Greater London
Accountant in Putney
Putney’s 75,000 residents and commuter belt location support a dense mix of healthcare, public sector, retail and education businesses across SW15.
- Experienced team
- Fixed fees
- National coverage
Why we work with Putney businesses
Putney’s economy is anchored by large institutions such as Putney Hospital (St George’s) and Roehampton University, which in turn sustain a network of independent clinics, contractors and professional firms. Our team works remotely first, meeting clients in the Town Centre or East Putney when needed. We handle corporation tax, VAT and payroll for businesses that supply the public sector and real estate markets around West Putney and Roehampton.
The Putney business scene
Putney’s business scene is shaped by its institutional anchors. Putney Hospital (St George’s) drives demand for allied healthcare providers, medical equipment suppliers and locum contractors. Roehampton University and the Putney School of Art and Design create a steady pipeline of education-related services, from IT support to facilities management. Wandsworth Council, one of London’s largest borough employers, generates procurement opportunities for local SMEs in cleaning, security and professional services. The retail core in the Town Centre and East Putney includes independent shops, estate agents and cafés that rely on efficient bookkeeping and VAT returns. Real estate remains a constant: agents, developers and property managers in SW15 need timely accounts and capital gains planning. Marsh & McLennan’s regional office adds a layer of insurance and consultancy demand that spills into local accounting work.
Business hubs in Putney
Town Centre · East Putney · West Putney · Roehampton
How Putney’s economic mix shapes our service emphasis
Putney’s sector mix means our service emphasis shifts depending on the client. A healthcare contractor supplying locum staff to Putney Hospital often needs help with IR35 status, payroll and quarterly VAT returns. We prepare those returns and advise on the most tax-efficient corporate structure. A real estate agency in West Putney with a portfolio of buy-to-let properties typically requires capital gains tax planning and property income calculations. We handle those alongside annual accounts. Education providers linked to Roehampton University or the Putney School of Art and Design come to us for R&D tax credit claims on curriculum software or teaching aids. A digital assessment platform is a typical example, where the qualifying work is the software development rather than the content. Public sector suppliers to Wandsworth Council need robust corporation tax compliance and often exit planning when a founder sells to a larger competitor. Marsh & McLennan’s regional presence also generates occasional advisory work for senior employees with complex share schemes. In every case, our work is done to a standard that stands up to HMRC scrutiny.
Anchor employers in Putney
Putney Hospital (St George's) · Wandsworth Council · Roehampton University · Putney School of Art and Design · Marsh & McLennan (regional)
What we do
What we do for Putney businesses
Year-end accounts & corporation tax
Statutory accounts to FRS 102 / FRS 105, CT600 filings, marginal relief modelling between £50,000 and £250,000, group relief where it applies. Filed accurately, filed on time.
Director pay and tax planning
Optimal salary-and-dividend split for each director’s personal tax position, modelled annually and recalibrated when thresholds move. Pension contributions, BIK strategy, P11D where relevant.
VAT and Making Tax Digital
Registration timing against the £90,000 threshold, scheme selection (Standard, Flat Rate, Cash, Annual), partial-exemption handling, quarterly returns, MTD-compliant software setup.
Payroll, PAYE and pensions
Monthly payroll runs, RTI submissions, Employment Allowance claims (up to £10,500), salary-sacrifice schemes, workplace pension administration and auto-enrolment.
R&D tax credits
Merged-scheme claims under the post-April-2024 regime, qualifying-activity narrative written by qualified staff, costs eligibility review, ERIS where the loss-making intensive route applies.
Incorporation and structure
When to move from sole trader to Ltd, the real cost of incorporation (SDLT, CGT where property is involved), holding-company design, alphabet shares, group restructures.
Putney worked example
Worked example: £50,780 of input VAT recoverable on leaving the flat-rate scheme
8-employee healthcare staffing agency
Take an eight-person Putney agency supplying locum nurses to St George’s, sitting on the VAT flat-rate scheme. The scheme trades simplicity for the right to recover input tax, so a business with real spending on training and equipment can be worse off on it than on the standard method. Suppose the four years still within the time limit carry £253,900 of standard rated spending on training and equipment: the input tax given up is £50,780 at 20 per cent, and modelling both methods, then moving to the standard scheme and correcting the returns, is what makes it recoverable. Testing the contractor engagements against the IR35 status tests matters just as much, since engagements that are really employment carry backdated tax and penalties.
Illustrative example. It is not a record of a client engagement and the figures are worked through to show how the rules apply, not taken from a real return.
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