Author Archives: Rachael Carey

One of our clients successfully moved house this weekend. He now is the proud owner of a ‘super eco home’. For details of these wonderful low energy dwellings go to www.pgs-architects.co.uk

We managed to save one of our clients £60,000 of VAT on their commercial premises last week. You can imagine how they feel! How would you spend an extra £60,000? Contact us if you’d like some help identifying tax savings.

We are delighted to announce the birth of our first ‘Numbers’ baby – although we can take absolutely NO credit!! Orlagh and Andy Sullivan had their first baby – Finn William – on Thursday 13th October at 23.08, weighing in at 8lb 3oz. He is absolutely beautiful, and we all send our congratulations to Andy and Orlagh!

Last Sunday, four of the team plus two family members ran the Plymouth 10K for our chosen charity – the Plymouth and District Leukaemia Fund. We are so proud of all who ran – all but one had never done anything like this before, but were committed to raising as much money for the charity as they could. THANK YOU ALL! We have raised in excess of £600, but we will let you know the final figures as soon as we know!

Yesterday we were thrilled to win the ‘AVN Excellence in Making a Difference’ award at a national conference for accountants in Nottingham. This award recognised the steps we are always taking to make a real difference in the lives of our clients. A winner because of the many stories of how Numbers impacts the lives of their clients for the better, Steve Carey says of one particular client: “Naturally the client was delighted at the outcome of our involvement. Initially he was quite down, but now he is ‘over the moon’. No longer burdened, he has a new lease of life and is enjoying what he does”. Numbers (UK) Ltd is featured in Steve Pipe’s new bestseller ‘The World’s Most Inspiring Accountants, and is committed to ‘Making Lives Better’. If you think we can help you, please get in touch!

When you next visit our offices, check out our new ‘Family Tree’ wall on the way to the meeting room. It’s a gallery, but not a ‘Rogue’s Gallery’ – since we like to think that at Numbers (UK) Ltd, our authenticity is just one of many things that sets us apart. Let us know what you think, and tell us who’s the cutest! (clue: she’s white and fluffy!)

Steve met with a couple of builder clients last week, and gave them an idea that could save thousands of pounds in tax over the next ten years. On Friday, we learnt that the first steps had been taken, and £50,000 of tax free cash had been realised. This gives their strategic development plan a major step forward. Another client came in for their pre-year end meeting, and Steve showed them a way in which £125,000 could be extracted from their family company with a low tax take. Again, their family goals have moved a giant step closer. At the other end of the scale, Steve found a creative way to allow a new client to pay our fees, so she can get her accounts up to date, registered with HMRC, and start to make her business work for her, rather than the other way round. Making Lives Better, on…

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Steve & Andy had a meeting with a client this week, in which they identified a way to save his family £83,248 in combined taxes! This allowed him to fund the land & build costs for his dream house.

Andy assisted a client to setup a plan that will save £25,589 in taxes resulting from the sale of an investment.

We have now started our paperless payroll initiative – offering to plant a tree for each client who signs up. We are thrilled that four clients have said yes so far – so four little Numbers trees have been planted!