Cowgills

Cowgills, a North West of England practice of accountants and business advisers, serves owner-led and growing companies of many sizes. It describes its approach as people-led, with insight drawn from the sectors its clients work in. The firm is part of the Sumer Group, a larger accountancy group, which it says gives it more resources than a standalone practice of its size would have.

Accounts and reporting for growing businesses

The firm prepares accounts and builds the reporting that lets owners see how the business is performing. Its solutions are designed to simplify accounting processes, sharpen performance figures and set up reporting frameworks that support decisions about growth and profitability. The aim is to give owners the insight to focus on running the business rather than on compliance.

Audit designed for smaller and growing firms

Audit services are described as built around the needs of SME and growing businesses. The firm's specialist staff are there to give clients an insight into risk and help them remain compliant with reporting obligations, which it notes are growing and time-consuming. It presents this as the audit approach that suits businesses without large internal finance teams.

Tax problems, VAT and R&D relief

Tax advice covers business and personal matters, including VAT, research and development claims and inheritance tax. The firm offers help with tax problem solving, with strategy and with making sure a business operates tax efficiently and is protected from avoidable exposure. Its experts are available to guide clients through the rules, which the firm says can be complicated.

Deal advice and business recovery

When a business plans a transaction, the firm's deal team guides the client toward an appropriate strategy and manages the process, so that the owner can keep running the company day to day. Business recovery support is offered to owners and directors who face financial distress, often because of circumstances beyond their control, with the firm explaining the options available.

Funding review and wealth advice

The firm reviews a company's existing funding arrangements to check that they remain appropriate. It also offers wealth management, tailored to a client's personal financial goals. The firm has a dedicated team for property and construction clients and for businesses that trade overseas, and it notes that family businesses bring particular challenges and opportunities which its advisers are used to handling.