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Co-op Friendly Accountants

Here you'll find a list of accountants with specific experience of working with and for co-operatives.

Co-op Friendly Accountants

Need an accountant or bookkeeper? The organisations  below have experience of working with co-operatives and mutuals.

  • Accountancy.coop - Poole

Approachable and friendly accountants specialising in co-operatives and all other types of small businesses. Offering accounts, taxation, business and consultancy advice and support, with free initial ‘coffee and consultation’.

www.accountancy.coop / 01202 621622 / [email protected]

  • Alanbrookes - Stroud

Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditor - The co-op specialist is Andrew Fisher

www.alanbrookes.co.uk / 01934 863386 / [email protected]

    • Catalyst Collective

    Accounting services and financial planning advice for co-ops.

    www.catalystcollective.org / 0845 223 5254 / [email protected]

    • Co-operative Assistance Network – Bristol, Chelmsford & Southampton

    CAN provide bookkeeping, payroll and year-end accounts to co-ops registered as both companies and societies. CAN are not chartered accountants but have a close working relationship with chartered accountants Alanbrookes for provision of accountants' reports and audits.

    www.can.coop / 0845 3733616 / [email protected]

    • North West Housing - Liverpool

    A co-op and a secondary co-op of over 40 co-operatives, mainly housing co-op IPS’s. NWH offer co-ops a free initial financial health check, full accountancy and financial management services, and can facilitate an audit.

    www.nwhousing.org.uk / 0151 726 2229 / [email protected]

    • Sharenergy - Shrewsbury

    Sharenergy provides specialist bookkeeping and accounts support to over 30 renewable energy societies across the UK. Our financial services include bookkeeping, invoicing, management accounts, annual accounts, HMRC tax returns & VAT returns, as part of our wider society administration services which cover both routine annual back-office support and tailored administration of bond and share offers. Our financial services are provided by our fully-qualified in-house financial team.

    www.sharenergy.coop / 01743 835242 / Eithne George - [email protected]

    • South West Co-operative Development - Taunton

    Financial services from bookkeeping, pay roll to year-end accounts.

    www.southwest.coop/services / 0300 4562265 / [email protected]

    • Third Sector Accountancy - Manchester

    Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors specialising in co-operatives and community benefit societies (charitable or otherwise), and regular charities. Book-keeping, payroll, accounts, and audit.

    www.manchesteraccountancy.org / 0161 2140879 / [email protected]

    Further Reading

    Financial Literacy for Co-operatives’ by Seeds for Change and Acorn Co-op Support

    If you work with or are aware of co-op friendly accountants or are an accountant with experience of working with co-operatives, please contact [email protected] or call 0161 214 1786

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