Accountants London
A London accountant who actually runs the numbers.
Most London SMEs have an accountant who files their returns. Fewer have one who tells them what the numbers mean, where the tax bill is heading, and what to do about it. OD Accountants is a chartered management accounting firm based in Bethnal Green — fixed monthly fees, FCMA-qualified, and questions answered the day you ask them.
- Your tax position is visible well before any deadline arrives
- Management accounts and KPI dashboards updated every month
- Companies House filings handled directly under the ACSP regime
- Strategic finance input — without putting a full-time FD on the payroll
No long-term contract. If the arrangement is not working after three months, you leave with clean books and nothing owed.
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What our clients say
★★★★★
Confident About Our Financial Data
"We always feel well-informed and confident about our financial processes and data. Highly recommend."
★★★★★
Always Available for the Team
"Niall at OD Accountants has been very welcoming and supportive. All our prior queries and issues have been resolved"
★★★★★
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"
★★★★★
Savings More Than Cover the Fees
"Niall is far more hands-on, available for advice and able to care for me as an individual"
Sound familiar?
Still not sure what your tax bill will be?
London SMEs tend to outgrow their accountant before they realise it has happened. The year-end accounts arrive, the Corporation Tax bill lands, and neither figure was much of a surprise — because there was no management information to make it one way or the other. The books are somewhere. The VAT is probably filed. But the picture of the actual business, month by month, is anyone's guess.
- Year-end tax bill arrives with no prior warning and little explanation
- No monthly management accounts — no clear view of profit or cash position
- Companies House deadlines and confirmation statements managed at the last minute
What a current set of books looks like
The compliance work gets done on time, as it always should. On top of that, management accounts are produced monthly, the tax position is monitored in real time, and Companies House obligations are handled directly by the firm under its ACSP authorisation.
- Corporation Tax estimated well in advance — no end-of-year surprise figures
- Monthly management accounts with KPI view — know where the business stands
- Confirmation statements and Companies House filings handled end to end
- Competitive fixed monthly fee — clients consistently describe savings exceeding the cost
What London clients say about OD
Verified Google reviews going back over a decade, from sole traders and start-ups through to established SMEs with management teams and third-party funders.
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.
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 strategic management reporting and virtual FD input — all delivered through cloud accounting software, on a fixed monthly fee.
Compliance, Filed and Done
Statutory accounts, Corporation Tax, VAT returns, self-assessment, payroll and Companies House filings — all handled on time, every time. OD Accountants is an Authorised Corporate Service Provider, so confirmation statements and Companies House submissions are managed directly by the firm. No chasing third parties, no last-minute scrambles.
Included as standardMonthly Accounts and KPI Reporting
Management accounts produced monthly, with KPI dashboards and forecasting built around the way your business actually works. The format is readable for management teams and presentable to banks or funders without further work. Know where you stand every month, not just at year end.
Strategic add-onVirtual Finance Director Support
For SMEs that want more than compliance, OD Accountants can act as an outsourced finance director — cash-flow modelling, scenario planning, M&A support and commercial finance input delivered by a chartered management accountant with 10-plus years of restructure and turnaround experience. The kind of support normally reserved for businesses large enough to employ a full-time FD.
Available on requestAcross sectors, across London
Hospitality, retail, tech, consultants, start-ups and internet resellers — London SMEs across a wide range of industries, many of them clients for several years running.
Welcoming, Supportive, Always Available For the Team
“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, Always on the Phone
“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!!”
Handled a Tricky Digital Nomad Setup Brilliantly
“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…”
Not just a compliance firm
There are hundreds of accountants in London. Most file the returns and wait for your call. OD Accountants is built differently — cloud-first, management-accounting qualified, and structured around giving SMEs the financial visibility that most firms their size never get.
Real-Time Data, Not Year-End Snapshots
The firm is built around cloud accounting software and best-of-breed SaaS integrations. That means your books are current, your KPI dashboard is live, and the tax position is visible throughout the year — not reconstructed in a hurry when the year-end deadline approaches. The compliance output is the same as any traditional firm. The information you get between filings is considerably better.
