We believe that your accountant should make running your business less stressful, free up your time and make sure there are no nasty surprises in your business finances or tax bills. Our overriding goal is to help your business be less stressful and more rewarding.
Who We Work With.
Businesses We Work With
We only work with professional services and consultants, such as:
- Architects
- Engineering and scientific consultancies
- Estate agencies
- Financial advisors
- Health professionals
- Information technology
- Legal services
- Marketing and public relations
- Management consultants
- Recruitment
Why Only Those Businesses?
The reason we choose to work with only professional services and consultants is simple. By working with a narrow range of business types we have a much deeper understanding of the issues and problems you face than an accountant who tries to be everything to everyone. By only working with similar businesses, whatever issue or problem you face we have probably seen it before.
Why Choose Us?
Would you rather have a generalist accountant who has a superficial understanding of your business and the issues it faces, or have a specialist in your corner? As professional service and consultant specialists we only work with businesses like yours. We have a deep understanding of your issues and the solutions you need. Whatever question you have, we’ll have the answer.
Meet The Team
Chris founded the firm in 2011. He trained and qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC in 2002 before moving on to run finance teams in PLCs and SMEs.
Helen trained and qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG before moving on to run finance teams at a PLC. She joined the firm in 2014.
Jenny trained and qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC before moving on to run finance teams at a PLC. She was then senior operations manager at another small accountancy firm and joined Scullard in 2020.
Emma joined Scullard as a school leaver in 2017. She first completed her AAT qualification with the firm before she qualified as a chartered accountant in 2023. Emma is our resident Quickbooks expert.
Lauren joined the firm in 2023 after working in simiar roles in both the UK and Australia. When she's not looking after our clients' payrolls Lauren also helps Emma and Jenny with their clients' accounts.
When you come to our office you will probably be met at the door by Molly. She not very talkative or good at making coffee but she's cute so we let her stay.
Our Core Values.
· Be Responsive
Responding to all your queries quickly and efficiently
· Be Proactive
Our approach means we have regular and up to date insight into your finances so can provide useful and proactive advice specific to you
· Be Honest
We’ll tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear
· Be Understandable
We’ll translate the jargon into plain English and communicate in a way you will understand and not baffle you with technical gobbledegook
· Be Collaborative
We want to work alongside you to deliver the best results for you and your business
· Be Approachable
We want our clients to be comfortable asking us questions, which is why we would never charge for dealing with questions and queries
Our Fees.
Our Promise
A clear and transparent pricing structure – you can hand pick the services you want and we’ll tell you price up front.
Fixed fee guarantee – we will never charge by the hour so you will know in advance exactly what your fees will be before we start any work.
No surprise bills – you will never receive a bill without agreeing to our fees first.
Why Fixed Fees?
We believe billing hourly is a thing of the past.
We only ever charge fixed fees, agreed in advance. This is so you have certainty over what the costs are going to be in advance, giving you peace of mind knowing that there are no unexpected bills around the corner.
Altrincham Office
197-201 Manchester Road
West Timperley
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 5NU
T: 0161 222 8078
Alderley Edge Office
1 London Road
Alderley Edge
Cheshire
SK9 7JU
T: 01625 315113
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