West Midlands
Accountant in Solihull
Solihull’s economy is anchored by Jaguar Land Rover, Birmingham Airport, and a growing professional services base in Shirley and the Town Centre.
- Experienced team
- Fixed fees
- National coverage
Why we work with Solihull businesses
Solihull’s business mix demands an accountant who understands both high-value manufacturing and service-sector compliance. We work with limited company directors and contractors across the B90 to B93 postcodes, from Touchwood-based consultancies to logistics firms near the airport. Local business owners get the confidence they need on corporation tax, VAT, and payroll work. We operate remote-first but hold in-person meetings in Shirley or Knowle when needed. The local economy’s reliance on automotive and aviation means we regularly handle capital allowances, R&D credits, and complex VAT on cross-border supply chains.
The Solihull business scene
Solihull is a prosperous commuter and business hub in the West Midlands, with a population of roughly 215,000. The economy is dominated by Jaguar Land Rover’s Solihull plant, which drives a network of automotive suppliers and engineering consultancies. Birmingham Airport adds a significant aviation and logistics layer, with freight and passenger services supporting warehousing, ground handling, and travel-related businesses. The Town Centre is anchored by Touchwood, a Lendlease-managed retail and leisure destination, while Shirley and Knowle host clusters of professional services firms, tech startups, and independent retailers. Capita Solihull and Solihull Council are major public-sector employers. The local business scene is distinctive for its blend of high-value manufacturing, transport infrastructure, and growing tech and service sectors, all within easy reach of Birmingham and Coventry.
Business hubs in Solihull
Town Centre · Shirley · Knowle · Dorridge
How Solihull’s economic mix shapes our service emphasis
Solihull’s sector mix shapes our service emphasis in concrete ways. An automotive supplier near the JLR plant might come to us for capital allowances on new tooling equipment or for R&D tax relief on production line automation. A logistics firm serving Birmingham Airport often needs specialist VAT advice on cross-border freight and warehousing. Tech businesses in Shirley and Knowle frequently engage us for R&D claim preparation, particularly on software development and systems integration projects. Professional services firms in the Town Centre and Dorridge typically need corporation tax planning, payroll for growing teams, and exit planning for partnership changes or shareholder sales. Capita Solihull’s contractors often use us for IR35 reviews and personal service company compliance. The local economy’s reliance on large employers and international trade means we also handle complex group structures, transfer pricing, and partial exemption VAT calculations more often than a typical general practice. We advise on these technical areas without outsourcing.
Anchor employers in Solihull
Jaguar Land Rover (Solihull plant) · Birmingham Airport · Capita Solihull · Solihull Council · Touchwood (Lendlease)
What we do
What we do for Solihull 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.
Solihull worked example
Worked example: £24,100 R&D credit on a robotic welding system
15-employee automotive engineering consultancy
Take a Shirley-based engineering consultancy that designs and installs robotic welding systems for tier-one automotive suppliers, including work subcontracted from a large Solihull vehicle plant, and which has never made an R&D claim. The qualifying activity is in the system integration, the software testing and the iterative design changes, not the routine installation. Where two open accounting periods are still in time, a claim supported by a technical report covering both can be worth in the region of £24,100 in payable credits. The robotic equipment itself is a separate capital allowances question, adding a further £6,800 of first-year allowances. Cross-border supplies of goods to European customers need their own VAT treatment checked each quarter.
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.
Want the same read on your own figures?
What it costs depends on the size and structure of the business, so we will talk that through rather than quote blind.
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