Chartered Management Accounting Qualification
Founder Niall O'Driscoll is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA, CGMA) with over 10 years of freelance restructure and turnaround work across listed UK and overseas companies. That background is what makes the difference between an accountant who files your returns and one who tells you what they mean. Small and growing businesses in London do not typically get access to that depth of commercial finance experience.
Hands-On — Not a Faceless Portal
Across 11-plus years of verified Google reviews, the phrase that appears most consistently is 'always available'. Questions are answered the day they are asked. The team integrates with internal management teams where needed, and clients consistently describe the relationship as personal rather than transactional. That is worth noting because it is the thing most often cited when people explain why they switched to OD Accountants in the first place.
Up and running in four steps
The onboarding process is straightforward and the firm handles the heavy lifting. Most clients are fully set up within a couple of weeks of the first call.
Book a discovery call
A short call — usually 20 to 30 minutes — to understand your business, your current setup and what you actually need. No sales pressure. You will leave the call knowing exactly what a fixed-fee engagement would cover and cost.
Receive a fixed-fee proposal
A clear proposal sets out what is included, what the monthly fee is, and what the engagement looks like in practice. No ambiguous hourly rates. No surprises when something unexpected lands — the scope covers it.
We handle the transition
If you are switching from another firm, OD Accountants contacts your previous accountant directly and handles the handover. If your books are behind, catch-up work is scoped and costed before you commit. You do not need to prepare anything in advance.
Your books are simply current
Monthly management accounts, real-time cloud access, KPI dashboards and a firm that picks up when you call. Less of your time going on the finance function. The tax position is visible. HMRC correspondence is handled. Which is, frankly, the way it should be.
“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.”
Things London business owners usually ask
You are based in Bethnal Green — do you work with clients across London, or only locally?
The firm works with clients across London and the wider South-East from the Bethnal Green office, and delivers remotely via cloud accounting for clients anywhere in the UK. Physical location matters less than it once did — the books are live in the cloud, management accounts are shared digitally, and most client contact is by phone or video call. That said, if a face-to-face meeting is useful, Suite 310 at The Pillbox is available.
What does a fixed monthly fee actually cover, and how is pricing worked out?
Fees are structured around the scope of the engagement — the starting point is what services are needed and how complex the business is. Compliance-only clients (accounts, Corporation Tax, payroll, VAT) sit at a different level from clients who also want monthly management reporting or virtual FD input. Pricing is not published on the website, but the discovery call produces a written proposal with a clear fixed monthly figure. Clients in Google reviews consistently describe the fees as 'very reasonable' and note that the tax savings alone more than cover the cost.
My books are behind and I am not sure how bad it is — can you still take me on?
Yes. Clients arriving with books in some state of disarray is not unusual. Before you commit to anything, the catch-up work is scoped and a separate fixed cost is agreed for bringing the records up to date. You will know exactly what it costs before it starts. Once the catch-up is complete, the ongoing monthly fee takes over and the situation does not repeat itself.
Is there a minimum contract term, and what happens if I want to leave?
There is no long-term contract. If the arrangement is not working — for any reason — you give notice and leave with a clean set of books. The firm will cooperate fully with any incoming accountant on the handover. The expectation is that clients stay because the service is worth staying for, not because leaving is difficult.
I already use Xero — do I need to change anything to work with OD Accountants?
Almost certainly not. The firm is cloud-first and works natively in Xero and other modern platforms. If you are already on Xero, onboarding is straightforward — access is shared, the chart of accounts is reviewed, and any integrations already in place are assessed for whether they are pulling data cleanly. If you are on a legacy system or desktop software, migration to a cloud platform can be scoped as part of the engagement.
How far in advance will I know what my Corporation Tax bill is going to be?
With monthly management accounts in place and cloud-based bookkeeping running throughout the year, the estimated tax position is visible on a rolling basis — not reconstructed at year end. For most clients, the Corporation Tax figure is broadly known three to six months before the payment deadline, which leaves time for any legitimate planning before the year closes.
Less time on the books. More on the business.
A chartered management accounting firm in London — fixed monthly fees, cloud-first workflows, monthly management accounts and a team that picks up the phone. Book a discovery call to get a written proposal.