Direct Assist Accountants

Accountants for sole traders, contractors and owner-managed companies in Slough

An ACCA-regulated practice in Slough, Berkshire, Direct Assist Accountants has worked from Woodland Avenue since 2014. Its clients are sole traders, partnerships, contractors and freelancers, and owner-managed limited companies, mainly in Slough and the surrounding county. The firm says it combines local knowledge with the compliance standards of a larger practice, without the slower response that it associates with national firms.

Bookkeeping, tax returns and statutory accounts

The day-to-day core of the work is bookkeeping, Self Assessment tax returns, corporation tax, payroll and VAT, along with statutory year-end accounts for small companies. The practice covers the full range of compliance work that a small business or self-employed person needs during the year, and its material describes its filing as tracked against a fixed internal deadline calendar so that accounts and returns go in on time.

Company formation and Companies House checks

The firm is an Authorised Corporate Service Provider, which means it carries out Companies House identity verification and company formation in house. The practice says this work is done without outsourcing, which it presents as the reason new companies are set up without delay.

Work for contractors, freelancers and the local economy

The firm describes Slough as a busy commercial centre, with logistics and manufacturing firms on the trading estate, small traders on the High Street, rental landlords close to the station, and contract workers who commute along the M4 towards Heathrow. The practice says its local understanding suits these clients. Advice for contractors and freelancers taking up the work for the first time, on structuring business and personal tax affairs, is a particular focus.

Visa-linked accounts and specialist services

Specialist work also covers the accounts that go with visa routes for start-ups and innovators, immigration and settlement, banking arrangements and mortgage accounts. The firm presents this as part of a wider service, which it sums up as more than just accountancy.

Fixed monthly fees and a named accountant

The practice offers fixed, transparent monthly fees across bookkeeping, tax, VAT and payroll, with the terms agreed in advance. Each client is given one dedicated accountant who knows the business, rather than being passed between staff. The firm also works from London and describes its accountants as serving individuals, start-ups and small businesses across the UK for compliance and growth advice.