What we do
Augur Accountants is redefining the traditional accountancy model by offering a holistic, agile financial service tailored for growth-driven businesses. Operating as a fractional CFO, we guide strategic financial planning and decision-making, while our outsourced finance operations ensure seamless compliance, payroll, and reporting.
Our approach integrates advisory, operational excellence, and compliance under one banner—empowering clients with clarity, control, and confidence. From forecasting and budgeting to systems implementation and regulatory filings, Augur combines deep expertise with cutting-edge tools to deliver proactive, adaptable solutions.
We champion a partnership ethos: working hand-in-hand with leadership teams to unlock potential and drive sustainable success. Whether you’re scaling rapidly or navigating complexity, we tailor our engagement to fit your needs—without the overhead of an in‑house finance function.
At Augur Accountants, we don’t just manage your numbers—we elevate their strategic impact.
Book a meeting to learn more about how Augur can partner with you.
Fractional CFO
Providing strategic, financial and business advice on a fixed monthly basis.
- Monthly reporting package to support you in managing the business including performance indicators and drivers across customers, sales, marketing, operations, workforce & financials.
- Monthly meeting to help steer the business and course correct.
- Budgeting & Forecasting support across the business.
- Avoids the need to hire a full time FD/CFO
Monthly Fee: £1,300 + VAT*
Business Backoffice
Back office systems, processes and services to scale & digitally transform your business - without the need for long projects or capital investment.
- Finance: Accounting, AP & AR, Expenses, Electronic Document Management, Document Signing, Approval Workflow, Making Tax Digital
- Payroll: Payslips, Employee Portal, HMRC submissions
- Sales: CRM, Quote to Invoice, Point of Sale, Subscriptions, Rental
- Supply Chain: Inventory, Manufacturing, Product Lifecycle, Procurement, Maintenance & Quality
- Human Resources: Employees, Recruitment, Referral, Appraisal, Feet, Time Off, Timesheets
- Marketing: Email & Social Media Automation, Events, Surveys
- Services: Projects, Field Service, Appointments, Helpdesk
Monthly fee: £35/user/month**
Accounting & Compliance
All you need to keep your company's HMRC & Companies House compliance up to date
- Financial Statement Preparation
- Corporation Tax Return
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Confirmation Statement
- Company Director Tax Returns
- Quarterly VAT Return check and submission
- Monthly bookkeeping support with regular reporting for management
- Includes accounting package subscription
Monthly fee: £170 + VAT*
Small Business
All you need to keep your company's HMRC & Companies House compliance up to date
- Financial Reports
- Confirmation Statement
- Quarterly VAT Return check and submission
- Monthly bookkeeping support with regular reporting for management
- Includes accounting package subscription
Monthly fee: £80 + VAT*
We can prepare accounts for all types of business, from sole traders to partnerships and limited companies.
Our services will help to reduce the administrative burden, allowing you to concentrate on running your business, while giving you peace of mind that your accounts and returns are in order.
Our accounting and compliance services include:
- Preparation of annual accounts
- Preparation of periodic management accounts
- Book-keeping services
- Maintaining PAYE and VAT records and associated returns
- Preparation for HMRC investigations
- PAYE and national insurance compliance
- Self Assessment advice
Please contact us for more information.
Finding the right system to suit your particular needs can be tricky. Not to mention having the system installed, learning how to use it and making sure you have reliable technical back-up.
We can advise you on the best accounting system – manual or computerised – for your business and help you set it up. We are familiar with all types of computerised accounting packages.
For more information, please contact us.
It’s our job to get your books straight and keep them that way. We will collect all the receipts, bank statements and other papers and make sure that they are filed correctly to meet the requirements of the HMRC and other interested parties and all at a competitive price and convenience to you.
We take pride in keeping the accounting records up to date, making sure the analysis is right and that the accounts balance, so, if you want to concentrate on running your business, allow us to concentrate on what we do best – managing your accounts.
Please contact us for further information and advice.
Planning & forecasting is a capability that helps you to avoid pitfalls and prepare for risks - ultimately positioning you to respond faster to change and capturing superlative profits versus your competitors.
