We will ensure that you pay the correct amount of tax. If it is apparent that you have paid too much tax we will endeavor to obtain a refund for you.

What does ‘Acquis’ mean?

A legal term used in the phrase “acquis communautaire” meaning, essentially, “the European Union as it is” – in other words, the rights and obligations that EU countries share.

How much will your services cost?

We don’t aim to be the cheapest provider around but we aim to consistently give our clients good value of money. ACQUIS clients can access free telephone calls and free meetings. Look for our special deal prices. All prices quoted are subject to VAT at the current rate.

We need to budget for our expenses. Can you help us?

In the majority of cases we will agree a fee in advance for the work that we are going to do. We usually agree a fee to cover 12 months at a time. There may be an additional charge if the scope of the work changes significantly. Again, you will be able to decide whether or not to accept our fee, before we start the work.

How do clients pay Acquis?

Having agreed the scope of work and fee between us, we will usually ask you to set up a standing order. Where we are acting as an intermediary and are taking a commission, you will know exactly how much we earn.

Who will look after my work?

Your account will be allocated to a Director of ACQUIS, who will be your usual point of contact.

What response times do you work to?

We do our level best to respond to all enquires and queries within 4 hours within a working day. This may be to tell you when we will have an answer for you but promise to keep you in the picture.

Is your service proactive?

Yes, we aim to keep you informed of changes that will effect you and we keep tabs on the compliance deadlines that you need to adhere to.

What is the added value that you can provide for my business?

We offer our clients a ‘One Stop Shop‘ covering an extensive range of accounting and business services, combined with tax planning and Independent Financial Advice. One office caring for your financial welfare.

What qualifications does Acquis have?

The Director(s) of ACQUIS are Chartered Accountants and members of The Personal Finance Society. The people who work for Acquis will be qualified and experienced at least to the level of the work that they are going to do for you. We would decline any job for which we were unable to provide appropriate expertise or resources.

What are your specialist areas?

We consider ourselves to be of particular interest to new and growing businesses. In other words, clients who require professionals to work along side them and be there for the good times and the bad.

How can you help me?

We can help you best when you are completely open with us. By this we mean, keep us in the loop when developing your business or sorting out your own financial affairs. We don’t deal with people who want to keep financial information from us or the taxman.

We are required to comply with anti money laundering regulations, when taking on a new client. This is just like opening a new bank account.

Not every business / person is going to be an appropriate client for Acquis. Where this is the case we will do our best to suggest an alternative provider.

Bookkeeping

Fast, responsive, accurate and economical. Including electronic document storage.

Forecasting Systems – sales, cashflow

We can analyse your business data and provide simple systems to forecast and budget based on actual performance

Management Accounts

Timely production of key information about the performance of your business. Derived from your financial records and may include consolidation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and integration with external data sources – eg market and trend data.

Annual Financial Statements

Created from your existing accounting records. ACQUIS has many years of satisfied clients who return for this cost effective service.

Audit

ACQUIS is registered by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to carry out audit and assurance assignments. We can provide an annual audit service integrated with regular management help.

Limited Company Setup  ask about our special deal £90

Name searches, company and www domain registration

Company Secretarial

Provision of registered offices, company house compliance, share registration

We promise that we will not ask you to fill any forms in.

ACQUIS take away the worry of distracting demands and compliance requirements by supplying skills and services that help you to drive your business.

Business Financial Review

Business health check, including recommendations for change and refinancing. Even if you are fully satisfied with your current accounting we can provide a wider view of your business potential. ACQUIS can furnish you with Key Performance Indicators to help you identify deviations from plan and create Management Information Systems to satisfy the business stakeholders.

Forecasting systems – sales, cashflow

We can analyse your business data and results and provide simple systems for you to use to forecast and budget, based on actual performance.

Fixed Price Startup Packages – special deal £90

For the business startup we provide an inclusive, package for Company registration and all compliance requirements, officer appointments, registered office, share issues and year 1 bespoke accounting services.

ACQUIS can provide you out with the IT you need for startup and subsequent growth.

Selection and provision of finance & business software

Specification writing
Supplier selection
Direct provision of packages – we have distributor arrangements for some leading entry  level and mid range packages.
Set up and implementation of leading business packages

Data transfer from other systems & databases
Web based solutions – for trading and communication

IT training

Get more from your existing systems
Identify internal skills gaps

Database design and computer programming

New applications – we can specify and write business databases to your requirements
Integration with existing systems – communicate with your current software

Customer Relationship Management

This is an enterprise wide activity and needs careful implementation to ensure success across all the sales departments. We have the experience to ensure you can move towards a “customer driven” organisation with the resulting increase in profit margin.