Your business is our business...

We are a full-service accountancy firm working with people, not numbers. Combining compliance, day-to-day support and business strategy to help you flourish inside and outside of your business.

Your business is more than just numbers on a balance sheet. It’s your livelihood, your passion and, crucially, an important part of the future you want to build. We look at all these aspects and work alongside you to deliver the time and mind freedoms necessary to accomplish that vision.

As business owners ourselves, we understand many of the challenges and obstacles you face, especially when it comes to things like finances and tax. Most importantly, we have the knowledge and expertise to help with the more exciting and progressive areas too.

We don’t really like to use the term ‘outsourced finance department’, instead we like to think of ourselves as an extended part of your team. It’s certainly not an uncommon approach, but we truly believe ours is better, integrating our services in ways that provide practical benefits and real long term value.

Whatever your ambitions, both inside and outside of your business, we want to be there to give the right support, insight and advice you need. Together we can secure the future you always envisaged.

Our services

Core Services

We can take care of the little details with the biggest consequences, keeping your business on the right side of HMRC.
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Day to Day

Whether you need help with invoicing, payroll or total management of your finances, we provide extensive support to keep your business running.
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Business Advisory

Let’s look at your business from a new perspective. Whatever your vision, we can provide insight and strategy to achieve your goals.
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``The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.`` - Walt Disney

Whether you need immediate support or long term strategy, we can can help. Get in touch to speak with a member of our team today.

 

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New Changes at Companies House: The Essential Email Update for Limited Companies

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Can’t recommend this fella enough, we are a small business but still Simon is there for us no matter how daft our question is. He takes time to explain things and makes us feel st ease. A great addition to any business We are proud to have him looking after our accounts I think we are on year 4 now. Cheers Simon Keep up the good work

– Mark, Just Finns 

 

The human face of accountancy, that’s how I’d describe Simon. If you’re looking for an accountant who has the time to treat you like an individual, not a number, I can highly recommend working with him. He has helped me get to grips with elements of handling my accounts that I didn’t know existed making things streamlined and user friendly. His approach is friendly and he is very generous with his accountancy knowledge

 – Sarah, Sarah Gatford Ltd

If you want an approachable Accountant who really gets to know you and your business and knows his stuff then Simon is the go to person. Simon is our Accountant for a not for profit networking group, and I find Simon very pro-active in providing advice that can be acted on (as opposed to finding something out after its been implemented!). He is a great guy and gives him time freely to support other businesses with their growth.

 – Sarah, Networking Group

I hold Simon Thacker in the highest of respects. He has an excellent grasp of current technology with outstanding accountancy skills. Simon is incredibly easy to work alongside and I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a professional and reliable service.

– Sophie, Sales and Marketing

Simon is the accountant that everyone one needs. He manages to unravel the mystery of the numbers so that they make sense in a non-complicated way. Simon is an excellent communicator, a real support and an asset to any business. If you need a solution to better manage your finances then don’t hesitate to contact Simon.

– Vicky, Fox Business Support

I highly recommend Simon if you need expert, honest, up-to-date accountancy advice, delivered in a timely way by someone who wants to understand your business. Simon has successfully set up & converted our accounts over to XERO. I can honestly say it was such a simple process-his knowledge & helpfulness speak for themselves!.

– Lorna, Jolly Back

Simon provided us with a fantastic service as a young fledgling business; most importantly with sound advice during the more difficult times and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend his expertise and knowledge to my friends and associates

 – Richard, Purple Harry

 

Simon is that unicorn that we’ve all been looking for – anengaged and proactive accountant. He’s sorted my accounts,sorted my Xero, sorted my bookkeeping, sorted my gocardlessand been invaluable with advice on all my accountancy and taxissues.

 – Phil Revill, Futurewerks

We have worked with the Greystone team for many years. Simon is currently our accountant and virtual FD. His advice and support have helped us to go from strength-to-strength. All of our staff see him as another team member, an integral part of what we do as an organisation.

– Craig Barker, Koobr

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