About You

Whether you are thinking of starting a business, or indeed if you are a young business looking to grow, then Optima have the experience and expertise to help your business get off to a great start – ensuring that you consider all eventualities and structure your business for success.

We are able to assist you in:

• Deciding the most suitable legal structure for your business – sole trader, partnership, limited liability partnership or limited company.
• Preparing a business plan, cash flow projections, budgets and trading forecast.
• Assessing the financing requirements and advising on the best sources of finance and draw up the necessary proposals
• Completing all the registration procedures with HMRC and Companies House.
• Helping you set up an accounting system and guiding you in how to keep business records in a structured manner.

Our business support services include:

• Accounting/Bookkeeping
• Taxation
• Payroll
• Business Strategy/Operational Advice
• Part-time Finance Director Service

We offer a free 45 minutes initial consultation where we will provide you with guidance on the above. In addition, we know starting a new business is daunting enough and cash flow is critical in the first few months and because we want all our clients to succeed, we have a deferred fee scheme for start-ups. Details can be obtained from your lead director.