ABOUT.
Hi, I'm Benedict, and I'm an accountant. I'm a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (the ICAEW), and The Copper Coins is my business. I've been an accountant for over a decade, and from working with countless small businesses I've learned what help you need with your business.
So I help people. I help people who run small businesses and startups, people who are self-employed. I help them to deal with tax, accounts, pay, corporate structures, bookkeeping, finance... pretty much anything that is stopping them from doing their work – whether that work is designing a film set, negotiating a real estate contract, or perfecting a new carrot cake recipe.
So I help people. I help people who run small businesses and startups, people who are self-employed. I help them to deal with tax, accounts, pay, corporate structures, bookkeeping, finance... pretty much anything that is stopping them from doing their work – whether that work is designing a film set, negotiating a real estate contract, or perfecting a new carrot cake recipe.
What you need.
You need a little advice, or want to see how I teach things. Scroll down to YOUTUBE.
You are running a business and need to learn about tax and accounting. Scroll down to PATREON.
You need to record what you earn and spend, perfectly. Scroll down to BOOK.
You need a Chartered Accountant to complete your Self Assessment. Scroll down to SELF ASSESSMENT.
You need a Chartered Accountant to produce your company accounts and tax returns, and to give you personalised guidance and advice. Scroll down to COMPANY SERVICE.
You want something else. Scroll down to SOMETHING ELSE.
YouTube. Free.
I put a new video on YouTube each week – about accounting, tax, running a small business, being a freelancer. Lately, these have been the standalone tips that I've shared while building the more comprehensive library of videos on Patreon.
Come by and subscribe, you might learn something useful. If you have a question I haven't answered, leave a comment on the channel and I'll see if I can make a video that helps.
Come by and subscribe, you might learn something useful. If you have a question I haven't answered, leave a comment on the channel and I'll see if I can make a video that helps.
PATREON. £10 a month.
If you run a small business, there's a lot you need to know about tax and accounting. Over on Patreon I'm building a library of videos, posts, spreadsheets, templates and more, to teach you what you need to know to run your business. I'm trying to give you most of what I tell my clients, for a fraction of the price. I'm also experimenting with monthly email reminders and online bookkeeping get-togethers to make the accounting side of your business more social and less stressful.
Whether you're doing all the work yourself, or hiring an accountant to help with the heavy lifting, I hope that you'll find something useful in the Library over on Patreon, and that it will save you some combination of money, time and stress that will make it worth far more than the price of admission.
Whether you're doing all the work yourself, or hiring an accountant to help with the heavy lifting, I hope that you'll find something useful in the Library over on Patreon, and that it will save you some combination of money, time and stress that will make it worth far more than the price of admission.
Book. £20.
You need to get your bookkeeping right, and I wrote The Copper Standard to teach you how. Buy it, read it, use it for your business. The numbers you record are the foundation of your accounting: if your numbers are shaky your whole business could come tumbling down. I don’t want that to happen to you. Keep your books right, preferably on paper, by hand.
Let me convince you that you need to know about paper accounting. Click the button below, go read the blurb on the back of the book. Or use Look Inside and read the first few pages. Hey, if you still aren’t sure, buy the book and you have thirty days to return it! What are you waiting for? It's a permanent upgrade for your brain and a tool for your business that will last forever, and it costs less than a month of decent accounting software.
Let me convince you that you need to know about paper accounting. Click the button below, go read the blurb on the back of the book. Or use Look Inside and read the first few pages. Hey, if you still aren’t sure, buy the book and you have thirty days to return it! What are you waiting for? It's a permanent upgrade for your brain and a tool for your business that will last forever, and it costs less than a month of decent accounting software.
With good bookkeeping, your accounting becomes infinitely easier. With this book, you may never need an accountant again, and if this is all you ever need from me then I'm happy I could help you.
Self Assessment. £300.
With the perfect paper accounting you'll learn in The Copper Standard book and the advice you'll find in the videos of The Copper Library, most people will be happy to complete their own Self Assessments. But if your situation is complicated, if you need your return submitted by a Chartered Accountant, or if you're just too damn busy... I can help you with that. The price is £300 + VAT if you come to me before the end of October. (The deadline is January, so it's time-and-a-half from November onwards: it's the only way I can control the last minute rush, so don't be late!)
Company service. £110 a month.
If you want the help of a Chartered Accountant to run your company, I can help. For £110 + VAT per month I'll produce certified, signed company accounts and HMRC corporation tax returns for the year, complete your self assessment, give you advice, solve your bookkeeping problems and do anything else I can to help.
SOMETHING ELSE.
You want something else? Do please get in touch. There are a lot of accounting services I provide that don't fall in the categories above.
You may need someone to help you with forecasting, cash flow management, business planning or financial analysis. You may want tax planning advice. You may need VAT services or payroll tax advice. Maybe you need help pulling together your paperwork for a mortgage application or a financing round. Or perhaps you need something else entirely. Get in touch: I’ll be only too happy to design a service that suits your needs.
You may need someone to help you with forecasting, cash flow management, business planning or financial analysis. You may want tax planning advice. You may need VAT services or payroll tax advice. Maybe you need help pulling together your paperwork for a mortgage application or a financing round. Or perhaps you need something else entirely. Get in touch: I’ll be only too happy to design a service that suits your needs.
CONTACT.
So you'd like some help with accounting? Here's how you reach me...
ETHICs.
I'm a Chartered Accountant. My firm and I are both members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (the ICAEW). That means we are subject to its ethical and professional requirements. You can find details of those requirements at icaew.com/regulations. If you are at all unhappy with the service I've provided you can always talk to the ICAEW about it: they are there to keep me honest.
But I know that ethical behaviour is about more than signing up to regulations. It's about being honest with people, and doing what is in their best interest. That's why I'll always be clear about what I can do for you and how much it'll cost. And that's why I'll never accept a job if I don't think you need my help.
But I know that ethical behaviour is about more than signing up to regulations. It's about being honest with people, and doing what is in their best interest. That's why I'll always be clear about what I can do for you and how much it'll cost. And that's why I'll never accept a job if I don't think you need my help.