Which accounting task brought you here?
An annual accounts deadline calls for different work from a pile of unrecorded invoices or a decision about expansion. Choose the task you need help with, then use the more detailed pages to see what to prepare.
Annual accounts and records
Bookkeeping records the transactions behind your business. Annual accounts bring the relevant figures together for the year. Keeping those two stages connected makes questions about balances, costs and missing information easier to resolve.
Figures for business decisions
Management accounts let you review performance during the year. Cash flow forecasts look ahead at receipts and payments. Together they can help explain why a profitable business may still need to plan carefully for cash.
Accounting by business type
A building firm, a shop and a rural enterprise do not keep identical records. Our sector pages explain the different questions to bring to an adviser, without losing sight of the core accounting work.
Your questions, answered.
Do I need bookkeeping and annual accounts?
Often the two work together. The scope depends on who maintains your records and how much year-end preparation is needed.
Can an accountant work with my current software?
Tell us what you use and how you use it. We can review the records before proposing any change of system.
Which service helps me understand cash flow?
Cash flow forecasting looks ahead at receipts and payments. Management accounts help establish the starting picture.