Accountants in Thatcham for growing businesses
An ACCA-regulated practice supporting Thatcham businesses and individuals with accounts, tax, VAT and payroll on one fixed monthly fee.
A large share of West Berkshire’s population lives across Newbury and Thatcham combined, with local employment concentrated in light industry, distribution, retail and a growing base of home-based digital workers. Thatcham is also home to Thatcham Research, the UK’s only insurer-funded automotive research centre and its official Euro NCAP crash-testing site. NDCA is a fixed-fee practice built for that mix, run through Xero, with one accountant instead of a rotating team.
What NDCA clients say
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Why businesses choose NDCA
Year-end accounts alone do not show what is happening in the business right now. NDCA pairs proactive advice with cloud accounting and a fixed monthly fee, so you always have a live view of your numbers and can make decisions with confidence.
Who we help
How we support businesses in Thatcham
Sole trader or limited company is one of the first decisions a new business makes. A limited company offers limited liability and, below certain size limits, simplified reporting, but it brings more admin. We model both options on your own figures and explain what would change.
Why growing businesses in Thatcham choose a remote-first accountant
Proximity used to be the reason you chose an accountant. It matters less now. What matters is whether they reply quickly, explain things in plain English and charge a fee you agreed to upfront. NDCA is remote first, which removes the overhead of a high-street office.
Because NDCA is remote first, video calls, shared live data and quick turnarounds are simply how we work. Your Xero file is open to both sides all the time. The fee is fixed before we start, so questions and calls never cost extra.
Services our Thatcham clients rely on
- Bookkeeping: transactions recorded and reconciled every month, so year-end holds no surprises.
- Management accounts: clear monthly or quarterly figures for owners who want more than one set of numbers a year.
- Corporation tax: CT600 preparation with the reliefs and allowances relevant to you reviewed before filing.
- Self assessment: for sole traders, directors and landlords, filed accurately and on time.
- VAT returns: filed on time through Making Tax Digital, with advice on which VAT scheme suits your turnover.
- Payroll: monthly RTI filings, payslips and auto-enrolment pensions handled for you, however many people you employ.
Growing firms add cash flow forecasting when hiring decisions start to depend on it.
How NDCA works
Fixed monthly fee
Agreed upfront, covering everything in scope. You will never hesitate to ask a question because of what the answer might cost.
Direct answers from your accountant
You deal with the same accountant every time, normally get an answer the same day and see the same up-to-date Xero numbers we do.
Built around your business
Sole traders, growing companies and landlords each get a scope built around what they need, not a fixed template.
Cloud accounting with Xero
- Live bank feeds: bank and Stripe transactions arrive in Xero every day, and VAT returns go straight to HMRC under Making Tax Digital.
- Receipts through Apron: forward a supplier bill or photograph a receipt and it is captured, coded and matched to the right period.
- Xero on your phone: approve payments, raise invoices and check the bank balance from wherever you are working.
- One shared file: we work from the same live figures you see, all year round.
If you use other software today, we move you across to Xero as part of onboarding.
Switching from a Thatcham accountant
Clients usually move to us when replies take a week, bills arrive by the hour or the service stops fitting a growing business. We request the handover, collect the records and carry on from where your previous firm stopped, with every HMRC deadline covered. You can switch at any point in the year. How long it takes depends mainly on how quickly your previous accountant sends the records across, and we keep you updated throughout.
Speak to an accountant about your Thatcham business
Tell us what you need and we will explain how we would look after your accounts, with no obligation to go ahead.
Thatcham accounting FAQs
Yes. NDCA is remote first, registered in Northampton and working with clients across the UK. Thatcham clients deal with us over video and phone, with shared live access to their Xero file.
Yes. We handle annual accounts, corporation tax, payroll and VAT for limited companies of all sizes, with monthly management accounts available for businesses that want closer visibility.
Our fees start from £95 plus VAT a month for limited companies, with no setup fee. Self Assessment starts from £245 plus VAT as a one-off fee. You receive a fixed quote at the end of your free 30-minute call, based on your turnover, transactions, VAT, payroll and number of directors. Any records alignment or bookkeeping catch-up is quoted separately in writing before work starts.
We work over video, which keeps response times fast and fees fixed. Screen-sharing a live Xero file in a call turns out to be more useful than a conference room.
Yes. Bookkeeping repair is a standing service: we rebuild the Xero file, fix miscoded transactions, reconcile the banks and bring everything current before the normal monthly service starts.
Yes. We work with landlords from a single property to larger portfolios, covering rental accounts, the mortgage interest restriction, HMOs, jointly owned property, incorporation questions and Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
Yes. NDCA is an ACCA-regulated practice, registration number 2000003297, and follows the ACCA Code of Ethics and Conduct.
Yes, we also support sole traders, particularly those building toward incorporation. Bookkeeping, self assessment and tax planning are handled on the same fixed monthly fee as our limited company clients.
Ready to switch to a fixed-fee accountant
Whether you are a sole trader just starting out, a limited company with a growing team or a landlord managing a couple of properties, the next step is the same. Send us a few details and we will show you exactly how we would help.