Business Details
Trusted Chartered Accountants in Huddersfield
Wheawill & Sudworth is a well-established professional services firm with over 135 years of experience in delivering proactive and practical accounting, audit, and tax advisory solutions. Our director-led approach ensures clients receive reliable, tailored advice aligned with their specific objectives. We combine deep industry expertise with a client-focused ethos, offering a comprehensive range of services for individuals and businesses. Our team prioritises transparency, continuity, and specialist support across audit compliance, tax mitigation, corporate finance, and forensic accounting.With a dedicated payroll department and SageAccountant Partner status, we provide efficient, technology-driven solutions. Our specialists also address trusts, estates, and inheritance tax planning, ensuring holistic financial strategies. Headquartered in Huddersfield, we serve clients nationwide, maintaining a reputation for trust, expertise, and long-term client relationships.
Services
Audit and Assurance
Business Support Services
Business and Personal Tax
Contractors
Corporate Finance
Forensic Accounting
Payroll
Sage
Trusts
Estates and Inheritance Tax
Highlights and features
- We have over 135 years of experience in accounting and tax advisory services.
- Our director-led approach ensures continuity and specialist expertise for clients.
- We offer tailored solutions for tax mitigation, business growth, and compliance.
- Our SageAccountant Partner status provides access to advanced accounting software support.
- Specialist departments handle forensic accounting, payroll, and inheritance tax planning.
Associations and certifications
- Chartered Accountants
- Registered Auditors
- SageAccountant Partner
Services
Audit and Assurance
Our dedicated audit department provides compliance services including statutory accounts preparation, corporation tax compliance, assurance reporting, and systems reviews. We tailor our approach to match your business needs, ensuring continuity and objectivity. With expertise across industries, we deliver efficient, cost-effective audits while identifying opportunities to enhance your operations.
Business and Personal Tax
We offer comprehensive tax compliance and mitigation strategies for individuals and businesses. Our specialist tax department provides proactive advice on incorporation, exit strategies, remuneration planning, and VAT compliance. We focus on long-term structuring to minimise liabilities during business disposals or asset transfers, ensuring alignment with HMRC regulations and client-specific goals.
Contractors
We provide tailored accounting and tax services for contractors, including company set-up, VAT-saving schemes, and payroll processing. With over 200 contractor clients nationwide, our team ensures compliance with HMRC rules while optimising tax efficiency. Services include tax-deductible expense advice, IR35 contract reviews, and liaison with financial advisors for pensions.
Corporate Finance
Our corporate finance experts advise on mergers, acquisitions, management buy-outs, and fundraising. We assist with business valuations, due diligence, and negotiations, combining tax planning with succession strategies. Whether buying, selling, or expanding, we deliver solutions aligned with your strategic objectives and market opportunities.
Payroll
Our dedicated payroll team manages Real Time Information compliance, payslip generation, and tax calculations. We handle BACS/cheque payments, statutory leave, and pension contributions, ensuring adherence to evolving employment legislation. This service frees clients to focus on core business activities while maintaining accurate, timely payroll operations.
People
David Butterworth
Director
David specialises in audit and assurance, with extensive experience across diverse sectors. He ensures compliance with statutory requirements while delivering strategic insights to enhance client operations.
Am Hayer
Director
Am leads business support services, focusing on SME client needs. He provides strategic advisory solutions, combining technical expertise with a client-centric approach to tax and accounting challenges.
Matthew Hindle
Director
Matthew oversees tax and inheritance planning, offering bespoke strategies to mitigate liabilities. His expertise includes succession planning and trusts, ensuring long-term financial security for clients.
Scott Moreton
Contractors Manager
Scott manages contractor accounting services, specialising in tax-efficient remuneration and compliance. He supports clients nationwide with tailored solutions for freelancers and contract workers.
Sam Dickinson
Practice Manager
Sam coordinates payroll and administrative operations, ensuring efficient service delivery. He focuses on client support and process optimisation within regulatory frameworks.
Questions
What accounting services do you offer for SMEs?
We provide annual accounts, VAT returns, bookkeeping, payroll, and business advisory services tailored to SME needs.
Do you support contractor clients?
Yes, we offer specialist accounting, tax planning, and compliance services for contractors nationwide.
Can you assist with inheritance tax planning?
Our specialists provide trust structuring, estate administration, and tax mitigation strategies for inheritance planning.
Are you qualified auditors?
We are Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors with industry-specific expertise across sectors.
Reviews (2)
Adam Silton
Mar 09, 2022
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I have used this company for my last 3 year's of self assessment tax returns and am very pleased with their work. As a result I have no need or desire to use anyone else. They offer good value, far better than the many overpriced firms there out there. My main account manager has been very efficient and quick to reply. What I really like there is they have completed my tax returns a couple of months in advance of their due dates and haven't left them until the last moment. I'm really pleased with their service and I've recommended them to my friends as well.
Janet McGlaughlin
Dec 30, 2020
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We were recommended to this company last year and I have to say it was one of our best business decisions. We are a small business and rely on services/suppliers which/who will protect our company by ensuring we are doing things correctly. The team run our payroll/VAT returns, tax (corporate and personal). Furthermore the advice we've been given by David has been really helpful, and we have grown to trust his opinion.
We genuinely feel that he and his colleagues are acting in our best interests. Our experience of the team throughout this Covid-19 pandemic has been very consistent with everyone being immediately accessible and responsive (thanks to Trevor and Vicki. We did not experience any downturn in service even though for the most part they are operating remotely. I'd highly recommend Wheawill & Sudworth. The fact that they are not local to us has not affected the quality of service we've received and we look forward to a long and successful working relationship in the future, Thanks everyone.
We genuinely feel that he and his colleagues are acting in our best interests. Our experience of the team throughout this Covid-19 pandemic has been very consistent with everyone being immediately accessible and responsive (thanks to Trevor and Vicki. We did not experience any downturn in service even though for the most part they are operating remotely. I'd highly recommend Wheawill & Sudworth. The fact that they are not local to us has not affected the quality of service we've received and we look forward to a long and successful working relationship in the future, Thanks everyone.
