Accountant and a client going through paperwork together at a wooden desk in a sunny office

N° 01 — Chartered accountants

42 High Street · Lewes, East Sussex

Est. 1987

Accounting, tax & payroll

Every penny accounted for,

every deadline early.

Fixed fees

From £89 a month

Your accountant

One named person, all year

Quiet practice office with a desk, leather chair and shelves of client files

39

·

Years in practice

300+

·

Businesses filed for

“

They found £1,380 we’d been paying for no reason, just by splitting the ownership properly.

They found £1,380 we’d been paying for no reason, just by splitting the ownership properly.

Priya Shah

Landlord, four flats

Lewes high street with shopfronts, hanging flowers and a castle at the end of the road

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A chartered practice for owner-managed businesses. Filings early, fees fixed, answers in plain English.

A chartered practice for owner-managed businesses. Filings early, fees fixed, answers in plain English.

A chartered practice for owner-managed businesses. Filings early, fees fixed, answers in plain English.

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What we do

Every obligation, one practice.

How we help

Better answers
for bigger decisions

98%
filed on time

Accounting & reporting

Monthly books, year-end accounts and Companies House filings — done early, every time.

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£148,220
projected profit

Tax planning & compliance

Self Assessment, Corporation Tax and VAT, planned a year ahead so the bill is never a surprise.

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18
months runway

Advisory

Cash-flow forecasts, budgets and a straight answer when you have a big decision to make.

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Questions we help answer

The numbers behind
the next decision.

Good accounts are the start. We sit down with you each quarter and answer the questions that keep owners up at night.

Can we afford to grow the team right now?

Explore Advisory

How much tax will I actually pay this year?

Explore Tax returns

Should I move from sole trader to a limited company?

Explore Year-end accounts

Are we ready for Making Tax Digital?

Explore VAT & MTD

Who we help

Built for owner-managed businesses

Switching is the easy part

Three steps, about a week.

A free consultation

STEP 01

A free consultation

Thirty minutes on the phone or at the office. We learn what you do, look at where things stand and quote a fixed monthly fee.

We handle the switch

STEP 02

We handle the switch

You sign one letter. We contact your old accountant, collect your records and set up HMRC and Companies House access.

Your year runs early

STEP 03

Your year runs early

Books kept monthly, returns filed weeks before the deadline, and a named accountant on the phone when you need one.

Clear expectations

Where you are, at every stage

01

Discovery & review

Week 1 — your records, deadlines and fee

02

Setup & migration

Week 1–2 — software, bank feeds, HMRC access

03

Monthly close

Every month — books, report, reminders

04

Year-end & planning

Every year — accounts, tax and next year’s plan

Fixed fees · know before you call

What should your accounts cost?

Three quick questions, an honest number. No hourly billing, no surprise invoice in March.

Every plan includes

  • A named accountant who knows your business
  • Year-end accounts and tax returns, filed early
  • HMRC and Companies House handled for you
  • Unlimited calls and emails — no clock running
  • A reminder before every deadline
1Your business
2Your size
Annual turnover£240,000
£90kVAT£250k£500k
Team on payroll4 people
3Extras
Your monthly fee
£214/month + VAT
Book with this quote →
An estimate based on typical records. We confirm a fixed monthly fee after your consultation.

Three plans · no lock-in

Fixed monthly fees, published.

Starting out

£89

/mo

For freelancers, sole traders and landlords with up to two properties.

  • Self Assessment tax return
  • Monthly bookkeeping (up to 50 transactions)
  • MTD quarterly updates
  • A named accountant
  • Deadline reminders

Growing

· Most chosen

£189

/mo

For one- or two-director companies, including contractors.

  • Year-end accounts and CT600
  • Directors’ Self Assessment (×2)
  • Monthly bookkeeping (up to 150 transactions)
  • Quarterly VAT returns
  • Directors’ payroll
  • A named accountant

Established

£395

/mo

For companies with staff, more transactions and bigger decisions.

  • Everything in Limited company
  • Payroll for up to 15 staff
  • Monthly management accounts
  • 12-month cash-flow forecast
  • Quarterly review meeting

Case studies

Financial clarity,
proven in practice

Real clients, real numbers. A few of the owner-managed businesses we keep on time, on budget and ready for the next decision.

Maya Collins

Ben Hart

James Okonkwo

Portrait of Maya Collins, Founder at Maya Collins Photography

I used to dread January. Now my return is filed in November and I know the bill in October.

I used to dread January. Now my return is filed in November and I know the bill in October.

Maya Collins

Founder,

Maya Collins Photography

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£2,140

expenses she hadn’t been claiming

Nov

when she now files

2 hrs

a month on her books

Portrait of Ben Hart, Owner at Sourdough & Sons

We opened shop four on the back of their cash-flow forecast. The bank said yes in one meeting.

We opened shop four on the back of their cash-flow forecast. The bank said yes in one meeting.

