If your books are three months behind, every decision you make this quarter is a guess.
Nasir Rasheed, Director
Bookkeeping services in Milton Keynes, with your books current within ninety days
Bookkeeping services in Milton Keynes for established limited companies that want the numbers current when a decision comes up, not a scramble six weeks after the year end.
Most directors are not short of a bookkeeper. They are short of books that reconcile, so the corporation tax forecast means something. There is a real difference between a record of last year and a number you can act on this month.
Nexus Tax and Accounting Solutions provides bookkeeping services in Milton Keynes for established limited companies, run by Nasir Rasheed MAAT AATQB. Bookkeeping sits inside one monthly fee with accounts, corporation tax, VAT, payroll and the director’s self assessment. Books are kept current, so corporation tax and dividend headroom are forecast a month before the bill lands.
Accredited and certified
- Nasir Rasheed MAAT AATQB
- Established 2024
- Three new clients a month
- Milton Keynes · UK-wide remote
What bookkeeping with Nexus gives you
Numbers that are current when you need them
Books are kept to a routine, so a pricing or hiring question gets answered from this month’s figures.
A VAT return built from books that reconcile
Your return comes off reconciled bank and purchase records, on the scheme that suits your actual costs.
Corporation tax and dividends forecast a month ahead
You see the bill and your dividend headroom before the year end, while you can still do something about it.
Where late books cost a Milton Keynes director money
Three decisions that go wrong when the bookkeeping is months behind.
- VAT
“I reclaimed VAT on almost nothing for two years, because nobody ever checked the scheme against what I actually spend.”
The wrong scheme was paid every quarter. Nobody looked, because the books were only touched at year end.
- Dividends
“I took a dividend in March and found out in December that the profit was not there to cover it.”
That becomes a director’s loan and a tax charge. Current books would have shown the headroom in March.
- Hire
“I held off hiring for six months because I could not see whether the cash was really there.”
Six months of margin left on the table. The answer was in the records, just not in a usable state.
- Day 90
What changes once the advice is in the room
Bookkeeping stops being a filing job and becomes the source of your decisions. Nasir keeps the books to a routine, then uses them to check your VAT scheme, your salary and dividend split and your tax position. You get told what to change and why, before the bill lands.
Quick check · no email
If your accountant cannot tell you whether your VAT scheme is right, what your bookkeeping shows this month, and get back to you this week, you have the wrong accountant
Answer three questions about the accountant or bookkeeper 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 show you reconciled figures for last month, not last year?
Could they tell you your corporation tax and dividend position before your year end?
Your books are being recorded, and that is all. The set-up review is where the scheme, the pay structure and the routine get checked properly.
That is a reasonable position with one gap worth closing. Every new client gets a full review of structure, VAT scheme, salary and dividends and software, which is usually where the gap shows up.
You are well served, and there is nothing here you need to buy. Read the guides if you are weighing up structure or tax comparisons.
Books done once a year against books kept to a routine
Both produce accounts. Only one produces decisions you can make in time.
Books written up at year end
Records get accurate, eventually, and the accounts do get filed on time.
The VAT scheme stays as it was set on registration day.
The tax bill is announced after the year has closed.
Questions in March get answered from figures that stop in April.
Bookkeeping inside the monthly routine
Bank, sales and purchases reconcile through the year, so the accounts are a confirmation.
The VAT scheme is reviewed against your real costs, standard, flat rate or cash.
Corporation tax and dividend headroom are forecast a month before the bill.
Nasir replies himself, because Nexus takes three new clients a month.
Eight questions about your bookkeeping set-up
Answer these about your company as it stands today.
- 01
Are last month’s bank accounts reconciled?
If not, your VAT return is an estimate.
- 02
Has anyone checked your VAT scheme since registration?
Low input VAT often means the wrong scheme is being paid.
- 03
Do you know your profit for the year so far?
Dividend decisions depend on it.
- 04
Are purchase invoices captured as they arrive?
Late capture means claims get missed.
- 05
Is your software doing the work you pay for?
