Tax Planning Barnstaple

Tax planning in Barnstaple, handled properly.

Most small businesses in Barnstaple find out what they owe around the same time HMRC does — which is roughly the worst moment to start planning. Proactive tax advice, fixed monthly fee, ICAEW chartered, same-day replies.

  • Your tax bill known months before HMRC sends the demand
  • Corporation tax and self assessment filed accurately and on time
  • Less HMRC correspondence landing on your desk throughout the year
  • A Barnstaple-based ICAEW chartered accountant who already knows your numbers

No long-term contract. If it is not working after three months, you leave with clean books and nothing owed.

Top rated on Google

★★★★★

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Fixed pricing. Same-day reply.

What our clients say

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★★★★★

Knowledgeable Advice, Tax Submitted Efficiently

“Kieran was really helpful and very knowledgeable with my circumstance, he gave me great advice and was very efficient with getting my tax’s submitted.”

Andrew Ponsford

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★★★★★

Switched Accountants, Already Saving Money

“I have found them efficient, friendly and professional, and they’re already saving me money”

Nic Paton

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★★★★★

Price Quoted Clearly Within Five Minutes

“Kieran explained everything in the best possible way, told me the price they’d charge after 5 minutes of speaking.”

Cammy Birse

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★★★★★

Worked a Saturday Night to Deliver

“He went above an beyond to help — working even on a Saturday night to complete my return.”

Thomas Briggs

Sound familiar?

Still not sure what your tax bill is this year?

It is a surprisingly common situation. Business is ticking along, invoices are going out, money is coming in — and somewhere in the background, a tax liability is building that nobody has quite quantified yet. Often it only becomes visible when the year-end arrives, which is rarely the best time to do anything about it. It is solvable — it just takes longer the more you leave it.

  • No real visibility on tax position until the bill actually lands
  • Year-end accounts rushed under pressure with no time to plan ahead
  • HMRC correspondence sitting unread because there is no one to deal with it

What sorted looks like

Your tax liability becomes visible throughout the year, not just at the end of it. Year-end accounts are prepared without scrambling, because the books are already current. HMRC correspondence gets handled before it has a chance to escalate.

  • Tax position tracked throughout the year — no year-end ambush
  • Accounts prepared on time with no last-minute information requests
  • HMRC correspondence handled — less of it reaches you at all
  • A fixed monthly cost that covers your tax planning from the start
Client results

What Barnstaple business owners say

We work with small limited companies and sole traders across North Devon. Here are two clients who came to us in roughly the situation you are probably in now.

★★★★★

Kieran was really helpful and very knowledgeable with my circumstance, he gave me great advice and was very efficient with getting my tax’s submitted, really glad I found Swift and will definitely be using for future accounting.

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Andrew Ponsford
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★★★★★

Kieran at Swift is super! He helped and bailed me out of the last minute panic of tax and Companies House returns. He’s on the ball, quick at responding, patient with me and got the job done stress free, plus his rates are very competitive.

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Zayana Sleepwear
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What you get

What your monthly fee covers

Three things that keep your tax position clear, your obligations met and your admin manageable — for one fixed monthly fee, agreed upfront.

01

Tax Planning and Corporation Tax

Your tax liability becomes visible throughout the year, not just when the CT600 is due. Allowable deductions are identified, your position is reviewed regularly, and you know what to expect well before the payment deadline. No surprises at year-end.

Proactive, year-round
02

Self Assessment and Personal Tax

Personal tax returns prepared accurately and filed on time. Every allowable expense is identified and your return is reviewed before submission — you pay what you owe, not more. The January deadline stops being something you think about in December.

Filed on time, every time
03

Bookkeeping, VAT and HMRC Compliance

Clean, current records every month on Xero. VAT returns prepared and filed quarterly, Making Tax Digital compliant as standard. Less HMRC correspondence, and the records that make everything else — your accounts, your tax return, your planning — straightforward.

MTD compliant, fixed fee
What clients say

Small businesses across Barnstaple trust Swift

Sole traders, limited companies and growing small businesses. Usually arriving with books in some state of disarray. Leaving with considerably less to worry about.

★★★★★

Two Years In, Still Highly Recommending

“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.”

Simon Hyde
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★★★★★

Excellent Financial Advice and HMRC Support

“Swift accounting and bookkeeping services have helped support my educational animal encounter business with excellent financial advice and HMRC support. Kieran was clear with information and explained everything in a way that I could understand.”

Really Wild Learning
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★★★★★

Fast Work at Short Notice, Repeatedly

“Great work by Kieran sorting out my business accounts really fast and at short notice on multiple occasions. Many thanks and I would highly recommend them for all accounting needs.”

Cristian Diaconescu
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Why Swift

Why Barnstaple businesses choose Swift

There is no shortage of accountants in Devon. Here is what is different about working with one who is local, chartered, and already knows how small limited companies work.

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Tax position visible all year

Most accountants see your numbers once a year. At Swift, your books are current every month, which means your tax liability is visible long before it becomes urgent. You will know what to expect three to four months before the payment is due — long enough to plan, not just react.

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Replies the same day

Questions get answered the day you ask them. Not logged, not queued, not passed to a junior — answered. If you want to know whether a cost is deductible, or whether you are approaching the VAT threshold, you will have an answer before the end of the day.

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One price, clearly agreed

Your monthly fee is fixed and does not move. No hourly billing, no invoice that arrives larger than expected, no extras for asking questions. Your accounting costs are as predictable as your other fixed overheads — which is, frankly, the way it should be.

Getting started

Up and running in four steps

From first enquiry to everything being handled takes less time than most people expect. No complicated onboarding, no forms that need a lawyer.

1

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.

2

A short discovery call

Twenty minutes to understand your current setup, what is outstanding and what needs sorting first. At the end of the call you will know exactly what is covered, what it costs, and what happens next.

3

We handle the setup

Your accounting software is connected, your records are brought up to date and everything is configured. You do not need to do anything except confirm you want to proceed.

4

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. Surprises are largely avoidable when the books are current.

100+ Clients nationwide
6+ Years established
5.0 Google rating
Fixed Monthly pricing
ICAEW Chartered
Xero Gold Partner
FreeAgent Partner
QuickBooks Certified
AAT Fellow

“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.”

Christos Tsongidis — Verified Google Review

Questions

Questions Barnstaple businesses usually ask first

Both. Swift is based in Barnstaple — Kieran is a local ICAEW chartered accountant. The practice is cloud-based, so everything is handled via Xero and email without requiring in-person meetings. Local knowledge, cloud-based convenience.
Once your books are current and updated monthly, your tax liability becomes visible throughout the year rather than just at the end of it. Most clients have a reasonable idea of what they owe three to four months before it is due — long enough to plan, not just react.
It is why most people come to us. Getting up to date takes a little longer at the start and may cost slightly more — we will tell you that upfront, not after. Once current, keeping it current is straightforward, and the tax planning piece follows naturally from having clean records.
No. Month-to-month, cancel with a month’s notice. We would rather keep clients because the service is worth it than because leaving is inconvenient.
Ready when you are

Less guessing about your tax bill. More clarity.

Fixed monthly fee. Tax position visible throughout the year. HMRC correspondence handled. Same-day replies. No lock-in.

Tax bill known well before HMRC asks HMRC correspondence handled, not left to pile up Fixed monthly cost, agreed upfront, does not move
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Fixed monthly pricing ICAEW chartered Same-day replies No long-term contract