Best Online Accountant
Your accountant should be easy to reach. Yours will be.
Most small business owners find their accountant either hard to reach, vague on pricing, or both. An online accountant should make things simpler, not add another layer of uncertainty. Fixed monthly fee, ICAEW chartered, same-day replies.
- Questions answered the same day you ask them
- Fixed monthly fee agreed upfront — no hourly surprises
- Tax position visible throughout the year, not just at the end
- ICAEW chartered accountant with Xero Gold Partner status
No long-term contract. If it is not working after three months, you leave with clean books and nothing owed.
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Fixed pricing. Same-day reply.
What our clients say
★★★★★
Quick to Respond, Got the Job Done
“On the ball, quick at responding, patient with me and got the job done stress free, plus his rates are very competitive.”
★★★★★
Switched Accountants, Already Saving Money
“I have found them efficient, friendly and professional, and they’re already saving me money.”
★★★★★
Price Quoted After Five Minutes
“Kieran explained everything in the best possible way, told me the price they’d charge after 5 minutes of speaking.”
★★★★★
Fast Work at Short Notice, Repeatedly
“Great work by Kieran sorting out my business accounts really fast and at short notice on multiple occasions.”
Sound familiar?
Still waiting to hear back from your accountant?
Finding a good online accountant is harder than it should be. Many are responsive at onboarding and considerably less so afterwards. Pricing is vague, the person you speak to changes, and your tax position is something you find out about once a year rather than throughout it. None of this is inevitable — it is just what happens when the fit is wrong.
- Waiting days for answers to questions that should take minutes
- No clear picture of your tax position until the deadline is close
- Invoices that arrive larger than the fee you thought you had agreed
What a good online accountant looks like
Questions answered the day you ask them. A tax position that is visible throughout the year, not just at year-end. A fixed monthly fee that does not move. That is the arrangement — straightforward, and rather the way it should be.
- Same-day replies — questions answered before the end of the day
- Tax position monitored monthly, not revealed as a year-end surprise
- Fixed monthly fee, agreed upfront, no invoice that grows unexpectedly
- One named accountant throughout — Kieran, chartered, Xero Gold Partner
What clients say about working with Swift
We work with small businesses, limited companies and eCommerce sellers across the UK. Two clients who came to us in broadly the situation you are probably in now.
I’ve been using Swift Accounting for two years now after my previous accountant retired and recommended Kieran. Excellent and prompt service, great communications and above all really helpful. Highly recommend.
Swift accounting offers exceptional service and I would recommend them to any business looking to move to online accounting.
What your fixed monthly fee covers
Three core elements that keep your books current, your tax position clear and your compliance obligations handled — for one agreed monthly cost.
Bookkeeping and Monthly Reconciliation
Your records are updated and reconciled every month on Xero. Nothing falls behind, nothing needs a frantic catch-up at year-end. When your tax return is due, the numbers are already in order.
Included from Complete PlanVAT Returns and MTD Compliance
Quarterly VAT returns prepared and filed with HMRC, Making Tax Digital compliant as standard. Your VAT threshold is monitored throughout the year — you will not be caught out by a registration obligation you were not expecting.
Quarterly, fixed feeYear-End Accounts and Corporation Tax
Annual accounts, CT600 and Companies House confirmation statement handled in a single fixed fee. Your tax liability becomes visible well before the deadline — long enough to plan, not just react.
No extras, no surprisesSmall businesses across the UK trust Swift
Sole traders, limited companies and growing online businesses. Usually arriving with books in some state of disarray. Leaving with considerably less to worry about.
Switched Accountants and Already Saving Money
“Having only recently switched my business to Swift from another accountant, I have found them efficient, friendly and professional, and they’re already saving me money. Would recommend. Nic Paton, Cormorant Media”
Always One Click Away for Every Question
“What a guy!! Excellent, fast and reliable. Kieran has been very professional, caring, patient and efficient throughout the entire process of building our company. He was always one click away from every possible question we could throw at him.”
Fast, Professional and Patient Throughout
“Kieran came recommended to us and for good reason. He was fast, professional and very patient when answering our long list of questions.”
Why clients choose Swift over other accountants
There is no shortage of accountants operating online. Here is what makes a practical difference to the people who have switched to Swift.
Replies the same day
Questions get answered the day you ask them. Not logged, not queued, not passed to a junior — answered by Kieran directly. If you want to know whether a cost is deductible, or what your likely tax bill is shaping up to be, you will have an answer before the end of the day.
One price, clearly agreed
Your monthly fee is fixed and does not change from month to month. No hourly billing, no add-on surprises, no invoice that arrives larger than expected. Accounting costs that behave like any other fixed overhead — predictable, agreed, done.
ICAEW chartered, Xero Gold Partner
Kieran is ACA qualified and an ICAEW member — the same standard that governs the large accounting firms, in a practice that works with small businesses directly. Xero Gold Partner status means the software is properly configured, not just installed. Credentials that are worth checking, from a practice that expects you to check them.
Up and running in four steps
From first enquiry to everything being handled takes very little on your part. No complicated onboarding, no pile of forms to work through.
Send your enquiry
Fill in the form on this page. Kieran reads every enquiry and responds the same day with a clear next step. No automated holding messages, no waiting to be allocated to a team.
A short discovery call
Around twenty minutes to understand your business, current software and what needs sorting. By the end of the call you will know exactly what is covered, what it costs and what happens next — which is more than most people know going in.
We handle the setup
Your Xero account is connected, your records are brought up to date and everything is configured correctly. The parts that are typically a nuisance to arrange are arranged. You confirm you want to proceed and we get on with it.
Ongoing — nothing falls through
Monthly bookkeeping, quarterly VAT, annual accounts and corporation tax — handled as a matter of course. Your tax position is visible throughout the year and HMRC correspondence is someone else’s problem. You focus on running the business.
“One of the friendliest accounting companies I’ve ever spoken to. I was fairly stressed about all of the big terms HMRC use, but Kieran explained everything in the best possible way, told me the price they’d charge after 5 minutes of speaking.”
Questions people usually ask first
Less time chasing your accountant. More on your business.
Fixed monthly fee, ICAEW chartered, same-day replies, no lock-in. Everything handled as a matter of course.