Accountant in Paignton
Paignton businesses deserve an accountant who actually responds.
Most small business owners in Paignton are juggling compliance on top of everything else — and getting slow, jargon-heavy answers from their accountant makes it worse. DG Accountancy offers fixed monthly fees, ACCA-qualified advice from founder Daniel Grimmelijkhuizen, and same-day replies to questions that matter.
- Your tax position is clear well before any deadline arrives
- VAT, payroll and bookkeeping handled without chasing you for paperwork
- One fixed monthly fee — agreed upfront, no surprise bills
- You work directly with Daniel, not a rotating cast of juniors
No long-term contract. If it is not working after three months, you leave with clean books and nothing owed.
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Fixed pricing. Same-day reply.
What our clients say
★★★★★
Fast Turnaround Without Cutting Corners
“Daniel was extremely responsive, clear, and professional throughout. He turned everything around very quickly without cutting corners.”
★★★★★
Every Detail Explained Clearly
“He is the most amazing person, very professional, explaining every detail meticulously in order to finalise our accounts.”
★★★★★
Rates Better Than Other Accountants
“His rates are extremely good compared to some other accountants out there and I get more for my money.”
★★★★★
Quick, Efficient and Friendly Service
“Excellent service providing financial accounts for probate. Quick, efficient and friendly. Would highly recommend.”
Sound familiar?
Still waiting on your accountant to call back?
Running a business in Paignton leaves little time for chasing invoices, reconciling bank statements and wondering when your next tax bill is going to land. If your accountant is slow to reply, speaks in jargon or only surfaces once a year to file, you are absorbing a problem that should not be yours to carry.
- Tax bills arriving with no warning because no one planned ahead
- Emails to your accountant going unanswered for days at a time
- Compliance managed reactively, leaving penalties and missed deadlines as live risks
What sorted looks like
Your compliance runs on a predictable schedule, your tax position is visible throughout the year, and questions get answered the day you ask them. That is not a high bar — but it is the one that matters.
- Your tax bill is visible months ahead — no year-end surprises
- Questions answered the same day, by phone or email
- Deadlines tracked and filed on time — penalties are not your problem to manage
- One fixed monthly fee, agreed before anything starts
What Paignton clients say about us
Clients typically arrive with compliance concerns and leave with a clearer picture of their finances and considerably less to worry about.
I worked with Daniel at DG Accountancy to review and sign off my sole trader accounts for a time-sensitive mortgage application, and the service was excellent. Daniel was extremely responsive, clear, and professional throughout. He understood exactly what the lender required, turned everything around very quickly without cutting corners. Communication was straightforward and reassuring, which made a potentially stressful part of the mortgage process much easier. Fees were transparent, turnaround was fast, and the work was done thoroughly and accurately. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Daniel to anyone needing reliable accountancy support, particularly where deadlines really matter.
Absolutely recommend Daniel for all and any accounts related matter. Would use his expertise again. He is the most amazing person, very professional, explaining every detail meticulously in order to finalise our accounts. A huge thank you Daniel.
Everything your business needs, one fixed fee
Whether you are a sole trader in Paignton or a growing limited company, services are packaged to match your stage — nothing you do not need, nothing missing that you do.
Bookkeeping and Cloud Accounting
Your records are kept current every month in Xero, so there is no year-end scramble and your bank feeds reconcile automatically. MTD compliance is built in from the start, so Making Tax Digital is not something you need to think about separately.
Included as standardVAT, Payroll and Compliance
Quarterly VAT returns are filed on time, payroll runs to schedule with RTI submissions handled, and your VAT threshold is monitored — you will not cross it without knowing. Directors’ Self Assessment returns are included in most packages.
Deadline managed for youTax Planning and Advisory
Year-end accounts and Corporation Tax returns are filed accurately and on time, but the more useful work happens before that — proactively flagging what your bill is likely to be and where there is room to structure things more efficiently. You get that conversation included, not invoiced separately.
Proactive, not reactiveConsistent feedback across different clients
From sole traders filing their first return to business owners managing payroll and VAT, the experience tends to be the same: clear communication, no nasty surprises.
Asked Dan To Do Monthly Books
“Daniel was very helpful with my books and tax return. He offered great advise and insight in how to manage my books better and more efficiently. His knowledge in tax law and what can be used for expenses really helped with saving money where I could. As a sole trader it’s really hard to keep on top of things and have now asked Dan to do monthly books for me. His rates are extremely good compared to some other accountants out there and I get more for my money.”