Augur has worked with leading firms re-inventing this area of business and now works to make these capabilities accessible and affordable for all. Planning for workforce, skills, capex, operations & maintenance, sales & pipeline, line capacity, fulfilment or reverse logistics - understanding your supply and demand is critical to reacting quickly to change. We can help you create your business's digital twin and re-imaging your decision capability to enable you to capture ground against your competitors.
Contact us to receive help creating a planning & forecasting capability.
Starting up in business can be a daunting prospect, with new entrepreneurs all too often left without the support they may need. We will help you to cut through the red-tape and support you at a crucial time in the life-cycle of your business.
Bring us your business ideas and we’ll help you to evaluate them in a constructive and realistic manner. We can also help you:
- Decide on the most suitable structure for your business – sole trader, partnership, or limited company
- Prepare a business plan, cashflow projections, budgets, and trading forecasts
- Assess your finance requirements, advise on the best sources of finance, and draw up the necessary proposals
- Establish a good working relationship with your bank
- Complete any registration procedures with Companies House and HM Revenue and Customs
- Deal with company secretarial issues
- Set up a recording system for your internal use and for complying with statutory requirements
To arrange an initial consultation, please contact us today.
Tax legislation is constantly evolving. We can help to ensure that you are paying the right amount of tax, while also taking advantage of the tax schemes and allowances that are available to you and your business.
We can offer peace of mind that you are complying with your tax liabilities, while freeing up time for you to devote to your business or personal pursuits.
Some of the areas where we can help your business include:
- Deciding on a tax-efficient structure
- Making the most of allowances and reliefs
- Reducing tax on disposals
- Maximising tax relief on acquisitions
- Liaising with the authorities on your behalf
- Assisting with compliance requirements, including corporation tax self assessment
We can also help to ensure that your personal wealth is managed as tax-efficiently as possible.
Contact us today for advice on a range of strategies to make your business and personal finances as tax-efficient as possible.
We support you well beyond the essential compliance services. We aim to be your business partners, working with you to ensure the best possible chance of success.
Areas where we can assist you include:
- Business start-ups
- Business planning
- Raising finance
- Financial management
- Financial information systems
- Computer systems advice
- Cashflow forecasting and management
- Efficient billing and cash collection
- Minimising the tax bill
- Strategies for developing your business
- Long-term plans for your business and your exit
…and much more.
Please contact us for further advice on taking your business forward into the future.
The Companies Act places strict obligations on companies to submit the required documents according to deadlines.
We can provide peace of mind, by taking the hard work off your hands.
Our Company Secretarial services include:
- Preparation and filing of statutory returns
- Preparation of minutes and resolutions
- Company formation
- Company searches
Please contact us to find out more.
We can help you to secure the essential deals for your business. Areas where we can assist include:
- Raising finance from investors
- Securing loans
- Accessing government grants
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Management buy-ins and buy-outs
- Exit planning
- Valuing your business
- Due diligence for investors
Please contact us for further advice and information.
While few people who are starting a business will naturally plan for its end, it is nevertheless essential to consider how you will exit your business when the time comes.
We can help you to put together a comprehensive exit plan, which will minimise your tax liabilities, maximise your financial gains, and help to ensure a smooth transition of ownership.
From creating a succession plan, to setting a price, choosing the best time to sell, and making the sale, our expert advisers can guide you through the process.
Call us today for assistance with your exit planning strategy.
Administering the payroll can be an arduous and time-consuming task for today’s busy business owner.
We can help to relieve the burden with our comprehensive payroll service, which includes:
- Customised payslips
- Administration of PAYE, national insurance, statutory sick pay, statutory maternity pay, etc
- Completion of weekly/monthly statutory forms to submit to HM Revenue & Customs under the new Real Time Information regime
- CIS returns
- Summaries and analyses of staff costs
- Administration of incentive schemes, bonuses, and ex-gratia and termination payments
- Administration of pension schemes
Contact us today to discover how you could benefit from our payroll service.
Having in place an effective succession plan will help to ensure that the transfer of your business goes as smoothly as possible, and that you minimise the tax liabilities and maximise your financial gains.
A good succession plan will ensure that control of the business is transferred according to your wishes, while also providing ongoing financial security for you and your family.
From investing in the right people, to implementing your plans, we can help.
Contact us for advice on your succession plan.
*: All pricing subject to specific client requirements
**: includes software (Odoo Enterprise Custom Edition Accounting Module)
Additional set-up & support costs may be required
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