Areas · Central London
Accountants in the City of London
Accounts, tax, payroll and advice for owner-managed firms working in and around the Square Mile.
In short
Clinquant works with owner-managed companies in the City of London, preparing accounts and tax returns, running payroll and VAT, and setting director salary and dividends each year, for a fixed fee.
Who we work with
We work with owner-managed businesses of every type and size. Many companies in and around the City are small firms serving large institutions. For them the questions are usually about how profit is taken and keeping the company compliant with little time to spare. Typical examples:
- Boutique advisory and consultancy firms: limited company accounts and the salary and dividend mix.
- Boutique advisory, legal support and consultancy firms: fixed-fee compliance with management accounts and forecasts.
- Fintech and insurance-related start-ups: cash-flow forecasting, investor reporting and payroll as the team grows.
- Directors with income from several sources: self assessment across salary, dividends and investments, including additional-rate planning.
- Hospitality and services businesses: payroll, VAT and cash management for firms serving the City's workforce.
How working with us looks
Most of the work happens by email, video call and secure document sharing, with records kept in cloud software you can see at any time. You deal with one qualified accountant throughout, with no account managers and no handovers. Fees are fixed and agreed before any work starts.
Areas we cover
Nearby: Central London, Canary Wharf, Shoreditch, Camden and Islington.
Common questions
Working with an accountant in the City of London
Yes. We work with owner-managed limited companies, partnerships and sole traders in the City of London, handling year-end accounts, corporation tax, self assessment, payroll, VAT and bookkeeping for a fixed annual fee agreed in advance.
For most profitable single-director companies, a salary of £12,570 with the balance as dividends is still efficient. Dividend tax rose in April 2026 to 10.75% and 35.75%, so pension contributions are often worth considering too.
No. Our work is done by email, video call and secure document sharing, with your records in cloud software, so you do not need to travel. Our registered office is at 167–169 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PF.
Contact
Bring us last year's accounts and we'll tell you what we'd change.
An initial conversation takes half an hour and costs nothing. If we are not the right practice for you, we will say so.