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Reviewed by Rehan Razzaq FCCA — ACCA-chartered accountant serving Bolton.

R&R Chartered Certified Accountants works with sole traders, limited companies and landlords across Bolton and the wider Greater Manchester area. If you are looking for an accountant in Bolton 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.

Accounting services for Bolton businesses

Your Bolton-focused accountant

Bolton has a strong engineering, logistics and professional-services base, alongside a thriving independent trades, retail and healthcare community. We work with owner-managed businesses across the town: retailers around Deansgate and the Market Place, engineering and logistics firms on Middlebrook and Wingates industrial estates, tradespeople across Halliwell, Astley Bridge and Farnworth, healthcare professionals serving Bolton NHS, and landlords managing rental portfolios in Tonge Moor, Breightmet and Little Lever.

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.

Areas of Bolton we cover

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

Bolton town centre and Deansgate
Astley Bridge, Halliwell and Smithills
Tonge Moor, Breightmet and Bradshaw
Farnworth, Kearsley and Little Lever
Horwich, Westhoughton and Blackrod
Egerton, Bromley Cross and Harwood

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 Bolton

We work with sole traders and freelancers filing their first Self Assessment, established limited companies that have outgrown a DIY spreadsheet, contractors trading through their own company, and landlords managing rental income alongside a day job. We also support healthcare professionals, opticians, pharmacies, wholesalers and e-commerce sellers with more particular reporting needs.

Meeting us — Bolton to our office

Our office is at 74 St James’s Road, Blackburn, BB1 8ET, roughly 25–30 minutes from Bolton 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.

Get started

If you are ready to hand your books to an ACCA-chartered accountant working with Bolton 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 engineering or logistics businesses on Middlebrook or Wingates?

Yes. We act for a number of engineering, manufacturing and logistics firms based on the Middlebrook and Wingates industrial estates, handling everything from VAT and payroll to management accounts and cashflow forecasting. Real-time reporting in Xero or QuickBooks is particularly useful for businesses managing stock, subcontractors or fluctuating job costs.

I’m a tradesperson working around Halliwell or Farnworth — can you fit around my hours?

Yes. Many of our Bolton clients are self-employed tradespeople who don’t have time to sit in an office during the day. We set you up with simple cloud bookkeeping you can do from your phone in the evening, and we’re reachable by phone, email or video call so you never need to take time off a job to speak to us.

How far is Bolton from your office, and will I need to travel?

Our office is in Blackburn, roughly 25–30 minutes from Bolton town centre via the M61 and M65 (junction 5). Most Bolton clients handle everything remotely through Xero or QuickBooks, so face-to-face visits are the exception rather than the rule — useful for onboarding or a year-end review, but not something you need to build into your week.

I already have an accountant in Bolton — how does switching work?

We manage the whole process for you. Once you sign up, we contact your existing accountant, request your accounting records and the last set of accounts or tax returns, and deal with the transfer directly — you don’t need to have an awkward conversation or chase paperwork yourself. Handovers typically take one to two weeks depending on how up to date your records are.