Business Planning

Every business must plan ahead in order to ensure success, but it is too easy to succumb to the daily pressures of work and delay or ignore strategic planning. The result of poor planning is often rushed and misinformed decisions, over/under capacity, inefficiency and missed opportunities.

Every business owner needs to invest time in developing a long-term plan, starting with what you want to achieve from your investment and effort and what your reasons for being in business are, and then developing a plan to help achieve these objectives.

We are well placed to help you develop these plans and have a considerable pool of experience and expertise to draw on. The financial aspects are usually the backbone to any business plan and you need to ensure that this aspect has been adequately dealt with in your plan. Contact us today for a strategic planning review.

Business Start-up

Most people who start up in business do so because they have a good business proposition, not because they are experts in the financial aspects of running a business. These factors can often be quite daunting to the entrepreneur and this is where we can help by evaluating your ideas and helping you develop them into a feasible business.

Business Plan

We can also help you:

  • decide on the most suitable structure for your business (i.e. sole trader, partnership or limited company).
  • prepare a business plan, cash flow projections, budgets and trading forecasts to prove the financial viability of your ideas and demonstrate this to the bank / potential investors.
  • assess your finance requirements and access the most appropriate source of finance.
  • help you establish relationships with banks, solicitors, etc via our well established network of contacts.
  • carry out registration procedures with Companies House and HM Revenue and Customs.
  • set up an internal accounting system which complies with statutory requirements.
  • Call us for a free initial consultation to find out how we can help your ideas become reality.

Company Secretarial

When running a hectic business you cannot afford to use valuable time making sure you are complying with the Companies Act. However you do need to be aware how this legislation affects your company and its directors. We can help by carrying out the company secretarial duties for you.

Our services include:

  • company formations
  • preparation and filing of statutory returns
  • preparation of all documentation (such as minutes and resolutions)
  • maintenance of statutory books (share register, minute book, etc)
  • general advice on company law
  • advice on pre-emption rights, to protect the ownership of your business
  • acting as your registered office
Statutory Returns
Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance

Business acquisitions, disposals, mergers and valuations

Business is becoming a competitive market place but there still remain opportunities for expansion by acquisition or merger and for disposal of successful business for true value.

Whether it is acquisition, merger or disposal it will require careful and strategic planning in terms of value, method and taxation.

We have a proven record of having the expertise to assist clients including, assisting in obtaining a sustainable price, due diligences and tax planning including HM Revenue & Customs clearances.

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Expert Witness

At D.R.E. & Co. we aim to assist in improving the efficiency of the litigation process and will use our analytical skills, extensive experience and our understanding of the law to identify key issues, channel enquires into the most relevant areas and report on our findings.

We aim to provide clear objective and well researched reports which will be readily understood by non-accountants.

We have gained extensive experience of acting in matrimonial disputes, business and share valuations and criminal proceedings.

Our team of expert accounting witness have experience of giving evidence in court if required.

Our experience extends to engagements for both claimants and defendants and increasing we are seeing more requests for appointment in Single Joint Expert Capacity.

Our services include:

  • Commercial disputes
  • Fraud and financial investigations
  • Insurance claims
  • Personal injury / Fatal accident
  • Business valuation
  • Share Valuation
  • Matrimonial matters

We will provide an estimate of our fee and the likely timescale within which we would expect to provide our report.

For further information please contact Caroline Hall or Francis Nock.

Fraud