Peter Howard-Jones Ltd

Business Planning and Development- Help with identifying your goals - Facilitating formulation of business strategies- Advice on risk assessment- Preparation of business plans and budgets- Advice on organisational structures and management controls- Assistance with fundraising for business development Management Information Systems Reliable and timely information is the key to managing a successful business. We have highly skilled multi-disciplinary staff, accustomed to working under typical commercial pressures, who can operate alone or as part of a team helping you with:- Setting up systems to monitor performance against budgets- Interpreting your accounts- Analysing product and customer profitability- Liaising with third parties, banks, investors, suppliers and customers- Preparation of payroll, PAYE and VAT returns

Audit- Our firm is authorised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to carry out all types of audit work. - Liaison with you at all stages enables us to gain a thorough knowledge of your business and to focus our work on the important issues relevant to your companys audit.- Our work is carried out by highly skilled professional auditors with experience of a wide range of industries and all major accounting packages. - By tailoring our work to your business, we aim to minimise the disruption caused to your staff during your audit and to offer an efficient, value for money service. - Our work includes a review of the strengths and weaknesses of your accounting systems and we include a report on any major areas of weakness, and recommendations for improvements, as part of our overall package.

Corporation Tax- A full range of corporate taxation services, completing and submitting returns and negotiating tax liabilities on behalf of a huge range of corporate customers. - Advice on complex issues including, for example, the acquisition or disposal of a business, share option schemes, enterprise investment scheme relief and director/employee benefit packages. - A comprehensive tax planning service aiming to minimise the impact of corporation tax, income tax and capital taxes on companies and their directors and shareholders. Company Secretarial Services - We can assist you with all aspects of company secretarial work, for example: - Company formation - Capital

- We offer a complete range of personal taxation services, preparing and submitting returns and negotiating tax liabilities on behalf of a wide variety of private individuals of all ages and financial circumstances. - We use the latest computerised tax return software enabling us to generate computations of tax payable, returns for HMRC and useful tax planning reports on specific areas such as the availability of pension relief.- We advise on complex issues, including, for example, acquisition or disposal of a business.- We maintain a strong profile in dealing with HMRC.- We aim to offer a comprehensive tax planning service to minimise your tax liabilities.- We can advise on the suitability of Trusts in isolation or as part of a comprehensive financial planning service.

In 2009 Peter established the practice, Peter Howard-Jones Ltd. The dual objectives of the firm are to provide a professional and friendly general accountancy service to business and personal clients, and to offer expert advice on corporate finance matters. Mergers and acquisitions, bank and equity finance and company re-structuring are all specialist areas where Peter has a proven track record of success. Peter is a science graduate of Oxford University and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA). He is also qualified as an independent financial adviser (IFA).