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Accountants in Chorley

Reviewed by Rehan Razzaq FCCA — ACCA Chartered Certified Accountant serving Chorley.

R&R Chartered Certified Accountants works with sole traders, limited companies and landlords across Chorley borough and central Lancashire. If you are looking for an accountant in Chorley who combines proper cloud accounting with the option of a real face-to-face meeting, we are a short drive down the M61 and M65 at 74 St James’s Road, Blackburn BB1 8ET.

Chorley is a short run down the M65 and M61 from our Blackburn office, and we work with Chorley limited companies, contractors and landlords who want local, chartered certified advice.

Your Chorley-focused accountant

Chorley is a market town with a strong base of independent retailers, tradespeople, professional services and a growing business park economy at Buckshaw Village. We work with owner-managed businesses across the town: retailers on Market Street and Fazakerley Street, professional-services firms around Chorley town centre, tradespeople across Astley Village and Coppull, contractors at Buckshaw Village, and landlords managing rental portfolios in Adlington, Whittle-le-Woods and Clayton-le-Woods.

Everything runs through Xero or QuickBooks so you get real-time visibility of your numbers, fixed monthly fees agreed upfront, replies the same working day, and the option of a face-to-face meeting when it is useful.

Accounting for Chorley businesses: what we actually see

Chorley has changed a lot in the last decade, and its business mix now reflects that. Buckshaw Village and the Revolution Park and Euxton corridor have brought in professional services, technology and distribution businesses alongside the town’s traditional trades. Many are limited companies with a director or two, a small payroll and VAT to manage — where the real money is saved is in the salary and dividend split, the timing of equipment purchases, and pension contributions made through the company rather than personally.

A large share of Chorley residents also work on contract in Manchester and Preston through their own companies. For them, the priorities are an IR35 position that has actually been assessed rather than assumed, clean dividend documentation, and expenses handled correctly so nothing unravels later. We give a straight answer on contract status and put the paperwork behind it.

The town’s trading businesses — building and electrical firms, care providers, retailers and hospitality around Market Street and Chorley town centre, and light industrial units at Botany Bay and Chorley North — bring the everyday work: CIS returns, Making Tax Digital VAT filings, payroll and auto-enrolment, and management figures often enough to see a problem while it is still fixable.

Chorley landlords are the fourth group, and the questions are consistent: whether to incorporate, how to treat a refurbishment, and what the Capital Gains bill will look like on a sale. We model that in advance. Practically, we are about 20–25 minutes away via the M61 and M65 with parking at the office, and most Chorley clients run everything through cloud software with the same accountant on the other end of the phone each time.

Areas of Chorley we cover

We support businesses and self-employed clients across the Chorley area, including:

• Chorley town centre and Market Street
• Astley Village and Cowling
• Euxton and Buckshaw Village
• Whittle-le-Woods and Clayton-le-Woods
• Adlington and Rivington
• Coppull, Charnock Richard and Eccleston
• Withnell and Brinscall

We also cover the wider Lancashire and Greater Manchester region for clients who prefer to run everything remotely via cloud accounting.

Who we help in Chorley

For contractors and professional-services firms at Buckshaw Village and along the Euxton corridor, builders, electricians and care providers around Chorley town centre, and landlords in Adlington and Whittle-le-Woods, we handle the Self Assessment, CIS, VAT, payroll and year-end accounts, and produce management figures often enough to spot a problem while it can still be fixed. We also help healthcare professionals, opticians, pharmacies, wholesalers and e-commerce sellers with more particular reporting needs.

Meeting us — Chorley to our office

Our office is at 74 St James’s Road, Blackburn, BB1 8ET, roughly 20–25 minutes from Chorley town centre via the M61 and M65 (junction 5). Most day-to-day work is handled remotely through Xero or QuickBooks, so you rarely need to travel — face-to-face meetings are reserved for onboarding, year-end reviews or one-off planning conversations. Opening hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm. Call 01254 839543 to book.

What Chorley clients say

What happens next

Get started

If you are ready to hand your books to an ACCA Chartered Certified Accountant working with Chorley businesses, get in touch for a free, no-obligation chat, or call 01254 839543. We handle the switch from your current accountant for you — you do not need to manage the handover.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you work with businesses based at Buckshaw Village?

Yes. Buckshaw Village has grown into one of Chorley’s main business hubs, and we work with companies and contractors based there. Everything is handled through Xero or QuickBooks, so distance from our Blackburn office isn’t an issue — you get the same fixed-fee service and same-day responses as any other client.

I run an independent shop on Market Street — is this the right accountant for a small retailer?

Yes. We work with independent retailers in Chorley town centre, from Market Street traders to shops around Fazakerley Street, and we understand the cashflow and VAT issues that come with running a small retail business. We can set you up on simple cloud software so your bookkeeping takes minutes, not hours.

How far is Chorley from your office, and do I need to travel?

Our office is in Blackburn, roughly 20–25 minutes from Chorley town centre via the M61 and M65 (junction 5). In practice most Chorley clients rarely need to travel — onboarding and reviews are usually done by phone or video call, with a face-to-face meeting available whenever it’s useful.

I already have an accountant in Chorley — how do I switch?

We handle the whole handover for you. Once you instruct us, we write to your current accountant, request your records and prior-year files, and manage the transfer directly with them — you don’t need to chase anything yourself. Most switches for Chorley clients are complete within one to two weeks.

How much does an accountant in Chorley cost?

After a free 30-minute call we quote one fixed monthly fee for your Chorley business, in writing, covering the services agreed for the year. There is no hourly billing, so a quick question in July does not become an invoice in August.

Can you take over from my current accountant?

Yes. We handle professional clearance, collect your records, and register as your agent with HMRC. The switch normally takes one to two weeks and needs almost nothing from you.