The Platinum Accountancy Services team help you with everything from bookkeeping and payroll to tax planning, cash flow management and strategic financial management.
Our founder, Stevie Jepson, also provides the type of high-level financial advice and support you would normally only receive from a full-time Financial Director. If you aren’t sure what’s possible for your business, she’s the person to ask.
Thanks to her multi-sector experience she can help to build your financial strategy to improve your profitability, optimise your cash flow, and support your long-term plans for business growth. She can work with you regularly for as little as one day per month or can review your position and create and implement a full financial strategy for business growth.
She can recommend accountancy software that will help you manage and keep track of your financial performance and to meet the requirements of Making Tax Digital (MTD).
At Platinum Accountancy Services we understand every business is unique. We provide you with the financial support and information you want in a way that suits you.
Typically, Stevie works as an outsourced Financial Director and advisor with businesses with a turnover of up to £4million. She helps business owners in any sector who are ready to move from a reactive approach that keep things running day to day to a proactive strategy that will allow their business to grow.
To give you an idea of the breadth of her experience, she has worked in varied sectors including:
Stevie has worked with some wonderful charities that make a great difference to the world we live in. She and her team work with charities helping them to meet their compliance obligations and share the good news about their work with supporters and funding bodies.
Importantly, you won’t suffer from information overload with the Platinum Accountancy Services team. We want to know what you want to understand. We’ll strip things back and provide as much or as little explanation as you want.
It's important to us that you have confidence in the support you receive. We know that people don’t really like to tell us if they aren't as profitable as they want to be or that they are disorganised. That’s fine with us because it’s just a starting point. Once we understand your plans we'll soon be heading in the right direction. If there are any issues along the way we’ll spot them before they become problems.
We are the first to admit that accountancy can be a bit dull and confusing if it isn’t properly explained. We also know that some people only speak with their accountant once a year and that’s something we want to change.
That’s why we meet our clients and learn what their business is all about. If there’s ever a question that needs answering, we’ll be happy to talk – it’s far easier and clearer than emails and letters.
Sometimes it can be difficult to know where to start and that can be isolating. We can be your sounding board, methodically reviewing what's possible and sometimes helping you to make hard decisions.
There's always more than one way of doing things and our aim is always to be part of the solution rather than part of the business problem. You can rely on us to come up with lots of ideas and possibilities.
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From family-run business to successful manufacturer
Mike Haworth of P & L Joinery has been working with Stevie Jepson for five years.
Mike explains: “I was running a one-man band building business and had an accountant who was not the best.
“Stevie came highly recommended, so I made the decision to work with her. This was one of the best business decisions I’ve made! I got busier and was working on multi-million pound hotel refurbishment projects and when I decided to go limited, Stevie helped me through the process.
“Unfortunately, in 2020 back problems meant that I had to rethink my business plans. That's when I joined my granddad's family joinery business which makes staircases. After the death of my granddad’s brother the business was really running itself.
“The accountant for the business was saying we needed to make people redundant because we weren't profitable. I knew it could be very successful, so I brought Stevie in as both our accountant and as our finance director.
“Stevie helped us to both set ambitious targets and achieve them. Over the last two years the business has had a complete turnaround – not only doubling production with capacity for further growth, but we have also grown the team with new staff members.
“Stevie has helped us to transform a family-run business into a successful manufacturing company. She works with us for one day a week, consulting and helping us to plan and then manage and implement the plan. We have a monthly forecast as well as KPIs and we’re just firming-up our five year plan.
“Stevie is really great to work with. She can be very strict about expenditure - but that's what we need! She’s taught me so much and I can’t recommend her highly enough.”
"The team at Platinum Accountancy work at every level of our business and has very quickly become a core part of our team. Informed, professional and genuine, It's rare to find such dedication to our company outside of our own organisation. I hope to continue to work with them for many years to come."
Gareth Fairlie
Founder and CEO - Black Axe Industries
"I have used Platinum Accountancy since launching my business almost 10 years ago and I have to say, I couldn’t have done it without them. They deal with everything accounts related for me so I don’t have to worry about it. They are always available to help me with any questions and explain things in a way I actually understand! I honestly don’t think I would have coped without them. Highly recommended."
Wendy Crozier
Director - Wendy’s House UK Limited
"Platinum Accountancy have helped us for many years providing ongoing financial advice and consultancy as well as year-end accounts preparation and tax planning. They always look at our business affairs very pro-actively to ensure that we are paying the lowest taxation possible."
Lisa Gormley
Owner - Hygeenie Cleaning
"I would highly recommend Platinum Accountancy services to anyone - whether self employed, SME or larger business. Stevie has been fantastic, responding quickly to queries and identifying tax rebates and efficiencies. The benefit of having Stevie on board to look after our accounts has far outweighed the cost and I feel we receive excellent value for money too!"
Anya Ghalayini
Director - The Energy Consultant
"Platinum Accountancy Services have recently taken over as our accountants. Stevie has spent lots of time with us ensuring we had a smooth changeover and that she fully understood our business. Something I had never experienced before with other companies. Our accounts were professionally prepared within the timescale promised. If I have a question there is always someone available to give me advise. I would highly recommend Platinum Accountancy Services to anyone looking for accountants who are professional, and also offer a personal service tailored to your needs."
Emily Cheney
Owner - SPETacular Animal Care
"Platinum Accountancy have managed our company and tax since we began trading. They are an innovative and dynamic firm providing robust advice which has led to positive outcomes for me and my business. With excellent communication and a really supportive, friendly yet professional service I would highly recommend Platinum accountancy for any business."
Fran Hotchkiss
Founder – Naughty Dog Company