Accountants Portsmouth

We provide high quality financial advice to local businesses and high net worth individuals. The Haines Watts brand represents a national network that delivers innovative solutions tailored to the needs of owner managed businesses and the people who own them.

Local Matters, National Strength

Why you need us

• Accountancy, Taxation and Financial Planning advice provided by one firm working in harmony with you to move your business forward.
• The quality of service and peace of mind achieved by using a Top 20 National Chartered Accountancy Practice.
• We pride ourselves on providing a partner-led service. The partner assigned to your business will be your main point of contact at all times. Our partners make it their business to understand what you want from your business, so that you receive the advice you need before you think that you need it.
• We will help your business expand and will be able to provide your business with the all the financial services it will need as it grows. We will also look after you as an individual and ensure that your personal financial future is healthy.
• We are a local firm with local partners who are committed to and involved with the local business community. They are available to meet you at your business and better understand you and your aims as your business develops.
• We hold seminars, provide topical information and business news updates regularly to ensure we keep your business up to date at all times. Our website is full of useful information and allows clients to see their own records in a secure client's only area. We actually believe in talking to people about things they need to know, in a way that they understand, at a time that is relevant.

Principal Services

Audit and Accounts

Our client audits are undertaken using the most up to date techniques, ensuring that the statutory objective is achieved efficiently and effectively, with minimum disruption to your business. We can also take care of all management accounting and bookkeeping needs.

Charity Accountants

The Head of Charities and Schools is based out of our Chichester office. James Ragg, with the charities team provide Charities of all sizes, both national and locally with Audit, Independent Examinations, and Accountancy and business expert advice. With years of experience, James assists charity clients and trustees with all aspects of their accounting, VAT, Direct Taxation, and Trustee responsibility requirements.

Pensions Auditing

Our dedicated team of pensions auditors provide a cost effective, expert team of auditors for your pension schemes. With years of experience, they are ready to give advice and guidance to ensure that audits are carried out thoroughly, in a timely fashion, with constructive feedback for the trustees.

Tax Planning

Your dedicated partner will hold regular meetings with you to ensure we identify tax planning opportunities. By bringing these to our clients' attention at an early stage we offer a proactive service which aims to preserve and increase our clients' wealth.

Business planning and consultancy

Some businesses may require more assistance than others. Whether it is assistance with management accounts preparation, payroll, company secretarial, I.T., or general advice and support, we have developed a range of services that complement your in-house expertise.

Corporate finance

If you are thinking about purchasing or selling a business, raising finance, or having a business valuation carried out, our team of specialist corporate finance consultants can advise on a wide range of corporate transactions to help you become more successful.

Financial services

We work closely with HW Financial Services Limited, which offers independent financial planning advice to our clients. Their local consultant will work alongside your client partner to provide you with a financial plan appropriate to your needs. Examples of services offered include: pension advice, tax planning, investment planning, life assurance, mortgages and partnership/key personnel insurance. For more information, and a comprehensive list of services offered, please click here.

HW Financial Services Limited are Independent Financial Advisers authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, which may or may not regulate the products and services mentioned above.

VAT

Our VAT team is on hand to provide advice and assistance with all aspects of VAT ranging from registration, compliance issues, changes to legislation, planning and structuring issues and investigations.

Publications

We provide a number of publications to help our clients keep up-to-date, including factsheets, general news and magazines. Please use the links below.

• Budget 2009
• One Magazine (quarterly)
• Red e-zine
• Newswire
• Other publications

If you would like to sign up to receive any of our electronic publications please contact us stating which publication(s) you would like to receive.