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Buckley Watson Limited

Chartered Accountants in Essex SS9

Verified & RegulatedTrust Score96/100Excellent

Companies House: 0599836457A Broadway, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 1PEData updated 07 Jul 2026

In the local market

Buckley Watson Limited is one of 84 accountancy practices we verify in Essex. It advertises a wider range of services than most firms we list in Essex.

Verified Accountants assessment

Buckley Watson Limited is a UK limited company based in Essex, incorporated in 2006 and trading for 20 years.

Public records confirm it is anti-money-laundering supervised by ICAEW, a member firm of ICAEW, up to date with its accounts (last filed 30 Apr 2025), and running a confirmed website. Its most recent filed accounts, for the year to 30 Apr 2025, report net assets of £196,671, down from £240,518 the year before. Its website shows it handles Small business, Payroll, Bookkeeping, and Limited company accounts and works with Xero, QuickBooks, and FreeAgent.

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Verification record and Trust Score

96/100

Trust Score

Excellent
Public record
AML supervised · ICAEW
Active company
Filing compliant
Trading 19 years
Professional qualification
  • ICAEW
  • ACCA
  • AAT
Contact
Website
Phone
Email

The Trust Score is the share of the applicable public signals we have verified, scored out of 100 - fully deterministic, never subjective. How it is scored, and every signal's points →

Companies HouseActiveno. 05998364 (opens in new tab)incorporated 2006Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Registered activity
  • SIC 69201 - Accounting and auditing
The business activity the firm registered with Companies House (its Standard Industrial Classification).Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Filing complianceAccounts and confirmation statement filed on timelast accounts 30 Apr 2025 (opens in new tab)Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Anti-money-launderingSupervised by ICAEWICAEW is one of the professional bodies approved to supervise accountants for anti-money-laundering. Every UK accountant must be supervised, by HMRC or an approved professional body, so this confirms the firm is monitored and operating legitimately.AAT · checked 17 Jul
Statutory auditRegistered statutory auditorInstitute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales · reg C005918261 (opens in new tab)Authorised to conduct statutory audits (the legally required independent audit of company accounts) under a Recognised Supervisory Body. Only firms on the official UK Audit Register may sign a statutory audit.audit-register · checked 28 Jul
Professional bodyMember firm of ICAEWInstitute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is a UK professional accountancy body. Member firms must meet its qualification and conduct standards and can be disciplined by it.firm website · checked 29 Jul
Sources: Companies House (opens in new tab), AAT, audit-register, firm website (opens in new tab)
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Good fit for

  • Works in Xero, QuickBooks, FreeAgent and Sage
  • Handles Small business, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Limited company accounts
  • Businesses that need a statutory audit

Specialisms and services

Certified
Xero Gold Partner - since 2025
Services
AccountantSmall businessPayrollBookkeepingLimited company accountsAudit
Software
QuickBooksFreeAgentSage

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People at Buckley Watson Limited

Directors and officers (2)

  • TIERNEY, Sean GeorgeDirector · since 2022
  • Miss Julia Katherine EdwardsDirector · since 2022

Source: Companies House register (opens in new tab).

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Companies sharing an active director with Buckley Watson Limited on the Companies House register.

Shared directorships from the Companies House register. A shared director can mean a family or group structure; it does not by itself indicate anything adverse.

Financials (as filed)

Companies House filing history (opens in new tab) | 2017 to 2025
Net assets
£197k
as at 30 Apr 2025-£44k vs 2024
Current assets
£1.1m
as at 30 Apr 2025+£152k vs 2024
Cash at bank
£438k
as at 30 Apr 2025+£273k vs 2024
Average employees
26
as at 30 Apr 2025+3 vs 2024
Current assets (cash, debtors, other) and net assets by year, in £. Latest year first.
20252024202320222021202020182017
CashDebtorsOtherNet assets
Full figures
As filed30 Apr 202530 Apr 202430 Apr 202330 Apr 202230 Apr 202130 Apr 202030 Apr 201830 Apr 2017
Average employees262320988
Net assets£196,671£240,518£781,086£275,653£62,891£1,635,321£996,497£760,723
Cash at bank£438,049£164,914£182,404£265,691
Current assets£1,111,063£959,348£640,382£423,240£368,444£1,122,597£712,498£456,009
Fixed assets£1,710,257£1,550,078£1,004,483£514,218£495,602£819,088£387,000£369,208
Debtors£673,014£794,434£457,978£157,549
Shareholders equity£196,671£240,518£781,086£275,653£62,891£1,635,321£996,497£760,723

Figures as reported in this firm's accounts filed at Companies House. Net assets is total assets less what the company owes; a figure below zero means recorded liabilities exceed assets. Small companies may file abbreviated accounts that omit turnover and profit. Public record, reproduced as facts.

Timeline

  1. 2006Company incorporated
  2. 2025Latest accounts filed
  3. 2026Verified on this directory

Frequently asked questions

Is Buckley Watson Limited a regulated accountant?

Yes. Buckley Watson Limited is a member firm of ICAEW, and is supervised for anti-money-laundering by ICAEW. Every UK accountant must be supervised for anti-money-laundering, by HMRC or an approved professional body, so this confirms the firm is authorised to practise and monitored for compliance.

Is Buckley Watson Limited a chartered accountant?

Yes. Buckley Watson Limited is a member firm of ICAEW, so it can use the title Chartered Accountants. "Chartered" and "Chartered Certified" are legally protected UK terms that only members of these bodies may use.

What services does Buckley Watson Limited offer?

Based on its own website, Buckley Watson Limited offers Small business, Payroll, Bookkeeping, Limited company accounts, and Audit. Confirm current services and availability with the firm before engaging. Message this firm →

What accounting software does Buckley Watson Limited use?

Buckley Watson Limited is Xero (Gold partner), so it works with Xero. Certified partners are trained on the software and listed in the vendor's own advisor directory.

How long has Buckley Watson Limited been established?

Buckley Watson Limited was incorporated at Companies House in 2006, so it has been on the register for about 20 years. A longer trading history is one sign of an established, accountable firm, though a newer firm is not necessarily less capable.

Does Buckley Watson Limited file its accounts on time?

Yes. According to Companies House, Buckley Watson Limited's most recent statutory accounts were filed by their due date. On-time filing is a basic sign that a company is being administered properly.

How do you verify Buckley Watson Limited?

We build this record only from public, authoritative sources - for this firm, Companies House, AAT, audit-register, and firm website, and stamp every claim with its source and the date we last checked it. We show only what we can verify and say so plainly when we cannot. How we verify →

How is the Trust Score calculated?

The Trust Score is fully deterministic: fixed points for public, verified signals - an active company, anti-money-laundering supervision, filing compliance, a confirmed website and trading history. Buckley Watson Limited scores 96/100. Nothing in the score is subjective, and every rule is listed on this page. How we verify →

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