Accountants in Redditch.

What we do for Redditch clients

We run the whole compliance cycle from Bates Hill. You send documents, we keep the books straight, and you know what is due and when.

For limited companies, that means statutory accounts, the company tax return, confirmation statements, director self-assessment, payroll and management accounts. We review the salary and dividend mix each year against current rates. For 2026/27, the dividend allowance is £500, and dividends above it are taxed at 10.75% in the basic-rate band and 35.75% in the higher-rate band. Corporation Tax is 19% on profits up to £50,000 and 25% above £250,000, with marginal relief in between.

For sole traders and landlords, we file self-assessment and prepare you for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. It applies from 6 April 2026 if your qualifying income for 2024/25 was over £50,000. The threshold drops to £30,000 from 6 April 2027 and £20,000 from 6 April 2028. Landlords also get help with the mortgage-interest restriction (Section 24), capital gains on a sale, and the question of incorporating.

Dates worth knowing: the 2025/26 online self-assessment return and the tax due are both payable by 31 January 2027, and a second payment on account falls on 31 July. A business must register for VAT once its taxable turnover passes £90,000. A limited company pays Corporation Tax nine months and one day after its accounting period ends and files the company tax return within twelve months.

Everything runs through Compliance Vault™. Your Evidence Pack holds organised, audit-ready records all year. Deadline Lock tracks every HMRC and Companies House date and warns you in advance.

Not sure where you stand? Book a free 30-minute call and we will tell you what the work involves.

The local economy, and why it shapes the work

In Victorian times Redditch made around 90% of the world's needles, and the fishing tackle trade grew alongside it. The Forge Mill Needle Museum records that history. Precision metalwork never left. Small engineering shops and component makers still sit on the industrial estates, and many sell into Birmingham and the wider West Midlands supply chain.

The newer growth is on the eastern edge of Redditch. Redditch Gateway is a 78-acre logistics and manufacturing site, about 4.5 miles from junction 3 of the M42. Large warehouse units bring a supply of work for hauliers, fitters, packers, agencies and suppliers. For a small owner-run firm, that often means rising turnover, a first VAT registration and a payroll that has just grown.

In the town centre, the Kingfisher Shopping Centre holds the main shops, with independents, cafes and service businesses around it. Those firms need steady bookkeeping, VAT returns and payroll for part-time staff. Seasonal trade makes cash flow uneven, so we plan VAT and tax payments around the quiet months rather than letting a bill arrive unannounced.

How we work

Most clients work with us remotely and by WhatsApp. You photograph receipts, send them over, and we file them. Nobody has to travel for a routine query. When you want to meet, come to Bates Hill by appointment so your named accountant is there.

Once a year we hold an Annual Compliance Review. We look at the structure of the business, how you pay yourself, the year's tax changes and the deadlines ahead. For engineering clients that is when we revisit capital allowances and R&D.

Switching is simple. We write to your current accountant to ask for the professional clearance, agree a handover date, and collect your records into your Evidence Pack. You do not have to chase anyone. If your books need tidying first, we say so on the first call and explain what the catch-up involves before you commit.

Iftikhar ur Rashid, FCCA, leads the firm, and every client keeps one named accountant. We turn down work that needs a grey-area scheme, and we ask clients to send records on time.