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Welcome to our website for Phillip Bates & Co Ltd

We are a professional team of accountants who provide expert services to business and individuals across the country. We pride ourselves on offering a personalised accountancy service delivered by highly experienced staff with the knowledge to help your business succeed.

Our experienced team can help you every step of the way in reaching your business goals. From bookkeeping and accounts preparation to payroll and VAT services, we are on hand to assist.

We also provide a wide range of services for private individuals including tax and audit planning, as well as personal financial planning advice. We work with clients of all shapes and sizes, so whether you are just starting out, or you are a well-established business looking for expert guidance, we are here for you.

To find out more about our services and how we can help you achieve your goals, please contact us.

Whatever stage of business life, our team is able to help you.

Whether you are starting out, looking to grow or considering a sale, we can provide the guidance you need.

Because we are both Chartered Accountants and, through our sister company, Chartered Financial Planners, we are able to provide our clients in Cheshire, Merseyside, North Wales and across the UK with professional, comprehensive and high quality advice.

our core services

Business Planning

Budgeting, Cash Flow and Forecasts

Financial and Retirement Planning

Trusts and Estates

Business Valuations

Bookkeeping

Succession Planning

Company Secretarial

Company Formation and Start-Ups

Business Acquisitions and Sales

Business start-up

Accounting

VAT

Payroll

Tax

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For your free first meeting with us and to discuss your requirements, contact our team who will be happy to help.
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News

October 6, 2025

Digital ID to Become Mandatory for Right to Work Checks

The government has announced its plan to introduce a new digital ID scheme, which will become the standard way to complete Right to Work checks by the end of the current Parliament.
October 2, 2025

Amazon to close UK grocery stores as focus shifts to online delivery

Amazon is set to close all 19 of its UK Amazon Fresh grocery stores less than five years after launching the till-free sites in London. Five of the stores may be converted into Whole Foods outlets, another grocery brand owned by Amazon.
October 1, 2025

Building cyber resilience: Preparing for Recovery as Well As Defence

Cyber incidents continue to feature in the news headlines, with airports now joining large UK retailers and manufacturers in experiencing serious disruption to supply chains and services.
September 29, 2025

UK and US launch joint task force on the future of financial markets

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, hosted US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at Downing Street recently for a joint industry roundtable. The meeting reaffirmed the close ties between London and New York as leading global financial centres and announced the creation of a new Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future.