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Cowley Holmes Accountants (bedford) LLP

Accountant in Bedfordshire MK40

Verified & RegulatedTrust Score100/100Excellent

Companies House: OC3003119 Goldington Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 3JY

Formerly known asCowley Holmes Accountants LLP

In the local market

Cowley Holmes Accountants (Bedford) LLP is one of 14 accountancy practices we verify in Bedfordshire. It is the only CIOT-regulated firm among them, rather than under the default HMRC scheme. It advertises a wider range of services than most firms we list in Bedfordshire.

Verified Accountants assessment

Cowley Holmes Accountants (bedford) LLP is a limited liability partnership (LLP) based in Bedfordshire, incorporated in 2001 and trading for 25 years.It was previously known as Cowley Holmes Accountants LLP.

Public records confirm it is anti-money-laundering supervised by CIOT, a member firm of CIOT, up to date with its accounts (last filed 31 Mar 2025), and running a confirmed website. Its website shows it handles Small business, Self Assessment, VAT, and Payroll and works with QuickBooks.

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Verification record and Trust Score

100/100

Trust Score

Excellent
Public record
AML supervised · CIOT
Active company
Filing compliant
Trading 25 years
Professional qualification
  • CIOT
  • ICAEW
  • ACCA
  • AAT
Contact
Website
Phone
Emailpending

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. OC300311 (opens in new tab)incorporated 2001Companies House · checked
Filing complianceAccounts and confirmation statement filed on timelast accounts 31 Mar 2025 (opens in new tab)Companies House · checked 01 Jul
Professional bodyMember firm of CIOTChartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) 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
Anti-money-launderingSupervised by CIOTCIOT 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.firm website · checked 29 Jul
Sources: Companies House (opens in new tab), firm website (opens in new tab)
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Good fit for

  • Works in QuickBooks
  • Handles Small business, Self Assessment, VAT and Payroll

Specialisms and services

Services
AccountantSmall businessSelf AssessmentVATPayrollBookkeepingLimited company accountsContractorCISManagement AccountsCompany Formation
Software
QuickBooks

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People at Cowley Holmes Accountants (bedford) LLP

Persons with significant control (2)

  • Mr Barry David CowleyCan appoint or remove directors
  • Mrs Lesley Elaine CowleyCan appoint or remove directors

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

Related companies

Companies sharing an active director with Cowley Holmes Accountants (bedford) LLP 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) | 2022 to 2025
Cash at bank
£71
as at 31 Mar 2025
Average employees
0
as at 31 Mar 2025
Current assets (cash, debtors, other) and net assets by year, in £. Latest year first.
2025202420232022
CashDebtorsNet assets
Full figures
As filed31 Mar 202531 Mar 202431 Mar 202331 Mar 2022
Average employees0000
Cash at bank£71£71£2,054£263

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. 2001Company incorporated
  2. 2025Latest accounts filed

Frequently asked questions

Is Cowley Holmes Accountants (bedford) LLP a regulated accountant?

Yes. Cowley Holmes Accountants (bedford) LLP is a member firm of CIOT, and is supervised for anti-money-laundering by CIOT. 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 Cowley Holmes Accountants (bedford) LLP a chartered accountant?

Cowley Holmes Accountants (bedford) LLP is a member firm of CIOT, a UK professional accountancy body, but it is not a chartered firm. Chartered status is conferred only by bodies such as ICAEW, ICAS or ACCA.

What services does Cowley Holmes Accountants (bedford) LLP offer?

Based on its own website, Cowley Holmes Accountants (bedford) LLP offers Small business, Self Assessment, VAT, Payroll, Bookkeeping, and Limited company accounts. Confirm current services and availability with the firm before engaging. Message this firm →

How do you verify Cowley Holmes Accountants (bedford) LLP?

We build this record only from public, authoritative sources - for this firm, Companies House 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. Cowley Holmes Accountants (bedford) LLP scores 100/100. Nothing in the score is subjective, and every rule is listed on this page. How we verify →

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