Two offices. One team.
Fifty years of Staffordshire accountancy.
We have advised owner-managed businesses, farming families and professional partnerships across Tamworth and Uttoxeter since the 1970s. Two offices, one team — organised around one named partner per client.
Regulated & recognised
What we do
Eight things we do, organised around one named partner per client.
Year-end accounts & corporation tax
For limited companies of every size.
Statutory accounts, corporation tax filing, and Companies House compliance — prepared by the partner who knows your business.
Year-end accounts →Self-assessment & personal tax
For directors, partners, and high earners.
Personal tax returns, payment-on-account planning, and HMRC correspondence handled end to end.
Self-assessment →Bookkeeping, VAT & payroll
For businesses that want the detail handled.
Monthly or quarterly bookkeeping, VAT returns under Making Tax Digital, and PAYE payroll runs.
Bookkeeping →Audit & assurance
For companies above the statutory threshold.
Statutory audit, independent examination, and assurance reporting for owner-managed and group companies.
Audit & assurance →Management accounts & FD service
For businesses that need more than a year-end.
Monthly management accounts, KPI reporting, and a part-time Finance Director service for growing businesses.
Management accounts →R&D tax credits & due diligence
For innovative businesses and those buying or selling.
R&D tax credit claims, pre-acquisition due diligence, and financial reporting for transactions.
R&D tax credits →Forecasting & planning
For businesses planning ahead.
Cash-flow forecasts, budgets, and business plans — prepared alongside your partner, not handed off to a junior.
Forecasting →Raising finance
For businesses seeking funding or investment.
Support with bank lending, investor packs, and the financial information lenders and investors require.
Raising finance →Who we work with
We do most of our work in six sectors.
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SME businesses
Owner-managed companies across Staffordshire — accounts, tax, and the commercial advice that comes with a long-standing partner relationship.
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Sports professionals
Tax structuring and income planning for professional athletes — including restructuring to maximise income levels across a playing career and beyond.
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Farming
Agricultural accounts and tax for farming families across the region — clients include partnerships and contracting companies with diversification projects.
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Medical
Accounts and tax for GPs, consultants, and medical practices — including partnership accounts and NHS pension planning.
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Engineering and manufacturing
Year-end accounts, R&D tax credit claims, and management reporting for engineering and manufacturing businesses across the Midlands.
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Property and investment companies
Accounts, tax planning, and compliance for property investors and investment companies — including capital gains and inheritance tax considerations.
The practice
A practice you can name the partners of.
Philip Barnes & Co has been advising businesses across Tamworth and Uttoxeter since the 1970s. We operate from two offices in Staffordshire — The Old Council Chambers on Halford Street in Tamworth, and 40 Carter Street in Uttoxeter — and we have remained independently owned throughout.
We are deliberately the size of practice that can take a client end-to-end without handing the file sideways. Every engagement names a partner. That partner does the year-end, the tax review, and the planning conversations — not a rotating team of seniors.
- Offices
- Tamworth & Uttoxeter
- In practice
- Over 50 years
- Regulated by
- ICAEW
Chris Humphreys
MANAGING PARTNER
Leads the Tamworth office.
Faith Bates
PARTNER
Tamworth office.
John Clark
PARTNER
Sports professionals and owner-managed businesses.
Dean Ackrill
PARTNER
Uttoxeter office.
I have been a client of Philip Barnes & Co for several years, during which time my business affairs have been restructured to help maximise my income levels. John Clark and his team, have advised on, and managed all areas of this transition. John could do with some work on his squash game, but his accountancy skills are pretty good! Thanks for your help! I would highly recommend Philip Barnes & Co.
Philip Barnes & Co have looked after my accounts and tax affairs for more than 7 years, and during that period, I have saved a significant amount of tax, thanks to the restructuring and tax planning advice I have received. I find John Clark's approach very refreshing, and easy to understand, and would highly recommend him, and his business to other sports professionals. Although, John could still do with quite a few more golf lessons!
We have been a farming client of Philip Barnes since 1970 and we have always found them approachable, friendly and supportive. Jo Warburton has always ‘gone the extra mile’ for us. Our diversification projects and our contracting companies have grown over the years with the professional support of Philip Barnes. I would certainly recommend them to small or large businesses.
No procurement process. Not a sales call.
A call with a partner
Thirty minutes on the phone. We tell you whether we are the right fit.
A short written quote
A fixed-fee proposal. No hourly rates, no surprises.
We take over the file
We write to your previous accountant. You do not have to.
The same partner, every year
Holiday cover aside, the partner you meet on day one is the partner you keep.
If you are thinking of moving practice, we will write the awkward letter for you.
Or call 01827 60033 — Tamworth office, Monday–Friday.