Small Business Accountants London
Your London business accounts, properly handled.
Most small business owners in London are either doing their own books badly, paying an accountant who barely responds, or both. OD Accountants is a chartered management accounting firm based in Bethnal Green. Fixed fees, FCMA-qualified founder, and questions answered the day you ask them.
- Tax bill visible months before the HMRC deadline
- Books current every month — no year-end scramble
- Companies House and VAT filings handled without chasing you
- Management reports your bank or funder will actually accept
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
★★★★★
Savings More Than Cover The Fees
"His fees are very reasonable and the money he has saved me more than covers them."
★★★★★
Always Available For The Team
"He is always available to meet the needs of our team."
★★★★★
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."
★★★★★
Confident About Our Financial Processes
"We always feel well-informed and confident about our financial processes and data."
Sound familiar?
Still not sure what your tax bill will be?
Running a small business in London means the finance function usually falls last on the list. Bookkeeping drifts, deadlines creep up, and the accountant you do have tends to appear once a year at year-end. By which point several things have already gone wrong quietly.
- ✕ Tax bill arrives as a surprise, long after the money has been spent
- ✕ Accountant unreachable until deadlines make it urgent
- ✕ No clear picture of margins, cash or what the business actually owes
What sorted looks like
The compliance work gets done on time. The numbers are current. And when something comes up mid-month, there is someone at the end of the phone who already knows your business.
- ✓ Corporation tax calculated early — no surprise bill in January
- ✓ Questions answered the day you ask, not after three email chasers
- ✓ Monthly management accounts showing margin, cash and what is owed
- ✓ Fixed fee agreed upfront — no hourly clock running in the background
What London small business clients say
From hospitality operators to start-ups and consultants, the pattern in the reviews is consistent: hands-on, available, and competitive on price.
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!!
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.
Everything a London SME actually needs
From day-to-day bookkeeping through to management reporting and strategic finance support — all delivered via cloud accounting software, all on a fixed monthly fee.
Compliance Done Without Chasing You
Bookkeeping, payroll, VAT returns, statutory accounts and Companies House filings are handled on a fixed schedule. You will not receive a last-minute call asking for records you filed two years ago. As an Authorised Corporate Service Provider, Companies House submissions are managed directly by the firm.
Included as standardYour Tax Bill, Months in Advance
Corporation tax is calculated and communicated well before the payment deadline, so the cash is set aside rather than found in a hurry. Personal tax and self-assessment for directors is handled in the same engagement. Less HMRC correspondence landing on your desk.
Corporation and personal taxManagement Reporting That Means Something
Monthly management accounts with KPI dashboards give a clear view of margin, cash position and forecast — not just a spreadsheet of transactions. Useful for management decisions, and formatted for lenders or funders if that becomes relevant.
Advisory and reportingClients across London and beyond
Verified Google reviews going back over a decade, covering start-ups, hospitality, consultants and established SMEs. Several have been with the firm for seven years or more.
Years With Them, Above And Beyond Every Time
“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.”
Hands-On, Available, Savings Cover The Fees
“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.”
Tricky Client, No Problem For The Team
“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…”
A chartered firm built for small businesses, not around them
Most practices treat small businesses as a lower-priority tier. The model here is the opposite — the whole firm is built around the kind of clients most accountants find inconvenient.
Cloud-first from day one
The firm is built around modern cloud accounting software and best-of-breed SaaS integrations — not bolted onto a legacy system. That means your books are current in real time, your KPI dashboards are available when you need them, and the year-end is not a fire drill.
Finance director thinking at SME scale
Founder Niall O'Driscoll FCMA, CGMA spent over a decade doing freelance restructure and turnaround work, including listed UK and overseas companies. That commercial depth is available to small London businesses that would not ordinarily have access to a finance director — at a fraction of the cost of hiring one.
Available when you actually need them
Google reviews going back over a decade consistently describe the team as always available, fast to respond, and willing to go above and beyond. That is not a marketing claim — it is what clients write unprompted after years of working with the firm.
Up and running in four straightforward steps
The process is designed to make switching or starting easy. Most clients are fully onboarded within two weeks of the first call.
Book a discovery call
A short call to understand your business, current setup and what is not working. No preparation required. You will leave knowing exactly what happens next and what it will cost.
Receive a fixed-fee proposal
A clear written proposal covering everything in scope, at a fixed monthly fee. No hourly rates, no surprise invoices. If your books need catching up, that is scoped separately and quoted upfront.
Handover and onboarding
OD Accountants handles the transfer from your previous accountant and migrates your data onto the cloud platform. You provide access and answer a few questions. The firm does the rest.
Your accounts run themselves
Books current, tax visible, filings on time. You receive monthly management accounts without asking for them, and questions get answered the day you ask. Which is, frankly, the way it should be.
“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.”
Things London business owners usually ask
Do you work with small businesses across all sectors, or do you specialise in certain industries?
The client base covers FMCG, hospitality, retail, tech start-ups, consultants, internet resellers including Amazon sellers, and service businesses of various sizes. The firm is particularly well suited to businesses that are growing, have non-standard setups, or that have simply outgrown what their previous accountant was offering. If your business is unusual in some way, that tends to be a better fit rather than a harder one.
What does it cost, and what is included in the monthly fee?
Fees are fixed and agreed upfront — no hourly billing and no invoices that arrive unexpectedly. The scope depends on what your business needs, from bookkeeping and compliance only through to management reporting and virtual FD support. Google reviewers consistently describe the pricing as very reasonable and competitive, with tax savings often more than covering the cost. Indicative pricing is provided on the discovery call.
My books are behind and a bit of a mess. Is that a problem?
No. Most new clients arrive with books in some state of disarray — that is one of the more common reasons for switching accountant. A catch-up scope is agreed and quoted separately so you know exactly what the tidy-up will cost before any work begins. Once current, the monthly process keeps things clean going forward.
Is there a long-term contract?
No long-term contract is required. If the engagement is not working after the first few months, you leave with clean, portable books and nothing owed beyond the period worked. The firm retains clients because the service is worth keeping, not because leaving is complicated.
We are based in London but work remotely and travel frequently. Can that work?
Yes. The firm is built around cloud accounting software, so the relationship works entirely remotely if that suits you. OD Accountants has clients who are digital nomads, overseas-based founders and London-registered businesses whose directors rarely sit at a desk. The Bethnal Green office is available for in-person meetings when useful, but it is not a requirement.
How far in advance will I know what my corporation tax bill is going to be?
With management accounts running monthly and the year-end accounts prepared promptly, your corporation tax liability is calculated and communicated well before the payment deadline. The goal is that the figure is not a surprise — and that the cash is set aside rather than found at short notice. For director self-assessment, the same principle applies: the liability is visible early, not confirmed in January.
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A chartered management accounting firm in London, built for small businesses. Fixed fees, cloud-first delivery, and an accountant who picks up the phone.