Year-end accounts
Annual accounts prepared from your records and filed with Companies House, due nine months after your year end.
For limited companies and LLPs
Ask about year-end accounts →Poole · Bournemouth · Dorset
Accountants in Poole and Bournemouth who keep you ahead of HMRC
Accounts, tax returns, VAT, payroll and CIS, handled for you. We tell you what's due before it's due, and you can see exactly where everything is, any time, from your phone.
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Every deadline tracked for you
Your client portal Example
Year-end accounts
Year ended 31 March 2026
Your accountant has finished the draft. Check the figures and approve.
Bank statements, July to September
For your VAT return
VAT return
Quarter to 30 September
Self Assessment
Tax year 2025/26
Upload records, approve your accounts, book a meeting and message your accountant, all in one place.
Sound familiar?
Most people don't switch accountants because of the numbers
They switch because they're left guessing. Here's what changes when Altomar looks after your accounts.
The problemA brown envelope from HMRC arrives and you don't know if it's urgent.
With AltomarTake a photo, upload it to your portal, and we tell you what it means and what happens next.
The problemYou chase your accountant for weeks to get a simple answer.
With AltomarYou can see where every piece of work is at any time, and message the person doing it.
The problemDeadlines creep up, and penalties follow.
With AltomarEvery filing date for your business is tracked for you: accounts, confirmation statement, Corporation Tax, VAT, Self Assessment, payroll and CIS.
The problemYou're asked for the same paperwork again and again, by email.
With AltomarOne clear list of what we need, with an upload button next to each item. Once it's in, it's ticked off.
The problemMaking Tax Digital quarterly updates are new, and you're not sure if they apply to you.
With AltomarWe check whether you're in, set you up with the right software and send your quarterly updates for you.
The problemPayroll and CIS returns eat into your evenings and weekends.
With AltomarWe run your payroll, payslips and CIS returns every month, and you get your time back.
Services
Accountancy services for Dorset businesses and individuals
Pick one service or let us take care of everything. We agree what's included and your fee before we start.
Corporation Tax
Your CT600 return prepared and filed, with the tax worked out well before payment is due nine months and one day after your year end.
For limited companies
Ask about Corporation Tax →Self Assessment
Personal tax returns completed and filed before 31 January, with your tax bill and payments on account explained in plain English.
For directors, sole traders, landlords and anyone with untaxed income
Ask about Self Assessment →MTD for Income Tax
Quarterly updates sent to HMRC on time, using software that suits you. Required over £50,000 from April 2026, £30,000 from April 2027 and £20,000 from April 2028.
For sole traders and landlords
Ask about MTD →VAT
VAT registration and quarterly returns through Making Tax Digital. You must register once taxable turnover goes over £90,000 in 12 months.
For VAT-registered businesses and those close to the threshold
Ask about VAT →Payroll
Payslips, RTI submissions to HMRC, starters and leavers, statutory pay, and P60s at the end of the tax year.
For employers of any size
Ask about payroll →CIS
Construction Industry Scheme returns filed by the 19th of every month, subcontractors verified and deduction statements issued.
For contractors and subcontractors
Ask about CIS →Workplace pensions
Auto-enrolment set up and run alongside your payroll, with contributions calculated every pay day.
For employers
Ask about pensions →Bookkeeping
Your books kept up to date every month, so your VAT and year end are quick and nothing is guessed.
For businesses that would rather not do it themselves
Ask about bookkeeping →Confirmation statements
Your annual confirmation statement checked and filed with Companies House, along with changes to officers, shareholders and people with significant control.
For limited companies and LLPs
Ask about Companies House →Management accounts and advice
Monthly or quarterly figures and a conversation about what they mean, including whether going limited would save you tax.
For growing businesses
Ask about advice →Your client portal
Your accounts, on your phone
Every Altomar client gets their own secure portal. No more lost emails or wondering what's happening.
- See every job and where it's up to, from waiting for your records to filed.
- Upload records and HMRC letters straight from your phone.
- Approve your accounts online before we file them.
- Book an appointment with the person you want, at a time that suits you.
- Message your accountant and see your invoices in one place.
- Get a price for extra services and accept it with one tap.
1Waiting for your approval
2Documents we need from you
Year-end accountsNeeds your approvalReview
Bank statementsPlease send by 14 OctUpload
Appointment with WendyThu 15 Oct, 2:30pmBooked
Payroll runOctoberPreparing
How it works
Switching to Altomar takes four steps
Arrange a meeting
In person, by phone or on a video call. Tell us about your business and what you need.
Get your price
We agree the services you want and your fee before anything starts. No surprises later.
Sign up and send your records
You get your portal login. We contact your previous accountant for anything we need from them.
We prepare, you approve, we file
You check the figures in your portal, approve them, and we file with HMRC and Companies House.
Key dates
The dates that cost money if you miss them
We track all of these for every client, so you don't have to.
Jan31
Self Assessment
Online tax return and any tax owed. A late return starts with a £100 penalty.
Jul31
Second payment on account
For Self Assessment taxpayers who make payments on account.
Quarterly7 Aug
7 Nov
7 Feb
7 May
7 Nov
7 Feb
7 May
MTD for Income Tax
Quarterly updates for sole traders and landlords with income over £50,000.
Monthly19th
CIS returns
Due every month for contractors in the Construction Industry Scheme.
Quarterly+1 month
+7 days
+7 days
VAT returns
Return and payment due one month and seven days after each VAT period ends.
Year end+9
months
months
Company accounts
Filed at Companies House within nine months of your year end. Corporation Tax is payable a day later.
Year end+12
months
months
Corporation Tax return
Your CT600 must reach HMRC within 12 months of the end of your accounting period.
May31
P60s
Every employee on your payroll at 5 April needs their P60 by this date.
Company directors: identity verification with Companies House became a legal requirement on 18 November 2025 for directors and people with significant control. Ask us where you stand.
The team
Real people you can talk to
A small Poole team who know your business by name. Once you're a client, you can book an appointment with any of us from your portal.
Paul
Director and Accountant
Deb
Secretary
Charlie
Payroll, VAT and IT
Wendy
VAT and Bookkeeping
Lena
VAT, Bookkeeping and Payroll
Cookie
Office Dog
Where we work
Local accountants for Poole, Bournemouth and the rest of Dorset
We look after sole traders, landlords, limited companies, partnerships and individuals across the Poole and Bournemouth area. Meet us in person, or by phone or video if that's easier. Your portal works wherever you are.
PooleBournemouthChristchurchWimborneFerndownBroadstoneParkstoneCanford HeathWarehamSwanageRingwoodVerwoodHighcliffeWest MoorsCorfe MullenAcross Dorset
Where to find us
Visit us in Poole
Altomar Accountancy192-194 Alder Road
Poole
BH12 4AX
Opening hours
- Monday to Thursday
- 9am – 4.30pm
- Friday
- 9am – 3pm
- Saturday and Sunday
- Closed
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