Batten Hughes & Co Information

Batten Hughes are a highly experienced firm of Chartered Accountants serving clients in Crosby, Liverpool and across Merseyside. We pride ourselves on our professionalism and also offer a personal service to guide you through all aspects of Accountancy, Bookkeeping, Taxation, Accounting Systems, VAT and your important Business Planning. Flexibility is paramount. As a firm regulated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants you have the added comfort that we have full professional indemnity insurance and are governed by the rules of our Institute which safeguards your interests in the case of any dispute.

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Batten Hughes in Crosby have excellent contacts and reputation with local banks, HMRC and other agencies.
The team operate out of old bank premises in Crosby. We have gained significant experience with major International Accountancy firms such as Coopers & Lybrand & Ernst & Young but also by working in Industry and experiencing the challenges and issues that you, their clients, may now have.

The key members of the experienced team are:

Nicholas Hughes BA (Hons) ACA
Adrian Hughes BSc (Hons) FCA
Alan S Johnson FCA - who operates as Consultant

All the key members of the team are local to you and have the interests of their clients and the local community in mind.

To summarise their main services:

ACCOUNTS PREPARATION
We offer a comprehensive accounting service covering limited companies, partnerships and sole traders. We will prepare your financial statements and at a closing meeting, go through the accounts to discuss any issues and offer suggestions to improve your accounting systems and processes. We will also discuss any taxation liabilities arising. If you are a limited company, we will deal with all your filing requirements on line with Companies House.

TAXATION
We can help you with all or any of your compliance needs - including the ever increasing requirements to file returns on time (with automatic penalties if you are late), pay your tax promptly (with interest and surcharges if you delay) and to be an unpaid tax collector for PAYE, Tax, NI, VAT, etc. We also a cost effective insurance policy to safeguard you against costly HMRC investigations.

VAT
We can complete your VAT Returns on your behalf, or check those that you have prepared. They can show you how to reconcile these to your records, and ensure that you are keeping the relevant records.

PAYROLL
We can prepare your weekly or monthly payroll and ensure that you comply with all the filing requirements of HMRC. We will submit all your returns electronically and we believe we can offer a cost effective alternative to you maintaining your own payroll records.

BOOKKEEPING, MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
We believe that everybody's life can be made easier by ensuring your accounting records are up to date. We offer an outsourced bookkeeping and management accounts service which includes the preparation of monthly or quarterly management accounts and if appropriate, your quarterly VAT returns. This allows you to monitor the performance of your business throughout the year.

BUSINESS START-UPS
We can assist in the start up of a new business from Company Formations through to general advice. This service is FREE to members of thebestofcrosby

ACCOUNTANCY SYSTEMS
Batten Hughes has extensive experience of selecting and implementing accounting systems to meet client's requirements. We are not aligned to any software house so we can give practical and imparial advice in helping you select the right systems to help you manage your business.

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