Business Details
37 Years
experience
Chartered Accountants in Leeds
Founded in 1989, Whitesides Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants provides tailored accounting, tax, and payroll services for small to medium businesses and individuals across the UK. Our team combines professional expertise with personalized service, offering bookkeeping, tax planning, payroll management, and business advisory support. We prioritize clear communication, digital integration, and proactive financial guidance to help clients achieve compliance, optimize tax efficiency, and focus on growth. With decades of combined experience, we serve as trusted advisors to SMEs, sole traders, and individuals, maintaining strong relationships through responsiveness and industry-specific knowledge. 
Services
Limited Company Accounts
Payroll Services
Self-Assessment Returns
VAT Returns
Tax Planning
Bookkeeping
Management Accounts
Company Formation
R&D Tax Credits
Business Growth Advisory
Details
- Year established: 1989
Highlights and features
- We offer over 30 years of experience in UK accounting and tax compliance.
- Our team provides tailored advice on tax-efficient profit extraction strategies.
- We implement cloud accounting software for real-time financial management.
- Our proactive approach includes deadline reminders and year-round tax planning.
- We combine Chartered Accountant standards with accessible, client-focused service.
Associations and certifications
- Xero
- Sage
What people say
Friendly, compassionate, diligent
Tax-efficient advice
Prompt responses
Proactive compliance support
Expertise in complex returns
Services
Limited Company Accounts
We prepare detailed statutory accounts and corporation tax returns while providing strategic tax planning advice. Our service includes financial reporting, compliance filings, and business growth consultancy. Clients benefit from fixed-fee pricing and proactive communication to ensure tax efficiency and regulatory compliance.
Payroll Services
Full payroll management covering salary calculations, PAYE submissions, and auto-enrolment compliance. We handle tax credit payments and funding assistance while maintaining accurate records. Our digital solutions ensure timely processing and HMRC compliance for businesses of all sizes.
Self-Assessment Returns
Accurate preparation of personal and business tax returns with comprehensive tax liability analysis. We manage deadlines, allowable expense claims, and capital gains calculations. Our fixed-fee service includes year-round support and error prevention checks for individuals and sole traders.
VAT Returns
Expert handling of VAT registration, scheme selection, and quarterly return preparation. We provide EC sales lists, MOSS returns, and cash flow forecasting. Our proactive approach ensures compliance while optimizing VAT efficiency for businesses with complex needs.
Tax Planning
Strategic advice on tax-efficient profit extraction, including salary, dividend, and pension strategies. We identify allowable expenses, R&D tax credits, and capital gains planning opportunities. Our goal is to legally minimize liabilities while supporting long-term business growth.
People
Daniel Whiteside
Chartered Accountant
Experienced accountant with over 20 years in SME advisory services. Specializes in corporate tax strategy and business growth planning.
Sarah Greenwood
Senior Accountant
15-year tax compliance expert focusing on payroll services and VAT optimization for UK businesses.
Sean Whitaker
Tax Advisor
Chartered Tax Adviser specializing in self-assessment returns and inheritance tax planning for high-net-worth individuals.
Joanne Whiteside
Management Accountant
Expert in cloud accounting software implementation and business process optimization for growing companies.
Reece Mayer
Payroll Specialist
Specializes in PAYE processing and auto-enrolment compliance with a focus on accuracy and client education.
Questions
What accounting services do you offer for limited companies?
We provide statutory accounts, corporation tax returns, management reporting, VAT compliance, and tax-efficient profit extraction strategies for UK limited companies.
How do you support sole traders with tax compliance?
We handle self-assessment returns, bookkeeping, allowable expense claims, and tax planning while offering fixed-fee pricing and digital accounting support.
What payroll services do you provide?
Full payroll processing including salary calculations, PAYE submissions, auto-enrolment, and HMRC correspondence with proactive compliance management.
How do you ensure tax efficiency for clients?
Through strategic planning on profit extraction, expense optimization, R&D tax credits, and capital gains management tailored to individual circumstances.
What areas do you serve?
Primarily Leeds and West Yorkshire, with UK-wide support for accounting, tax, and payroll services via digital platforms.
How do you handle deadlines and compliance?
We proactively manage filing deadlines, provide timely reminders, and ensure accurate submissions to avoid penalties for all tax obligations.
Reviews (6)
Phil Turton
Dec 17, 2021
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Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness
The Whitesides Team have provided a simply excellent onboarding service. They are professional, quick to respond and helpful in in all my dealings with them. Great work from Leo and Adam who have helped us no end, Thank you!
The Whitesides Team have provided a simply excellent onboarding service. They are professional, quick to respond and helpful in in all my dealings with them. Great work from Leo and Adam who have helped us no end, Thank you!
Jane Rothery
Dec 12, 2021
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Always helpful, supportive and offer an excellent service. Thank you Leo for always been at the end of a phone call or email to point me in the right direction.
Always helpful, supportive and offer an excellent service. Thank you Leo for always been at the end of a phone call or email to point me in the right direction.
Zaheer Jamil
Dec 06, 2021
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Really understanding and patient in dealing with your requirements. A special thanks to Leo and Sarah who dealt with me directly - they were nothing short of professional, welcoming and experienced in what my requirements were. Would highly recommend!
Really understanding and patient in dealing with your requirements. A special thanks to Leo and Sarah who dealt with me directly - they were nothing short of professional, welcoming and experienced in what my requirements were. Would highly recommend!
James Erringham-Bruce
Nov 22, 2021
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Whitesides are an amazing company to work with - I would like to thank Sarah and Leo for the work they did with us in getting our business up and running. They were professional and helpful from start to finish, I would high recommend their service to anyone out there!
Rory Mason
Mar 31, 2021
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To say that we are impressed with Whiteside's is an understatement. They have been an absolute revelation for our business since we signed for them, the care, the patience, the attention to the tiniest detail is second to no other accountants I've worked with. I was so impressed that I moved my other business across to them too.
Leo is our bookkeepers and I sometimes have to remind myself that he is not one of my staff, but works for Whiteside's. He's fitted himself into the team perfectly and is so helpful and genuinely cares. He has multiple times gone above and beyond, great guy.
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Leo is our bookkeepers and I sometimes have to remind myself that he is not one of my staff, but works for Whiteside's. He's fitted himself into the team perfectly and is so helpful and genuinely cares. He has multiple times gone above and beyond, great guy.
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Annette Smith
Mar 31, 2021
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I am really appreciative of the support that I get from Whitesides. Staff are prompt to respond to emails and queries and I'm very grateful for the suggestions they make to help the bookkeeping side of things run smoothly. Thanks for the meeting today Leo, it's good to know that that side of things is in your capable hands!
I am really appreciative of the support that I get from Whitesides. Staff are prompt to respond to emails and queries and I'm very grateful for the suggestions they make to help the bookkeeping side of things run smoothly. Thanks for the meeting today Leo, it's good to know that that side of things is in your capable hands!
