Accountants
Baker Tilly - Graham Bond - http://www.bakertilly.co.uk/
Grant Thornton UK LLP
4 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester M3 3EB
0161 953 6900
Kevin Engel, Steve Everhard
Kevin.Engel@gtuk.com
Steve.Everhard@gtuk.com
KPMG – main numbers : 0161 246 4000 or 0161 838 4000. Try Nicola Quayle, Audit Director, Audit and Risk Advisory Services – she’s not the ‘right’ person but she knows msp and can pass you on to the right person
nicola.quayle@kpmg.co.uk
Tel: 0161 246 4015
Don’t be put off by the size of these big names; although they are big, they adapt their prices for small, growing companies – a sort of investment in your potential to grow into something bigger!
Horwath Clark Whitehill LLP
Arkwright House
Parsonage Gardens
Manchester M3 2HP
Steve Livingston
Tel: +44(0)161 214 7500
Direct: +44(0)161 214 7517
Mobile: +44(0)791 717 3753
Email: steve.livingston@horwath.co.uk
One of the Top 20 accountancy firms with offices across the UK and part of one of the largest global accountancy networks of any UK firm. This allows us to offer our clients both international as well as local advice and support. Here in Manchester we have an enthusiastic team of approximately 40 including 5 partners covering both audit & accountancy through to corporate and personal tax advice.
'Business Start Up Essentials'; 'Growing Businesses'; 'Seeking funding'; 'Exit Planning'; 'R&D Tax Credit opportunities'.
Mitchell Charlesworth http://www.mitchellcharlesworth.co.uk/
Banking Services
RBS Manchester
Tim Harper
tim.harper@rbs.co.uk
HSBC Bank plc
Fergus Holland, Commercial Manager
11 Stamford New Road
Altrincham
Cheshire WA14 1BW
Tel - 08457606060
Fax - 08455879447
Mobile - 07786 524729 Email - fergus.holland@hsbc.com
Lloyds TSB – International Banking
Elaine Mason
M: +44 (0) 7711 218612
Lloyds TSB Plc, Fifth Floor, Number One Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9QT
elaine.mason2@lloydstsb.co.uk
Triodos Bank : www.triodos.co.uk/en/business
Unity Trust Bank : www.unity.co.uk
Book-keeping / Management Accounting
BookCheck ManchesterOur clients benefit because we:
Remove their book-keeping & payroll hassle as we do the work
Provide them with top quality Management Information - we guarantee that all Management Accounts are both thoroughly checked and then signed personally by a qualified accountant
Improve their Cash Flow
Anthony Pilkington FCA Managing Director (M IoD)
BookCheck Manchester
Regus Offices
3 Hardman Street
Manchester, M3 3HF
07590 993959
anthony.pilkington@bookcheck.co.uk Management Accounting Services - The Little Phoenix Company LtdThe Little Phoenix Company specialises in providing Management Accounting services to small businesses in the South Manchester area; we are very flexible – for some clients we only work 4 hours a month while for others we can be on site for 2 days a week.
Management Accounting covers all aspects of
- Invoicing clients and customers
- Bank records
- Making payments to suppliers
- Book-keeping
- Chasing customers for outstanding debts
- Cash forecasting
- Management accounts
- Budgets and business plans
- Payroll
- Customised reports for various purposes
Some of our clients use all of these services while others pick only those which they need. We always work on site which means that your documents and records never leave your premises and are available if you need to deal with a query.
Why not have a look at our website
www.littlephoenix.co.uk or contact David Little directly on 07801 907344 or
david@littlephoenix.co.uk to see if we can help you.
Finance Professionals
DELTA SOLUTIONSDelta Solutions uses an experienced financial professional to grow your business with a stable foundation. Sue Weighell, who has worked as both a Finance Director and Managing Director is available to work with you on a flexible basis. Services include strategic business planning, review of processes and procedures, regular production of management information and a mentor who can give you more understanding of the financial function of your business.
Sue Weighell FCA
sue@delta-solutions.org.ukOffice: 0845 164 5015
Mobile: 07796 176817
www.delta-solutions.org.uk Clive Richardson FCAA Chartered Accountant with 30 years senior management experience working with a wide range of companies, including Ferranti plc, J Walter Thompson (Manchester) Ltd and Henri-Lloyd Ltd, at the last two of which I was finance director.
I have a good knowledge of the business network in Manchester, where I am a non-executive director on the Boards of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Manchester Solutions Ltd.
I now run my own financial consultancy targeting businesses who have a requirement for financial expertise, but cannot or do not wish to afford a senior full time person at this stage in their development.