Most set-ups are half used and half manual.
- 06
Does payroll reconcile to the books each month?
If it does not, the salary and dividend split is guesswork.
- 07
Do you know your dividend headroom right now?
Without it, an overdrawn loan account is easy to create.
- 08
Can you get an answer from your accountant this week?
Current books are worth little if nobody explains them.
What the bookkeeping sits alongside
Bookkeeping is one part of the monthly routine, not a separate product.
VAT returns and scheme review
Standard, flat rate or cash accounting chosen for your actual costs, with returns prepared from reconciled books.
Payroll, pensions and the pay structure
Payroll runs on schedule, with salary and dividend planning built into the same figures.
Accounts, corporation tax and your self assessment
Year-end accounts, CT600 and confirmation statement prepared from books that already reconcile.
Entry 01
What the set-up review finds before the bookkeeping starts
The first thing that happens is not data entry.
Clients described by type. Names withheld.
What clients say
How your books get current in the first ninety days
Four steps, in order, from handover to a tax bill you can see coming.
You find out what your current set-up is costing
Nasir reviews structure, VAT scheme, salary and dividends and software, and tells you what should change and why.
Your books reconcile for the first time
The routine starts and the handover from your previous accountant is dealt with, including records and clearance.
Your VAT return comes off real figures
The return is prepared from reconciled records on the scheme that suits your costs, not the one set by default.
You see your tax bill before the year end
Corporation tax and dividend headroom are forecast ahead of time, then a check-in every few months keeps the plan honest.
Where Nexus is not the right bookkeeper
Start-ups in year one or two, where there is not yet enough trading to advise on.
Sole traders below the point where incorporation is the obvious move.
Property-only landlords and cash businesses.
Owners buying on price who do not want the advice that comes with the routine.
If you are an established limited company in Milton Keynes, the set-up review will tell you quickly whether this is a fit.
Questions directors ask before moving their bookkeeping
What does the monthly fee include for bookkeeping in Milton Keynes?
One monthly fee covers year-end accounts, corporation tax, the confirmation statement, VAT, bookkeeping, payroll and pensions and the director’s self assessment. Proactive tax planning is included on a fair-use basis, which means VAT scheme selection, 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, so is it worth moving the bookkeeping?
Only if something is missing. Most owners who move say the same things: the tax bill arrives the week it is due, nobody has checked the VAT scheme since registration, and the account manager changes every year. If your current firm answers those three points well, stay where you are.
Do we have to move to different bookkeeping software?
Usually no. Nasir reviews the software you already use as part of the set-up review and tells you whether it suits your transaction volume and VAT position. If a change is worth making, you get the reason in writing. If it works, it stays, and the routine is built around it.
What happens with our current accountant if we switch?
You do not chase them yourself. Nexus handles professional clearance and the collection of your records, then runs the set-up review and sets a first-year timetable so nothing falls between the two firms. There is no separate charge for the handover; it is part of joining.
Do you offer bookkeeping services in Milton Keynes in person or remotely?
Nexus is based in Milton Keynes at Stacey Bushes and works with clients across Buckinghamshire and the wider UK remotely, including Bletchley, Newport Pagnell, Stony Stratford, Bedford, Northampton and Aylesbury. In-person meetings are rarely needed. You can call 01908 040493 or email info@nexustasl.co.uk, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Who are your bookkeeping services in Milton Keynes for?
Established limited companies: professional consultants and contractors in procurement, IT and engineering with high invoice values, and construction and trades businesses with staff and overheads. Nexus takes three new clients a month, so you deal with Nasir Rasheed MAAT AATQB rather than a rotation of junior account managers.
Three ways to take the next step
Take the two-minute quiz
If it looks like a fit, Nasir books the set-up review and you get a written list of what to change and why.
See if Nexus fits your company 02 · A question firstWant to ask something first?
Call or email and Nasir answers the question himself, usually the same week.
Ask Nasir a question 03 · Still decidingStill deciding?
The guides set out the structure and tax comparisons in plain numbers, so you can weigh it up before you speak to anyone.
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