Specialist accountancy for children's residential care

An accountant who actually understands children's homes.

I get the placements, the Ofsted pressure and the cash-flow headaches that come with running a children's home — because it's the only sector I work in. I help owner-operators across the UK build groups that are profitable, properly structured, and ready for what's coming.

Book a discovery call → Try the free care checklist

Most accountants treat a children's home like any other business. I don't.

Children's residential care isn't a sideline for me — it's the sector I specialise in. I understand the regulation, the local-authority contracts and the placement economics that shape your numbers, because it's what I work with day in, day out.

So you're not spending the first three meetings explaining your world to me. We start from understanding, and get straight to the numbers that actually move the needle in this business.

Where it usually goes wrong

Three things that cost care operators money — and sleep.

These are the issues I see again and again with growing children's homes. None of them are unfixable. Most are far cheaper to get right early.

The profit-cap conversation

New rules on profit and financial transparency are coming through the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. I'll help you get your numbers clean, defensible and ready before anyone comes asking.

Scaling into a structure mess

Getting your group structure and property ownership wrong when you scale is expensive to unpick later. I'll help you build it the right way from the start.

Cash flow vs profit per home

Local authorities pay slowly, and not every placement makes money. I'll show you the profitability of each home and placement — and keep the cash actually flowing.

What I do for care operators

Everything your group needs, in plain English.

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Limited company accounts & tax

Year-end accounts and corporation tax across single homes and groups.

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Tax planning for owners

Profit extraction, structure and planning built around how care businesses really run.

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Payroll for your care teams

Accurate, on-time payroll for staff and managers across every home.

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Bookkeeping & management figures

Clean monthly numbers, broken down per home so you can actually see what's working.

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Virtual Finance Officer

Want an ongoing numbers partner rather than once-a-year accounts? I sit alongside you as your finance function — reporting, planning and steering as you grow.

How it works

Specialist focus, fixed monthly fees, no jargon.

✓One specialist who understands children's homes — not a generalist learning on your time.
✓Fixed monthly retainers, so you always know what you're paying.
✓Built for owners who'd rather have fewer, deeper relationships than be a number on a list.
✓Based in Bradford, working with operators across the UK.

Let's talk about your homes.

A free, no-pressure discovery call. Tell me where you're at, and I'll tell you straight what I'd do.

Book a discovery call → Try the free care checklist