Accounting Services for Small and Medium Sized Business

We provide a wide range of professional accountancy services, together with related business advice and support, for small or medium sized businesses and small charities in and around Lancashire.

All the work we carry out is bespoke and planned around a client's individual requirements.

Our background

For over 30 years we've been working with small businesses in Lancashire (from start ups to annual turnover £2 million) and small charities (maximum annual income £250,000) providing comprehensive accountancy services and support.

Our team at Blackburn and Blackburn currently work with over 300 clients in a variety of areas from straight forward compliance to extensive business planning and management.

We have a down to earth approach and know first hand how difficult it can be to run a small organisation.

We can help in many areas, not just accountancy, by also referring you to others who share our vision of providing excellent service at a realistic cost.

If you currently run or are in the process of setting up a small business or charity please see our services page to see what we can offer.

New clients

We often receive enquiries which begin with the question: are you taking on any new clients?

The simple answer is yes we are accepting new clients, providing your business or charity fits in with these guidelines:

Small business with a turnover from nil (start ups) up to £1 million per year.
Small charities up to a maximum annual income of £150,000.

If you become a client of ours we can then continue to act for any businesses indefinitely (irrespective of growth in turnover) and we can continue to act for charities up to a maximum annual income of £250,000.

You can easily book a free meeting by following this link.

What our clients say

'Blackburn and Blackburn continue to offer us fantastic support, and have done for many years. We truly value their honest approach, professional services and helpful advice'.

'We recommend Blackburn and Blackburn to any other company looking for accountants. We have found them helpful and knowledgeable whenever we need advice or guidance'.

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