A qualified accountant based two miles away in Egham — tax, books and payroll handled by the person you actually speak to, not passed down a chain.
PJFL Accountants works with sole traders, contractors, landlords and limited companies right across Staines-upon-Thames and the wider Spelthorne borough — from first self assessment returns through to year-end accounts, VAT and payroll for an established team.
We're based in Egham, about two miles west of Staines. Near enough to know the area and the businesses trading in it; far enough from the way big firms work that you deal with a named accountant rather than whoever answers the phone. Day to day it runs on email, phone and video call, with your records sent across digitally.
The full range of accountancy work, from a single tax return to running the finance function of an established company.
Self assessment, corporation tax and planning that keeps the bill legitimately down.
Records kept straight through the year, so year end isn't a scramble.
RTI submissions, payslips, pensions auto-enrolment and starters and leavers.
Statutory accounts prepared and filed with Companies House and HMRC.
Cashflow, pricing and structure — the decisions that actually move the numbers.
Compatible software, quarterly updates and the final declaration handled.
A large share of Spelthorne's self-employed work in the airport economy — private hire and courier drivers, freight forwarders, ground handling contractors, and the hotels and trades that serve them. That brings its own questions: mileage versus actual vehicle costs, what genuinely counts as an allowable expense, when turnover crosses the VAT threshold, and how VAT works on freight and services supplied outside the UK. We answer those regularly rather than looking them up.
The office parks in and around Staines and Sunbury mean a steady stream of people leaving a salaried role to consult or contract. The first year is where the money is won or lost: sole trader or limited company, what salary and dividend split actually works, which costs belong in the business, and — if you're contracting back into a corporate — an honest read on your IR35 status before you sign. We'll run the numbers on your actual figures, not a rule of thumb.
Shops and restaurants around the Elmsleigh and Two Rivers centres and along the riverside run on shift and seasonal staff, which makes payroll the awkward part rather than the accounts. We handle RTI, starters and leavers, pensions auto-enrolment and holiday pay, including the rules on allocating tips that came into force in October 2024.
TW18 and TW19 have a deep rental market feeding off Heathrow shift patterns, including HMOs and short lets. We deal with property income on self assessment, the finance-cost restriction on mortgage interest, and whether holding property personally or through a company is genuinely better for you — which since the furnished holiday letting rules ended in April 2025 is a different calculation than it used to be.
We act for clients throughout Staines-upon-Thames (TW18) and the rest of Spelthorne, from just down the road in Egham:
We're based in Egham, around two miles from Staines town centre — close enough to know Spelthorne and the way business is done in it, which is worth more than a postcode when you want a straight answer about your own situation.
The work runs remotely: records sent across digitally, questions answered by phone, email or video call, and the deadlines tracked by us rather than by you. Nothing about it asks you to travel or to post anything anywhere.
We're based in Egham, around two miles from Staines town centre, and we work with clients right across Staines and Spelthorne. Everything runs remotely — records sent digitally, questions answered by phone, email or video — so there's nothing you need to travel for.
The whole of Spelthorne and the boroughs either side of it, including Ashford, Stanwell, Laleham, Shepperton, Sunbury-on-Thames, Egham, Wraysbury, Feltham, Chertsey and Bedfont. Plenty of our clients are further afield again and work with us entirely remotely.
It depends entirely on the work. A single self assessment return is a fraction of the cost of company accounts with payroll and quarterly VAT alongside them. We agree a fixed price in writing before we start, so nothing is billed by the hour and nothing lands as a surprise.
Yes, and it's a common one for us. We'll work out whether the mileage rate or actual running costs leave you better off, make sure the expenses you claim would stand up if HMRC asked, and keep an eye on whether your turnover is heading towards the VAT registration threshold.
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It turns on your expected profit, whether the contracts fall inside IR35, how much you need to draw personally and how long you plan to do it for. Tell us the numbers you're expecting and we'll show you both routes side by side before you commit to either.
Yes. Weekly or monthly RTI submissions, payslips, starters and leavers, pensions auto-enrolment, holiday pay and the tip allocation rules — set up once and then simply run each period, which is what most hospitality and retail employers actually want from it.
You send your current accountant a short note saying you're moving. We write to them for your records and the professional clearance letter, and take the handover from there. There's rarely anything else for you to do, and no need to wait for a year end.
Have a free, no-obligation chat about what you need — we'll follow up with a clear fixed price.