Contractor accountants in The Lane — from £75/mo, fixed.
From first contract to portfolio career, we run the company side for The Lane (SE15) contractors: everything filed, salary and dividends optimised, IR35 watched. Also serving Peckham Rye, Peckham, South Camberwell.
Contractor Accountants for The Lane — done properly, entirely online
IT, engineering, finance and interim contractors in The Lane working through personal service companies — inside or outside IR35, or moving between the two.
What's included
- Company accounts, corporation tax and confirmation statement
- Director payroll and dividend paperwork done properly
- Optimal salary/dividend mix reviewed every April
- IR35 status guidance on each engagement
- Real-time view of what you can safely draw
Why The Lane businesses pick Bohzo
Before we touch anything for a The Lane client, the fee is in writing — and it stays put. Hourly billing doesn't exist here.
Every filing date that applies to you goes in our diary the day you join — and we chase the records, not the other way round.
Bohzo Accountants is a trading name of Bohzo Ltd, Company No. 15031604.
Upload, approve, filed. The whole engagement runs from your phone or laptop, on your schedule rather than office hours.
Compare our fixed contractor accountants fees
| Your situation | Fixed fee |
|---|---|
| Essential: accounts, CT600, payroll, dividends | £75/mo |
| Plus: essential + VAT + bookkeeping | £105/mo |
| Complete: plus + Self Assessment + planning call | £125/mo |
| IR35 contract review (one-off) | £99 |
“From” pricing reflects the simplest case; anything more complex is quoted as a fixed fee in writing before work begins — and never changes after.
Online accountants vs the high street
Most local firms near The Lane quote low, bill by the hour and reserve the right to charge for every phone call. We work the other way round: one fixed fee agreed in writing before anything starts, every question included, and the whole engagement handled online — which is exactly why we can serve The Lane at fees a walk-in office can't match.
There's no office to fund in The Lane and no office to visit: records travel through our secure portal or WhatsApp, approvals happen on your phone, and filings go to HMRC and Companies House electronically. You get the same qualified work — minus the overheads, the travel and the surprises on the invoice.
Contractor Accountants in The Lane: from first message to filed
A WhatsApp message from The Lane is enough to start: what you need, what shape your records are in, any deadline you're worried about.
The quote arrives in writing, covers everything discussed, and is the number you'll actually pay. No revisions later.
Identity checks, engagement letter, secure record upload — all handled from wherever you are in The Lane. We chase whatever's missing.
Nothing is filed until you've seen and approved it. Once you have, submission is electronic and confirmation comes straight back.
The same service in The Lane as anywhere — by design
We built this service so that someone in The Lane never pays a premium — or accepts worse service — because of geography. Same specialists, same published fees, same speed, wherever in South London you are.
Being in London, The Lane clients often come to us comparing against firms charging central-London rates for the same compliance work. The work is identical; the overheads aren't — and since we carry no premises anywhere, our fees don't care about postcodes.
Where we work around The Lane
The Lane sits in the borough of Southwark (Rye Lane ward), SE15 postcode area. If you're comparing local options from The Lane, it helps to see the map the way we do — one service area, no travel involved.
| Nearby | Distance from The Lane | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Peckham Rye | 0.1 miles | north |
| Peckham | 0.4 miles | north |
| South Camberwell | 0.7 miles | south-west |
| East Dulwich | 0.7 miles | south |
| Champion Hill | 0.8 miles | south-west |
Distances are straight-line, between place centres. Every listed place — and everywhere between — is served online at the same fixed fees.
The Lane contractor accountants FAQs
How does IR35 affect me?
If a contract is 'inside IR35', tax is broadly like employment; outside, you keep the company's flexibility on salary and dividends. Since the off-payroll rules, medium and large clients determine status — but the risk and planning still land on you. We review contracts and working practices so you know where each engagement stands.
What's the most tax-efficient way to pay myself?
Typically a modest salary (keeping NI credits) plus dividends from post-tax profits, reviewed each April as thresholds move. It depends on your other income and pension plans — the review is included in every package.
Can I switch accountants mid-contract?
Yes, any time. We handle professional clearance with your current accountant and take over the records — most switches complete within two weeks with nothing for your agency or client to notice.
Do I need to visit an office in The Lane?
No — there's nothing to visit and nothing to print. We're an online firm: records go through our secure portal or WhatsApp, and everything is filed electronically. It works the same whether you're in The Lane or anywhere else in South London.
I searched "contractor accounting near me" — is this service really local to The Lane?
The Lane is fully covered, yes. The work is done online, which in practice means more local than an office: same-day replies instead of appointment slots, and the same published fixed fee whether you're in The Lane town centre or the edge of South London. If you'd rather talk it through first, WhatsApp us — a real person answers.
Who will actually handle my contractor accounting?
Bohzo Accountants — a trading name of Bohzo Ltd, a registered UK company (No. 15031604). You get a named contact, a fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you've reviewed and approved it.
How do your fixed fees work?
You tell us your situation, we quote one fixed price in writing before any work starts, and that price never changes mid-job. If your case is unusually complex we'll say so up front and agree a different fixed price — but the fee is always agreed before we begin, never after.
Tax, briefly — the parts that affect The Lane
Scam "HMRC" messages outnumber real ones — HMRC doesn't demand payment by gift card or threaten arrest by text. Real letters have reference numbers that we can verify directly with HMRC before anyone responds.
Miss 31 January and the £100 fine is automatic; three months later daily penalties start. If you're behind on a return, the maths almost always favours filing quickly over waiting — penalties grow on a timetable, and HMRC charges interest either way.
Register with HMRC by the 5 October after your first tax year of trading, open a separate business account, and put a fixed slice of every payment aside for tax. Do those three things and your first January will be boring — the good kind.
Incorporation isn't a milestone, it's a calculation: corporation tax versus income tax and NICs, dividend taxation, what you need to draw versus what can stay in the company, and whether limited liability matters for your work. For some The Lane businesses it saves thousands; for others it's pure extra paperwork.
New companies often have a long first accounting period, which can mean two corporation tax returns for one set of accounts. It's normal, but it's exactly the kind of thing that's cheaper to get right first time than to unpick.
Every tax bill is predictable months in advance — which makes tax the most plannable cost a business has. A separate tax savings account, fed a fixed percentage of every sale, converts January from a crisis into a transfer.
A good accountant should be able to tell you, in plain English, what they'll do, when, and for exactly how much. Vagueness on any of the three is the tell. Everything else — size of firm, fancy office, distance from The Lane — is decoration.
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General guidance, not personal advice — thresholds and dates change. For advice on your own position in The Lane, message us and we'll answer against your actual numbers.
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