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

R&R Chartered Certified Accountants works with sole traders, limited companies and landlords across Manchester and the wider Greater Manchester conurbation. If you are looking for an accountant in Manchester who combines proper cloud accounting with the option of a real face-to-face meeting, we are a short drive down the M66 and M60 at 74 St James’s Road, Blackburn BB1 8ET.

Accounting services for Manchester businesses

• Self Assessment and tax planning
• VAT returns and Making Tax Digital
• Payroll and auto-enrolment
• Bookkeeping
• Year-end accounts and Corporation Tax
• Cloud accounting setup with Xero or QuickBooks
• Management accounts and cashflow forecasting

Your Manchester-focused accountant

Manchester is the North West’s commercial capital — a city of tech and creative agencies, fast-growing e-commerce brands, professional services, hospitality and healthcare. We work with owner-managed businesses across the city: tech, agency and creative firms in Ancoats and the Northern Quarter, retailers and restaurants around Deansgate, Spinningfields and Chorlton, contractors across Salford Quays and MediaCityUK, e-commerce sellers across Trafford Park, healthcare professionals and pharmacies serving the city, and landlords managing residential portfolios in Didsbury, Levenshulme and Chorlton.

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 Manchester we cover

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

• Manchester city centre, Ancoats and the Northern Quarter
• Deansgate, Spinningfields and Castlefield
• Salford, Salford Quays and MediaCityUK
• Didsbury, Chorlton and Whalley Range
• Levenshulme, Rusholme and Fallowfield
• Trafford Park, Old Trafford and Stretford
• Cheetham Hill, Prestwich and Crumpsall

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 Manchester

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 — Manchester to our office

Our office is at 74 St James’s Road, Blackburn, BB1 8ET, roughly 40–45 minutes from Manchester city centre via the M66 and M60. 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 Manchester 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

We’re in Blackburn — can you really give a Manchester business proper attention?

Yes. We work with clients across Manchester every day using Xero or QuickBooks, so you get real-time numbers and same-day responses regardless of the M66 and M60 between us. When a face-to-face meeting genuinely adds value — onboarding, a year-end review, a planning conversation — we’ll arrange one, but most Manchester clients find they rarely need to.

Do you understand the kind of businesses based in the Northern Quarter and Ancoats?

We work with a number of tech, agency and creative businesses across Ancoats and the Northern Quarter, alongside e-commerce sellers in Trafford Park, contractors around Salford Quays and MediaCityUK, and landlords across Didsbury and Chorlton. That means we’re used to project-based income, subscription revenue and multi-channel VAT, not just traditional retail or trades.

I let residential property in Didsbury or Chorlton alongside a full-time job — can you handle that?

Yes, this is one of the most common setups among our Manchester clients. We handle Self Assessment and rental income reporting for landlords managing anything from a single property to a small portfolio, fitting around your main job with fixed fees agreed upfront.

How do I move my Manchester business over from my current accountant?

We handle the whole handover for you — contacting your previous accountant, requesting professional clearance and transferring your records — so there’s little for you to do beyond authorising the move. Most switches take one to two weeks once we have your records, and we can start the process at any point in your accounting year.