Colin Hamilton

Colin Hamilton
Corporate Services Director

Colin is a Director at Ward Williams who has more than 25 years of practical experience and qualified with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 2001.

He has a diverse portfolio ranging from small owner managed businesses to larger companies requiring audit together with a number of specialist clients such as charities, pension schemes, acadamies and solicitors. Colin provides a range of accounting, tax and audit services to these clients.

Colin is based at our offices in Uxbridge.

Business Services

We support you through the whole business cycle, from start-up, through growth, to exit by way of sale or succession. We provide a full range of services which are tailored to your circumstances.

Accountancy

We are experienced in providing financial reporting and advisory services required by owner-managed businesses, and can advise on accounting systems, tax planning, business start-ups and cessation matters.

It will come as no surprise that we prepare statutory accounts for companies to assist their directors in fulfilling their obligations to report on the financial position of their business. We also prepare accounts for unincorporated entities such as sole traders and partnerships.

You will be advised by people who are keen to understand the issues unique to your business. We can put a set of figures into perspective, discuss these with you and advise on a broad spectrum of accounting and related tax issues. We can then formulate strategies to ensure that your finance functions are run in the most efficient way.
 
To facilitate easy retrieval of documents and download of large accounting files, we encourage our clients to use our secure encrypted online portal. Our portal gives clients access to their own personal folder 24/7, and provides a better way to exchange files and share information with us.

Audit and Assurance

It is fair to say there are mixed views on the need for and benefits of an audit for any private limited company. Regulations from the UK Government, the EU and regulatory bodies do not assist in making the future of regulation any easier or clearer. 

The reality is that many businesses require an audit either because of legal obligations or occasionally commercial considerations. For these businesses we ensure the audit process has value.

Our auditing procedures try to ensure that you gain the most out of an audit, highlighting potential problems, and providing advice and information that is both useful and understandable. To achieve this, it is important that the audit is integrated into our other services while maintaining the integrity and independence of the process.

Our hands-on and proactive approach to audit services allows the process to be completed as efficiently as possible. Key to this is planning and communication. Our audits are designed to comply with all relevant legislation and legal requirements, whilst minimising interruption to your business. To achieve the maximum benefit from the process we believe in building a long term relationship based on collaboration where we build on our cumulative knowledge and understanding of your business.

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Please complete the form below if you would like to book an appointment with Colin. Once the form is submitted Colin will contact to confirm the date, place and time.

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