Ben Hart

Owner,

Sourdough & Sons

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4

shops, up from two

12

months of cash flow in view

1

meeting to agree the bank loan

Portrait of James Okonkwo, Director at Okonkwo Digital Ltd

Every contract checked for IR35 before I sign. I don’t think about it any more.

Every contract checked for IR35 before I sign. I don’t think about it any more.

James Okonkwo

Director,

Okonkwo Digital Ltd

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6

contracts checked for IR35

£4,900

saved with a better salary mix

0

IR35 surprises

Priya Shah

Landlord, four flats

They found £1,380 we’d been paying for no reason, just by splitting the ownership properly.

They found £1,380 we’d been paying for no reason, just by splitting the ownership properly.

Daniel Reyes

Joinery workshop

Fixed fee, published on the website, and it’s exactly what I pay. That alone was worth switching for.

Fixed fee, published on the website, and it’s exactly what I pay. That alone was worth switching for.

Deadlines

The next dates that matter.

We send a reminder two weeks before each one. Add them to your own calendar in one click.

Registration

Register for Self Assessment

Due soon

Passed

If you started self-employment or letting in the 2025/26 tax year, tell HMRC by today.

Filing

Paper Self Assessment return

Due soon

Passed

Last day to send a paper tax return for 2025/26. Filing online gives you until 31 January.

Filing

VAT return — quarter to 30 September

Due soon

Passed

File and pay VAT for the quarter ending 30 September.

Filing

MTD quarterly update — to 5 October

Due soon

Passed

Send your Making Tax Digital update for 6 July to 5 October.

Filing

Pay through your tax code

Due soon

Passed

File online by today to have a bill under £3,000 collected through your PAYE tax code.

Payment

Corporation Tax — year to 31 March 2026

Due soon

Passed

Pay Corporation Tax for a year ending 31 March 2026 (nine months and one day after the year end).

Filing

Self Assessment — file and pay

Due soon

Passed

File your 2025/26 return online and pay the balance plus your first payment on account for 2026/27.

Filing

VAT return — quarter to 31 December

Due soon

Passed

File and pay VAT for the quarter ending 31 December.

Filing

MTD quarterly update — to 5 January

Due soon

Passed

Send your Making Tax Digital update for 6 October to 5 January.

Filing

Company accounts — year to 30 June 2026

Due soon

Passed

File accounts with Companies House for a year ending 30 June 2026 (nine months after the year end).

Registration

End of the tax year

Due soon

Passed

Last day to use this year’s ISA, pension and capital gains allowances.

Filing

VAT return — quarter to 31 March

Due soon

Passed

File and pay VAT for the quarter ending 31 March.

Filing

MTD quarterly update — to 5 April

Due soon

Passed

Send your final Making Tax Digital update for the 2026/27 tax year.

Filing

P60s to your employees

Due soon

Passed

Give every employee on your payroll at 5 April their P60.

Filing

P11D expenses and benefits

Due soon

Passed

Report expenses and benefits for 2026/27 and give employees their copy.

Payment

Second payment on account

Due soon

Passed

Pay your second payment on account for 2026/27.

Your named accountant

People, not a portal

Portrait of Eleanor Farthing, Managing partner

Eleanor Farthing

Eleanor Farthing

FCA · CTA

Managing partner

Portrait of Raj Patel, Partner, tax

Raj Patel

Raj Patel

ACA · CTA

Partner, tax

Portrait of Hannah Okafor, VAT & payroll manager

Hannah Okafor

Hannah Okafor

ACCA

VAT & payroll manager

Portrait of Tom Ashdown, Property tax specialist

Tom Ashdown

Tom Ashdown

ATT

Property tax specialist

Portrait of Grace Lindqvist, Senior bookkeeper

Grace Lindqvist

Grace Lindqvist

AAT

Senior bookkeeper

Portrait of Sam Whitlock, Client manager

Sam Whitlock

Sam Whitlock

AAT

Client manager

Insights

Financial thinking
for what comes next

All insights

Questions

Before you call.

Everything most owners ask in the first ten minutes.

No. Our engagement letter can be ended with one month’s notice, and we’ll hand everything over to your next accountant.

No. Calls and emails with your named accountant are included in every plan.

We’ll tell you before it happens and agree a new fee. We never send a surprise invoice.

Not at all. We write a professional clearance letter and handle the whole handover. You don’t need to have the conversation.

Any time. Straight after a deadline is easiest, but we’ve taken clients on in January.

Yes. You’ll get one short email two weeks before every deadline that applies to you, and another if we’re waiting on anything.

Start a conversation

See the numbers.
Plan the next move.

30 min

initial conversation

1 day

typical response

£0

to get started

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Contact

Talk to us
in the diary.

Thirty minutes, no charge, no pitch.

Office

42 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2LX

Hours

Mon – Fri 9:00 – 17:30

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Farthing

Accounting, tax and payroll for growing businesses.

Contact

42 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2LX

Mon – Fri 9:00 – 17:30

Chartered accountants · registered with ICAEW

Farthing & Co. Ltd · Registered in England & Wales · Company no. 08123456

Registered office: Farthing & Co. Ltd, 42 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2LX

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