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Blue Jay Accountants
About Blue Jay

Current numbers, tax planning before year-end, and a fee agreed up front.

Blue Jay Accountants works with directors, sole traders and landlords who want the numbers kept up to date through the year. We agree the fee in writing before we start, then keep the tax position moving between filings.

The short version

A CIMA chartered practice. We keep in touch through the year, not just at year-end.

You know your tax position before the year closes, while there is still time to do something about it. Decisions get made against current numbers instead of annual accounts that tell you what has already happened. The fee agreed before we start is the fee you pay. Ordinary questions covered by the fee do not trigger separate invoices.

As CIMA Chartered Management Accountants, we handle full statutory compliance, regular management accounts, and tax planning that runs alongside the trading year. Based in Sheffield and Mansfield, working with limited company directors, sole traders, landlords and trades across the UK.

The first conversation

We ask what the business does, what records you have now, and where the tax position stands. We explain what we would do and send a written proposal for you to read in your own time.

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How the work is set up

Tax planning, compliance, and your numbers, all under one fee.

We do three things. Bookkeeping, because every other number depends on it. Advice, because the numbers only matter when they help you make a decision. And tax planning that runs through the year, not just at year-end. Below is what the fee covers, how we deliver it, and how we charge.

01 / Fee

What your fee covers

Statutory accounts and Corporation Tax returns, VAT and payroll, management accounts that reflect the current position, director extraction planning, and tax planning that happens alongside the trading year. Bookkeeping runs in cloud software, we file at Companies House as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider, and we work with limited-company directors, contractors, trades, landlords and e-commerce sellers.

What we will handle is written down before you sign, and what each band covers is set out in full on the fees page. If something unusual comes up later (a share restructure, a sale, a second company), we agree the work and a fixed fee for that piece before any of it begins.

02 / Delivery

Cloud records, written proposal, clear deadlines

Bookkeeping runs in cloud software, so the ledger is current at the point any decision is taken. Your Companies House filings run through us as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider, which means director identity verification, Confirmation Statements and PSC updates all happen on one trail, not three separate logins. We track statutory deadlines on our side and file ahead of them, not on the day.

Every client starts with a written proposal and fee, agreed before you sign. What each band covers is set out in full on the fees page, with the regular work and extra work named clearly. You should never have to guess which questions are covered. If something you ask about needs a separate fee, we tell you in writing before any work begins on it.

03 / Fees

A fixed fee so your questions don't cost extra.

A director with a ten-minute question should not have to first work out whether the answer is worth the bill. A fixed fee takes that whole calculation off the table. Ordinary questions covered by the fee do not generate a separate invoice. The price is set, in writing, before we start.

The full structure is on the fees page, with what each band covers and what costs extra. If the standard bands do not match the work you need, we price that work in writing.

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Regulated practice

The credentials behind the practice.

The regulatory bodies and statutory authorisations Blue Jay holds, and what each one means for the work we deliver.

CIMA Chartered

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

The professional body that regulates Chartered Management Accountants. Membership requires passing the CIMA Strategic Case Study, three years of supervised practice, and ongoing CPD. CIMA training covers commercial decision-making, performance management and management accounting.

ACSP Companies House

Authorised Corporate Service Provider

Required by Companies House from 2025 onwards for any practice filing on behalf of UK companies. ACSP status means we have completed the statutory identity-verification regime and are authorised to file Confirmation Statements, accounts, and PSC updates.

ICO Data Protection

Information Commissioner's Office

Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office as a data controller under the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, registration reference ZB723036. Your financial records, payroll data, and identity documents are held under a documented retention and access policy.

PII Insurance

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Continuous professional indemnity cover held at the minimum level required by CIMA practising regulations, written through an FCA-authorised insurer and renewed annually with the practising certificate. Cover applies to the regulated work named in the engagement letter and runs on a claims-made basis with run-off for departing clients.

AML Supervision

Anti-Money Laundering supervision

Supervised by CIMA under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, AML registration 990146914. New clients are onboarded through a formal client due diligence and identity verification process. The same regime that banks operate.

In plain English

Each of the credentials above is a statutory or regulatory requirement for the work this practice carries out. ACSP authorises the Companies House filings, ICO covers data processing, AML supervision authorises client onboarding, and the CIMA practising certificate authorises the chartered accounting work itself. The registration numbers given are the public ones; each can be looked up on the relevant register.

Who we work with

Limited companies, sole traders, landlords, and growing businesses.

First-year director, established owner-manager, or a growing group: the same fixed-fee structure applies. Pick the page closest to your situation, or simply book a call.

For

Limited company directors

Compliance, regular reporting, and director extraction strategy across statutory and personal positions.

 For

Sole traders

Self-assessment, MTD readiness, and the conversation about whether incorporating makes sense yet.

 For

Property investors and landlords

Section 24 modelling, SPV structuring, and portfolio-level tax planning across personal and corporate ownership.

 For

Contractors and consultants

IR35 positioning, salary and dividend planning, and the tax modelling behind every contract decision.

 For

Ecommerce sellers

Multi-platform reconciliation, VAT thresholds across borders, and inventory accounting that holds up at year-end.

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Construction trades, e-commerce sellers, property investors, contractors, sole traders, and limited company directors. The full directory of who we work with.

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Where we work

Based around Sheffield and Mansfield.

Cloud bookkeeping and fixed fees mean we can work with you wherever you trade. Each location page explains the local business mix, the services people usually need there, and how we handle the work.

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Location

Sheffield

Limited company directors, property investors, and growing SMEs across South Yorkshire and the Sheffield City Region.

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Location

Mansfield

Construction, trades, and owner-managed businesses across Nottinghamshire, north Derbyshire, and the wider East Midlands.

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Sheffield 0114 470 2349 Mansfield 01623 375 679 Message us WhatsApp
Next steps

Find out if we're right for you.

A call to go through your trading position, your current arrangement, and what you want done differently. A written proposal and a fixed fee follow afterwards.

Request a consultation See the working year

We send a written proposal with a fixed fee for you to read in your own time.