Accountants London
London accountants who actually know your numbers.
Most London SMEs outgrow their accountant before they realise it. If your books are reactive, your tax bill is a surprise and your reporting tells you what happened rather than what is coming, that is the gap. OD Accountants is a chartered management accounting firm in Bethnal Green — fixed fees, FCMA-qualified, same-day replies.
- Tax bill visible months before HMRC sends the reminder
- Management accounts and KPI dashboards ready each month
- Companies House filings handled directly as an ACSP
- Cloud-based delivery — your books are current, not catch-up
No long-term contract. If it is not working after three months, you leave with clean books and nothing owed.
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Fixed pricing. Same-day reply.
What our clients say
★★★★★
Fees Saved More Than Covered Costs
"His fees are very reasonable and the money he has saved me more than covers them."
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Integrates Directly With Internal Teams
"It's great to have access to a financial team who can guide us with such confidence and seamlessly integrate with our internal team."
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Always On The End Of The Phone
"They're always on the end of the phone to advise and assist and provide a top service for our accounting needs."
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Years On, Still Going Above And Beyond
"I've been there for years and Niall and his team go above and beyond the duties to provide accounting services but also general advices."
Sound familiar?
Your accountant files things. That is about it.
For a lot of London businesses, the accountant is someone who appears at year-end, processes the numbers and disappears again. The tax return gets filed, the accounts go to Companies House, and you still have no real picture of where the business stands. That is compliance. It is not finance.
- Year-end accounts arrive after the year ends — too late to act on anything
- No monthly management accounts, so decisions are made on gut feel
- HMRC correspondence and Companies House deadlines tracked manually, if at all
What a proper accounting firm looks like
A chartered management accountant does compliance and strategy. The filings get done — but so does the reporting that tells you what the business is actually doing. Month by month, in plain English, before decisions need to be made.
- Management accounts prepared monthly — you see the year as it happens, not after
- KPI dashboards and forecasts built into the workflow, not bolted on as an afterthought
- Companies House filings, confirmation statements and VAT handled directly as an ACSP
- Fixed monthly fees — no invoice surprises, no hourly billing at year-end
What London clients say about OD
Verified Google reviews from London SMEs across hospitality, tech, retail and professional services — going back over a decade.
Unlike my previous Accountants, Niall is far more hands-on, available for advice and able to care for me as an individual, rather than a faceless client. His fees are very reasonable and the money he has saved me more than covers them.
Been with OD Accountants for over a year now. Niall and the team are brilliant. They helped me set up a company and get everything I needed in place to run my business. I'm a tricky client due to my 'digital nomad' status, but their advice…
Everything the finance function needs
From day-to-day bookkeeping to strategic management reporting, the full accounting function is covered — delivered through cloud accounting software, from the Bethnal Green office.
Compliance, Filed On Time
Statutory accounts, corporation tax, VAT returns, payroll, self-assessment and Companies House filings — all handled directly under the ACSP regime. Deadlines are tracked by the firm, not by you. No chasing, no last-minute scramble.
Included as standardMonthly Management Reporting
Management accounts, KPI dashboards and cash-flow forecasts prepared each month so you know where the business stands before the bank asks. Formatted for lenders, investors or management teams as required. Built on cloud accounting platforms so the data is current.
Advisory serviceVirtual Finance Director Support
For businesses that want FD-level input without a full-time hire, OD Accountants acts as an outsourced finance director. Founder Niall O'Driscoll FCMA, CGMA brings 10+ years of restructure and turnaround experience — including listed companies — to growing London SMEs that would not otherwise get that depth of commercial finance support.
Specialist engagementClients across a decade of London business
From new start-ups to long-standing SMEs across hospitality, tech and professional services — all verified Google reviews.
Well-Informed And Confident About Financial Data
“The service from OD has been excellent, as has their advice. It's great to have access to a financial team who can guide us with such confidence and seamlessly integrate with our internal team. We always feel well-informed and confident about our financial processes and data. Highly recommend.”
Always Available, Never Felt Like A Number
“As a new start up and having never dealt with an accountant, Niall at OD Accountants has been very welcoming and supportive. All our prior queries and issues have been resolved, and he is always available to meet the needs of our team.”
Supportive, Clear, And Just Nice People
“Niall and his team are supportive, clear and directional accountants who have supported our small business staff up. They're always on the end of the phone to advise and assist and provide a top service for our accounting needs. Plus they're just nice people which helps too!!”
