GDS ACCOUNTANTS LTD Computer Integrated Accounting Systems
Established Practice — Shelton Street, Covent Garden

Every Figure Rung Up
Every Ledger Balanced
Every Receipt Kept

GDS ACCOUNTANTS LTD is a computer integrated systems design led accounting practice working from 71-75 Shelton Street in Covent Garden, London. We pair disciplined double entry bookkeeping with modern ledger software so that every transaction your business makes is captured once and reported correctly. From annual accounts and self assessment to payroll, VAT returns and company secretarial filings, our small team keeps the register running and the drawer reconciled.

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A practice built on the discipline of the ledger

GDS ACCOUNTANTS LTD sits at the meeting point of accounting craft and computer integrated systems design. That combination is deliberate. We think of a set of accounts as a machine: money enters through the drawer, is recorded on the roll, is classified on the key deck, and is proved at the totals window. When a business keeps that machine in good order, year end stops being a scramble and becomes a reading of numbers that were already true.

Our clients are owner managed companies, partnerships, sole traders and contractors across London and the wider United Kingdom. Many of them arrived with a shoebox of paperwork, a dormant set of statutory records or a software stack that no longer matched the way they trade. We rebuild the record from the bank line outward, reconcile it to the penny, and then keep it current month by month. That is what we mean when we say every figure rung up, every ledger balanced, every receipt kept.

Because we work within a technology practice, we are comfortable with automated feeds, cloud ledgers and integrated reporting. We are equally comfortable with the plain questions: what is my tax bill likely to be, when is my filing due, and am I paying myself in the most efficient way. You can read the full scope of our work on the services page, and begin an engagement through the contact page.

Six receipts on the spike — our core engagements

Each line below is a standing service of the practice, skewered in the order we usually meet it. Read across the receipt: the stub code is our reference, the ruled line shows how far an engagement has travelled, and the totals stamp is the figure we most often ring up for clients at this stage.

RCPT-101
Status — Opened

Annual Accounts Preparation

We prepare statutory accounts for companies, partnerships and sole traders in the format each entity requires, drawing the figures straight from a reconciled ledger rather than a year end pile of paper. The work covers the statement of financial position, the profit and loss account, the notes that support them and the directors report where one is needed. Before anything is finalised we agree the numbers with you line by line, explain the movements that matter, and confirm the filing deadline so there is no last minute rush. Accounts can be prepared under the small companies regime where you qualify, which keeps disclosure to the minimum the law allows.

TOT 118.40
RCPT-102
Status — Posted

Self Assessment and Personal Tax

We prepare and submit self assessment returns for directors, landlords, contractors and sole traders, and we compute the liability before the deadline so the money is planned rather than discovered. The engagement includes the SA100 and the supplementary pages that fit your circumstances, a review of allowable expenses and reliefs, and a plain explanation of what you owe and when it falls due. Where payments on account apply we set out both instalments clearly. We also handle the follow up correspondence that sometimes follows a return, and we keep a working file of the basis for every position we take.

TOT 236.05
RCPT-103
Status — Reconciled

Bookkeeping and Ledger Management

Our bookkeeping service keeps the ledger honest month by month. We import and categorise bank and card transactions, match them to invoices and receipts, reconcile every control account and chase the queries while they are still small. Sales and purchase ledgers are aged so you can see who owes you and whom you owe. VAT treatment is applied at the point of entry, which means the return is a report rather than a project. At the close of each period you receive a reconciled trial balance and a short commentary on anything unusual, so the numbers you use to run the business are the same numbers we use at year end.

TOT 402.75
RCPT-104
Status — Filed

Payroll and Workplace Pensions

We run payroll end to end: employee records, tax codes, student loan plans, statutory sick and family leave, and the full time submissions that keep HMRC informed. Payslips are issued securely each period and the liability summary tells you exactly what to pay and by when. Our workplace pension work covers assessment of the workforce, enrolment of eligible staff, contribution calculations and the declaration of compliance that has to be filed with the regulator. We also reconcile the payroll control account back to the ledger, so wages, tax and pension never drift away from the books.

TOT 517.20
RCPT-105
Status — Cleared

VAT Returns and Compliance

We prepare and submit VAT returns on the scheme that suits you, whether that is the standard method, cash accounting, flat rate or annual accounting. Boxes are built from the reconciled ledger, so input tax is claimed only where the evidence supports it and output tax is declared in the right period. We review partial exemption positions, reverse charge entries and the treatment of cross border sales, and we keep a working schedule behind every figure. Where a return needs a correction we handle the adjustment properly rather than hiding it in a later period. Deadlines are tracked so penalties stay off the record.

TOT 644.90
RCPT-106
Status — Rung Off

Company Secretarial Filings

Company secretarial work keeps the public record accurate. We prepare and file confirmation statements, appoint and resign officers, record changes to share capital and registered office details, and maintain the statutory registers that companies are required to keep. Annual accounts and the confirmation statement are diarised together so neither slips. When a company is formed, restructured or wound up we manage the filings that accompany the change and confirm each one has been accepted. You receive a copy of every filing and an updated register summary, so the statutory position of the company is always something you can evidence.

TOT 731.15
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Filing season is open at GDS ACCOUNTANTS LTD

GDS Accountants opens year end filing and bookkeeping engagements this quarter, with capacity reserved for annual accounts, VAT returns and payroll transitions filed from our Covent Garden office.

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How we work

Every engagement starts with a review of the existing record, a written scope and a clear fee. Nothing is filed until you have seen the figures and approved them.

Where we work

We serve clients from 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, LONDON - WC2H 9JQ, and work remotely with businesses across the United Kingdom.

How to reach us

Telephone +15628701574 or email billing@gdsaccountants.buzz and we will arrange an initial conversation at no cost to you.

What we record

Each engagement is documented as it runs, so the working papers behind your accounts, returns and filings are complete and reviewable.