Bookkeeping, VAT, payroll, management accounts and year-end preparation delivered from Kochi by a Chartered Accountancy firm operating since 1987. Work on your Xero, QuickBooks or Sage files, to your deadlines.
Book a consultation partners@agacas.comWhat is accounting outsourcing to India for UK businesses?
It means a qualified team in India keeps your books, prepares VAT returns under Making Tax Digital, runs payroll and prepares management and year-end accounts inside your own Xero, QuickBooks or Sage files. A. George & Associates, a Chartered Accountancy firm in Kochi since 1987, reviews every deliverable before it reaches you; you or your UK agent approve and file with HMRC.
- Software
- Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, FreeAgent
- Turnaround
- Next UK business morning
- Filing
- By you or your UK agent
- Pricing
- Fixed monthly or dedicated staff
UK businesses and accountancy practices are moving routine accounting work offshore to control costs and cover staffing gaps. A. George & Associates gives you a qualified team in India that works inside your systems, follows your checklists and reports to you on a fixed schedule.
India is 4½ to 5½ hours ahead of the UK, so work sent at the end of your day is usually back by the start of the next one, and our team overlaps with your morning for calls and queries.
We support two kinds of UK clients: businesses that want their finance function run end to end, and accountancy practices that want white-label capacity for their own clients during busy season or all year round.
What does the service include?
Bookkeeping
- Daily or weekly transaction coding in Xero, QuickBooks Online, Sage, FreeAgent
- Bank and credit card reconciliations
- Sales and purchase ledger, supplier statement reconciliation
- Receipt capture via Dext / Hubdoc / AutoEntry
VAT & MTD
- VAT return preparation under Making Tax Digital
- Flat rate, cash and standard accounting schemes
- Domestic reverse charge and EC/postponed import VAT entries
- Return files ready for your review and submission
Payroll
- Monthly and weekly payroll processing
- RTI FPS/EPS preparation, payslips, P60s and P11Ds
- Auto-enrolment pension calculations and uploads
- Starter and leaver processing
Management accounts
- Monthly or quarterly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow
- Budget vs actual and KPI packs
- Accruals, prepayments, depreciation schedules
- Dashboards in Power BI or Excel
Year-end & practice support
- Year-end accounts preparation for limited companies and LLPs
- Corporation tax computation working papers
- Self-assessment and partnership return preparation
- Working papers to your practice's file standards
Credit control & AP
- Supplier invoice processing and payment runs
- Customer invoicing and aged debtor follow-up
- Expense claim processing
- Month-end close checklist ownership
How does it work?
Scoping call
We review your volumes, software and deadlines and agree a fixed monthly fee or an hourly arrangement.
Trial period
A short paid pilot on live work so you can check quality and turnaround before committing.
Secure onboarding
NDA, user-level access to your cloud software, a dedicated manager and a shared task tracker.
Steady state
Agreed daily, weekly and monthly deliverables with a review by a qualified accountant before anything reaches you.
Why choose A. George & Associates?
- Chartered Accountancy firm, established 1987, with offices across India, UAE and Singapore
- Work reviewed by qualified accountants, not only processed by juniors
- Dedicated team that learns your clients and your style, not a rotating pool
- Next-morning turnaround thanks to the UK–India time difference
- Confidentiality agreements, role-based access and no local copies of client data unless agreed
- Fixed monthly pricing available, so costs are predictable
Returns and filings are submitted to HMRC and Companies House by you or your UK agent; we prepare and review, you approve and file.
Frequently asked questions about Accounting Outsourcing for UK
Do you file VAT or tax returns with HMRC directly?
We prepare the returns and supporting working papers. Submission is done by you or your UK-authorised agent, so you stay in control of what goes to HMRC.
Which accounting software do you work on?
Xero, QuickBooks Online, Sage, FreeAgent and most cloud ledgers, plus receipt tools such as Dext and Hubdoc. We work inside your subscription, so the data stays with you.
Can you work white-label for my accountancy practice?
Yes. Our team works under your practice name and procedures and never contacts your clients unless you ask us to.
How is client data kept secure?
Every engagement is covered by a confidentiality agreement. Staff work through individual logins with access limited to the files they need, and access is removed when an engagement ends. We can align to your own data protection and UK GDPR requirements.
How is pricing set?
Either a fixed monthly fee based on transaction volume and scope, or a dedicated full-time accountant at a monthly rate. We quote after a short scoping call.
We are a small UK accountancy practice. Is outsourcing worth it?
Yes, it is common for practices to outsource bookkeeping, VAT and year-end preparation to free partners and seniors for review and advisory work, especially in January and around year-ends.
Get a quote for UK accounting outsourcing
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