James Scott - Chartered Certified Accountants

James Scott is a firm of chartered certified accountants in Manchester. It works with business owners to set goals and then provides advice and planning to reach them. The firm says its six working qualities were written by the whole team rather than the partners.

What James Scott offers

• Accounts and bookkeeping — year-end accounts, management accounts and day-to-day record keeping.
• Tax services — self assessment, VAT, tax planning and R&D tax.
• Payroll — processing for employers.
• Virtual FD — finance director input for decisions about the future.
• Business start-up and planning — help for new firms, including ecommerce accounts.

Who it works with

Sectors listed include construction, ecommerce, food and hospitality, IT and technology, landlords, manufacturing and retail.

Key facts

• Based in: Manchester, England
• Partnerships: Xero Gold Partner; chose Xero as its preferred cloud software in 2011
• Making Tax Digital: online accounting support offered