Hello, We Are Ackland Webb
Ackland Webb Accountants
We’re expert accountants and business advisors who truly care about the people and businesses behind the numbers. We get to know you so that we can look out for you.
"Somehow you make difficult concepts easier to understand. It helps us immensely with the difficult decisions we have to make."
For Us, Accounting Is Personal
We get to know your business so that we can give you tailored and timely accounting advice. This doesn’t just mean helping you when you ask for it – it means keeping an eye out for things that might affect you and making sure you know about them.
Ultimately, you want to know that you’re compliant with the law, on track with your tax obligations, and operating with the minimum amount of avoidable risk. You want to understand precisely what your business needs to do to have clean and healthy finances.
Understand is the key word here
You’re not an accountant, so why should you have to waste precious energy unravelling complex accounting jargon? You want clear advice, in everyday language you can follow. And that’s what you get when you work with us.
How We Get To Know You
We spend time with you to understand how your business operates and the challenges you face. Ideally, we meet you at your office or place of work (this helps us to understand your business and the type of support you need). We feel it’s really important to have regular face-to-face contact.
We’re happy to join forces with other professionals when needed. For example, if we’re helping you with a business valuation for a commercial dispute, we’ll likely need to liaise with a legal professional in the process, or you may want to start a pension or borrow money. We work regularly with financial advisers, mortgage brokers and all banks.
"I wish we had instructed Ackland Webb three years ago. We could have saved ourselves a lot of money and trouble."
About us
David is the firm’s principal. He is a chartered certified accountant and a recognised expert witness. He trained locally and, having been born into a business-owning family, understands the pressures and stresses of business ownership.
Jo M is company secretary and deals with the firm’s finances and credit control. Jo has a wide range of experience in administration and secretarial roles in professional and health care sectors.
Our Approach
We Work With The Tools You’re Already Using
Our clients use various accounting systems, such as Sage, QuickBooks, Xero, Zoho, KashFlow, SAP and Opera. We can work with whichever system you prefer – whether you’re already using it or want to implement it (we are Sage, QuickBooks and Xero partners). If you’d like us to advise you on a suitable system we’d be happy to, but it is really important that the choice is yours based on the system that you think will work best for you.
You can also contact us in the way that suits you. That might be on the phone, or via a video call tool like Skype or Zoom. Whatever works for you and makes your life easier.
"I have never worked with such friendly and helpful accountants. Your team are excellent and so pleasant to work with."
Our Services
Whether you’re an SME, sole trader, partnership or individual, we help you regain control of your finances.
If you need support with income tax returns or advice on capital gains tax obligations, or you’re being investigated by HMRC, we can help.
Our services cover accounts, general compliance, tax and VAT. We can also take care of payroll, bookkeeping and secretarial support services.
We help with the financial aspects of divorce, business valuation, commercial disputes, fraud investigations, criminal actions and more.
For law firms, construction companies and charities, as well as startups, and businesses that require cloud-based accounting support.
