Ellis Bennett ACCA

Have you given up on managing accountancy & taxes for your business?

Setting up a business is no walk in the park, let alone managing the financial aspect of it.

It requires intense efforts to make sure you’re on the right track.

Miss one tax deadline, and you might end up paying double in penalty.

I know it’s overwhelming as a founder.

Now imagine you have an expert who takes care of all your accountancy and tax situation.

You don’t have to worry about taxes.
You don’t have to panic while planning your budget.
You know where you stand in terms of profits and losses.
You have someone you can rely on to manage the financials.

Amazing, isn’t it?

That’s what getting an expert feels like.

I’m Ellis, an ACCA Chartered Accountant, Director at EA Accountancy, and Author of The Solopreneur Start-Up Bible.

I help, advise, and guide start-ups, businesses, and young entrepreneurs through the whirlwind of accountancy and taxes.

I’ve served over 300+ satisfied clients, and I’m all in to help you!

Now, I’m not the accountant who speaks to you once a year in a robotic tone.

I’m more like your business partner.

I help you every step of the way (even acting like a therapist if you need one).

My services include:

• VAT
• Accounts
• Payroll
• Pensions
• Tax Advice
• Tax Planning
• Personal Tax
• Bookkeeping
• Accounting Software
• Company Incorporations
• Registered Office Address
• Capital Gains Tax Disclosures
• Business Planning And Advice

I also offer consultation for new business owners or people looking to hire an accountant so you have clarity for your next steps.

If you think I can help you with any of the above or would like to connect over a Discovery Call, feel free to drop me a DM.

Chartered Accountant

If your accountant is a family friend…

You probably don’t have an accountant.

You have a favour.

One of the biggest red flags on a sales call:

“Yeah, he’s just a family friend. It’s easier.”

Easier.

So is skipping leg day.

Doesn’t build anything worth having.

Here’s what “family friend accountant” usually means for a £200k–£1m agency:

– You speak once a year
– No proper monthly numbers
– No margin analysis
– No forecasting
– No tax planning before year end
– No one challenging what you’re taking out

It’s comfortable.

And comfort is expensive.

When you’re trying to scale:

– 3 staff to 8
– £300k to £1m
– Chaos to structure

You don’t need “easy”.

You need:

– Weekly bookkeeping
– Monthly reports
– Cash flow forecasts
– Proper tax planning
– Someone who’ll say, “Why are your margins that low?”
– Someone who isn’t scared to challenge your drawings

Most family friends won’t challenge you.

Because they don’t want to make Christmas awkward.

But business isn’t Christmas dinner.

It’s war.

If your accountant feels “safe” and “easy”…

Ask yourself whether they’re helping you grow.

Or just helping you file.

Big difference.

Ellis Bennett FCCA

Simplifying Accountancy and maximising Tax Efficiency for Business Owners | Director - EA Accountancy 👨🏼‍💻 💸

Expert

The word gets thrown around like confetti.

Same way everyone who runs a half marathon and lifts a few weights suddenly calls themselves a hybrid athlete.

I’ve just completed another two HYROX events.
I’m training for a sub-3 marathon.
I can bench 120kg (1rep😂)
And I still wouldn’t call myself a hybrid athlete.

Put some respect on the word athlete.
I’m miles off it.

Because I understand how high the bar actually is.
That’s the difference.

Standards.

Business is no different.

Agency owners are constantly sold by “experts” who:
• Scaled one client
• Had one big quarter
• Went viral a few times
• Filed a handful of tax returns

That’s not expertise.
That’s exposure.

Expertise is repetition.
Pressure.
Edge cases.

Fixing things when they’re messy, not when they’re trending.
In my world that looks like:
• £200k agencies making nothing and not knowing why
• £500k agencies with “record months” but no cash
• £1m agencies drifting into VAT disasters
• Directors overdrawn by £100k
• Businesses growing themselves into the ground

That’s where depth is built.

In uncomfortable conversations.
In messy clean-ups.
In fixing pricing, margins and systems before they snap.
Same in training.

Anyone can complete one tough event.

Very few:
Track the numbers.
Fix weaknesses.
Respect the process.
Turn up again.
And again.
And again.

That’s the gap between participation and mastery.

Agencies don’t need hype.
They need operators who’ve seen what breaks at £300k, £500k and £1m and know how to fix it before it happens.

Standards matter.

If you want to be taken seriously,
Raise yours.

Harnoop Singh Atkar

Karatera

Single family office that focuses on healthcare, elderly care, senior living, leisure, hospitality and real-estate.

Chief Executive Officer

Oakland Care

Founder of Oakland Care - luxury elderly care home provider

www.oaklandcare.com

Founder and CEO

Ernst & Young

Commercial and Contracts Management Advisory, Energy & Assets team based in London.
Supported blue chip energy clients to address key commercial, supply chain and third party risks.

Management Consultant

Commercial Assurance, Banking & Capital Markets team based in London.
Supported financial services clients to address key commercial, supply chain and third party risks.

International Nuclear Services

International Nuclear Services (INS) is the commercial agent for nuclear spent fuel management services in the UK and is the world's most experienced shipper of nuclear materials. 

Working as part of the Overseas Sales team on a six month external secondment as part of the Sellafield Graduate Leadership Programme

Commercial Secondment 

Sellafield Ltd

Sellafield is the largest nuclear facility in the UK with an annual budgeted spend of £1.5 billion. 

Sellafield graduate leadership programme where I specialised in project management and commercial.

Graduate Leadership Programme 

Atkar Corporation

Analyst

Experienced entrepreneurial leader with a demonstrated history of working in a variety of sectors that have included senior living, healthcare, hospitality and leisure.

I enjoy finding opportunities to disrupt traditional markets in the UK and overseas with an objective of promoting positive social and environmental change by working with equally passionate and energetic people to achieve results. 

Keen to work with other gamechangers, disrupters, innovators and entrepreneurs that balance commercials outcomes with positive social and environmental change. 

Formerly a management consultant at EY and PwC, where I supported multi-national blue chips organisations across the world. 

Featured in Asian Giants 2018 edition: https://issuu.com/abpl/docs/asian_giants_2018
Young Entrepreneur of the Year - Political & Public Life Awards 2017, held at the House of Commons

Single family office that focuses on healthcare, elderly care, senior living, leisure, hospitality and real-estate.

Owner-operators with development expertise

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