Warrener Stewart - Chartered Accountants

Audit and investigations

Warrener Stewart provides its clients with a comprehensive and proactive range of audit and accounting services at a realistic cost.

At Warrener Stewart, we view our audit and accountancy work as the foundation on which we build our long term client relationships. Our work gives us a valuable insight into each client’s business and it is this detailed knowledge that allows us to offer a proactive and value added approach, not only throughout the compliance process, but also in subsequent tax or advisory projects.

Each assignment we undertake is subject to a full appraisal at the outset and this allows us to tailor our approach fully in order to direct our efforts at areas where the client may have concerns, or where we consider that the business may be exposed to particular risks.

Our audit services include:

• Limited companies
• Limited liability partnerships
• Unincorporated partnerships
• Charities
• Financial services organisations
• Solicitors accounts rules
• Estate agents, ARLA, RICS and other client money   audits

Our accounting and reporting services include:

• Preparation of statutory financial statements for   companies and limited liability partnerships
• Preparation of annual accounts for unincorporated   businesses
• Preparation and interpretation of periodic management   accounts
• Preparation of financial forecasts including cash flow   and profit projections
• Providing financial expertise to companies at board   level
• Advising on accounting systems and software
• Assisting clients in recruiting and training finance staff


Warrener Stewart provides a high quality tax service to both business and personal clients. We assist our clients in dealing with their tax compliance obligations efficiently and economically, dealing promptly with their affairs. We also provide extensive advice to clients to help them to minimise their tax liabilities. We identify planning opportunities at an early stage by developing a good understanding of our clients' needs. Our highly qualified tax team keeps constantly up to date with the latest developments in taxation. Our tax services for private individuals include: • Preparation of tax returns • Personal tax planning • Tax planning for employees • US tax compliance • Offshore tax issues • Expatriate taxation • Inheritance tax and estate planning • Employment issues • Personal financial advice Our tax services for business clients include: • Preparation of tax returns • Advice on reconstructions, acquisitions and disposals • Advice on tax efficient profit extraction • Advice on incorporation of businesses • Capital tax planning • Partnership tax planning • Share valuations for Inland Revenue purposes • Advice on employee benefits

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At Warrener Stewart our principal concern is the financial well being of our clients.

We specialise in providing positive advice to owner managed businesses at all stages of development.

We advise all types of businesses, varying in size from small sole traders to those with multi-million pound turnovers. Our services can be either one off or ongoing.

We are frequently engaged specifically to assist with strategy and forward planning issues and many of our clients value our regular input at board level to assist them with devising and implementing their strategic aims and objectives.

We have strong relationships with banks and other financial institutions and we are pleased to assist our clients to fund their business needs. We can also help clients to access other specialist services when required.

We have a wealth of experience in helping clients sell their own businesses or acquire new ones where they are looking to diversify or expand existing operations.

Our business advisory and corporate finance services include:

• Set up and structuring
• Financial modelling and forecasting
• Preparation of business plans
• Raising finance
• General financial advice
• Business review
• Strategic planning
• Management consultancy and board-level assistance
• Reconstructions, acquisitions or mergers
• Due diligence exercises
• Business valuations
• Selling a business or a company including identifying potential purchasers and help with negotiating
• Aim Listings

Statutory Services for companies

Our statutory service assists our corporate clients in keeping up to date with their statutory requirements. Our services include:

• Preparing all returns to Registrar of Companies
• Provision of a registered office facility
• Maintenance of statutory books
• Preparing returns for UK branches of foreign   companies
• Company formations
• Online access to information filed at Companies   House

Payroll Service

Warrener Stewart's payroll service allows our clients to maintain confidentiality and to stay on top of the ever changing area of employee taxation.

Our payroll services include:

• Setting up a PAYE scheme
• Maintenance of computerised payroll system and   preparation of employee pay slips
• Preparation of year end returns and online submission   to HM Revenue & Customs

VAT Service

We can save the smaller business valuable time by dealing with regular VAT returns as well as providing access to well informed and constructive advice.

Our VAT services include:

• VAT Registration
• Maintaining VAT records for smaller businesses
• Preparation of VAT returns
• Advice on VAT issues

Book Keeping Service

We regularly assist our clients in identifying third party bookkeepers whether through introduction to experienced individuals or by referral to external bookkeeping bureaus. We are happy to provide constructive advice as to the most appropriate means of servicing our clients’ ongoing bookkeeping requirements.