YF AccountingYour accountant round the corner in Prestwich
Our office is in Whitefield, one junction up the motorway, ten minutes door to door. For Prestwich’s independent shops, cafés, studios, consultants and landlords, that means an ACCA-accredited accountant who’s genuinely local, with fixed fees and a name you’ll actually remember.
Free, no-obligation call
A quick chat to understand your business and give you a fixed quote.
- ✓ Ten minutes from Prestwich village
- ✓ Fixed fee, quoted up front
- ✓ Happy to meet in person or on Zoom
- ✓ Unlimited support included
Prefer to talk? 0161 531 0959
Built for Prestwich’s high street and home offices
- Village high street businesses. Cafés, independents, salons and studios: daily takings, staff wages and VAT handled so you can stay front of house. Bookkeeping done for you.
- Prestwich landlords. One flat or a portfolio: rental accounts, allowable expenses, and getting ahead of Making Tax Digital for landlords. Self assessment from £35/month.
- Consultants & home-based professionals. Plenty of Prestwich businesses run from a home office, and we’ll keep the company side simple and tax-efficient.
- Actually nearby. We’re in Whitefield, M45. If you’d rather talk across a table than a screen, that’s a ten-minute arrangement, not a trek into town.
- Fixed fees, no surprises. Quoted in writing before we start. See our published pricing.
- Switching made easy. Ten minutes of your time; we do the rest, free.
How we help Prestwich businesses
Fixed-fee accounts, tax, VAT, payroll and bookkeeping for limited companies, sole traders and individuals.
Accounts & Corporation Tax ↗
Statutory year-end accounts and CT600 filing, fixed fee, deadlines handled. From £50/month.
VAT ↗
VAT registration, scheme selection and Making Tax Digital returns, done right.
Personal Tax & Self Assessment ↗
Self assessment for directors, the self-employed, landlords and higher earners. From £35/month.
Company Formation ↗
Set up your limited company properly: structure, registrations and a clean start. Fixed fee from £150.
Bookkeeping & Management Reporting ↗
Day-to-day books, VAT and management accounts so you always know where you stand.
Payroll Services ↗
End-to-end RTI-compliant payroll and auto-enrolment, on time every period.
What our clients say
Real reviews from the businesses and individuals we look after across Manchester and the UK.
Yoni is fantastic to work with. Knows his stuff, is transparent, reassuring, and rapid as anything.
I've been a client of YF Accounting for some time now, and I honestly couldn't be happier with the service I've received. From day one, Yoni has been professional, knowledgeable, responsive, and incredibly helpful in managing my accounting and tax affairs. What really sets Yoni apart is his attention to detail and willingness to go the extra mile. He has always taken the time to explain everything clearly and break everything down to make sure i understand clearly. Communication is always prompt, and no question is ever too small. It's rare to find an accountant who combines technical excellence with such a personal and client-focused approach. I would highly recommend YF Accounting to anyone looking for a reliable, trustworthy, and proactive accountant. An outstanding service from start to finish – five stars well deserved!
Great accountant, have been using Yoni for over a year and am more then happy with the service he has provided.
Yoni has proven to be a great accountant that we can rely on. He responds very quickly to all enquiries and explains things in a simple way for us. He understands our needs and works to them and we would highly recommend you to use him.
Yoni is an outstanding accountant! Highly professional, efficient, and reliable. He takes care of everything with great attention to detail and always makes the process clear and stress-free. His support gives me complete peace of mind, knowing that my finances are in excellent hands. I highly recommend Yoni to anyone looking for a trusted and proactive accountant. Also, trust me, I'm picky!
Really helpful and professional advice. Always gets back to me with any queries I may have . I would definitely recommend
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Closing a limited company in Prestwich: striking off, MVL and the tax
If your company has stopped trading and owes nothing, striking it off is usually the cheapest way to close it. Companies House charges £13 to apply online and £18 on paper. Where there is real money still sitting in the company, a members’ voluntary liquidation often leaves you better off once tax is taken into account. We look after the final accounts, the closing returns and the timing, and bring in a licensed insolvency practitioner when a liquidation is the right route. We are in Whitefield, ten minutes from Prestwich village, and we do the same work for clients across Bury, Radcliffe, Salford and the rest of Manchester.
Strike off, and when you can use it
The simple route, using form DS01 signed by a majority of the directors. You can only apply if the company has not traded or sold off stock in the last three months, has not changed its name in that time, is not threatened with liquidation and has no agreement with creditors such as a CVA. Copies of the application go to shareholders, creditors, employees and any other directors within seven days.
What it costs and how long it takes
£13 online or £18 by post, paid from an account that does not belong to the company being struck off. Companies House then publishes a notice in The Gazette. If nobody objects, the company comes off the register once the two months in that notice have passed, and a second notice confirms it no longer legally exists. Budget on three to four months end to end.
Empty the company before you apply
Anything still in the company on the day it is struck off passes to the Crown. That includes the bank balance and any HMRC refund that turns up afterwards. You also lose access to the company bank account, and the only way back is to restore the company. Close the accounts, transfer anything worth keeping and settle the debts first.
The £25,000 rule that catches people out
On a strike off, HMRC treats what you take out as capital rather than a dividend only if the total distributed is no more than £25,000, and only if the company has paid what it owes and collected what it is owed. Go a pound over and the whole distribution is taxed as income, not just the excess. That single threshold decides the right closing route for most small companies.
Members’ voluntary liquidation
For a solvent company with more than £25,000 to hand back. A licensed insolvency practitioner is appointed, the reserves are distributed as capital, and Business Asset Disposal Relief can cut the rate to 18% on qualifying gains from 6 April 2026, against 14% for disposals in 2025/26. There are conditions, including a two year qualifying period and a 5% shareholding, so the maths is worth running before you decide.
The filing that still has to happen
Stopping trading does not stop the deadlines. There are final accounts and a closing Company Tax Return, a final VAT return and deregistration if you are registered, closing payroll submissions and P45s if you have staff, and your own self assessment for the year the money comes out. We do the lot for a fixed fee.
Closing a company: common questions
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Fees, thresholds and tax rates above are correct at the time of writing and taken from gov.uk. Figures change, so check with us before you act on them.
Thinking of closing your company? Get the order right before you file anything.
Book a free callOr call 0161 531 0959. We are in Whitefield, ten minutes from Prestwich, and also look after businesses across Salford and Bury.