If your accountant only speaks to you at year end, you are paying for filing, not for advice.
Nasir Rasheed, Director
Accountant in Bletchley: your tax bill, VAT scheme and pay structure sorted in ninety days
Accountant in Bletchley for established limited companies whose directors want their corporation tax forecast before the year end, their VAT scheme checked against real costs, and someone who replies.
Most directors I meet around Bletchley have never had anyone check whether their VAT scheme fits what they actually spend. It was picked at registration and left there. The first ninety days here are about finding out what that has been costing you.
Nexus Tax and Accounting Solutions is an accountant in Bletchley and Milton Keynes for established limited companies, run by Nasir Rasheed MAAT AATQB. One monthly fee covers accounts, corporation tax, VAT, bookkeeping, payroll and the director’s self assessment, with VAT scheme review, salary and dividend planning and a corporation tax forecast included. Intake is capped at three new clients a month.
Accredited and certified
- Nasir Rasheed MAAT AATQB
- Established 2024
- Three new clients a month
- Milton Keynes · UK-wide remote
What you get with Nexus
Know your corporation tax a month early
Your corporation tax and dividend headroom are forecast before the year end, so the money is set aside and the timing is yours.
Pay VAT on the scheme that suits your costs
Standard, flat rate or cash accounting is chosen against your actual invoices and overheads, then looked at again as the business changes.
Get an answer from Nasir the same week
Your query goes to the accountant who did the work, not to whichever account manager is free this year.
Three decisions Bletchley directors tell me went badly
Each one was made without advice anyone had actually checked.
- Tax bill
“I found out what we owed HMRC nine days before it was due, and the cash was already committed to a new van.”
The van waited and the director lent the company money to cover it. A forecast a month ahead turns that into a choice.
- VAT
“We have been on the same VAT scheme since the day we registered and nobody has ever looked at it since.”
Box 4 was nearly empty because the costs carried no input VAT. Every quarter on the wrong scheme is money that does not come back.
- Switch
“I am on my fourth account manager in two years and I explain the business again every single time.”
Nothing proactive was ever raised, because nobody stayed long enough to know what to raise.
- Day 90
What changes once the advice is in the room
You stop finding things out after they have happened. The VAT scheme, the salary and dividend split and the tax forecast are checked and explained, with the reasons written down. Hiring, pricing and drawings then get decided on numbers you trust.
Quick check · no email
If your accountant cannot tell you whether your VAT scheme is right, what your corporation tax bill will be before it lands, and get back to you this week, you have the wrong accountant
Answer these three about your current accountant, not about Nexus.
Question 1 of 3
Could they tell you this week whether your VAT scheme is the right one for your costs?
Could they tell you your corporation tax bill and dividend headroom a month before the year end?
Could they reply themselves this week, without handing you to someone new?
That is a real gap, and it is the one most owners live with for years. The set-up review is where it gets closed, in writing.
You are in a reasonable position with one area unchecked. The VAT scheme is usually the one, which is why every new client gets it reviewed on joining.
You are well served and there is no reason to move. Keep the guides for the next time your structure or turnover changes.
Filing your accounts and advising you are two different jobs
Both get the return in on time. Only one changes what you pay.
An accountant who files
Accounts and the CT600 go in correctly and on time.
You hear from them once a year, after the year end has closed.
The VAT scheme you chose at registration stays where it is.
Questions get answered eventually, usually by whoever is free.
Nexus
The same filing, prepared from books that reconcile through the year.
Corporation tax and dividend headroom forecast a month before the bill.
VAT scheme, salary and dividends reviewed against your actual figures.
Nasir replies himself, because intake is capped at three new clients a month.
Eight things worth checking in your own set-up
Answer these about your company as it stands today.
- 01
Has anyone compared flat rate against standard VAT on your real costs?
If not, the scheme was a default rather than a decision.
- 02
Do you know your corporation tax figure before the year end closes?
Knowing it afterwards removes every option you had.
- 03
Has your salary and dividend split been reviewed since incorporation?
Thresholds move. A split set years ago is rarely still the right one.
- 04
Do you know how much you can take as dividends right now?
Reserves, not the bank balance, decide that.
- 05
Do your books reconcile month by month?
