ABDS Chartered Certified Accountants

ABDS Chartered Certified Accountants is an accounting practice in Southampton. It prepares accounts, carries out audits, handles tax returns and advises owners on running their businesses, treating a client's business and personal affairs as one picture that changes over time. Clients are in Southampton, elsewhere in the UK and overseas.

What ABDS Chartered Certified Accountants does

• Annual accounts: statutory financial statements under the Companies Act or Charities Act, and accounts that feed self-assessment returns.
• Audit: statutory and voluntary audits through its audit company, aimed at spotting issues early and suggesting fixes.
• Tax returns and planning: self-assessment and company tax returns filed ahead of the deadline, plus early advice on tax choices explained in plain English.
• Bookkeeping: routine record keeping for businesses.
• Business consultancy: advice and coaching for sole directors and boards on improving performance.
• Personal financial planning: planning that sits alongside a client's business taxation.

Who it works with

Its clients range in size and include limited companies that are growing, self-employed sole traders, wealthy private individuals, charities, academy schools and online retailers.

Key facts

• Based in: Southampton
• Qualification: chartered certified accountants