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Accountants for fast food franchises across South Wales, on a fixed fee
Accountants for fast food franchises spend most of their time on three things: VAT on hot food, payroll for shift staff, and the gap between delivery app payouts and the till takings.
Takeaway and franchise sites get more HMRC VAT checks than most trades. If a letter arrives, we deal with HMRC for you and tax investigation cover is included free for every client. Every HMRC investigation we have handled, we have won.
In one lineSupreme Consultants is an AAT licensed accountancy practice in Cardiff Bay that does the bookkeeping, VAT, payroll, accounts and corporation tax for fast food franchise owners across South Wales. The fee is fixed in writing before work starts, calls are never charged, and tax investigation cover is included free.
Check we’re the right fit
A few questions about your business. Mudassir replies the same working day.
Thank you Mud, your help and support with my VAT return is greatly appreciated. Always a prompt response and my difficult VAT return was quickly submitted and resolved. Would definitely recommend.
5.0 on Google from 14 reviewsReply the same working dayFee fixed before we startEnglish, Urdu, Hindi and Farsi spokenIs your franchise in good hands? Three questions.
Answer with the buttons and you get a straight read, with no email asked for.
Question 1 of 3
Does your accountant reply the same working day?
Do you know your fee for the year will not move?
If HMRC opened a VAT check tomorrow, would they handle it at no extra cost?
Three noes means nobody is watching your VAT, your payroll or your post. Start the check and Mudassir reads your answers himself.
Start the checkYou are in a reasonable position and one piece is missing. Start the check and tell us which one, and we will say plainly whether we can help.
Start the checkYou are well served and there is no reason to move. Read the guides, and keep our number for the week a letter lands.
Read the guidesWhat you get
HMRC enquiries handled at no extra cost
Tax investigation cover is included free for every client. Other firms sell it as an add-on for £300 to £1,000 a year.
VAT returns that match your takings
We reconcile till takings, card settlements and delivery app payouts before the quarterly return goes in. You can see where every figure came from.
Welsh reliefs your franchisor will not flag
We found £10,000 of business rates relief for a Spar franchise owner in a first meeting, because Cardiff Council only gave it to businesses that applied.
What franchise owners tell us when they ring
These are the three calls we get most from takeaway and fast food sites.
“HMRC has written about my VAT and I do not know what the letter is asking for.”
It sat in a drawer for three weeks and the deadline in it had already passed.
“The app payouts, the card machine and the till roll give me three different numbers every week.”
The VAT return went in on a guess, and the correction cost more than the bookkeeping would have.
“I asked my accountant about a second site and heard back nine days later.”
The lease went to someone else while he waited for the numbers.
What changes once we take it on
Your takings, payouts and wages are reconciled every month, so the VAT return is built from records rather than estimates. Every deadline for the year is mapped and you know the fee before we start. Ring us when the till roll does not add up and it costs nothing.
How this compares with the usual arrangement
Most franchise owners we meet are with a firm that does the year-end and little else.
A once-a-year accountant
Accounts arrive nine months after the year end
Phone calls appear on the next invoice
HMRC enquiries are quoted for separately
The VAT return is built from your figures, unchecked
With Supreme Consultants
A reply the same working day
Calls, meetings and emails are never charged
Tax investigation cover included free
Takings and app payouts reconciled before the return
Eight questions about how your franchise is run
Count the noes before you decide whether to move.
Are your delivery app payouts reconciled to the till each month?
If not, the VAT return is a guess.
Do you know which items on your menu are standard rated?
Hot food and eat-in sales get treated wrongly more often than anything else.
Is your shift payroll filed to HMRC on time every month?
Late RTI submissions bring penalties that build quietly.
Have you applied for the Welsh rates reliefs you qualify for?
Councils in Wales only give several of them to businesses that apply.
Do you get management figures between year ends?
Without them you cannot tell whether a second site is affordable.
Is your franchise fee and marketing levy coded correctly?
Miscoded levies distort your margin all year.
Would your accountant answer an HMRC VAT letter for you?
We do, and it is included free for every client.
Do you know your accountancy fee for the next twelve months?
Ours is agreed in writing before we start.
What we do for your fast food franchise
One fixed fee covers the compliance work across every site you run.
All Who we help- Bookkeeping and takings
- Till takings, card settlements and delivery app payouts reconciled in cloud software. Free move to Xero if you want to switch.