Current numbers are what make a pricing or hiring decision safe.
- 06
Is your payroll and pension routine running on schedule?
Late filings cost money that nothing is gained by spending.
- 07
Is your self assessment handled with the company work?
Treated as a January exercise, it gets rushed.
- 08
Do you speak to the same person every time you call?
If not, nobody knows your business well enough to warn you about anything.
What one monthly fee covers for a Bletchley limited company
Everything the company has to file, with the planning included.
Accounts, corporation tax and the confirmation statement
Year-end accounts and the CT600 prepared from books that reconcile, filed on time at Companies House and HMRC.
VAT returns and a scheme review that actually happens
Returns filed each quarter, with the scheme tested against your costs rather than left on whatever was chosen at registration.
Payroll, self assessment and tax planning
Payroll and pensions on schedule, the director’s self assessment handled with the company work, and planning included on a fair-use basis.
Entry 01
Why the client list stays small
The cap is the reason the advice above is possible.
Clients described by type. Names withheld.
What clients say
What the first ninety days with Nexus look like
Four steps, each ending with something you did not know before.
You know whether Nexus is a fit before anything is signed
The quiz and a call cover turnover, structure and what you actually need. If Nexus is the wrong practice for you, I say so.
Your set-up is reviewed and the changes are written down
Structure, VAT scheme, salary and dividends and software are checked and explained, including the parts that should stay exactly as they are.
Your books are current and the handover is done
Bookkeeping gets a routine and the records come across from your previous accountant. Professional clearance is my job, not yours.
You know the tax bill before it lands
Corporation tax and dividend headroom are forecast ahead of the year end, so a hire or a drawing becomes a decision rather than a guess.
Who Nexus is not the right accountant for
Start-ups in their first year or two, where the work is formation rather than planning.
Sole traders turning over under £150,000, where incorporation is not yet the obvious move.
Property-only landlords and cash businesses.
Owners buying on price alone, who want filing and nothing else.
If you are close to the line, take the quiz and the set-up review will tell you either way.
Questions Bletchley directors ask before they move
What does an accountant in Bletchley include in the monthly fee?
One monthly fee covers year-end accounts, corporation tax, the confirmation statement, VAT returns, bookkeeping, payroll and pensions, and the director’s self assessment. Proactive planning is included on a fair-use basis: VAT scheme selection, salary and dividend planning, and a corporation tax forecast ahead of the bill. Capital gains tax returns are charged separately. The fee is scoped after the set-up review.
We already have an accountant. Is it worth switching?
Only if something is missing. If your current accountant checks your VAT scheme, tells you your tax bill before it is due and replies within the week, stay put. If you are finding things out after they have happened, or explaining your business to a new account manager each year, the set-up review will show you what that has cost.
Do we have to change our bookkeeping software?
Not as a rule. Software is one of the four things reviewed when you join, and in most cases the answer is that what you have is fine and the routine around it needs work. If a change would genuinely save time or improve the numbers, I tell you why before anything moves.
What happens with our current accountant when we move?
I handle it. Professional clearance is requested, your records are collected and the handover is chased from this end, so you are not the one sending reminder emails. Once the records are in, the set-up review runs and you get a first-year timetable showing every filing date and when each piece of work starts.
Do you meet clients in Bletchley in person or work remotely?
Both. Nexus is based in Milton Keynes at Stacey Bushes, a short drive from Bletchley, so meeting in person is straightforward when it helps. Most of the work runs remotely by phone, email and screen share, which is how clients across the UK are served. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
How do I find an accountant in Bletchley who actually replies?
Ask how many clients the practice takes on and who will answer your email. Nexus takes three new clients a month on purpose, and Nasir Rasheed MAAT AATQB replies himself. That cap is the reason every client gets a set-up review, a tax forecast before the year end and a prompt answer in between.
Three ways to take the next step
Take the two-minute quiz
It tells you whether Nexus is a fit, and the set-up review follows with a written list of what to change and why.
See if Nexus fits your company 02 · A question firstGot a question first?
Call 01908 040493 or email info@nexustasl.co.uk and Nasir answers it himself.
Ask Nasir a question 03 · Still decidingStill deciding?
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