Accountants in Nottingham for growing businesses
Fixed-fee bookkeeping, tax and advice from an ACCA-regulated practice, for businesses and individuals in Nottingham.
Nottingham is home to major employers including Boots and Experian, has a large legal services sector and carries UNESCO City of Literature status alongside a growing creative and digital cluster. Two universities bring tens of thousands of students and a steady pipeline of graduate talent into the city’s economy. NDCA is a fixed-fee practice built for that mix, run through Xero, with one accountant instead of a rotating team.
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Why businesses choose NDCA
A fixed monthly fee, a named accountant and a Xero file we both see at any time. That is how NDCA works, and it means advice arrives while there is still time to act on it.
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Who we help
What growing businesses need from accountants in Nottingham
A business can be a sole trader or a limited company. It is privately owned, and if it is a limited company with fewer than 50 employees it may be eligible for certain reliefs, grants and simplified reporting. If you are not sure which structure suits you, or whether it is time to move from sole trader to limited company, we can talk it through and explain what actually changes.
Whatever the structure, the day-to-day tasks are much the same: invoicing, chasing payments, tracking expenses, staying on top of VAT if you are registered, running payroll if you employ anyone and filing accurate accounts and tax returns on time. Nottingham has a large and varied business base, most of it made up of small and medium-sized businesses. Nottingham’s economy leans heavily on creative and digital studios, life sciences and manufacturing, alongside a strong financial and professional services base in the city centre. We work with all of them on the same straightforward basis.
Sole traders and the self-employed
Why a remote-first accountant works for Nottingham businesses
We work with sole traders, limited companies and landlords across the UK, selecting clients by what they need rather than by postcode. Your Xero file is open to both of us all the time, questions get answered by a named accountant, normally the same day, and you do not pay for anyone’s office along the way.
What we do for businesses in Nottingham
- Bookkeeping: your records kept accurate and up to date by your named accountant, so nothing is a scramble at year-end.
- Management accounts: monthly or quarterly numbers that make sense, for businesses that want more than once-a-year reporting.
- VAT returns: registered and filed on time under Making Tax Digital, with the right scheme for your turnover explained in plain English.
- Corporation tax: your CT600 filed on time, after a review of the reliefs and allowances you qualify for.
- Payroll: payslips, RTI submissions and pension contributions run every month, for one employee or a team of twenty.
- Self assessment: personal tax returns for sole traders, directors and landlords, prepared well before the January deadline.
Landlords and property investors get portfolio-level reporting and Making Tax Digital for Income Tax preparation before the phased thresholds bring them into scope. See our Making Tax Digital service.
How NDCA works
Fixed monthly fee
One agreed price for the full scope. No hourly billing, no invoice for a phone call, no year-end surprise.
Direct answers from your accountant
A named accountant who knows your business and normally responds the same day, backed by real-time numbers in Xero instead of an annual catch-up.
Built around your business
Whether you are a sole trader, a growing limited company or a landlord with a few properties, we build the service around what you actually need.
Cloud accounting with Xero
- Payments and bank data: your accounts and Stripe feed into Xero automatically, ready for Making Tax Digital VAT returns.
- Paperwork handled: Apron picks up invoices and receipts, so nobody has to keep a box of paper for year-end.
- Figures on the go: the Xero app shows your cash position and lets you approve bills from your phone.
- Up to date all year: your accountant and you look at the same live file, every month.
If you are new to Xero, setup and migration from your current system are included when you join.
Switching from a Nottingham accountant
If your current firm is slow to reply, still bills by the hour or you have simply outgrown a one-person setup, switching is simpler than it feels. We send a professional clearance letter, collect the records and pick up where they left off. 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.
Get a fixed quote for your Nottingham business
Tell us what you need and we will explain how we would look after your accounts, with no obligation to go ahead.
Nottingham accounting FAQs
Yes. NDCA is remote first, with a registered office in Northampton. Nottingham clients work with us over video and phone with shared live access to their Xero file. Working this way keeps response times fast and the fee fixed.
Yes. Companies of every size use us for accounts, corporation tax, payroll and VAT and those wanting a closer view add monthly management accounts.
Yes. Nottingham landlords get the same fixed-fee service as our business clients, including HMO income, portfolio reporting, mortgage interest relief and quarterly Making Tax Digital updates once the thresholds apply.
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.
Yes. We help new businesses choose between sole trader and limited company, register with HMRC, set up Xero and take over the bookkeeping and tax from the first month.
Yes. NDCA is an ACCA-regulated practice, registration number 2000003297, and follows the ACCA Code of Ethics and Conduct.
Yes. Sole traders get bookkeeping, their self assessment return and tax planning on the same fixed monthly fee as our company clients, and we flag when a limited company would start to save you tax.
Find out what NDCA would cost for your business
Whether you are freelancing for the city’s studios or turning a side project into a company, the first step is a short conversation. Send us a few details and we will show you exactly how we would help.