Business Start-up & Development

If you are starting up a business, speak to us. We have helped many our clients transform their business ideas into reality! At Holmes Peat Thorpe, we provide range of services which are exclusively valuable to business start-ups:

• Decide on the most appropriate business structure – sole trader, partnership or limited company. Choosing correct business structure has implications for taxation, raising finance and personal liability, so it’s vital to choose the right option;
• Support with various aspects of business compliance and administration; including Company House and HMRC registrations and compliance requirements;
• Advise on setting up accounting records, including use of software;
• Advise on who needs to be informed of a new business;
• Decide on VAT registration & compliance.

If you have an established business, We can help you to:

• File tax returns on time and that you pay the correct amount of tax;
• Ensure that you use all the tax reliefs available, and provide advice on minimising future tax liabilities;
• Advise on payroll preparation;
• Prepare business plans and financial forecasts;
• Help with choosing appropriate finance for the stage of development of the business, and assist in raising the required amount;
• Help with managing cashflow so the business does not run out of money.