Expert Yorkshire Accountancy and Audit Services

As a Yorkshire accountancy company with 50 years of experience, Lloyd Dowson understands the challenges that modern businesses face. With many factors to be managed to achieve commercial success, it is necessary to have a clear understanding of the underlying objectives of the business. We provide expert accountancy services to our clients, which help them achieve their goals.

Managing a company effectively requires a deep understanding of its financial performance. This is where our comprehensive financial reports come in. With the information provided in these reports, the decision-making process becomes more streamlined, allowing business owners to gain the clarity they need to navigate what is a highly competitive post-covid landscape.

Expert Financial Reports for Informed Decision-Making

At Lloyd Dowson, we offer expert financial reports that provide a comprehensive overview of your company’s financial performance. Our financial reports provide valuable insights into your company’s revenue, expenses, and overall profitability. This information is essential for making informed decisions about the future direction of your business.

Our financial reports are designed to be easy to understand, even for those who are not well-versed in accounting. We use clear and concise language, so you can quickly understand the key metrics and trends that are impacting your business. This enables you to make informed decisions that will help you achieve your business objectives.

Balance Sheet – Your Financial Snapshot

Your balance sheet is a crucial tool for assessing the financial health of your business. It provides a snapshot of your company’s financial position at a specific point in time. With our help, you’ll always know precisely where you stand.

At Lloyd Dowson, we offer expert balance sheet services that help you understand the financial health of your business. Our team of experienced accountants will provide you with a clear and concise balance sheet that highlights the key financial metrics that matter to you. We’ll help you identify areas where you can improve your financial performance and achieve your business objectives.

Support & Training For Cloud Accounting Software

Here at Lloyd Dowson, we can provide support with the initial setup and customisation of the accounting software and onsite training which is tailored to you and your business needs.

Our software specialists have extensive knowledge of third-party apps that can link with the software to enable you to fully benefit from the software package. We also ensure that we provide ongoing support and training, whatever your requirements.

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Management Accounts

Providing you with the financial information required to effectively manage your business, management accounts regularly feature at board meetings. Illustrating important factors like cost of sales, major expenditure, turnover and profits. Every profitable business will have a sound plan at its core, with management accounts required to create it accurately.

The Lloyd Dowson team has many years of experience in management accounts, something that allows our clients to plan for the future properly.

We encourage potential clients to discuss their needs with us because this service needs to be the right fit for you.

You can contact our specialist Tracy on 01262 602456 or email Tracy@lloyddowson.co.uk Prefer to request a callback? Use our contact form with your preferred dates/times.

Year-End Accounts

Another part of the accountancy services we offer is year-end accounts, which show the details of a company’s financial year. Featuring a summary of the performance of the company over an entire 12-month period, it will typically include a profit and loss statement, balance sheet, directors’ report and explanatory notes.

Creating year-end accounts for reporting represents a legal requirement in the United Kingdom and it’s important to get it right so that you pay the correct amount of tax. Not only that, but it’s also crucial in order to be able to provide accurate information about your company to the public, shareholders, banks and potential investors.

If you’re looking for a well-established accountancy company with your best interests at heart, reach out for a quick discussion to see if we can support you. We are ready to hear from you, give Tracy a call on 01262 602456 or email Tracy@lloyddowson.co.uk

Prefer to request a callback? Use our contact form with your preferred dates/times.

VAT Returns & Intrastat Returns

UK businesses with a taxable turnover of £85,000 and over have a duty to carry out VAT returns, which detail how much VAT needs to be paid to HM Revenue & Customs or indeed how much is owed to you. Also legally required for companies trading between the UK and EU member states are Intrastat declarations for the movement of goods – with Intrastat being the system that’s used to gather statistics about the trade between the two areas.

Our specialist Tracy is ready to answer any queries you may have. You can call on 01262 602456 or email Tracy@lloyddowson.co.uk

Prefer to request a callback? Use our contact form with your preferred dates/times.

Auditing Services & Assurance

You need your accounts to be 100% accurate and our auditing and assurance services ensure that they are. Our experts are able to conduct comprehensive evaluations of your financial statements to ensure that they represent a true view of your company’s status.

Our highly trained auditors will ensure the accuracy of your financial records in line with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – providing you with the peace of mind of knowing that you’re basing your business decisions on reality – not estimations).

