Local accountants · Birkenhead
Accountants in Birkenhead, just down the A41
We look after limited companies, sole traders, landlords and construction businesses in Birkenhead from our office in Bromborough, about 5 miles from Hamilton Square. Every client gets their own dedicated accountant, and you can meet us in person, by phone or on Zoom.
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Where prices start
Landlords: from £20 a month + VAT (£24 including VAT)
Sole traders: from £60 a month + VAT
Partnerships: from £70 a month + VAT
Limited companies: from £80 a month + VAT
Birkenhead
Doing business in Birkenhead
Birkenhead is Wirral's biggest town, with almost 110,000 people at the 2021 census, and much of it is changing. The council's Birkenhead 2040 Framework sets out 20 years of regeneration, from Wirral Waters on the old docks to new homes and the planned Dock Branch Park.
For local businesses, that means new limited companies, contractors and subcontractors working under CIS on building projects, landlords letting flats and terraced houses across Oxton, Claughton and Rock Ferry, and shops and cafés around Grange Road and the Pyramids. We look after all of them, with monthly prices set out on this page.
Birkenhead's history is never far away. Hamilton Square, laid out from 1825 to a design by James Gillespie Graham, has one of England's largest groups of Grade I listed buildings. Birkenhead Park, opened in 1847, influenced the design of New York's Central Park, and Cammell Laird's shipyard is still at work on the Mersey.
Hamilton Square, Birkenhead. Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Who we help
Who do we help in Birkenhead?
Whether you run a company near Hamilton Square, let a flat in Oxton or work as a subcontractor under CIS, the Construction Industry Scheme, we look after five kinds of client: limited companies, sole traders, landlords, partnerships and construction businesses. Each gets a dedicated accountant and a monthly price we confirm before you start.
Choose your type below to see what's included and where prices start.
Most popular
Limited companies
Annual accounts, corporation tax and your own tax return as a director, with payroll and VAT returns when you need them.
Year end accounts
Corporation tax return
Director Self Assessment
For a company with no employees that is not VAT registered.
See limited company accounting
Sole traders
Your accounts and Self Assessment tax return, and we register you with HMRC if you're new to self-employment.
Year end accounts
1 x Self Assessment
HMRC registration
See sole trader accounting
Landlords
Your UK property tax return and Self Assessment, for one property or a portfolio.
UK property tax return
1 Self Assessment tax return (2 for joint owners)
Tax efficiency planning
For a single owner with one property. Joint owners from £25 a month + VAT (£30 including VAT).
See landlord accounts
Partnerships
We register the partnership and each partner with HMRC, then prepare the year end accounts and two partners' Self Assessment tax returns.
HMRC registration
Year end accounts
2 x Self Assessment tax returns
We also prepare the Partnership Tax Return, which we quote for. LLPs from £80 a month + VAT, with the Partnership Tax Return included.
See partnership services
Construction and CIS
CIS registration, monthly returns and refund claims, for contractors and subcontractors.
Quoted for you
CIS is a service we provide. Get in touch and we'll call you with a quote.
See CIS accounting
Not sure which fits?
Tell us how you work on a free call and we'll point you to the right support.
Book a free call
Prices are indicative, per month and exclude VAT, for turnover up to £150,000. Above that, our team will give you a custom quote. We confirm the scope and final price with you.
From Birkenhead
How far is our office from Birkenhead?
About 5 miles. Our office is at Faversham House on Wirral International Business Park in Bromborough, and from Hamilton Square it's usually around 15 minutes by car, almost all of it along the A41 New Chester Road.
By train, take the Merseyrail Wirral line from Hamilton Square, Birkenhead Central or Green Lane towards Chester or Ellesmere Port and get off at Bromborough Rake, under a mile from the office. Walk-ins are welcome 9am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday, or book a time so the right person is free. This short silent film shows the business park from above and our office inside.
Pricing
How much does an accountant in Birkenhead cost?
It depends on how your business is set up and what you need, so we quote for each client. Our prices start from £20 a month + VAT (£24 including VAT) for landlords, £60 a month + VAT for sole traders, £70 a month + VAT for partnerships and £80 a month + VAT for limited companies.
What changes your price
Limited company or LLP
No employees, not VAT registered
from £80 a month + VAT
VAT registered
from £130 a month + VAT
With employees
from £100 a month + VAT
VAT registered with employees
from £150 a month + VAT
Sole trader
No employees, not VAT registered
from £60 a month + VAT
VAT registered
from £110 a month + VAT
With employees
from £80 a month + VAT
VAT registered with employees
from £130 a month + VAT
Partnership
No employees, not VAT registered
from £70 a month + VAT
VAT registered
from £120 a month + VAT
With employees
from £90 a month + VAT
VAT registered with employees
from £140 a month + VAT
Landlord
Single owner, one property
£20 a month + VAT (£24 including VAT)
Joint owners, one property
£25 a month + VAT (£30 including VAT)
Each property after the first
+ £5 a month + VAT (£6 including VAT)
Making Tax Digital compliance, if it applies to you
+ £35 a month + VAT (£42 including VAT)
"VAT registered" prices include your VAT return submissions. "With employees" prices include monthly payroll for your first employee; each employee after the first is £5 a month + VAT.
