We'd be the first to say "never choose an accountant based on cheap fees", but we appreciate that for small businesses and new start-up cost it's a good place to start - you've just typed it into Google after all!
Virtue are a national firm of accountants, who always deliver a first class service to customers, without charging the Earth. Virtue's founders spent over a year designing our accounting systems and processes with the sole aim of providing a top-notch flexible service at a reasonable price.
As Virtue's systems are the most efficient around, we're able to keep our costs low and provide the best service; we've eliminated the mistakes and tedious admin, giving us all more time to properly get to know our customers' businesses.
We want you to become a Virtue client and so can usually agree to bring any outstanding bookkeeping and accounts up-to-date for around 1/2 our normal fixed ongoing prices - Call free on 0800 121 6016 for a tailored fixed fee quote.
Cheap Accountants - What you can expect from Virtue?
Without pro-active advice and support you will miss out on tax-planning and business opportunities - Virtue provide an all-year-round fixed fee service for the price that most accountants charge for simply producing yearend accounts. Virtue's accounting services represent the best value for money around and happy to listen to exactly what you need from us:
- Reasonable fixed fees agreed up front based on what you require from us. (Prices start from £360 for annual accounts, and our highest level support services are usually only £75/month)
- Accounting and tax planning services fully tailored to your requirements - choose anything from 'a one-off set of accounts' to our ongoing full monthly support package
- All-year-round telephone support, no matter which services you choose
- Top-notch service and an unstuffy, flexible attitude
- Sensible tax planning advice and regular telephone calls to find out what you need
- A good prodding when there are things you should be doing
- Bags of experience and qualifications looking after small and medium-sized businesses
Choosing an Accountant? - Speak to Virtue
Call free on 0800 121 6016 for a quote - the best way for you to get a proper feel for the way we work is to call for a friendly, informal chat about your situation and future plans. 
Most people who call do choose Virtue as their next accountant - The toughest part, as you'll appreciate from your own business, is getting people to pick up the phone.
Get a feel for the pro-active, friendly service you can expect from us by taking a look at our guides section. You'll find straightforward, unstuffy advice on business expenses; running-a-business; IR35; salary and dividends; Section 660 and Income Shifting.
Cheap Accountants - How the very cheapest accountants keep costs low?
Sorry if this next part sounds negative, but be careful, the very cheapest accountants will need to be compromising on service somewhere and one or more of the following will certainly apply:
- Annual accounts only with little or no service or contact throughout the year
- Not professionally regulated
- Hidden extras not explained up front or fees rise year on year
- Bookkeeping and accounts are outsourced to India and the Far East
- Offer battery-farm "managed" accounting that puts clients at risk by applying the same rules to each and every business
- Accounts prepared by trainees on low wages
- One-man-band with low costs working from home