Chartered accountants for Basingstoke businesses, on fixed monthly fees
Basingstoke has corporate head offices at Basing View and Chineham, and around them thousands of contractors, consultants and growing firms whose income depends on those bigger clients. That's who we work with: an ICAEW chartered firm twenty minutes down the M3 in Winchester, running your accounts through Xero and meeting at Basing View, Chineham or our office when a conversation needs a table. From start-up to £10m turnover, on a fixed monthly fee.
Years of accountancy experience
Chartered Accountants — member no. C011009337
Per month, Xero included
Xero and video calls, with in-person meetings when needed
How do I choose an accountant in Basingstoke?
Check they're properly qualified and that pricing is fixed rather than hourly. Lumi is an ICAEW chartered firm straight up the M3 in Winchester, working with businesses across Basingstoke, Chineham, Basing View and Old Basing (RG21–RG24), from £195 a month with Xero included.
Correct for the 2026/27 tax year · last reviewed October 2026 · Chris Sullivan ACA
Management accounts and payroll for Basing View and Chineham companies
Basingstoke is one of the south's busiest business towns: a major corporate, tech and logistics hub with thriving business parks at Chineham and Basing View, and thousands of SMEs and contractors alongside. We speak plainly, turn things around quickly, and we're a short run down the M3 in Winchester whenever you want to meet.
Based in Winchester, working across Basingstoke
In practice most of the work happens in Xero and over email, with a video call when something needs talking through. When it's better face to face, Basing View, Chineham Business Park or Abbey Mill in Winchester are all a short run down the M3.
Straight down the M3
Basingstoke is around half an hour from Abbey Mill on the M3, and most Basingstoke clients work with us entirely online. When it's worth meeting in person, we can see you in Basingstoke or in Winchester.
Corporate experience, small-firm service
Chris has over seven years' experience across audit, tax and business acquisitions, so corporate customers' expectations are familiar territory. The difference is that you deal with him directly.
Everything a limited company has to file
Whatever your line of work — from IT, tech and professional-services firms on Basing View and Chineham to contractors and trades across RG21 to RG24 — we offer the full range of accountancy services to Basingstoke businesses: accounts, tax, VAT and payroll. Work with us online via Xero, or meet in person whenever it helps.
Corporate clients, contractors and the IR35 question
Basingstoke is one of Hampshire's main commercial centres, with corporate offices at Basing View and Chineham, a large technology and IT services sector, and distribution businesses that use the M3. That means plenty of contractors, consultants and growing companies with corporate clients.
- IT contractors and consultants IR35, salary and dividend planning, and what to do with profits left in the company.
- Growing tech and services companies Monthly management accounts, VAT and payroll as the team grows.
- Distribution and logistics firms Payroll for drivers and warehouse staff, vehicle costs and VAT.
- New limited companies Incorporation, Xero set-up and registrations done properly from the start.
If most of your income comes through one or two big clients, we'll keep an eye on IR35 status, payment terms and cash flow so a single late invoice doesn't become a problem.
Which package Basingstoke firms tend to pick
Contractors and consultants usually suit Lite. Once there are staff and quarterly VAT, Core or Complete makes more sense. Xero is part of every package unless we agree otherwise, and you'll have the fee in writing before we begin.
- Xero subscription included (unless agreed otherwise)
- Statutory accounts submission
- Corporation tax calculation & submission
- Director's payroll (1 employee)
- Director's Self Assessment
- Monthly bank reconciliation (up to 50 transactions)
- Email support
- Everything in Lite, plus advanced Xero
- Monthly bank reconciliation (up to 150 transactions)
- Quarterly VAT returns
- Payroll for up to 5 employees
- Email support
- Everything in Core
- Full bookkeeping & transaction processing (unlimited)
- Monthly management accounts
- Quarterly strategy & tax review meetings
- Unlimited phone support
All prices exclude VAT.
Also serving nearby: Winchester · Eastleigh · Southampton · Romsey · Fareham · Andover · all Hampshire areas.
Serving Basingstoke and the wider Deane
We work with businesses across RG21 to RG24, from the town centre and Basing View to Chineham, Old Basing and the surrounding villages, plus clients who prefer to work entirely online via Xero.
We also cover Brighton Hill, Hatch Warren and out to Overton. Somewhere not named here changes nothing on our side, so get in touch.
Accountants for Basingstoke's contractors, tech and professional-services firms
Basingstoke is a genuine corporate and technology hub, with major employers and busy business parks at Chineham and Basing View, strong logistics and distribution thanks to the M3 and A303, and a deep base of professional services. Around them sit thousands of SMEs, contractors and start-ups.
If you're contracting or running a growing tech or professional-services firm, we keep the bookkeeping tight and the VAT, IR35 and payroll right; if you're scaling towards seven figures, we give you the management numbers to make decisions. Either way, in language you'd use yourself.
Do you work with contractors in Basingstoke, and can you help with IR35?
Yes. Basingstoke has a huge number of contractors, and we look after company formation, IR35 questions, Xero setup and a straightforward monthly package from £195, so you know where you stand on each contract and what you can take out of the company.
Can you support a tech or professional-services firm on Basing View or Chineham?
We can. IT, tech and professional-services firms on Basing View, Chineham and the town's other business parks use us for monthly management accounts, VAT and payroll, with advice pitched at a growing business rather than a one-person start-up.
Are you in Basingstoke?
No. Lumi is based at Abbey Mill in Winchester, straight down the M3. Basingstoke clients work with us through Xero, email and video calls, and we meet in person when it helps.
How much does an accountant cost in Basingstoke?
With Lumi, the answer is on the website before you ring: prices start at £195 a month for Lite, £275 for Core and £395 for Complete, Xero included unless we agree otherwise. Hospitality packages start from £220 and construction from £275, and all prices exclude VAT.
How do I switch accountants?
Book a free 30-minute call and tell us where things stand. From there we request professional clearance from your current accountant, collect the records and HMRC authorisations, and get your Xero in order. The handover is ours to manage.
For the questions that aren't Basingstoke-specific, from how switching works to what happens if you outgrow a package, see the FAQs.
Sector specialists too: hospitality, and construction & CIS businesses across Basingstoke get packages built around their industry.
A fixed fee for your Basingstoke company, in writing within 24 hours
Book a free 30-minute call by video. We'll go through your Basingstoke company's set-up and give you a fixed fee in writing within 24 hours.
Book your free call →Drop Chris a line
Write first if that's easier. Chris reads everything himself and replies within one business day.
Winchester, SO23 9LH
Tell us what the business does and roughly what it turns over, and we'll come back with a package and a figure rather than a brochure.
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