Accountants for Bristol SMEs
Bristol business finances, handled properly.
Most Bristol SMEs are dealing with a compliance firm that files what it has to and not much else. If you want management accounts, KPI dashboards and a finance director's eye on the numbers — without hiring one — that is what OD Accountants does. Fixed fees, FCMA-qualified, same-day replies.
- Management accounts and KPI dashboards your bank can actually read
- Tax bill known well before the HMRC deadline arrives
- Bookkeeping and payroll running through cloud accounting software
- Virtual FD input when the numbers need a senior eye on them
No long-term contract. If it is not working after three months, you leave with clean books and nothing owed.
Get a free quote
Fixed pricing. Same-day reply.
What our clients say
★★★★★
Fees More Than Covered by Savings
"His fees are very reasonable and the money he has saved me more than covers them."
★★★★★
Always Available When You Need Them
"They're always on the end of the phone to advise and assist and provide a top service for our accounting needs."
★★★★★
Years of Service, Competitive Prices
"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."
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Confident, Well-Informed Financial Processes
"We always feel well-informed and confident about our financial processes and data. Highly recommend."
Sound familiar?
Still waiting on your accountant to actually help?
Most Bristol businesses get annual accounts filed and a Corporation Tax bill. That is about it. No visibility on how the year is tracking, no warning before the VAT threshold lands, no one looking at margins or cash flow. When something needs a decision, there is no one to call. Which is, frankly, the way too many accounting relationships work.
- Tax bill arrives with no warning and no planning behind it
- No monthly view of how the business is actually performing
- Accountant is hard to reach and slow to reply when things come up
What a properly supported business looks like
OD Accountants runs the finance function so Bristol SME owners can focus on the business. Compliance is handled, but so is the forward-looking work that makes compliance useful.
- Corporation Tax planned months ahead — no surprise bills at year end
- Monthly management accounts and KPI dashboards so you know where you stand
- Questions answered the day you ask them — not three days later
What Bristol and West of England clients say
OD Accountants has served SMEs across the West of England for over a decade. These are verified Google reviews from clients who stayed.
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!!
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.
Everything the finance function needs
From day-to-day bookkeeping to board-level reporting, the full accounting service is available on a fixed monthly fee — no surprises on the invoice.
Compliance Done Without Chasing
Statutory accounts, Corporation Tax, VAT returns, payroll and Companies House filings are all handled directly — OD Accountants is an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP), so confirmation statements and statutory submissions are in scope too. Your filing deadlines are tracked; you will not miss them.
Included as standardManagement Accounts That Mean Something
Monthly management accounts with KPI dashboards, cash-flow forecasts and scenario modelling give you a current picture of the business — not last year's numbers. Useful for management decisions and, when needed, for banks and funders who want to see the data properly presented.
Advisory add-onVirtual FD When You Need One
For Bristol SMEs that want a finance director's perspective without the full-time salary, the virtual FD service provides strategic finance input on a retained basis. Founder Niall O'Driscoll FCMA, CGMA brings over a decade of restructure and turnaround experience — including listed companies — to businesses that would not ordinarily have access to that depth of commercial finance thinking.
Strategic engagementClients across a decade of verified reviews
Verified Google reviews going back over ten years, with multiple clients still active after seven, ten and eleven years. Different industries, consistent experience.
Hands-On, Not a Faceless Client
“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.”
Excellent Service, Seamlessly Integrated Team
“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.”
New Start-Up, Always Available Support
“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.”
What makes this different from most Bristol accountants
Three things that matter when you are choosing a firm to run your finance function long-term.
Real-time numbers, not last year's
OD Accountants is built around cloud accounting software and best-of-breed SaaS integrations. That means management information is current, not six months old. KPI dashboards, cash-flow models and forecast views are part of how the firm works — not extras bolted on at year end.
Chartered management accountants, not just compliance
Founder Niall O'Driscoll is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA, CGMA) with over a decade of freelance restructure and turnaround work, including contracts with listed UK and overseas companies. Bristol SMEs get that depth of commercial finance experience on a fixed monthly engagement rather than paying for a full-time hire.
West of England office, UK-wide delivery
The Wells, Somerset office (trading as Probusiness, acquired 2023) serves Bristol and the wider West of England directly. Cloud accounting means clients anywhere in the UK — or overseas — can access the same service. OD Accountants is also an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP), handling Companies House filings directly under the statutory regime.
Up and running in four straightforward steps
The onboarding process is designed to be low-effort on your side. Most clients are operational within a week of the first call.
Book a discovery call
A short call — usually 20 to 30 minutes — to understand your business, what you currently have in place and what you actually need. No obligation and no sales pressure. You will leave knowing exactly what the engagement would look like.
Receive a fixed-fee proposal
A written proposal sets out what is included and at what monthly cost. No ambiguity about scope and no variable billing surprises. If the proposal works for you, you confirm it; if it does not, there is nothing to pay.
We handle the migration
If your books need moving to a cloud platform, or catching up from wherever they currently are, the team handles that. You do not need to prepare anything particular or tidy the books first — that is part of the onboarding.
Get on with the business
Once live, the finance function runs in the background. Accounts are filed, payroll runs on schedule, management reports land monthly and your tax position is visible throughout the year. Considerably less to think about than before.
“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…”
Things Bristol businesses usually ask first
Do you actually serve Bristol — or is this a London firm that happens to list Bristol on a webpage?
OD Accountants has a second office in Wells, Somerset, trading as Probusiness, acquired in 2023 specifically to serve West of England clients including Bristol. The firm also delivers remotely via cloud accounting, so the combination of a regional office and cloud-based workflow means Bristol clients get the same service as London clients. You are not being serviced from a distance by a firm that has never worked in the region.
What does it cost and what is included in the monthly fee?
Fees are fixed monthly and quoted individually based on what your business actually needs — size, transaction volume, services in scope. Clients in Google reviews consistently describe the fees as 'very reasonable' and note that the money saved more than covers the cost. To get a figure specific to your situation, the free-quote form or a discovery call is the fastest route. Nothing is published as a headline rate because a one-size number would be meaningless for a firm that also handles virtual FD and M&A work alongside basic bookkeeping.
My books are in a bit of a state. Is that going to be a problem?
No. Most clients arrive with books that need some degree of catch-up work. That is part of the onboarding process, not an obstacle to starting. The team will assess what needs doing and include it in the proposal, either as a one-off catch-up fee or folded into the monthly arrangement depending on the volume involved. You do not need to sort anything before making contact.
Is there a minimum contract or a lock-in period?
There is no long-term contract. OD Accountants works on an ongoing basis and clients stay because the service is worth staying for, not because they are contractually committed. If it is not working after a few months, you leave with your books in order and nothing owed beyond the work done to that point.
Can you handle both the company accounts and my personal self-assessment as a director?
Yes. Personal tax and self-assessment for directors sits alongside the company compliance work as standard. Corporation Tax for the company and self-assessment for the director are typically dealt with together, which avoids the gap that often appears when two separate firms handle them and neither has the full picture on salary, dividends and other income.
Will I actually know what my tax bill is going to be before it arrives?
That is one of the practical differences between a compliance-only firm and a management accounting practice. With current books and quarterly management accounts, the tax position is visible throughout the year rather than confirmed at filing. It is not a precise guarantee — tax affairs change — but surprises become considerably less likely when the numbers are current and someone is watching them.
Less to worry about, starting now.
Fixed monthly fee, cloud-based management accounts, full compliance and a chartered firm that answers the phone. Bristol and West of England SMEs served directly from the Wells office.