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Brooke and Co Accounting Available

Accountant/Bookkeeper Essex, United Kingdom ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 (11 on Google)

Brooke and Co Accounting delivers comprehensive bookkeeping, tax preparation, and general ledger reconciliation to small businesses and sole traders throughout Essex.

About

Brooke and Co Accounting addresses the functional friction points that disrupt day-to-day business operations across Essex, from tangled transaction backlogs to impending statutory filing dates. Many enterprise owners and sole proprietors arrive after falling several quarters behind on bookkeeping, facing HMRC compliance warnings, or struggling to balance payroll commitments against erratic client receivables. The practice approaches these situations as operational hurdles requiring systematic diagnostic cleanup, chart-of-accounts restructuring, and methodical ledger adjustments rather than simple data entry.

The technical review begins with an audit of existing record-keeping frameworks, whether that involves disorganized spreadsheets, physical receipts, or poorly configured cloud software. Technicians conduct itemized balance sheet audits, cross-referencing merchant receipts, supplier ledgers, and bank statements to isolate transaction variances. Once discrepancies such as unrecorded sales, duplicated vendor bills, or miscategorized VAT entries are isolated, the team repairs the general ledger, updates accounts receivable aging schedules, and generates clean monthly management accounts.

During peak tax seasons and year-end reporting periods, rapid turnaround requests require strict intake protocols to avoid reporting penalties. Brooke and Co Accounting handles expedited accounts by prioritizing core bank feeds and payroll figures first, establishing provisional tax liability calculations to avoid statutory fines, and resolving complex director loan issues. To maintain workflow momentum, businesses seeking annual filings should provide digital bank statements and complete expense documentation at least six weeks in advance of statutory deadlines to allow sufficient time for variance checking.

Services & Packages

Starting rates and standard packages offered by Brooke and Co Accounting:

Small Business Bookkeeping & Ledger Maintenance

Monthly recording of business transactions, bank account reconciliations, and routine ledger updates.

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From £120 fixed

VAT Return Preparation & Submission

Quarterly sales tax calculation, invoice auditing, and digital submission under Making Tax Digital standards.

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£150 - £300 fixed

Annual Accounts & Corporation Tax Filing

Compilation of statutory year-end statements, director reports, and complete CT600 returns for limited companies.

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£450 - £900 fixed

Payroll Processing & PAYE Administration

Monthly employee wage calculations, digital payslip issuance, and real-time RTI reporting to HMRC.

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£50 - £150 fixed

Sole Trader Self Assessment Return

Calculation of self-employed revenue, eligible allowable deductions, and submission of personal tax returns.

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£180 - £350 fixed

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Brooke and Co Accounting delivers comprehensive bookkeeping, tax preparation, and general ledger reconciliation to small businesses and sole traders throughout Essex.

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