Heaton Vences

How HV works with clients is very different.

At Heaton Vences, we carefully select the clients we work with. This allows us to fully immerse ourselves into our clients’ businesses.

Our finance business partners aim to become an extension of the clients’ team, providing invaluable support and direction 🤝🚀

A very Merry Christmas from Heaton Vences🎄

We have gifted 2,000 trees to Exologi for Christmas on behalf of our wonderful clients.

We have expanded Team HV! 🚀

Daniel has joined our Client Support Team to look after all things compliance and administration.

It’s easy to think that as an individual or SME that you cannot make a difference towards the climate crisis 🌱

Here are a few tips to help you make a positive impact 🌍

It is always a great feeling to be recognised for your work. We are relatively new to the accounting industry and we aim to keep growing sustainably 🌱

A proud moment for the HV team as we are announced as finalists for the New Firm of the Year award with Accounting Excellence 🥳

Our team’s hard work has paid off as are finalists for the New Firm of the Year award with Accounting Excellence ⭐️

Meet the leadership team 👋

Their combined ideas and values have created Heaton Vences and built a firm that is positioned for the future with a focus on digital solutions and on growing sustainably.

📣 Some wonderful reviews from our awesome clients 📣

Our plans — who are they named after? 🤷

We named our fixed monthly plans after some of the most influential people in the accounting industry ✌️

Wildlife day — we are a climate positive workforce 🌱

We offset the carbon footprint of all of our team members and plant 500 trees, plus offset 10 tonnes of CO2 for every new client that joins Heaton Vences.

HV has planted more than 1k trees in areas such as Madascar, Mozambique and Nicaragua.

We have also offset more than 38 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere though carbon offset projects such as wind energy generation and forest protection.

What it means to be digital-first 🕹

What it means to be a chartered accountancy practice ⚡️

Running a business can throw many surprises your way and surprise bills from your accountant shouldn’t be one of them — we make sure our clients understand exactly what they are receiving for their money 👌

Effective communication is absolutely key — it was important before the pandemic and its even more important now. As a business owner you should feel free to contact your accountant whenever you need, even for a quick chat ☺️

It’s time to turn up the empathy — everyone is facing a new challenge whether you’re a business owner or not. It can be tough, we get it - that’s why we take the time to chat to our clients and understand their situation 🤝

This is absolutely true — it is empowering to understand the financial picture of your business ✌️

Let us introduce ourselves 👋 — we are digital-first, chartered accountants. We want to change the way people view and work with accountants 🚀

To put it simply, we believe an enjoyable experience with your accountant should include empathy, communication & transparency 🤝

Words we are living by — Our mission is to change people’s view of accountants & how they work with the profession 🤟

The new HV icon 🔋

Watch this space, we have more to come 🚀

We’ve signed up with Ecologi 🌱 so for every new client, we will plant 500 trees in areas that desperately need restoration, plus remove 10 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere through carbon offset projects 🌱

Yes, really... 500 trees AND 10 tonnes of CO2 removed 💪

Heaton Vences now takes appointments on their Page.

Happy International Accountants Day! 🥳

Here’s the portrait of Luca Pacioli - the ‘father of accounting’. In around 1497, Luca moved to Milan where he met, taught mathematics to, collaborated, and lived with Leonardo da Vinci 😱

We actually name our first accountancy plan after him 👌

We are delighted to announce that we are now working with Starling Bank 🎉

We have been with Starling since our inception and when the chance arose to become an official accountancy partner, we knew we had to get involved! 🤟🏻

They have a great team and their customer service is incredible! Thank you Oli Krishnan for setting us up!

Our tech stack keeps us connected with our clients but it also allows us to work remotely without compromising on the quality of work.
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What apps have you decided to use? 🤓
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Hope everyone's having a fine Wednesday, to help you through the afternoon here's our HV playlist.
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Tell us what songs we should add to it?
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https://tinyurl.com/heatonvences
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Bounce Back Loans are available from tomorrow (4th May) @ 9am.
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What will you be looking at?
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i) As a business you’ll be able to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000.
ii) funds will be made available in a matter of days!
iii) Applications will be made available through a simplified form online.
iv) the government will provide a 100% guarantee for the loan.
v) The loan will be interest free and fee free for the initial 12 months and will not exceed 2.5% interest for the remaining period.
vi) maximum borrowing available will be 25% of turnover, capped at £50,000.
vii) no repayments will be due in the first 12 months.
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What is the eligibility criteria?
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i) based in the UK
ii) suffered negative impact from covid-19
iii) Business was not undergoing financial difficulties as at 31st December 2019
iv) cannot apply if already claiming through the CBIL Scheme.
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We recommend that as a business you still evaluate your cash flow position and forecast for the next 12 months.
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If you are wanting to learn more of how the government will back your business, please contact us.

We’re here to help.
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We have been providing support to our clients during this difficult time as we know the uncertainty for many business owners can seem quite daunting.
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Our offering has included virtual meetings with our clients to keep in touch with them and offer our reassurance.
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This has not affected our ability to carry out our normal value added services that we provide to our clients.
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We continue to build new relationships even whilst we are working from home, meaning we able to carry out our free consultations virtually using Zoom.
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If you are a new or an existing client of Heaton Vences, please feel free to book a virtual meeting with us through our website at a time that suits you.
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We’re here to support you and your business through these uncertain times.

“Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is KING” - Pehr G. Gyllenhammar
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A lot of what we have seen over the past few weeks are that the government are looking for ways in improving businesses’ cash flow. It is essential for any business that your focus is set on your cash flow and its forecasting. You cannot rely on your profits solely to determine your businesses health. 💰
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Have you setup a live feed to your bank accounts? 💳
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Has your accountant communicated their desire to forecast cashflows? Or have you? 📊
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Are you working with live data to reconcile your sales, purchases and other expenses? ⚖️
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Don’t worry if you haven’t. Heaton Vences offers a free business review through an initial consultation. 🎊
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If you want to learn more about what the government has in place, and perhaps want to understand more of what has been said, feel free to send us a DM, e-mail, or even a call. We can setup a meeting through Zoom and discuss further. 📒
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Scanning receipts & invoices is now easy. The Capium App gives our clients access to CapiScan.

Why is this useful?

1. Receipts & Invoices no longer go missing.
2. Expenses are up-to-date.
3. Less stress when it comes to your deadlines. &
4. Your Accountant / Financial Adviser can provide real-time advice.

Join us at our office for a free consultation to learn more about how it can work for you and your business.

We have used Capium from the very start & our plans are to remain with them for the foreseeable future.

Who & what do they do?

Capium are providers of an easy to use integrated accounting platform for both accountants and their clients.

They offer the following suites as part of their platform: Corporation Tax, Accounts Production, Practice Management, Self-assessments, Payroll, and Bookkeeping. Not to forget that they also offer their own app available on both Android and iOS. All data is available real-time to you and your clients.

Capium have won the Accounting Excellence Award for Small Business Software in 2019 - what an achievement!

Why do we use them?

Because everything is connected in real-time. And due to the available data, we can always look at ways of adding value to the client relationship.

If we require support, Capium are there the same day to offer us what we need.

Our vision and focus is to ensure we process all of our clients data through Capium. Having all data accessible in one place, allows our accounting language to flow easily.

If you are interested in a free demo of Capium's software, book a meeting with us now.