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Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited

Chartered Accountants in Liverpool L1

Verified & RegulatedTrust Score100/100Excellent

Companies House: 06815821Hanover Buildings, 11-13 Hanover St, Liverpool, L1 3DNData updated 07 Jul 2026

In the local market

Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited is one of 215 accountancy practices we verify in Liverpool. Incorporated in 2009, it is among the longest-established of them.

Verified Accountants assessment

Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited is a UK limited company based in Liverpool, incorporated in 2009 and trading for 17 years.

Public records confirm it is anti-money-laundering supervised by HMRC, a member firm of ACCA, up to date with its accounts (last filed 31 Mar 2025), and running a confirmed website. Its most recent filed accounts, for the year to 31 Mar 2025, report net assets of £2.5m, up from £2.3m the year before. Its website shows it handles Small business, VAT, Payroll, and Bookkeeping and works with Xero.

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Verification record and Trust Score

100/100

Trust Score

Excellent
Public record
AML supervised · HMRC
Active company
Filing compliant
Trading 17 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. 06815821 (opens in new tab)incorporated 2009Companies 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 31 Mar 2025 (opens in new tab)Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Anti-money-launderingSupervised by HMRCMLR XKML00000183471By law, every UK accountant must be supervised for anti-money-laundering, by HMRC or an approved professional body. Being on the HMRC supervised register means this firm is monitored and operating legitimately.HMRC AML register · checked 20 Jul
Professional bodyMember firm of ACCAAssociation of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a UK professional accountancy body. Member firms must meet its qualification and conduct standards and can be disciplined by it.ACCA · checked 21 Jul
Anti-money-launderingSupervised by ACCAACCA 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.ACCA · checked 21 Jul
Statutory auditRegistered statutory auditorInstitute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales · reg C002316948 (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
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.firm website · checked 29 Jul
Sources: Companies House (opens in new tab), HMRC AML register (opens in new tab), ACCA, audit-register, firm website (opens in new tab)
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Good fit for

  • Works in Xero
  • Handles Small business, VAT, Payroll and Bookkeeping
  • Businesses that need a statutory audit

Specialisms and services

Certified
Xero Gold Partner - since 2013
Services
AccountantSmall businessVATPayrollBookkeepingAudit

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People at Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited

Directors and officers (1)

  • BROWN, Richard William JamesSecretary · since 2012

Persons with significant control (3)

  • Mr Paul KempOwns 25-50% of shares, 25-50% of voting rights, Can appoint or remove directors
  • Mr Mark Richard WrigglesworthOwns 25-50% of shares, 25-50% of voting rights, Can appoint or remove directors
  • Mr Richard William James BrownOwns 25-50% of shares, 25-50% of voting rights, Can appoint or remove directors

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

Related companies

Companies sharing an active director with Erc Accountants & Business Advisers 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) | 2015 to 2025
Net assets
£2.5m
as at 31 Mar 2025+£190k vs 2024
Current assets
£869k
as at 31 Mar 2025+£188k vs 2024
Cash at bank
£376k
as at 31 Mar 2025+£196k vs 2024
Average employees
23
as at 31 Mar 2025+2 vs 2024
Current assets (cash, debtors, other) and net assets by year, in £. Latest year first.
20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
CashDebtorsOtherNet assets
Full figures
As filed31 Mar 202531 Mar 202431 Dec 202331 Jul 202231 Jul 202131 Jul 202031 Jul 201931 Jul 201831 Jul 201731 Jul 201631 Jul 2015
Average employees23212324232123222020
Turnover£1,179,794£1,161,747
Net assets£2,496,856£2,306,634£2,293,543£1,856,933£1,589,710£1,482,513£1,380,539£1,252,115£1,055,834£804,800£611,181
Cash at bank£375,753£180,005£169,780£373£38,142£32,701£32£233£48£91
Current assets£868,776£680,651£587,734£438,395£414,505£392,582£388,537£404,672£409,825£343,299£367,570
Fixed assets£2,584,164£2,599,841£2,619,357£2,362,358£2,359,605£2,367,916£2,279,143£2,289,081£2,287,632£2,296,107£2,300,353
Debtors£408,459£397,203£334,653£349,087£289,249£284,698£285,297£291,655£311,527£296,883
Creditors£711,427£720,283£704,825£855,595£1,018,169£1,162,804£1,247,109
Shareholders equity£1,380,539£1,252,115£1,055,834£804,800£611,181

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. 2009Company incorporated
  2. 2025Latest accounts filed
  3. 2026Verified on this directory

Frequently asked questions

Is Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited a regulated accountant?

Yes. Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited is supervised for anti-money-laundering by HMRC (registration XKML00000183471) and a member firm of ACCA and 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 Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited a chartered accountant?

Yes. Erc Accountants & Business Advisers 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 Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited offer?

Based on its own website, Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited offers Small business, VAT, Payroll, Bookkeeping, and Audit. Confirm current services and availability with the firm before engaging. Message this firm →

What accounting software does Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited use?

Erc Accountants & Business Advisers 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 Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited been established?

Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited was incorporated at Companies House in 2009, so it has been on the register for about 17 years. A longer trading history is one sign of an established, accountable firm, though a newer firm is not necessarily less capable.

Does Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited file its accounts on time?

Yes. According to Companies House, Erc Accountants & Business Advisers 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 Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited?

We build this record only from public, authoritative sources - for this firm, Companies House, HMRC AML register, ACCA, 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. Erc Accountants & Business Advisers Limited scores 100/100. Nothing in the score is subjective, and every rule is listed on this page. How we verify →

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