Nordens Chartered Accountants
Professional Services Accountants London
Nordens act for solicitors, consultancies, agencies and other professional services firms across London and Essex. We handle LLP and partnership accounts and tax, SRA accounts rules work for law firms, work in progress and lock-up reporting, profit per partner analysis, and succession or incorporation planning.
Who we work with
The businesses we support every week.
Law firms
Sole practitioners to multi-partner practices needing client account discipline and SRA compliance.
Consultancies
Advisory businesses where utilisation, day rates and pipeline determine profit.
Creative and marketing agencies
Retainer and project businesses managing freelancers, pass-through costs and cash timing.
Surveyors, architects and other practices
Fee-earning practices with long projects, staged billing and professional indemnity obligations.
What usually goes wrong
The problems we are brought in to fix.
Lock-up quietly eating the cash
Unbilled work in progress plus slow debtors can hold more cash than the firm's annual profit. Most firms do not measure it weekly.
Profit per partner nobody can explain
Without fee earner level reporting, partners argue about drawings instead of managing performance.
Accounts rules and client money
For law firms, breaches carry regulatory consequences well beyond the accounting error itself.
Partnership versus company
Many firms stay in a structure chosen years ago that no longer suits their profit level or succession plan.
Drawings set on optimism
Drawings taken ahead of tax reserves is the most common cause of a painful January for professional firms.
Succession with no plan
Retiring partners, capital repayment and the next generation buying in need modelling long before anyone announces a date.
What is included
The work we do for you.
LLP and partnership accounts and tax
Statutory accounts, partnership returns and partner tax reserves handled together.
Solicitors accounts rules work
Client account reviews and the assurance work law firms are required to obtain.
Work in progress and lock-up reporting
Monthly reporting on WIP, debtor days and cash conversion by fee earner.
Profit per partner and pricing
Analysis of fee income, recovery rates and pricing so profit improves without more hours.
Cloud accounting and practice systems
Xero integrated with practice management so billing and accounting agree.
Succession and incorporation planning
Structure reviews, partner buy-ins and exit planning modelled with the tax impact.
Your team
Named senior people, not a call centre.
You work with the same senior contacts throughout, supported by a specialist team, with a director signing off the advice you act on. We are a privately owned firm, so the people you meet are the people accountable for the work.
Joe Sword
Director & Head of Advisory
Mitch Hahn
Director & Head of Growth
Panayiota Viglas
Director & Head of Accounts
Lorraine Curtis
Director & Head of Audit
Darren Hahn
Director of Operations
Sharon Brooks
Head of People & Culture and Practice Manager
Ashlee Cooper
Chief Marketing Officer
Jennifer Georgiou
Client Co-Ordination Manager
Elizabeth Bello
Tax Manager
Hollie Watson
Cloud Manager
Maria Mousoullou
VAT Manager
Jane Gilbert
Payroll Manager
Juliet Mensah
Audit Manager
Stephanie Georgiou
Operations Co-Ordinator
Proof
Results for businesses like yours.
Professional Services
Taylors Legal
Transforming a forward-thinking law firm into a growth powerhouse
Read the storyProfessional Services
Oracle Solicitors
Strategic financial partnership for a growing legal practice
Read the storyProfessional Services
Samantha Pope Interiors
Scaling a luxury interiors brand with financial clarity
Read the storyClient reviews
Rated 4.9 by the businesses we work with.
"Switching to Xero felt like a big step, but having the Nordens team with us every step of the way made all the difference. We finally feel in control of our finances."
"We have used Nordens for the last 5 years and have had a great service throughout. The guys are very passionate about what they do and have played a part in the growth of our company, highly recommend."
"Nordens resolve problems that seem so big for us, and turn those into a positive. They will suggest ways forward, and ultimately help us run our business. It's honestly a miracle. I can only describe our relationship with Nordens as a partnership."
How easy is it to transfer?
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
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We work from offices in Essex and central London with clients across the UK. Tell us where you are now and what you want the business to do next, and we will tell you plainly whether we can help.
Essex Office
406 Roding Lane South, Woodford Green, Essex IG8 8EYMonday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm
London Office
8 Coldbath Square, London EC1R 5HLMonday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm
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