Wish to discuss how our auditing services can improve your business by identifying improvements or investment opportunities? Call or email Tracy on 01262 602456 or email Tracy@lloyddowson.co.uk

You can request a callback via our contact form.

Cloud Accounting

In the modern day, many companies have moved to cloud accounting due to the many advantages it offers, such as multi-user access, speed and real-time visibility. The Lloyd Dowson team is fully conversant in all cloud accounting forms, namely Xero, Sage and Quickbooks, so we’ve absolutely got you covered.

Our Xero accountant and Quickbooks accountant services make the job of keeping on top of your financial situation a simple and stress-free process. Simply by accessing the dashboard of whatever cloud computing software program that your company is using, you get a clear view of your ongoing cash flow situation, what bills are due, which invoices you have outstanding and more.

Want to trial the software that we believe will be the best fit for your business? Call or email Simon at 01262 602456  Simon@lloyddowson.co.uk or request a callback via our contact form and we will be able to arrange a demo for you.

Xero Accounting

At Lloyd Dowson we are an accredited Xero Accounting Partner which shows we are committed to Xero as one of our preferred software partners. In practical terms, it demonstrates we have an excellent working knowledge of Xero at Lloyd Dowson. If you want to adopt Xero, we can help set you up, provide bespoke ongoing training  support and monitor your accounts on Xero.

With Xero online accounting you can run your business and access your accounts from work, home or on the go. Invite others to view your accounts and provide valuable real-time advice. Because Xero is based in the cloud, your data is completely secure even if your computer is lost or stolen.

You can also give free access to an unlimited number of your staff and trusted advisors and control what each person can see. All your invited users have access to the latest version of your financial data. You never need to worry about installing software.

With Xero online accounting your software is never out-of-date. The beauty of Xero online accounting is that you can work on any system – Mac, Windows or Linux. Plus, there’s a mobile version designed for Smartphones like iPhone and Android.

Call us at Lloyd Dowson for further information about how we can help you with training or ongoing support. Please contact Simon Nuttall on Bridlington 01262 602456 or Scarborough 01723 361039.

Quickbooks Online

Lloyd Dowson is an accredited gold partner of Quickbooks Online, the latest product from the world’s biggest accounting software provider.

Quickbooks Online is cloud-based software, all your data is securely stored on Quickbooks’ servers so there’s no need for backups or software updates. You can view and update your data on any computer or Smartphone anywhere in the world.

Quickbooks allows you to focus your time on running and growing your business, rather than spending hours bookkeeping. It’s a simple and easy to use App lets you raise sales invoices and record purchases on the go using your Smartphone. Your bank transactions also automatically feed into the software, so you don’t have to spend time entering them.

Lloyd Dowson can set up and customise your Quickbooks, and also provide training and ongoing support with all of Quickbooks’ functions. Please contact Jonathan Dowson at our Bridlington office on 01262 602456 for further details.

Authorised Sage Agents

Lloyd Dowson has been authorised reseller of Sage Accounting and Payroll products since 1997. The partnership with Sage has proved extremely successful. Our Sage Consulting Department deal with the purchase, installation, tailoring of the software and specialist training which is designed to meet your requirements.

Many organisations we assist have implemented the software but needed the expertise of people who work with the product every day to provide a working rather than a theoretical solution. We are able to offer you extremely competitive and combined software and training.

For further information about our training packages contact Jayne Manson on Bridlington 01262 602456 or Scarborough 01723 361039

CIS Services

Companies working in the construction industry require a specific kind of accounting and the Lloyd Dowson team can help. The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is a specific arrangement that details rules pertaining to subcontractor services and the refunds that are often available to subcontractors.

The Lloyd Dowson accountancy team contains specialist CIS tax return specialists who have the knowledge and experience to ensure that all of this vital paperwork is in order for both construction firms and the subcontractors who work for them. With our help, all of your tax affairs will be HMRC compliant.

Ready to get your records in order or got a query for us? We are ready to hear from you. Give Hayley a call on 01262 602456 or email Hayley@lloyddowson.co.uk. Prefer to request a callback? Use our contact form with your preferred dates/times.

Get In Touch With The Yorkshire Accountancy Experts Today

At Lloyd Dowson, we understand how challenging it can be to complete and maintain accurate financial records, particularly as modern business owners have so much to do. The benefits of outsourcing this work to us mean it leaves you free to concentrate on what you do best!