Nail salons & beauty
From a chair rental to a multi-site brand — we know the margins, the tipping, the cash handling.
Accountants · Est. 2003
Your shop runs on long hours.
Your accounts shouldn't.
We are friendly, plain-English accountants for nail salons, grocers, cash & carry and family-run businesses across the UK. No jargon, no surprise bills — just the work, done properly.
HMRC-registered
20+ years
Multilingual team
What we do
Everything a small UK business needs, under one roof.
Accounting & Compliance
Preparation and submission of annual accounts and corporation tax returns.
Contact usBookkeeping & Records Management
Ongoing organisation and management of your financial records.
Contact usVAT Compliance
Support with VAT registration and the preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns.
Contact usPayroll & Pension Administration
Payroll administration and the preparation and submission of pension returns.
Contact usPersonal Tax Compliance
Preparation and submission of self assessment tax returns, including returns for clients with foreign income.
Contact usCapital Gains Tax Reporting
Reporting of capital gains arising from property and asset disposals, including UK property reporting requirements.
Contact usInheritance Tax Planning & Advisory
Inheritance tax planning and advisory support to help preserve and pass on more of your estate.
Contact usLet Property Campaign Disclosure 2025
Support for landlords seeking to regularise historic tax irregularities in relation to rental income through HMRC's Let Property Campaign.
Contact usBusiness Finance Support
Support with business plans for finance applications, together with guidance on arranging commercial mortgages for business premises.
Contact usWho we help
Built for the businesses that built our high streets.
We grew up serving the corner shops, the family-run salons, the wholesale traders. We speak your language — sometimes literally.
Independent grocers
Tight margins, long hours, family staff. We keep the books simple and the tax bill predictable.
Cash & carry, wholesale
Stock, VAT, multiple suppliers, large purchase orders — we set you up to scale without surprises.
Behind on rental income tax?
The HMRC Let Property Campaign lets you put things right — quietly, and with lower penalties.
We've helped dozens of landlords disclose under-declared rental income. It's confidential, it's structured, and it nearly always costs less than waiting for HMRC to find you.
How we work
Three things you'll notice about us.
We call you back.
Same day, in plain English. No portals, no ticket queues.
Fixed monthly fees.
You know what you'll pay before we start. No surprise invoices.
One accountant — yours.
You'll deal with the same person every year, not a rotating call centre.
Meet the founder
Lee Tan, ACMA
MBA (Cranfield)
Over 30 years in accountancy, corporate finance, consulting and executive education — from a London firm of Chartered Accountants and Chief Accountant at the Cannon Group, to change management at The Miller Consulting Group in Atlanta, delivering EVA programmes for Siemens and other Fortune 500 firms.
Today Lee advises owner-managed businesses, SMEs and entrepreneurs — combining big-firm experience with practical, plain-English guidance tailored to growing businesses.