Haggards Crowther is a professional services firm based in Parsons Green, South West London that provides tax advisory, offsite bookkeeping, accountancy and payroll services to small businesses and individuals.
The firm has clients in many sectors including financial services, consultancy, property, professional services, the arts and entertainment, healthcare and manufacturing. The clients are based all over the world, but the majority are in Fulham, Chelsea and further throughout South West London.
- Start-ups: Tax planning, advice on whether to incorporate, what accounting software to use if Excel is not the answer, incorporating a company, registering for VAT and much more.
- Small businesses: Structuring your drawings to minimise the overall tax burden, preparing your year-end accounts, corporation tax return and personal tax return. VAT, bookkeeping & payroll services, if you need them.
- Personal tax return services: Whether your affairs are complex or straightforward, our tax advisory doors are always open.
- Offsite Bookkeeping: Either quarterly or monthly, depending on your needs. Includes submission of VAT returns and the preparation of management accounts, if required.
- Payroll services: 1 to 100 employees, as part of a bookkeeping service, or as a stand alone service.
The accountancy firm has three partners and seven staff. Two of the partners, Tim Haggard and Andrew Haggard, owned small businesses before setting up Haggards Crowther Accountants and therefore have a blend of commercial and professional experience that is unusual in the adviser world. Tim and Andrew look after small business clients, in addition to a portfolio of personal tax clients.
The third partner, Peter Crowther, heads up the personal tax team. He has been in the profession for over 25 years and advises some of the city's top earners.
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