Retail

Helping you win the market

As a retailer, you are operating in an increasingly competitive market. Whatever the nature of your retail business, you are not alone in the challenges you face.

Stock control, cashflow, purchase procedures and reconciliation: these are issues that confront all retailers, on a daily basis. Whether you run a small shop, a high street store or an e-commerce site, the success of your business hangs on having effective procedures in place.

At Albert Goodman, we understand the practicalities of running a retail business. We understand them, because we advise a wide range of clients in this sector.

Our specialists provide technical and practical support that is tailored to your business – support that will lighten your workload, save you time, and help you overcome your challenges.

Here are some of the ways we help:

• Business advice: we provide strategic business advice to help your business grow
• Tax compliance: we prepare and submit your tax returns, to reduce the burden of compliance
• Business accounts: we prepare your annual accounts
• Statutory audit: we provide a comprehensive audit service
• Tax planning: we advise you on ways of mitigating your tax liabilities
• VAT: we help navigate you through the VAT regime, and advise you on the most appropriate scheme for your business. Then, we relieve you of some of your administrative burden
• Cashflow: we assist with cashflow forecasting, budgeting and monitoring
• Business valuations: we prepare clear and thorough business valuations, for a variety of purposes
• Certifications: we provide turnover rent certifications, and certify trade returns such as ATOL, CAA and DoT
• KPI and performance measuring: we help you select Key Performance Indicators, and measure and monitor the performance of your business
• Reviews: we carry out system and process reviews, to maximise the efficiency of your business