for 2023/24

Thursday 11 May 2023

Following our annual vote, Hazlewoods staff voted James Hopkins Trust as our new charity of the year for 2023/24.

Hazlewoods announces impressive promotions in 2023

Tuesday 9 May 2023

From 1 May 2023, Hazlewoods announced an impressive 52 promotions, including six advancing to Partner and six new Directors.

Tax update: Tax round up - Spring 2023

Tuesday 2 May 2023

Our round up of the tax changes that may affect you and your business as we go into the new tax year ahead.

Tax Facts 2023/24

Tuesday 28 March 2023

Our latest edition of Tax Facts is now available for 2023/24, where you will find details of personal and business tax rates and allowances for the current tax year.

Corporate Finance update: Strategising for the long-term success of your business

Tuesday 28 March 2023

Creating a successful business and selling it for its maximum value is the holy grail for most entrepreneurs. Despite this, it is estimated that only 10% of business owners have formal growth and succession plans in place.

Spring Budget 2023: Roundup of tax announcements

Wednesday 15 March 2023

Read our summary of the latest tax announcements across savings, CGT, MTD and national insurance.

Tax update: Top ten year end planning tips

Thursday 16 February 2023

As another tax year draws to a close, now is a good time to take stock and consider whether all allowances and reliefs have been maximised as far as possible and whether any action needs to be taken before the new tax year begins. We have set out our top ten tips to consider.

Business Solutions update: Transitioning to Xero - a client case study

Tuesday 6 December 2022

Transitioning to a cloud accounting platform can seem daunting, but the benefits can be transformative for a business. Lauren Hayden, Associate Manager in the Hazlewoods Business Solutions team, explains how she guided one of her clients through the process.

Testimonial from Ryan Hill, MD PRB Systems (UK)

"Hazlewoods offered me professional, expert advice with everything from book-keeping, year-end compliance, VAT returns, but also Kate was brilliant at actually walking me through how to use Xero more efficiently to process purchase orders and invoices, and simplifying excel so that I can spend more time focusing on the business itself."

Testimonial from Keiran Smith

"Hazlewoods has provided us with an accountancy outsourcing service for the past 7 years. Over this time they have delivered an exemplary service and have consistently exceeded my expectations. For an organisation of our size and maturity, the Hazlewoods Outsourcing Service represents excellent value for money."

Testimonial from Tom Beasley, CEO Active Gloucestershire

"I can't speak highly enough of the Business Solutions team at Hazlewoods, they are very responsive with their ongoing support as we continue to understand the benefit of transitioning to Xero."