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Accountants for growing businesses · Kent & UK-wide · Est. 2011

Everything handled
by experts who get it.

We work with established businesses that have real numbers to protect. We look after the accounts, VAT, payroll and corporation tax, and alongside that we plan ahead during the year so that you keep more of your profit and have clear figures to act on. In effect you have a finance function without the cost of building your own. All of it is led by Bobby Gardiner.

Licensed & regulated
Growing businesses, Kent & UK-wide
Fixed fees, agreed upfront
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Years in practice, since 2011
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Rated on Google
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Cloud accounting, wherever you are
Fixed
Fees, agreed upfront
For limited companies & business owners

Your own finance
department, without the payroll.

Whether you run a limited company or trade as a growing sole trader, we look after the whole lot from start to finish. We make sure you are drawing money out in a tax-efficient way and paying only the tax you owe.

  • Year-end accounts & corporation tax, filed early
  • Salary & dividends structured for the lowest tax
  • VAT, bookkeeping & payroll handled every month
  • Tax planning during the year, while it can still make a difference
The owner of an established joinery business walking their own workshop floor at the end of the day
A principal contractor overlooking their live site from the cabin deck, drawings under one arm
Construction & contracting: a specialism

Construction accounting
you can rely on,
at every scale.

Construction is a specialism of ours and we work across the whole chain, from principal contractors running monthly CIS returns and verification, through growing firms managing subcontractor payroll and retentions, to the subcontractors themselves. Whatever your position in the scheme, we look after all of it.

  • Monthly CIS returns & verification, filed on time
  • Subcontractor payroll, deductions & rebates handled
  • Gross payment status applications
  • Management figures a director can act on
Construction & CIS accounting
If you are a subcontractor, you can check your CIS refund in 60 seconds.
Every kind of established business

Construction is one specialism
within a practice
for every established business.

The same team looks after restaurant groups, wholesalers, manufacturers, consultancies, clinics, agencies and property portfolios, most of them limited companies turning over anywhere from a few hundred thousand to several million. The work is much the same wherever the profit comes from. We file the accounts early, deal with the VAT and payroll each month, and plan during the year so that you keep more of what you make.

  • Year-end accounts and corporation tax, filed early
  • Management figures you can run the business on
  • VAT, payroll and bookkeeping handled every month
  • Group structures, dividends and exit planning when you need them
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Everything under one roof

Whatever you run,
we look after the numbers.

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A real person who answers the phone
Why AR Gardiner

A real person
at the end of the phone.

You will deal with a named person who knows you and your trade. They answer the phone when you ring and explain things without the jargon.

We pick up the phone

When you ring, you speak to Bobby or one of the team directly; we do not use a call centre or a ticket system.

Fixed fees, agreed upfront

You will know the price before we start, and there will be no unexpected bill at the end.

Everything in plain English

We explain things in everyday language, and you are welcome to ask us anything, however small the question.

5-star reviews on Google

Trusted by business owners across Kent and the UK.

★★★★★
"AR Gardiner & Co. are integral to our company, our go-to for everything. Honestly, we'd be lost without them."
JG
John G.
S&G Parks Group
AAT Licensed AccountantLicensed & regulated by the AAT
In accountancy since 2011
Fixed fees, agreed upfront
You deal directly with Bobby
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★★★★★
"Great service and very professional."
Charlie Hutchinson
Google · 2021
★★★★★
Rated us five stars on Google.
Danny Pamphlett
Google · 2020
★★★★★
Rated us five stars on Google.
Rhys Russell
Google · 2019

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