A named accountant
You deal with the same accountant every time.
Accountants in Wigan for year-end accounts, tax and bookkeeping
Buzz Accounting does year-end accounts, tax returns, bookkeeping and payroll for businesses across Wigan borough, from Wigan and Leigh out to Atherton, Tyldesley, Hindley and Standish. Fees are fixed monthly, from £29 + VAT for a sole trader and £49 + VAT for a limited company, with a named accountant.
Included
- A named accountant who knows your business
- Books kept up to date all year
- Fixed monthly fee, agreed up front
- Your deadlines tracked and filed
- Portal and app included
- Switching handled for you
Wigan's business base
Wigan borough has a business base built on trades, transport and family firms — builders, electricians, joiners, hauliers and the suppliers around them, plus the retail and hospitality in Wigan and Leigh town centres.
For trades we handle CIS verification and monthly returns, the VAT reverse charge, vans and tools, and payroll once you take someone on.
Alongside the trades there is a solid base of small manufacturers and distribution businesses, and a town-centre economy of independent retail, hospitality and services in both Wigan and Leigh. Each needs its figures before the deadline and an accountant to call when a decision needs making.
Sectors we see most in Wigan
- Construction and the trades, including CIS and the reverse charge
- Transport, haulage and distribution
- Manufacturing and engineering, mostly family-owned
- Independent retail and hospitality in Wigan and Leigh
- Care providers, with shift-based payroll
- Professional services and consultancies run from home
End of year accounts for Wigan businesses
Every limited company files accounts at Companies House nine months after its year end, and a Company Tax Return with HMRC within twelve months. The Corporation Tax is due nine months and one day after the year end, three months before the return. Sole traders and partnerships prepare accounts to the tax year and report the profit on a Self Assessment return by 31 January.
We prepare the accounts from your bookkeeping, work out the tax alongside them, go through both with you on a video call, and file them once you have approved them. If your year end has passed and nothing has been started, we can prepare the accounts from your bank statements and records.
A late filing at Companies House carries a penalty that starts at £150 and reaches £1,500 at six months, and it doubles if the previous year's accounts were also late. Year-end accounts sets out what the service includes.
- 1You send the records
Bank statements and sales and purchase records, or access to your Xero or FreeAgent file, uploaded to the client portal.
- 2We prepare the accounts and the tax
With a short list of questions about anything we cannot match, such as a large payment or a director's loan.
- 3We go through them with you
By video call or phone: the year's profit, the tax due and the date it has to be paid.
- 4We file them
At Companies House and with HMRC, with the confirmations saved to your portal.
Your year endThe accounting period closes. Stock is counted on this date.
9 monthsAccounts filed at Companies House.
9 months and 1 dayCorporation Tax paid to HMRC.
12 monthsCompany Tax Return filed with HMRC.
31 JanuarySelf Assessment return and tax due for sole traders and directors.
Deadlines for a private limited company after its first year. A company's first accounts are due 21 months after it was incorporated.
How we work with Wigan businesses
Everything runs by phone, video call and WhatsApp.
Fixed monthly fee
You agree a fixed monthly fee in writing before any work starts, and phone calls are included.
Answers the same week
We answer questions about tax, cash or staff within the week.
Our services in Wigan
Wigan clients can use all of our accounts, tax, payroll, bookkeeping and advisory services.
Accounts and tax
We prepare and file your year-end accounts, Corporation Tax and Self Assessment returns.
Bookkeeping
Xero and FreeAgent, kept up to date every month of the year.
Payroll and pensions
We run payroll for anything from one director to a full site team, including auto-enrolment.
Buzz Business Pulse
You get monthly management accounts and a rolling twelve-month cash flow forecast.
Virtual finance team
We act as your finance function, from processing through to board-level reporting.
Tax planning
We plan tax decisions with you before the year end, while they can still change the bill.
Towns and areas we cover in Wigan
- Wigan
- Leigh
- Atherton
- Tyldesley
- Hindley
- Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Standish
- Orrell
- Aspull
- Shevington
- Platt Bridge
- Astley
Other Greater Manchester boroughs
Wigan is one of the ten boroughs we work across. We also act for businesses in Bolton, Bury, Manchester and Oldham, and the work runs the same way in each. See accountants across Greater Manchester.
Common questions from Wigan business owners
Do I need to meet you in person?
No. Everything runs by phone, video call and WhatsApp.
Do you handle CIS?
Yes, as routine. Subcontractor verification, monthly returns and statements, and the reverse charge on the VAT side.
Which towns do you cover?
The whole borough — Wigan, Leigh, Atherton, Tyldesley, Hindley, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Standish, Orrell, Aspull, Shevington, Platt Bridge and Astley.
I subcontract. Am I getting my CIS deductions back?
Probably not all of them, and probably not quickly. CIS suffered should be offset against your monthly PAYE liability as you go. If nobody is doing that it sits with HMRC until the year end and you have effectively lent them the money for twelve months. It is one of the first things we check on a new construction client.
Does the VAT reverse charge apply to my jobs?
It depends who you are invoicing and what they do with the work. Supplying another contractor who supplies it on is usually caught; supplying the end user is not. Getting it the wrong way round is common, and correcting it afterwards costs more than asking once.
How much do end of year accounts cost?
The fee depends on whether you trade as a company or a sole trader, your turnover, how many transactions go through the bank and whether the bookkeeping is up to date. The instant quote gives a fixed monthly figure that includes the year-end accounts and the tax return.
Can you do my bookkeeping as well?
Yes. The bookkeeping is kept up to date in Xero or FreeAgent through the year, so the year-end accounts are prepared from records that already reconcile. See bookkeeping.
Is there grant funding for a Wigan business taking on an apprentice?
Yes. Wigan Council's Future Apprentices for Business grant pays £3,000 or £5,000 toward a new 16 to 24 year old apprentice, alongside free advice and loans from the Growth Company and GC Business Finance across Greater Manchester. Our guide to business grants and funding in Greater Manchester sets out who qualifies and what it costs to hire, worked on a Leigh example.