A refreshing approach to accountancy

Leading the way in Wigan and Lancashire for outstanding accountancy advice for over 70 years.

Chartered Accountants serving Wigan and Lancashire

Pioneered Accounting

If you want to work with a leading independent provider of accounting, taxation, and business advisory services with over 40 partners and staff advising clients in Wigan, Lancashire and across the North West you’ve come to the right place.

Achieving potential is very important to us and our friendly approach means you can pick up the phone at any point and have a chat with your team. It might sound cliched, but we really do care about helping our clients to succeed.

Our roots trace back over 70 years which aligned with our innovative and technological approach, we believe gives us the knowledge and experience to deliver refreshing accountancy advice.

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Our history

Our services

Find out more about the full range of accounting, taxation, and business advisory services that we offer to our clients

Online and Cloud Accounting

Improve your accounting efficiency by moving into the cloud and harness the power of integrated apps to power up your processes.

Making Tax Digital

Helping navigate through the transition to digital record keeping.

Tax Planning

All businesses and individuals need taxation advice of the highest quality in order to achieve and maximise their tax allowances and achieve an efficient tax position

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Experience in a range of different sectors

Our specialist sector teams are experts in their field. This means we’re able to utilise our strong sector knowledge and specialisms to ensure you get the trusted advice needed to take your business forward.

The needs of clients operating in industries as diverse as property, the charity sector, and technology will vary, and our team are here to offer the best possible advice and share their industry knowledge.

Our featured sectors

Construction and Property

The right advice to help you build your business.

Manufacturing and Engineering

Industry tailored accountancy providing the tools to grow your business.

Leisure and Hospitality

Our advice is tailored to give you the tools to grow your margins.

Start Ups and Small Business

The right support can be critical to ensuring the success of a start up business.

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Proudly a Xero Platinum partner

As one of only a handful of firms in the North West to reach Platinum status with Xero we’re well placed to offer the latest market leading advice with regards online accounting and integrated apps.

Online and Cloud accounting

Our insights

Read the latest insights from our team of industry leading experts.

Spring Budget 2021 – Budget Brochure

It’s hard to believe Rishi Sunak has only been in office for a little over a year given what the Chancellor has had on his plate over the last 12 months. At lunchtime on 3rd March 2021 he delivered his second budget announcement, the first following the Coronavirus...

INSIGHT issue 2

INSIGHT is our regular magazine providing update and insight into the current world of finance for owners of small and medium businesses. Issue 2 can be accessed through the link below. INsight issue 2

R&D tax credits: Claims to be limited from April 2020

Why HMRC elected to bring back PAYE/NIC cap for R&D tax credits and what does this mean for your claim? As things stand, R&D tax credits are available to loss making companies with relevant qualifying expenditure at a rate of 14.5%. This means that small and...

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