Staff News
We are pleased to have recently celebrated the 25 year work anniversary of two members of staff – Lesley Strangward our HR Manager and Sue…
Read MoreWhether it’s Xero, Sage or Quickbooks, Townends are on hand to support you and provide training on how to get the most out of digital accounting software.
Chartered Accountants with offices in York and Goole and by appointment in Pontefract and Selby
Cloud Accounting and Making Tax Digital
Townends has partnered with leading software providers Xero, Quickbooks and Sage. This means that we are ideally placed to help with your move to digital record keeping in order to provide your business with real time management information and meet the Government’s requirements of Making Tax Digital.
Developing Your Business
The services Townends offer go far beyond the expected remit of a traditional accountancy firm. Not only do we provide the full breadth of everyday accountancy and tax services as well as the more specialist areas, our ultimate goal is to become our clients’ Trusted Advisor on all financial and business matters and in developing your overall family plan.
Our Services
Apart from the more general accountancy services we can also assist you with business development and specialist tax services. We appreciate that only in time can we gain your trust, so that you know when we say we can and will do something, we do it. We hope to get that opportunity…
Working with families and businesses across the UK for over 125 years to plan for the future, improve efficiency and save money
Working closely with our clients to become their Trusted Advisor we have a first class reputation for what we deliver. “Professional, knowledgeable, proactive but above all approachable” is how our clients view us. As a client you will have immediate access to an experienced team to deal with all of your personal financial and business issues as they arise.
Whether it be everyday matters including bookkeeping, VAT and payroll or more specialist areas such as tax planning, business sales and acquisitions or the more difficult events in life such as divorce, business failure or death – we are here to talk to, to advise and most importantly to help you plan.
The ‘Townends Philosophy’ is central to everything we do. Read more about it here.
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Our business and family are interlinked and all of us sense that Townends have undoubtably played an important role in the success of the company. The approachable yet always professional way in which we are dealt with makes it easy to make that call for sound advice that you know you can trust.
H. Walton Limited
Hugh Julia, Anthony David, Jason Elizabeth - Directors
Moving to Townends has been a major factor in the ongoing success of my business. They provide precisely the right kind of advice and services, and my concerns regarding their charges proved groundless. I would go as far as to say, I couldn’t afford NOT to be their client.
Julian Read
Managing Director at Arthur Read Limited
Our business has evolved over the last 20 years and Townends have changed with us with the ability to adapt when required. Townends proven track record has cemented our long term business relationship – that counts in today’s business environment!
Kingston Restaurants Limited
George & Pam Michniewicz, Directors
We have always surrounded ourselves with professionals and Townends are an integral part of our professional team. They have provided us with advice and assisted with planning opportunities for many years over which we have developed close friendships.
Thomas The Baker
John Thomas, Managing Director
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Accounts & Audit Senior
Full Time - Monday to FridayAccounts & Audit Senior A fantastic opportunity for a qualified chartered accountant with drive and enthusiasm to join a team that is dedicated to helping clients achieve their personal and…
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Full Time - Monday to FridayTrainee Accountant We regularly have opportunities for someone with good communication skills who is looking to enter into a Training Contract to begin a career in accountancy. Our training and…
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