What sets this firm apart from most London accountants
Chartered management accounting capability, cloud-first workflows and a founder with genuine commercial depth — built for London SMEs that want more than a compliance tick.
Cloud-First, Not Cloud-Adjacent
The firm is built around modern accounting software and best-of-breed SaaS integrations — not a traditional practice that uses Xero as a filing cabinet. KPI reporting, cash-flow forecasting and management information are part of the standard workflow. Your numbers are current, not waiting for a year-end tidy-up.
Chartered Management Accountant, Not Just Compliance
Founder Niall O'Driscoll holds FCMA and CGMA designations and spent 10+ years in freelance restructure and turnaround work, including listed UK and overseas companies. That depth of commercial finance experience is available to London SMEs that would not ordinarily access it. Filings and accounts are covered — so is the strategic layer on top.
Hands-On And Consistently Reachable
Verified Google reviews going back over a decade consistently describe the team as 'always available', 'hands-on' and willing to 'go above and beyond'. Multiple clients have been with the firm for 7, 10 and 11 years. That is not typical for a London accountancy practice, and it is not an accident.
Up and running in four steps
The onboarding process is straightforward. Most clients are operational within a week — longer if the books need catching up, but that is handled too.
Book a discovery call
A short call to understand your business, current setup and what you need from an accountant. No preparation required on your side. You will leave the call knowing exactly what happens next and what it costs.
Receive a fixed-fee proposal
A clear proposal covering the services discussed, at a fixed monthly fee. No hourly rates, no ambiguous scope. If the books need catching up first, that will be scoped separately and honestly.
We handle the switch
If you are moving from another accountant, OD Accountants manages the transfer — including requesting records from the previous firm and migrating data into the cloud platform. You do not need to chase your old accountant or transfer files manually.
Your finances run in the background
Once onboarded, the bookkeeping, filings, payroll and management reporting run on schedule without prompting from you. The tax bill is visible well in advance. Questions get answered the day you ask them. Which is, frankly, how it should work.
“I've been there for years and Niall and his team go above and beyond the duties to provide accounting services but also general advices. They are always available if you need anything while charging very competitive prices. I could not recommend them enough.”
Things London businesses usually ask first
We are a London SME with a slightly unusual setup — can you handle non-standard clients?
Yes, and it is worth being specific about why. OD Accountants works with digital nomads, overseas-based founders, Amazon and internet resellers, hospitality operators and SaaS businesses — client types that some practices find awkward. The firm is cloud-based and ACSP-registered, which means non-standard structures are handled practically rather than passed to a specialist. If something is genuinely outside scope, you will be told plainly.
What does it cost, and what is included?
Fees are fixed monthly and scoped to your business after the initial discovery call — not published as a standard menu because the right scope varies considerably between a sole-trader director and a trading SME with payroll and management reporting needs. Clients in the Google reviews describe fees as 'very reasonable' and 'competitive', with tax savings that more than cover the engagement cost. A clear proposal is provided before anything is agreed.
My books are in a mess. Do you take on clients mid-year or with a backlog?
Yes. Catch-up work is common — most new clients arrive partway through a year with records in some state of disarray. The catch-up is scoped separately at the outset so there are no surprises on cost. Once the backlog is cleared, the ongoing monthly fee covers the clean, current state going forward.
Is there a long-term contract? What happens if I want to leave?
There is no long-term lock-in. Monthly engagements are the standard arrangement. If it is not working, you give notice and leave with clean, complete books — all your data and records in a format you can hand to the next accountant. The client relationships that do endure tend to last years, but that should be because the service is worth staying for, not because the contract makes leaving difficult.
Do you handle both corporate and personal tax for company directors?
Yes. Corporation tax and personal self-assessment are both within scope. For director-shareholders, the two are closely linked — dividend strategy, salary levels and the overall tax position across the company and personal returns are considered together, not in isolation. It is one of the areas where a management accounting background is more useful than a purely compliance-focused approach.
Can I see my tax position before year-end, not after?
That is the point of management reporting. With monthly accounts and a current cloud-accounting setup, the corporation tax liability is visible and tracked throughout the year. There is no reason to reach January wondering what the bill is going to be — with current books, it is calculable well in advance, which means there is time to plan around it.
London accounts that actually work for your business.
Chartered management accounting, cloud-first workflows and a fixed monthly fee — from a Bethnal Green firm with over a decade of verified London client relationships.