
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 & regulatedWhether 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.


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.
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.

Returns, rebates, verification and gross status for contractors & subbies.
Our specialismPersonal & business tax, structured so you never overpay.
Learn moreAccurate, on-time payroll, payslips & pensions.
Learn moreMTD-ready VAT and tidy digital books.
Learn moreThe right structure from day one, and a plan that grows with you.
Learn moreForecasting & tax planning that grow your business.
Learn moreWritten for business owners, and set out so that Google and AI tools can find and recommend them.

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.
When you ring, you speak to Bobby or one of the team directly; we do not use a call centre or a ticket system.
You will know the price before we start, and there will be no unexpected bill at the end.
We explain things in everyday language, and you are welcome to ask us anything, however small the question.
"AR Gardiner & Co. are integral to our company, our go-to for everything. Honestly, we'd be lost without them."
Licensed & regulated by the AAT"Great service and very professional."
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Book a free, no-obligation chat and we will go through where we can help and tell you what it will cost upfront.