What is year-end accounts outsourcing, and what does it cost?
Year-end accounts outsourcing means another team prepares the statutory accounts and hands them back for your review and sign-off. EarthOne prepares year-end accounts for UK sole traders, partnerships and limited companies under FRS 102, FRS 102A and FRS 105, delivered either to trial balance stage or as a full draft for partner review. It costs £16.50 an hour ad hoc, or it is included with a dedicated senior accountant at £850 a month part-time or £1,450 a month full-time.
What is included
- Statutory accounts under UK GAAP: FRS 102, FRS 102A and FRS 105
- Supporting working papers and lead schedules
- Corporation tax computations (CT600) prepared alongside
- Delivery to trial balance stage or as a full draft, whichever you prefer
- Companies House and HMRC submission support on request
What it costs
| Model | Rate | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Ad hoc | £16.50 an hour | Seasonal peaks, overflow, or one-off sets of accounts |
| Dedicated senior accountant, part-time (80 hours a month) | £850 a month | A steady flow of year-ends through the year |
| Dedicated senior accountant, full-time (160 hours a month) | £1,450 a month | A full accounts-production seat on your firm only |
No onboarding fee, management fee or software charge. Ad hoc work is invoiced monthly for the hours used. There is no 12-month contract. Full detail is on the pricing page.
How it works
You send us the scope.
Tell us the volume, the software and what you need back. We tell you which pricing model fits and what it would cost.
We sign the Data Processing Agreement.
A GDPR-aligned DPA is signed before any file moves.
A named CA starts inside your software.
They work on your files, to your chart of accounts and your templates. On the dedicated model it is the same person every week.
A second qualified CA reviews the work.
Every file is reviewed internally before it leaves us. Weekly timesheets show what was done, the time spent and who did it.
You review and sign off.
Nothing goes to HMRC or Companies House without your instruction.
Who does the work
Every file is prepared by a qualified Indian Chartered Accountant, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), and reviewed by a second qualified CA before it leaves us. It is an Indian qualification, separate from the UK ACA and ACCA, and we don't present it as one. Our team works in UK GAAP, MTD and HMRC processes every day.
We work inside your existing stack, including IRIS, TaxCalc, Capium, QuickBooks and Sage. Our team is fluent in Xero, and Xero certification is in progress.
You keep the sign-off
We prepare. A second qualified CA reviews the file before it leaves us. Your partner reviews and signs. You decide the submission route: we can submit to HMRC and Companies House on your instruction, or hand back for you to submit.
More on how the arrangement works for practices is on the For Accounting Firms page.
Talk to a qualified CA, not a sales team.
Tell us how many sets of accounts you need prepared and by when. We will tell you what it would cost and who would work on them.
Book a free 30-minute consultation