Never Have To Worry About Accounts
“Professional service. This company does my accounts every year and i never have to worry about it. Speedy as well. I am a very happy customer.”
Spoke Through Everything, Made It Clear
“Daniel was very helpful and patient with me when I had no clue what to do and spoke through everything with me and made it clear, couldn’t recommend him enough, thank you again.”
What makes the difference for Paignton businesses
There is no shortage of accountants. The difference tends to come down to whether yours actually explains things, replies quickly, and knows your industry before you have to educate them.
Twenty Years Across Real Industries
Daniel has worked in airlines, construction, manufacturing and entertainment — not just practice. That cross-sector background means he understands the operational pressures different businesses face, not just the compliance obligations. You are unlikely to describe a problem he has not encountered before in some form.
Replies Come the Same Day
DG Accountancy is built around responsiveness. Clients do not wait days for a simple question to be answered or spend time chasing a callback. If you send a message during office hours, you get a reply that day — which turns out to be rarer than it should be.
Plain English, No Jargon
Accounting involves technical language, but your emails do not need to. Daniel explains what your numbers mean, what your options are, and what happens next in language that makes sense without a qualification to decode it. Which is, frankly, the way it should be.
Up and running in four straightforward steps
Most clients are fully onboarded within a week. The process is designed to take as little of your time as possible.
Book a discovery call
A short conversation about your business, what you currently have in place, and what you actually need. No sales pitch — just an honest assessment of whether DG Accountancy is the right fit. You will leave the call knowing exactly what happens next.
Receive your fixed-fee quote
A clear, written quote tailored to your business structure and the services you need. Everything is agreed upfront, so there are no surprises on the first invoice or any invoice after that.
Onboarding and Xero setup
Your Xero account is set up — or tidied up if one already exists — bank feeds are connected and everything needed is gathered. Most clients are fully onboarded within a week and have very little to do themselves.
Compliance handled, advice available
Deadlines run on schedule, questions get answered and your tax position stays visible throughout the year. The parts of running a business that used to sit on your to-do list simply stop being there.
“Huge thanks to Daniel for helping ourselves with our taxes! Being self employed means we all have to do this ourselves which is just not possible on top of our work load. Thanks again! We will be using you again!”
Things Paignton clients usually ask first
I run a small business in Paignton — do you handle local businesses or only larger companies?
DG Accountancy works with sole traders, limited company directors, contractors and small business owners across Devon and the wider UK. There is no minimum turnover or headcount. Whether you are a sole trader filing your first Self Assessment or a limited company with payroll and VAT to manage, the service scales to fit.
What does it actually cost and what is included?
Pricing is a fixed monthly fee, agreed before anything starts and not subject to surprise additions. Limited company packages run from £79 per month, sole trader packages from £41 per month, with a 50% discount on the monthly fee for the first three months. A free quote will outline exactly what is included for your specific situation — no hourly rates, no ambiguity.
My books are not in great shape — is that a problem for switching?
It is not unusual. Most new clients arrive with records in some state of disarray, whether that is a backlog of uncategorised transactions or a Xero account that has not been touched in months. Catch-up bookkeeping is handled as part of the onboarding process, and the cost of getting things current is discussed honestly upfront before you commit to anything.
Am I locked into a long-term contract?
No. There is no minimum term beyond the initial onboarding. If DG Accountancy is not working for you after the first few months, you can leave with clean, up-to-date books and nothing owed. The intention is to be worth staying with — not to make leaving difficult.
Do you only work with clients in Paignton, or can you help businesses elsewhere in Devon?
DG Accountancy is based in Torquay but operates as a fully online practice serving clients across Devon and the whole of the UK. All services are delivered remotely via Xero, video calls and secure file sharing — so location is not a barrier to getting started.
Can you help me reduce my tax bill, or is it just compliance filing?
Compliance is the baseline — returns filed accurately and on time. The more useful work is what happens alongside that: reviewing your salary and dividend structure, flagging allowable expenses you may be missing, and making sure you know your likely tax liability well before the deadline. That conversation is included, not treated as an extra.
Stop chasing your accountant for answers. Start with a call.
A free discovery call takes fifteen minutes and costs nothing. You will leave knowing your fixed monthly fee, what is included, and what happens next — which is more than most people know going in.