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ACCOUNTING WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH

Clear accounts. Better decisions.

We help South West business owners get on top of their finances, understand how their business is performing and make confident decisions about what comes next.

Bookkeeping - Management Accounts - Year End - Tax - Strategy

No obligation. Just a straightforward chat about what you need.

A business team discussing work around a meeting table in an office

For the people behind the business.

Less time on the books. More time doing your thing.

Experienced people. Practical financial support.

Experienced people. Practical financial support.

Qualified accountants

Qualified accountants

Professional accounting expertise, with clear explanations and a personal approach.

10+ years’ experience

10+ years’ experience

A decade in accounting and financial advisory, working inside businesses and alongside them.

Director-led insight

Director-led insight

Director-led insight

Our senior team have director-level experience both in practice and in fast-growing brands, including well-known start-ups and scale-ups.

Xero certified

Xero certified

Certified Xero advisor support to help you keep your books organised and understand your numbers.

The right support, month by month.

Managed Finance

Your day-to-day finances, expertly looked after.

Flexible support with bookkeeping, payroll, VAT returns and management reporting. Choose the services you need — from one area of support to a fully managed finance function.

CORE SERVICE

Managed Finance

Your day-to-day finances, expertly looked after.

Flexible support with bookkeeping, payroll, VAT returns and management reporting. Choose the services you need — from one area of support to a fully managed finance function.

CORE SERVICE

Year End Compliance

The extra support that keeps everything joined up.

Complement your Managed Finance service with year-end compliance and tax support, helping you stay on top of your obligations alongside the day-to-day numbers.

Year End Compliance

The extra support that keeps everything joined up.

Complement your Managed Finance service with year-end compliance and tax support, helping you stay on top of your obligations alongside the day-to-day numbers.

Strategy

Finance director insight for your next stage of growth.

Add practical FD-level advice to your Managed Finance support. Get a sounding board for important decisions, a clearer view of performance and help planning what comes next.

Strategy

Finance director insight for your next stage of growth.

Add practical FD-level advice to your Managed Finance support. Get a sounding board for important decisions, a clearer view of performance and help planning what comes next.

A conversation, not a spreadsheet.

A conversation, not a spreadsheet.

Plain English, not jargon. Useful numbers, not reports left for you to decipher. Practical advice when you have a decision to make.

We connect your day-to-day accounts with the bigger picture, so you have a clearer view of performance and someone to talk through what comes next.

Joel Matthews, director of AP Matthews

Joel Matthews · Director

MEET THE TEAM

Accounting experience. A practical business perspective.

Led by experienced Finance Director Joel, our team of qualified accountants brings over 10 years’ experience, including director-level roles in national brands.

We’ve worked both inside business teams and externally as advisors. That perspective helps us connect the detail of your day-to-day finances with the bigger picture - helping you understand performance, talk through decisions and plan your next steps.

For South West businesses that have outgrown basic bookkeeping and want a clearer view of their finances.

Simple from the start.

01

Have a chat

Tell us about your business, what’s working and where you need help.

02

Agree the right support

We’ll recommend a way forward and agree the scope and monthly fee.

03

Get back to business

We look after the numbers and help you use them to make better decisions.

A few questions, answered.

A few questions, answered.

Let’s take the first thing off your list.

Tell us a little about your business and what you’d like help with. We’ll have a straightforward conversation about what you need and whether we’re the right fit.

Not sure what you need? That’s absolutely fine — just tell us what’s going on. No hard sell.

AP Matthews

Bookkeeping. Management accounts. Advisory. | South West

Bookkeeping. Management accounts. Advisory. | South West

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