Chartered Accountants · London

Clear numbers. Smarter decisions. Stronger business.

We help UK freelancers and small businesses stay compliant, pay less tax, and grow with confidence — without the jargon, the guesswork or the eleventh-hour scramble before HMRC deadlines.

Meridian Accountancy dashboard showing income, expenses and forecasting
12+ years Of practice
ICAEW Chartered firm
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What we do

Three quiet promises
that move your business.

Whether you're filing your first Self Assessment or running a Limited company through MTD-compliant cloud books, we cover the whole picture — and we explain it in English.

Cloud accounting dashboard with income and expense charts
Bookkeeping & accounts

Numbers made simple.

Real-time bookkeeping in Xero or QuickBooks, monthly management accounts, year-end statutory filings to Companies House.

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Tax & advisory

Pay less, plan further.

Corporation tax, Self Assessment, R&D claims, VAT MTD, director remuneration and quarterly tax-saving reviews.

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Before and after of a desk — paperwork piles replaced by tidy filing
Compliance & payroll

Paperwork, sorted.

RTI payroll, auto-enrolment, Confirmation Statements, HMRC correspondence — handled before it becomes urgent.

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A working thesis

Accountancy isn't a once-a-year favour.
It's a quarterly conversation.

Most small UK businesses meet their accountant once — in January, panicked, with a shoebox of receipts. We work the other way around: a quick check-in every quarter, gentle nudges before deadlines, and a tax-saving review built into our standard fee.

You will know what your year-end looks like by November, not the following March. You'll know your tax bill before HMRC do.

More about Meridian
Meridian advisor in conversation with a client
Est. 2013, London EC1
How we work

Four steps,
quietly orchestrated.

We don't reinvent accountancy. We just remove the friction that makes most owner-managers dread it.

  1. i.

    Discovery call

    A 30-minute conversation about what you do, what you've been told, and what you actually need this year. Free, no obligation.

  2. ii.

    Onboard & migrate

    We bring your books into Xero or QuickBooks, reconcile the prior year, and clear any HMRC backlog so we start from clean numbers.

  3. iii.

    Quarterly rhythm

    Every three months: a 20-minute review, a tax projection, an actions list. You always know what's owed and what's coming.

  4. iv.

    Year-end, gracefully

    Statutory accounts, Corporation Tax and Confirmation Statement filed weeks ahead of deadline. No January surprises.

A word from a client
Meridian rebuilt our books in three weeks and saved us £14,200 in the first tax year. The quarterly check-in is the most useful 20 minutes in our calendar.
Hannah Reid Founder, Reid & Field — design studio, Manchester
The people

A small bench
of senior accountants.

Four UK-qualified specialists. Every client knows everyone, and everyone knows your business.

Meet the team
The four-person Meridian team — James Meridian, Sarah Thompson, Daniel Harris and Olivia Brown
Ready when you are

Have a clearer year-end
than your last one.