Accountants in Hastings for growing businesses
An ACCA-regulated practice supporting Hastings businesses and individuals with accounts, tax, VAT and payroll on one fixed monthly fee.
Hastings has one of the South Coast’s oldest fishing fleets alongside a growing creative sector working in design, film, music and digital, backed by regeneration funding. NDCA is a fixed-fee practice built for that growth stage, run through Xero, with one accountant instead of a rotating team.
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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
What growing businesses need from accountants in Hastings
Limited companies need more than annual accounts. Payroll, VAT, corporation tax and management accounts all need to happen on schedule, with a named accountant who answers questions the same week, not the same quarter.
If you let property in Hastings, the tax position changes as you add properties. Mortgage interest relief, allowable costs and the question of holding property in a company all need attention, and we deal with each one as part of the fixed fee.
The right accountant answers questions before they become problems, whatever stage the business has reached.
Why a remote-first accountant works for Hastings businesses
Because we work remotely, the fee pays for accounting rather than premises. A named accountant normally answers the same day, using current Xero figures instead of a once-a-year review.
Our client list is built on fit rather than postcode, and the person answering your questions is the accountant who knows your file.
What we do for businesses in Hastings
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Whether you are a designer or filmmaker with project-based income or a contractor registering for CIS for the first time, we help you time the move to a limited company or the next hire so it happens when the numbers support it.
How NDCA works
Fixed monthly fee
Your fee is agreed upfront and covers the agreed work in full, including every call and email.
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
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
- 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 Hastings 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 Hastings business
Tell us what you need and we will explain how we would look after your accounts, with no obligation to go ahead.
Hastings accounting FAQs
Yes. NDCA is remote first, with a registered office in Northampton. Hastings clients work with us over video and shared Xero access, the same way most of them work with their own clients.
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.
Yes. The sole trader versus limited company decision depends on profit level, income stability, pension plans and appetite for admin. We model your actual numbers both ways and give you a recommendation, not a shrug.
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 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. Records that have fallen behind are a common reason clients come to us. We review what is there, bring the bookkeeping up to date and set up a routine so it stays current.
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.
Find out what NDCA would cost for your business
Book a free consultation and we will talk through where your business is now, what is not working with your current setup and how a fixed-fee, Xero-based service could work for you.