- VAT returns
- Scheme choice, Making Tax Digital records and quarterly returns. We answer the HMRC VAT check when it comes.
- Payroll and pensions
- Payslips for shift staff, auto-enrolment and RTI submissions filed on time.
- Accounts and corporation tax
- Year-end accounts and the corporation tax return prepared, filed and explained in plain English.
- Figures for a second site
- Management accounts and salary and dividend planning when you are weighing up another unit.
What the investigation cover has meant in practice
Fast food sites take cash, run shift payroll and get picked for VAT checks more often than most trades. When HMRC has opened an enquiry into one of our clients, we have dealt with it and the client paid us nothing extra.
Clients described by type. Names withheld.
- How it was found
- We carry the cost ourselves rather than selling it as an add-on at sign-up.
- What happened
- Every HMRC investigation we have handled, we have won.
Reviews from clients
Thank you Mud, your help and support with my VAT return is greatly appreciated. Always a prompt response and my difficult VAT return was quickly submitted and resolved. Would definitely recommend.
I just want to say a big thank you to Mudassir for all the advice, guidance and help he has provided whilst dealing with my accounts and tax returns. From start to finish the service has been excellent and professional. Unlike other accountancy firms they provide a friendly personalised service, I was very clear on the process and was even provided with additional guidance where needed. Highly recommended!
Friendly, nice 👌 , helpful and great all around
Difficult to describe as there are too many words that can be expressed for a wonderful accountant and their firm.
Definitely 🔝 and highly recommended in Wales 🏴 and throughout the UK for Accountancy and Tax Services
Shaz Khan
How switching to us works
Four steps, and you never have to ring your old accountant.
- Before you join
Your fee agreed in writing
You answer a few questions on the site and Mudassir replies the same working day. If we are a fit, we agree your fixed fee before any work starts.
- Week one
Records moved for you
We complete your ID checks and write to your current accountant for your records. HMRC and Companies House authorise us as your agent.
- First month
Past returns gone through
We go through your accounts, VAT returns and HMRC records. Unclaimed reliefs, payments on account set too high and penalties worth appealing turn up here.
- By ninety days
Pay and bookkeeping settled
We sit down with you on how you pay yourself and on the bookkeeping set-up behind the till. You know what is coming up and who to call.
Who we are not right for
We do not take on CIS construction subcontractors.
We do not do charity accounts.
We cannot take on a business that is already late in an HMRC investigation.
If you are outside those three, start the check and we will tell you straight whether we can help.
Accountants for fast food franchises: questions people ask
How much do accountants for fast food franchises charge?
We agree a fixed fee in writing before any work starts, based on the number of sites, how many staff are on payroll and whether you are VAT registered. Calls, meetings and emails are never charged on top. You will know the figure before you commit to anything, and it does not move during the year.
How do I switch from my current accountant?
You answer the questions on this page and Mudassir replies the same working day. If we are a fit, we complete your ID checks, write to your current accountant for your records and get authorised as your agent with HMRC and Companies House. You do not have to make that call yourself.
What happens if HMRC writes to me about my VAT?
Send us the letter and we deal with HMRC for you. Tax investigation cover is included free for every client, so you do not pay us extra when an enquiry is opened. Every HMRC investigation we have handled, we have won. We cannot take on a business that is already late in an investigation.
Do I have to change my accounting software?
No. We work with the cloud software you already use, and we can keep the till and delivery app feeds running as they are. If you want to move to Xero we do the migration free. The decision is yours and nothing changes without you agreeing to it.
Can you handle several franchise sites under one company?
Yes. We keep the bookkeeping by site so you can see which unit makes money, then consolidate for the VAT return and the year-end accounts. That is also the information you need when a landlord or a franchisor asks about a further unit.
Where are you based and do you meet in person?
We are at Titan House in Cardiff Bay and over 90% of our clients are in South Wales, mainly Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, Caerphilly, Barry and Port Talbot. We work remotely, at our office, or a mix. English, Urdu, Hindi and Farsi are spoken here.
Three ways to take the next step
Start the check
Answer the questions and Mudassir reads them himself, then replies the same working day with whether we can help and what the fixed fee would be.
Start the checkGot a question about your VAT or your payroll?
Ask Mudassir and you get an answer, with no charge for the call.
Ask Mudassir a questionStill deciding
The guides set out what HMRC asks a takeaway for during a VAT check and what records to keep behind the till.
Read the guides