The limited company, sole trader, partnership and LLP prices include tax efficiency planning, cloud bookkeeping software (QuickBooks, Xero or FreeAgent) and AI receipt capture (Apron).
Sole traders can add Making Tax Digital compliance for £35 a month + VAT. A registered office address for a limited company is £60 + VAT a year.
Not part of the monthly prices: We also provide bookkeeping, payroll on its own, company formation, company secretarial work and 60-day Capital Gains Tax returns for landlords. These are services we provide and quote for; ask us to add them to your quote.
Prices are indicative and apply where turnover does not exceed £150,000; above that, our team will give you a custom quote. We confirm the scope and final price with you. There is no minimum term, and you can pay by Direct Debit or card.
Prices correct as at 5 October 2026.
Deadlines
What does each type of client have to file?
It depends on how you're set up. A limited company files accounts with Companies House and a Company Tax Return with HMRC.
Sole traders and partners file a Self Assessment tax return, and so do landlords who report their rent that way. A contractor under CIS, the Construction Industry Scheme, sends HMRC a return every month.
Limited companies
Annual accounts, to Companies House
9 months after your company's financial year ends (first accounts: 21 months after the company was registered)
Limited companies
Corporation tax payment, to HMRC
9 months and 1 day after the end of your accounting period, for taxable profits of up to £1.5 million
Limited companies
Company Tax Return, to HMRC
12 months after the end of your accounting period
Sole traders, partners and landlords in Self Assessment
Online tax return and payment for the 2025/26 tax year
31 January 2027
Sole traders and landlords
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: sole traders and landlords
From 6 April 2026 if your qualifying income was over £50,000 in 2024/25. From 6 April 2027 if it was over £30,000 in 2025/26.
Partnerships
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: partnerships
No start date yet. HMRC says it will set out the timeline later.
Landlords selling a UK residential property
Report and pay Capital Gains Tax
Within 60 days of completing the sale
Contractors under CIS
Monthly CIS return, to HMRC
By the 19th of each month, for the tax month that ended on the 5th
Correct as at 6 October 2026.
Your accountant tracks the dates that apply to you and reminds you before each one, so you have time to get us what we need.
How it works
What happens after you ask for a quote?
We ring you to confirm the quote and answer your questions, then your dedicated accountant takes over. If you're switching, we contact your previous accountant to handle the handover, and you can move to us part-way through your financial year.
There's no minimum term.
01
Get your quote
Fill in our quote form and tell us how to reach you.
02
Take a quick call
We ring you to confirm the quote and what it covers.
03
Meet your accountant
Your dedicated accountant takes over and tells you what we need from you, and when.
Why Wainwrights
Why do Birkenhead businesses choose Wainwrights?
You get your own dedicated accountant, reminders before every deadline and an office that's open 9am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday. We're a practice established over 30 years ago that still invests in new software, and we're rated 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot.
Reviews
What do our clients say on Trustpilot?
We're rated 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot, and we have 500+ reviews across Trustpilot and Google. The two below are quoted exactly as our clients wrote them.
You can read all our reviews on Trustpilot, or book a free call and ask us anything they don't answer.
“Andy has a Very professional team , always there when need to discuss anything for the business Jamie is amazing , very experienced and well oriented about my business accounting We been 6 yrs now with wainwright and never looked back Thank you all”
Mo Kenawi, on Trustpilot, August 2026
“I have been with Wainrights for about 7 years now. I find them easy to work with, help full and proficient. I can endorse all of the other fine reviews I have seen about them. I really like these people. Andy the Boss and Jamine who does my work in partiular. Thanks guys. From Dave of Alternative Building Control Solutions ltd.”
Dave, on Trustpilot, July 2026
Questions
What do Birkenhead businesses ask us?
Do you have an office in Birkenhead?
No. Our only office is at Faversham House on Wirral International Business Park in Bromborough, about 5 miles from Hamilton Square. You're welcome to visit, and you don't have to: we also work by phone, Zoom, WhatsApp and our client app.
Can my Birkenhead company use your address as its registered office?
Yes, if it's registered in England and Wales. Using our Bromborough address keeps your home address off the public register, for £60 + VAT a year. See our registered office service.
Do you work with CIS contractors and subcontractors?
Yes, both. We handle CIS registration, monthly returns and refund claims. CIS work is quoted for each client, so get in touch and we'll call you with a quote. See CIS accounting.
I let a flat in Birkenhead. Can you do my tax return?
Yes. Landlord accounts start from £20 a month + VAT (£24 including VAT) for a single owner with one property, covering your UK property tax return and Self Assessment. See landlord accounts.
Can I move to you from another accountant?
Yes, even part-way through your financial year. Once you say yes, we contact your previous accountant and handle the handover for you.
Will I deal with the same person each time?
Yes. Every client has their own dedicated accountant, backed by the rest of the team when they're away.
What if my turnover is over £150,000?
Our team will give you a custom quote. The "from" prices on this page are indicative and apply where turnover does not exceed £150,000.
Ready when you are
Ready to hand your accounts to an accountant near Birkenhead?
Get a quote online, or book a free call and tell us how your business works.
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