Chartered Certified Accountants · Ashton-under-Lyne
The family accountant for ambitious entrepreneurs.
Clear advice, fast action and real results. We are an award-winning, ACCA-regulated practice that goes beyond compliance, and every client is personally overseen by our founder.
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- SFSterling Finance (UK) Ltd
- 2002Established in Greater Manchester
- ACCARegulated & Quality Checked
- FCCAFellow-led practice
- BAA ’19British Accountancy Awards winner
The practice
Approachable, reliable Chartered Certified Accountants for sole traders, partnerships, limited companies, professional practices and non-profits. We go beyond accounting, tax and compliance with proactive, practical advice that helps you grow and protect what you have built.
Success isn’t only for those who can afford it. It is for every client we serve.
About the practiceSpecialists in
- Sole traders
- Partnerships
- Limited companies
- Professional practices
- Charities
- Local authorities
- E-commerce
- Import / export
- Software & tech
- Overseas investors
- 2002Year the practice was founded, in Greater Manchester
- 30+Years of senior finance experience at the helm
- 25Specialist services under one roof
- 100%Funding success on business plans written by our founder
Practice areas
Twenty-five services. One trusted firm.
From the year-end essentials to funding, valuations and cross-border expansion, everything runs under one roof and is led by one Fellow.
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I
ComplianceAccounts · Bookkeeping · VAT · Payroll
- Annual Accounts
- Bookkeeping
- VAT
- Payroll
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II
TaxationSelf-Assessment · Corporation Tax · Planning · Investigations
- Self-Assessment
- Corporation Tax
- Tax Planning
- Tax Investigation Support
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III
Company & LegalFormation · Secretarial · Agreements · Registered Office
- Company Registration
- Company Secretarial
- Shareholders’ Agreement
- Partnership Agreement
- Tenancy Agreement
- Registered Office
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IV
AdvisoryBusiness Plans · Management Accounts · Valuations · NED
- Business Plans
- Management Accounts
- Business Valuation
- Cash Flow Projection
- Due Diligence
- Non-Executive Director
- Financial Planning
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V
InternationalInvest in the UK · Export Trade
- Invest in the UK
- Export Trade Advice
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Meet the founder
Personally led by a Fellow, since day one.
Kamlesh Rajput M.Com FCCA joined UK banking in 1986, specialising in import-export trade finance. He went on to sit on the board of an international software business, then founded Sterling Finance in 2002. He served seven years as President of the ACCA Manchester Members’ Panel.
“A Business Plan is a process of examining and challenging the mind-map of an entrepreneur to convert it into a reliable and implementable roadmap.”
Kamlesh Rajput, 2021
British Accountancy Awards · Winner 2019
A small firm that out-trained the industry giants.
We won Graduate & Non-Graduate Programme of the Year after investing a “disproportionate percentage” of turnover in training our people. Eight of our eleven employees have progressed through chartered or professional qualifications.
How we begin
Starting with us is simple.
If you are moving from another accountant, we handle all of the communication with them and with the tax office. Just sign the authority forms.
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A no-obligation meeting
At our office, at your premises or by phone, whichever suits you. Take our advice whether or not you appoint us. There is no hard sell and no chasing.
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Written recommendations and a fixed fee
We put in writing the services we recommend and the maximum fee you will pay. Pay monthly, in instalments or in full, by card if you prefer.
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We handle the switch
Sign the authority forms. We deal with your previous accountant and HMRC to make the handover seamless.
Responses in minutes
Calls, letters and emails are usually answered within minutes, not hours.
Principal-supervised
Every client’s affairs are personally overseen by our founder, Kamlesh Rajput FCCA.
Fixed, fair fees
A written maximum fee before we start, so there are no surprises on the invoice.
Risk-free guarantee
New clients are covered by our 100% Risk-Free Satisfaction Guarantee.
The tax calendar
The dates we
never miss.
We have never let a client down with a late Self Assessment filing, and we intend to keep it that way. Here is what is coming up next.
Taxation servicesUK statutory deadlines for the current cycle. Your own dates may differ, so we confirm them in writing.
We came to Sterling Finance in 2015 to take over our accounts, bookkeeping and VAT returns so we could concentrate on growth. We had been spending so much time preparing monthly accounts and VAT returns. Moving everything across was a great relief. Kamlesh Rajput and his staff are always there to help and advise, and they have become an integral part of our business.
Cloud partners & platforms
- Xero
- Sage
- QuickBooks
- Dext
- Modulr
- BrightHR
- Tide
- Swoop
No pressure. No hard sell. No chasing.
Let’s talk about your business.
Book a free, no-obligation consultation, at our office, at your premises or by phone. You’ll leave with written recommendations and a fixed fee, whatever you decide.