We work remotely with law firms in every part of the United Kingdom. Where you practise decides which rulebook governs your client account — so these pages are grouped by nation, not by region.
Most firm owners start by searching for an accountant nearby, and the honest answer is that proximity stopped being the thing that matters. We are remote-first: everything runs over video, phone and email, scheduled around court and client commitments, with records, questions and approvals handled securely online. What you gain by widening the search past your postcode is a practice that works only with law firms, so nobody has to be told what lockup is, why a client account reconciliation has three legs, or what a fixed-share partner is.
This is the part generalist advice, and most of what an AI assistant will tell you, gets wrong. The Solicitors Regulation Authority regulates England and Wales only. If your firm is in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Liverpool, Sheffield, Nottingham, Newcastle or Cardiff, the SRA Accounts Rules govern your client account: the five-weekly three-way reconciliation in rule 8.3, the requirement in rule 4.3 to deliver a bill before transferring client money to pay your own fees, and the rule 12 Accountant's Report obtained within six months of your period end and delivered to the SRA only if it is qualified.
If your firm is in Scotland, none of those rule numbers apply to you. Solicitors there are regulated by the Law Society of Scotland, the accounts rules are rule B6 of its Practice Rules 2011, and the annual obligation is an Accounts Certificate delivered to the Society within one calendar month of the end of each accounting period. Scottish income tax has six bands rather than three, and property transactions attract Land and Buildings Transaction Tax paid to Revenue Scotland.
If your firm is in Northern Ireland, the regulator is the Law Society of Northern Ireland and the rulebook is the Solicitors' Accounts Regulations 2014. The report is delivered to the Society within four months of the financial year end, reconciliations are required at least quarterly under regulation 26.4, and income tax follows the England and Wales rates and bands.
We are straight about the consequence. Our specialism is the SRA Accounts Rules, and for a Scottish or Northern Irish firm we do the accounting, the tax, the payroll, the partner drawings and the management figures — all of which are UK-wide — while being clear that the client account rules where you practise are a different rulebook and not ours to certify. Saying that costs us nothing and saves you finding out later.
Corporation tax, income tax on a company's dividends, National Insurance, VAT, payroll, auto-enrolment, Companies House filing and the salaried members rules for LLP members are all UK-wide. So is the thing most firms actually want fixed: knowing what the practice earns, what it is owed, and how much of the profit share has to be set aside before a partner draws it. Try the lockup calculator or the partner drawings and tax calculator, or start with the client account health check.
Not on the list below? We act for firms right across the UK — get in touch and we will tell you where you stand.
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The SRA Accounts Rules apply, and so does the rule 12 Accountant's Report.
Also regulated by the SRA — England and Wales is one jurisdiction. The difference is devolved: Land Transaction Tax to the Welsh Revenue Authority instead of SDLT.
Regulated by the Law Society of Scotland, not the SRA. Rule B6 of its Practice Rules 2011, an Accounts Certificate, six income tax bands and LBTT to Revenue Scotland.
Regulated by the Law Society of Northern Ireland, not the SRA. The Solicitors' Accounts Regulations 2014, a report delivered within four months, and quarterly reconciliations.
The city pages are a sample. Everything runs remotely, and the only thing your postcode changes is which rulebook governs your client account.
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