Services to Owner Managed Businesses

We have a depth of experience in all local businesses. We have the skills to advise on all aspects of business development from start-ups, mergers and acquisitions through to disposals and corporate recovery and specialist experience in agriculture, financial services, property management, G.P. and dental practices, medical specialists, entertainment, printing and charities.
Our business clients include sole traders, partnerships, private companies and plc's.
In addition to understanding the problems faced by growing businesses we ourselves keep abreast of the latest developments in business thinking and management science.
In our experience of established and growing businesses hard work is a vital component of success - both yours and ours. We understand that only too often the day-to-day pressures of the business can squeeze out the time you have set aside for planning its long term growth. We can help with this planning and make ourselves available as and when you need us - not just in normal business hours!

Accountancy
Every business requires a set of accounts at least once a year to enable performance to be monitored and to satisfy taxation and other statutory requirements. We use the latest technology to make the process of producing accurate accounts as cost effective as possible as well as ensuring that your accounts conform to the latest requirements of the various bodies that control the content of published accounts.

Audit
Larger companies require an audit carried out in accordance with exacting standards. Again we use technology to ensure that every audit we perform conforms to the latest regulations.

Business planning and finance
Business planning requires a deep understanding and experience of business in general, the ability to grasp the significant characteristics of your business and a facility with the computer techniques that enable this knowledge to be encapsulated into a business plan and financial forecast that is comprehensive and easily understood.
We have a number of individuals in the practice who have many years experience of the process of developing business plans giving you the confidence that a business plan developed with our assistance will be a realistic projection of likely future events and not just a formalised pipe dream.

Business start-ups
It is a sad fact that the majority of businesses fail within the first three years. Behind this statistic lies the truth that most businesses are started without proper planning and therefore without the required resources. At Smith Pearman we apply our experience of businesses of all sizes and types to ensure that your new venture gets the best possible start in life.

Corporation tax and tax planning
In these days of self assessment and quarterly payments on account (for larger companies), ensuring you meet all your company's obligations under tax legislation is ever more complex. Our tax specialists provide compliance and planning services to clients ranging from large groups to small family businesses to ensure that you meet your filing deadlines while at the same time helping you plan your business activities so as to minimise your liabilities.

Payroll
Let Smith Pearman handle your payroll requirements and
Keep the staff happy,
keep the taxman happy and
keep the finance director feeling quietly confident

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Company Secretarial
The company secretary is seen in the eyes of the law as one of the most culpable individuals in the management of a company when anything goes wrong and yet the roll is normally given to the finance director or a book keeper who are often too busy with other duties.
Choose Smith Pearman to do the job and rest assured that all statutory obligations will be completed to the letter of the law.

Computer Systems and software
Get the maximum benefit from your investment in systems and software.

Most people use an accounting package and some or all of the elements of Microsoft Office in the daily operation of their business.

Very few people know the full capability of the software they are using or even make use of the basic functions in the in the way best suited to their business.

You need Smith Pearman
	.	To help you select the most appropriate software for your business
	.	To help you implement it so that it operates efficiently
	.	To train you to use it properly
	.	To ensure that it provides the information you need to run your business effectively
	.	To ensure that you are aware of the time and cost saving opportunities offered by your systems
We are registered resellers of Sage Line 50, Quick Books, TAS Books, Cashflow manager and Clearly Bookkeeping. Our only objective is to ensure that you have the system that is right for you and that you are getting the maximum benefit from it.