Clearsight is a UK firm of chartered accountants for limited companies. Statutory accounts, corporation tax, VAT, payroll and your director self assessment, handled on one fixed monthly fee by a named, ACCA-qualified adviser, with salary, dividends and reliefs reviewed before anything is filed.
A limited company accountant keeps the company compliant (accounts, corporation tax, VAT and payroll) and makes sure the money you take out is structured sensibly. At Clearsight it all sits with one firm, so nothing falls between advisers:
Statutory accounts and the CT600 prepared, checked and filed early with Companies House and HMRC.
Learn more →Making Tax Digital filing on the right VAT scheme, with every quarter reconciled before it goes to HMRC.
Learn more →Payslips, RTI and pension auto-enrolment for your team, plus the right salary set-up for directors.
Learn more →Your personal return coordinated with the company's filings, so salary and dividends line up on both sides.
Learn more →A board-ready monthly pack: your numbers explained, with a clear recommendation from your named adviser.
Learn more →Defensible claims for companies solving technical problems, with HMRC enquiry support included.
Learn more →Every UK limited company has a fixed set of obligations, each with its own deadline and its own penalty for missing it. This is the baseline any accountant for a limited company must have covered:
| Filing | Filed with | When | If it's missed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory accounts | Companies House | 9 months after your year end | Automatic late-filing penalties that escalate the longer you leave it |
| Corporation tax return (CT600) | HMRC | 12 months after your year end (tax paid at 9 months + 1 day) | Penalties and interest, plus reliefs left unclaimed if it's rushed |
| Confirmation statement | Companies House | At least once every 12 months | The company can be struck off the register |
| VAT returns | HMRC | Usually quarterly, once registered | Late-submission points that convert into fixed penalties |
| PAYE / RTI | HMRC | Every time anyone (including a director) is paid | Penalties per missed submission, and employees paid wrong |
Clearsight prepares everything early (deadlines are the floor, not the target) and reviews the tax position before each filing goes out, not after.
There's no legal requirement. A director can file everything themselves. In practice, the question is whether you want to. Company accounts must follow accounting standards, corporation tax has reliefs that are easy to miss, and the wrong salary-dividend split quietly costs you money every year. Most directors find the fee pays for itself in tax saved, penalties avoided and evenings back.
If your company is genuinely dormant or your affairs are truly simple, we'll tell you that on the discovery call, including if you don't need us yet. If you're already with a firm and it's not working, switching is simpler than you think: we handle the professional clearance and records, and your filings carry on without a gap.
Everything runs on cloud software (Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent), so your records are live, your VAT files digitally under Making Tax Digital, and meetings happen on video wherever you are in the UK. The difference from the big online platforms is who you deal with: a named, qualified adviser who knows your company, not a ticket queue.
See how we work, or meet our accountants in Cardiff. We work with limited companies UK-wide from there. Running a smaller operation? Start with accountants for small business.
Legally, no. A director can file everything themselves. Practically, most directors use one: a limited company must file statutory accounts, a corporation tax return (CT600) and a confirmation statement, run PAYE if it pays anyone, and get salary, dividends and reliefs right. An accountant keeps all of that accurate and on time, and usually saves more in tax and penalties avoided than the fee costs.
Most UK limited companies pay a fixed monthly fee that reflects turnover, transaction volume and the services included: a dormant company costs a fraction of a VAT-registered company with payroll. Clearsight agrees your fee up front, before any work starts, so there are no surprise bills.
Yes. We work with limited companies across the UK on Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent, with video calls and a named adviser you can actually reach. Clients in South Wales can also meet us in person at our Cardiff office. The service is the same either way.
Typically statutory year-end accounts, the corporation tax return, the confirmation statement, ongoing advice and your accounting software. VAT returns, payroll, monthly management accounts and the director's self assessment are added only if you need them, priced clearly.
Yes, and you should want the same firm doing both. When one adviser prepares the company accounts and your self assessment, salary and dividends are reported consistently on both sides and nothing falls between two accountants.
Yes, at any point in your company's year. We contact your current accountant, request your records and handle the professional clearance for you. There's no awkward conversation and no gap in your filings.
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