One of my current clients is Smartlife Technology Ltd, a start up company linked to the University, and I am now looking for additional start up / technology driven companies to work with.
My areas of specialisation include:
• Development of Business Plans,
• Cash Forecasting and Control
• Fund Raising,
• Financial & Management Reporting
• Taxation.
I have a shirt sleeves approach to business and I welcome both regular and ad hoc project work, on a daily or hourly basis.
c.richardson35@ntlworld.com0161 449 9902
Financial Services
Beever and Struthers accountants www.beeverstruthers.co.ukRSM Robson Rhodes LLPKaren Griffin
Tel: 0161 455 3304
Fax: 0161 455 3309
Mob: 07766500012
Karen.Griffin@rsmi.co.ukwww.rsmi.co.ukPrest Financial Services LtdEstablished for over 40 years, specialising in :
• Retirement Planning – Pension schemes
• Investment Solutions
• Inheritance Tax Planning.
We have successfully managed the Wealth creation and preservation needs of both Personal and Corporate clients, whilst remaining focused on delivering an unrivalled level of service.
Contact: Mark Livesey (Chartered Financial Planner) on 07768 561146 / 0161 456 7890 /
mark.livesey@prestfinancial.co.ukFoster Denovo www.fosterdenovo.comStaff benefits / pensions
Asset Finance
Lombard North Central PLC
Lombard finances a vast range of business assets. In fact we fund almost any tangible asset from plant & machinery, technology to cars, commercial vehicles, light aircraft and boats.
Keeping cash flow viable has never been more crucial and outright purchase of assets can put a real strain on a businesses working capital. So finding a way to source, manage and ultimately dispose of the assets a business needs to thrive has never been so important.
We would be delighted to use our experience in providing asset finance to help businesses within msp to acquire, update or replace the assets that can make a real difference to the performance of their businesses.
Lisa Campbell
Relationship Manager
Lombard North Central PLC
1 Spinningfields Square
Manchester M3 3AP
Tel: 0161-8624400
Mob: 07776-492446
lisa.campbell@lombard.co.ukwww.lombard.co.ukLombard, for the third year running, voted Best Leasing & Asset Finance Provider 2011 by Business Moneyfacts
Lombard North Central Plc is an appointed representative of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Debt Advice
Tandem Financial Solutions LtdWhen you are running your own business it is very easy to focus on your business finances and take your eye off the ball on your domestic financial situation.
With little difficulty you can find yourself using credit cards to pay for normal household expenses and then making only minimum payments.
You then take out a loan to consolidate your cards but then don’t cut them up and so they soon become part of normal use again. This can soon lead to taking out more and more credit just to keep going and eventually there is no-one left who is prepared to lend to you. So what do you do?
Do something! The worst mistake is sticking your head in the sand assuming it will get better by itself. It won’t. If you cant resolve it yourself get some free, independent debt advice from someone whop knows what they are talking about and isn’t trying to sell you their only solution and so try and squeeze you into something even though it isn’t right for you.
So if you find yourself in this situation give me a call and I will see what I can do to help. On average it takes an hour to sit down and go through everything but this may be the best hour you ever spend.
Graham Niven – Tandem Financial Solutions Ltd
0161 211 3495 / 07866 568322
Funding Advice
PNO ConsultantsEurope’s leading independent grants consultancy firm., with our UK office in Wilmslow. With over 25 years of experience in applying for grants and dealing with grant or bodies,such as the European Commission and The Technology Strategy Board, we are the proven partner to assist companies in optimising available grant schemes, soft loans and tax incentives. The foundation of our service is a dedicated research team, focused on identifying, tracking and monitoring the thousands of schemes that are available each year. We work closely with our clients to identify and match funding programmes to company strategies and Projects.
How we work?
PNO works on a three stage process (end-to-end service) designed to ensure that all eligible funding opportunities are identified and optimized for our clients.
1 Initiation· Identifying and creating grant opportunities
· Informal pre-scan of grant-giving institution
· Go / no go decision
2 Application· Preparing a high quality proposal
· Ensuring that the process is efficient
· Optimising the chances of success
· Conducting contract negotiations
3 Compliance- Providing support for financial and administrative project management
- Maximising the amount of grant
- Ensuring the project runs according to schedule
We cover all types of regional, national and European grants; not only for innovative SMEs and multinationals, but also for universities, governmental organisations and European research consortia.
PNO Consultants
Dunham House
Brooke Court
Lower Meadow Road
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 3ND
Mark Holt
0161 488 3488
mark.holt@pnoconsultants.com
