Most Bedford directors have never had anyone check whether their VAT scheme is the right one. That is where I start.
Nasir Rasheed, Director
Accountant in Bedford: your set-up reviewed and your tax bill forecast within ninety days
Accountant in Bedford for established limited companies, run remotely from Milton Keynes by Nasir Rasheed MAAT AATQB. One monthly fee covers the filing and the advice, and you deal with Nasir.
Bedford is a short drive from the office, and almost no client has ever needed it. What matters more is whether anyone has checked your VAT scheme and your salary and dividend split, and given you the corporation tax number before the year end.
Nexus Tax and Accounting Solutions is a Milton Keynes accountancy practice working remotely with limited companies in Bedford, 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 in Bedford
Know your corporation tax before the year end
Your corporation tax and dividend headroom are forecast a month before the bill lands, so the money is there.
Pay VAT on the scheme that fits your costs
Flat rate, standard or cash accounting is chosen from your actual costs, then checked again as the business changes.
Get an answer from Nasir the same week
Queries go to the person who does the work, not to a queue or to next year’s account manager.
The decisions Bedford directors are making without advice
Three things owners tell me in the first call, and what each one usually costs.
- VAT
“Nobody has looked at my VAT scheme since I registered, and my input VAT is almost nothing every quarter.”
That is money paid on a default setting. A scheme review on real figures often changes the quarterly number.
- Dividends
“I take the same salary and dividend I set at incorporation, because nobody has ever shown me what else is possible.”
The split goes stale as profit grows. Reviewing it is part of the fee here, not an hourly extra.
- Switch
“I am on my fourth account manager in two years, and every one of them asks me the same questions again.”
You end up training your own accountant. Nexus takes three new clients a month so that does not happen.
- Day 90
What changes once the advice is in the room
You stop finding out the corporation tax number in the week it is due. Your VAT scheme, salary and dividends are set on your figures and reviewed, not left on the setting you started with. When a hire or a price rise comes up, you already know what the company can carry.
Quick check · no email
If your Bedford accountant can’t tell you whether your VAT scheme is right, what your tax bill will be before it lands, and get back to you this week, you have the wrong accountant
Answer three questions about the accountant you have now.
Question 1 of 3
Could they tell you this week whether your VAT scheme is the right one for your costs?
Could they give you your corporation tax figure a month before the bill is due?
Could they reply to a question about a hire or a dividend within the same week?
Three noes means nobody is looking at your set-up between filings. The set-up review is the place to start, and it covers structure, VAT scheme, pay and software.
That is a reasonable position with one gap in it. Bring the gap to the set-up review and see what a practice that takes three new clients a month does with it.
Three yeses and you are well served, so stay where you are. If incorporation is the open question, read the sole trader versus limited company guide instead.
How a filing-only accountant differs from advice included in the fee
Both file on time. Only one of them tells you anything before the deadline.
The year-end accountant
Accounts and the CT600 are filed correctly and on time.
You hear the tax figure when the return is finished.
The VAT scheme stays as it was set on registration.
Advice is available, and it is billed by the hour.
Nexus
Accounts, corporation tax, VAT, payroll and your self assessment in one monthly fee.
Corporation tax and dividend headroom forecast a month before the bill.
VAT scheme and pay structure reviewed on your actual costs when you join.
Advice included on a fair-use basis, answered by Nasir.
Eight questions about your own set-up
Answer these about your company as it stands today.
- 01
Has anyone compared flat rate and standard VAT on your real costs?
If not, your quarterly bill is a default setting.
- 02
Do you know your corporation tax figure before the year end?
Knowing it a month ahead is what makes it plannable.
- 03
Has your salary and dividend split been reviewed since incorporation?
Profit moves, so the split should be looked at each year.
- 04
Do you know your dividend headroom today?
Taking more than the reserves allow creates a problem later.
- 05
Does the same person do your work and answer your email?
Answers get slower once the work sits with someone else.
