HMRC-registered accountants serving Cambridge City Centre CB1 and CB2 online. Silicon Fen tech and life sciences founders, university spin-out companies, Grand Arcade concession holders, hospitality around King's Parade and Mill Road and the diverse SME community. Fixed fees, same-day filing.
Cambridge City Centre has one of the world's most concentrated knowledge-economy business communities. CB1 and CB2 cover the central commercial district, the substantial Cambridge University and college estates, the long parade of independent retailers along King's Parade, Trinity Street and the Grand Arcade and Grafton retail centres, the substantial Mill Road creative and independent quarter, the substantial Cambridge Biomedical Campus presence on the southern edge (AstraZeneca's R&D HQ, Addenbrooke's Hospital, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology), the proximity to Cambridge Science Park supporting the wider Silicon Fen tech ecosystem, and a wider city centre community shaped by Cambridge's status as one of the UK's strongest tech and life sciences clusters.
That density gives Cambridge a particular accounting profile. Tech and life sciences founders need investor-ready Limited Company structures, EIS and SEIS handling, and R&D tax credit work where genuine. University spin-out companies have specific considerations around founder shares, intellectual property licensing from the university and equity structures. Grand Arcade and Grafton concession holders need specific landlord turnover reporting. Hospitality operators across King's Parade and Mill Road need solid VAT treatment and proper Tronc handling. Your Tax Help Accountants, HMRC-registered, serves Cambridge clients fully online with secure portal, video calls, fixed monthly fees and same-day filing.
💡 As an HMRC-registered agent we deal directly with HMRC on your behalf, so you never have to spend hours on hold or navigate their website yourself.
Full SA100 for self-employed, landlords and individuals. Filed direct to HMRC, same day if urgent.
Complete CIS for contractors and subcontractors. Monthly returns, deduction statements, refund claims.
Year-end statutory accounts, Corporation Tax returns, and director self-assessment. All filed on time.
Rental income reporting, capital gains planning, Making Tax Digital, and allowable expense guidance.
MTD-compliant VAT submissions and ongoing bookkeeping to keep records clean and cash flow transparent.
Monthly payroll processing, RTI submissions to HMRC, and auto-enrolment pension administration.
Client J runs a Cambridge University life sciences spin-out based at the Biomedical Campus, with a small team of five working on a novel therapeutic approach. When he came to us he was preparing for his first institutional investment round, his Companies House records were behind, his bookkeeping was on spreadsheets, and his genuine R&D activity (which was the entire business) had not been claimed for tax credits properly.
We rebuilt his accounting on Xero with proper project-cost capitalisation, formalised the cap table with a proper shareholders' agreement (including the founder share structure, university equity stake and licence fee arrangements) drafted with a specialist solicitor we work with regularly, prepared the SEIS Advance Assurance application for the first £200k slice, EIS Advance Assurance for the larger institutional round, prepared a substantial R&D tax credit claim with the required technical narrative, and put management accounts in place ready for investor due diligence.
Outcome: closed a £1.4m round (mix of SEIS, EIS and institutional capital) on clean investor-ready financials, R&D tax credit of £64,000 cash-back on the previous period, and a structure that handles future Series A funding smoothly.
No obligation. No jargon. A straightforward conversation about your Cambridge city centre business, whether you're a Biomedical Campus life sciences founder, a Silicon Fen tech contractor or a King's Parade concession.
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