Professional accounting, compliance, and advisory services for consulting businesses from Vanilla Accounting.

Our team specialise in bookkeeping, reporting, and compliance services for consulting businesses and other UK SMEs, as well as business growth consultancy and a flexible Virtual Finance Director service.

How we help:

  1. Outsourced accounting for consulting firms: delegate your accounting workload to our team of experienced accountants, giving you accurate and consistent financial records and advice to support your operations.
  2. Business growth consulting: develop your consulting business or expand into new markets with our personalised consultancy service aimed at accelerating your growth and maximising profitability.
  3. Virtual Finance Director: our innovative Virtual Finance Director service gives you access to expert financial leadership and impartial advice on a flexible and scalable basis.
  4. Tax planning and advice: Stay compliant with your HMRC tax obligations and optimise your tax liability through allowances and tax breaks.
  5. Management accounting: access real-time financial insights to enhance your decision-making at all levels, optimise resource allocation, and achieve sustainable growth.
  6. Outsourced payroll: let us help you streamline your back-office functions and reduce your administrative burden, with our cost-effective outsourced payroll service.

Why choose Vanilla Accounting?

Vanilla Accounting are a specialist SME accountant with extensive experience providing accounting services for consulting firms. While there are many online accountancy services to choose from, it’s important for consulting businesses to work with an accountant who understands and specialises in their industry.

This is because of the particular challenges faced by many consulting businesses and independent specialists, including cash flow management due to the project-based nature of the business, tax compliance, and resource allocation. As a consultancy specialist, we stay updated on relevant tax laws and industry specific regulations to keep you compliant, and to allow you to focus on building and developing your business.

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What to expect:

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  • Predictable costs: our 12-month fixed fee structure gives you financial clarity and avoids unexpected surprises.
  • Unrestricted access to your accountant: your accountant is available to support you whenever you need them. Our fee includes unlimited meetings and calls to address your queries at any time.
  • Tax efficiency review: our detailed tax efficiency review will help enhance your financial agility and lower your tax liabilities.
  • Bespoke accounting solutions: Vanilla combine cloud-based accounting software and technologies with personal communication for a hybrid service model that meets the needs of each customer.

How Our Business Growth Consultants Can Eradicate Your Organisation’s Pain Points

Our business growth consultants play a crucial role in eradicating SMEs’ common pain points by providing valuable insights, strategies, and expertise that can help them to thrive, even in challenging economic circumstances.

Support Your Business To Grow

Business growth consultants are designed to help SMEs to achieve sustainable growth. Our experienced consultants will:

  Analyse the current state of your business using a detailed gap analysis.

  Identify areas for improvement to enhance your business’s efficiency and productivity.

  Develop tailored growth strategies that are ambitious yet achievable.


By leveraging the expertise of our business growth consultants, your SME can overcome some of the most common obstacles, optimise its operations, and unlock growth potential.

What next?

Based on a personal understanding of your business structure, growth ambitions, and sector, we offer a tailored accountancy service to help you focus on your organisational needs and priorities.

For more information about our accounting services for consulting businesses, get in touch today to speak with one of our experienced Chartered Accountants.

Please click here to send us a message, or call us directly on 0115 945 2222.

We Are Vanilla Accounting

Professionals who work wonders

What do you call someone who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing? You are right, an accountant. Well, it’s an old joke and perhaps, it isn’t entirely untrue. Accountants have a reputation for being boring and cynical. We want to change this perception.

We are Chartered Accountants who create value. Our clients have learnt that we are not emotionless automatons who crunch numbers and talk about amortisation, budgeting and cash flows.

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Phill Edwards
Phill Edwards
Managing Director

Phil Edwards, a Chartered Accountant, founded Vanilla Accounting in 2010.

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Helen Geohegan
Accounts Assistant

Helen Geohegan is a key member of the Vanilla Accounting team and has recently returned to work after raising a family.

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Caroline Lewis has worked in the finance sector for over four years, during which time she has focused on bookkeeping and payroll.

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Kelly Davies
Client Manager

Kelly Davies has a passion for bookkeeping and has become an AAT-qualified bookkeeper.

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Rachel Wade
Senior Client Manager

Her commitment to attention to detail, allows her to establish strong client relationships.

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Jenna Wood
Accounts Assistant

Jenna Wood brings a wealth of customer service experience to the organisation and is focused on pursuing her AAT qualification. 

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Rachael Cobb ACA
Client Services Director

Qualified to ACA and ATT standards, Rachael Cobb commenced her career as a school leaver at a local firm of accountants. 

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Beth Edwards
Office Manager

With an interesting and varied career history that spans many roles, Beth Edwards leverages her extensive skillset and experience as the Office Manager at Vanilla Accounting. Dedicated to creating a positive and enjoyable workplace environment for staff and clients.

Phill Edwards
Phill Edwards
Managing Director

Phil Edwards, a Chartered Accountant, founded Vanilla Accounting in 2010.

Helen Geohegan
Helen Geohegan
Accounts Assistant

Helen Geogeghan is a key member of the Vanilla Accounting team and has recently returned to work after raising a family.

Caroline Lewis
Caroline Lewis
Bookkeeper

Caroline Lewis has worked in the finance sector for over four years, during which time she has focused on bookkeeping and payroll.

Kelly Davies
Kelly Davies
Client Manager

Kelly Davies has a passion for bookkeeping and has become an AAT-qualified bookkeeper.

Rachel Wade
Rachel Wade
Client Manager

Her commitment to attention to detail, allows her to establish strong client relationships.

Jenna Wood
Jenna Wood
Accounts Assistant

Jenna Wood brings a wealth of customer service experience to the organisation and is focused on pursuing her AAT qualification. 

Rachael Cobb ACA
Rachael Cobb ACA
Client Services Director

Qualified to ACA and ATT standards, Rachael Cobb commenced her career as a school leaver at a local firm of accountants.

Beth Edwards
Beth Edwards
Office Manager

With an interesting and varied career history that spans many roles, Beth Edwards leverages her extensive skillset and experience as the Office Manager at Vanilla Accounting. Dedicated to creating a positive and enjoyable workplace environment for staff and clients.

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