Accountants Maidstone

Welcome to the Maidstone office - the first Haines Watts practice in Kent.

With more than 100 years experience working with companies and individuals throughout South East England, we offer a winning combination of expert knowledge of the local market and business environment with the premium services of a top 20 accountancy and business advisory firm.

Providing skilled, specialist advice focused on your business' particular needs, we are here to help you run your business and personal finances cost-efficiently and profitably as well as consider long-term financial implications.

Offering much more than just a set of accounts and a tax return, our services are partner-led and tailored to your requirements, helping to assist you with managing your business and not just reporting the past.

Our clients cover a wide range of businesses across Kent, London, Surrey and Essex, and reflect the area's primary industries, including agriculture, property and construction, manufacturing, printing and paper, motor traders, I.T., service sectors and medical and healthcare.

We have particular expertise in these specialist industry sectors and services.

• Medical practitioners
• Agriculture
• Property and construction
• Printing and paper
• Corporate services
• Financial services

Meet Our Team

The partners and staff in the Maidstone office are the key to our quality service. We strongly believe investment in training and developing staff ensures clients receive the very highest levels of advice and expertise. Click here to read our staff profiles.

Specialist Areas

Medical Practitioners

We are experienced in dealing with the increasingly complex financial affairs of medical practitioners, and are members of AISMA (Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants).

Boasting up-to-date knowledge and best practice, we can also provide ideas to help GPs achieve greater efficiency and profitability while reducing the burden of tax.

In addition to general accounts and tax returns, and now the superannuation certificate, we offer:-

• Benchmarking performance against the AISMA survey
• Practice budgets and partners drawings projections
• Income, capital gains tax (CGT) and inheritance tax (IHT) planning
• Partnership succession and changes
• Practical advice for the partnership agreement
• Computerising the accounting function
• Practice payroll services

For a free initial meeting and a fixed fee quotation, contact us.

Property and Construction

Services to builders and developers have been a key element of our work for many years. In addition to core services we can help with:

• VAT issues
• CGT issues
• Accounting for work-in-progress
• Costings and record-keeping
• Capital Allowances
• Funding
• Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) compliance

Agriculture

Services to farmers and growers include:

• Benchmarking and yield trends
• Succession issues and IHT planning
• Tax effects of diversification

Printing and Paper

These industries have traditionally been strong in Kent. New technology means a competitive edge is essential. As well as providing core services, we can help with:

• Asset purchase - funding and fee allowances
• VAT issues, e.g. importation

Corporate services

Providing advice on a range of commercial issues, we have a wealth of experience in acquisitions and disposals, start-up businesses, business restructuring assignments, business plans and feasibility studies.

Financial services

HW Financial Services Limited offers advice and solutions regarding personal, corporate and investment planning and management financial planning as well as pensions. It also offers a range of services that are tailor-made to the needs of the client, including advice on savings, school fees planning, life assurance, share purchase, partnership and key personnel insurance.

HW Financial Services Limited are Independent Financial Advisers authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.