- 06
Is your bookkeeping current enough to price a job from?
Books three months behind cannot inform a decision this week.
- 07
Is your payroll and pension run to a schedule you can see?
Late filings cost money that planning would have kept.
- 08
Is your director self assessment handled with the company work?
Treated as a January job, it never connects to the dividend plan.
What Nexus runs for a Bedford limited company
One monthly fee, everything the company has to file, and the planning that goes with it.
Accounts, corporation tax and the confirmation statement
Year-end accounts and the CT600 prepared from books that reconcile, with payroll, pensions and your self assessment in the same routine.
Returns filed and the scheme reviewed
Standard, flat rate or cash accounting chosen for your costs, with returns filed on time and the choice revisited as you grow.
Tax forecast, pay structure and management numbers
Corporation tax and dividend headroom forecast ahead of the bill, with management accounts when hiring, pricing or investment is on the table.
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Why the client list is capped at three a month
One entry from the practice record, because the cap is the reason the rest of this page is true.
Clients described by type. Names withheld.
What clients say
What your first ninety days as a Bedford client look like
Four steps from the handover to the first forecast, with the work on my side.
Your old accountant is dealt with for you
Professional clearance and records collection are handled here, so you are not chasing a firm in Bedford yourself.
Your structure, VAT and pay are checked and written down
The set-up review covers structure, VAT scheme, salary and dividends and software, with a written list of what should change and why.
Books current enough to make a decision on
Bookkeeping and software get a routine, so the numbers are right when a hire or a price question comes up.
Your tax bill arrives as a forecast, not a shock
Corporation tax and dividend headroom are forecast ahead of the year end, then confirmed at a check-in every few months.
Who this is not for
Start-ups in their first or second year, where there is nothing yet to plan around.
Sole traders turning over less than £150,000, unless incorporation is clearly the next move.
Property-only landlords and cash businesses.
Owners buying on price alone, or who will not engage with their own numbers.
If you are an established Bedford limited company and unsure where you sit, the set-up review answers it in one conversation.
Questions Bedford directors ask
What does the monthly fee include for a limited company in Bedford?
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 review, salary and dividend planning, and a corporation tax forecast a month before the bill. The fee is scoped after Nasir has reviewed your set-up.
We already have an accountant in Bedford, so is it worth moving?
Only if there is a gap. If your current firm can tell you whether your VAT scheme suits your costs, give you the corporation tax figure before it is due, and reply the same week, stay where you are. If not, the set-up review shows what is being missed before you commit to anything.
Do we have to change accounting software to join Nexus?
No. Software is part of the set-up review, and if what you use works, it stays. A change is only recommended where the current system is costing you time or producing numbers that do not reconcile, and the reason is explained before anything moves.
What happens with our current accountant when we switch?
Nexus handles the handover. Professional clearance is requested, your records and prior-year figures are collected, and the first-year timetable is set out so you know what is filed and when. There is no separate charge for that, and you do not have to chase your old firm yourself.
Do you meet Bedford clients in person or work remotely?
Work is done remotely from Milton Keynes, and in practice a meeting in person is rarely needed. Calls, video and email cover the set-up review and the check-ins through the year. Bedford is close enough that a visit is possible when something genuinely calls for it.
Which Bedford businesses does Nexus work with?
Established limited companies turning over £150,000 or more: consultants and contractors in IT, engineering and procurement with high invoice values, and construction and trades businesses with staff and overheads. Sole traders are taken on at £150,000 or more, where incorporation is the obvious next step and the numbers show it.
Three ways to take the next step
Book the set-up review
Nasir goes through your structure, VAT scheme, pay and software, then sends a written list of what to change and why.
See if Nexus is the fit 02 · A question firstHave a question first?
Send it to Nasir and get a straight answer about your position before you decide anything.
Ask Nasir a question 03 · Still decidingStill weighing it up
The sole trader versus limited company guide sets out how the two compare on real figures.
Read the incorporation guide →