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Friend & Grant Limited

Chartered Accountants in Bryant Rd, Rochester ME2

Verified & RegulatedTrust Score80/100Strong

Companies House: 04252895Bryant House, Bryant Rd, Rochester, ME2 3EWData updated 07 Jul 2026

In the local market

Friend & Grant Limited is one of 46 accountancy practices we verify in Rochester. Incorporated in 2001, it is among the longest-established of them. It is one of only 4 ICAEW-regulated firms among them, rather than under the default HMRC scheme. It advertises a wider range of services than most firms we list in Rochester.

Verified Accountants assessment

Friend & Grant Limited is a UK limited company based in Rochester, incorporated in 2001 and trading for 25 years.

Public records confirm it is anti-money-laundering supervised by ICAEW, a member firm of ICAEW, and running a confirmed website. Its most recent filed accounts, for the year to 31 May 2024, report net assets of £543,822, up from £535,009 the year before. Its website shows it handles Self Assessment, Payroll, Bookkeeping, and Audit and works with Xero.

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Verification record and Trust Score

80/100

Trust Score

Strong
Public record
AML supervised · ICAEW
Active company
Filing compliant
Trading 25 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. 04252895 (opens in new tab)incorporated 2001Companies 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 overduelast accounts 31 May 2024 (opens in new tab)conflict Companies House · checked 07 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.ICAEW · checked 20 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.ICAEW · checked 20 Jul
Sources: Companies House (opens in new tab), ICAEW
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Good fit for

  • Works in Xero
  • Handles Self Assessment, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Audit

Specialisms and services

Certified
Xero Platinum Partner - since 2013
Services
AccountantSelf AssessmentPayrollBookkeepingAuditR&D Tax Credits

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People at Friend & Grant Limited

Directors and officers (1)

  • GAETE, Andrew ClaudioDirector · since 2024

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

Related companies

Companies sharing an active director with Friend & Grant 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) | 2014 to 2024
Net assets
£544k
as at 31 May 2024+£8.8k vs 2023
Current assets
£1.1m
as at 31 May 2024+£59k vs 2023
Cash at bank
£554k
as at 31 May 2024-£27k vs 2023
Average employees
29
as at 31 May 2024+2 vs 2023
Current assets (cash, debtors, other) and net assets by year, in £. Latest year first.
20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
CashDebtorsNet assets
Full figures
As filed31 May 202430 Apr 202330 Apr 202230 Apr 202130 Apr 202030 Apr 201930 Apr 201830 Apr 201730 Apr 201630 Apr 201530 Apr 2014
Average employees2927262524252322
Net assets£543,822£535,009£444,260£393,156£400,314£355,515£389,634£373,791£358,183£332,704£299,719
Cash at bank£553,993£581,171£499,114£388,888£321,770£276,818£310,430£235,669£209,997£190,441£164,104
Current assets£1,149,498£1,090,688£963,119£809,262£776,552£631,642£647,288£537,009£507,888£423,767£384,476
Fixed assets£65,812£69,707£68,691£82,486£100,495£125,892£112,015£99,303£113,584£121,351£125,518
Debtors£595,505£509,517£464,005£420,374£454,782£354,824£336,858£301,340£297,891£233,326£220,372
Shareholders equity£543,822£535,009£444,260£393,156£400,314£355,515£389,634£373,791£358,183£332,704£299,719

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. 2024Latest accounts filed
  3. 2026Verified on this directory

Frequently asked questions

Is Friend & Grant Limited a regulated accountant?

Yes. Friend & Grant 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 Friend & Grant Limited a chartered accountant?

Yes. Friend & Grant 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 Friend & Grant Limited offer?

Based on its own website, Friend & Grant Limited offers Self Assessment, Payroll, Bookkeeping, Audit, and R&D Tax Credits. Confirm current services and availability with the firm before engaging. Message this firm →

What accounting software does Friend & Grant Limited use?

Friend & Grant Limited is Xero (Platinum 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 Friend & Grant Limited been established?

Friend & Grant Limited was incorporated at Companies House in 2001, so it has been on the register for about 25 years. A longer trading history is one sign of an established, accountable firm, though a newer firm is not necessarily less capable.

How do you verify Friend & Grant Limited?

We build this record only from public, authoritative sources - for this firm, Companies House and ICAEW, 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. Friend & Grant Limited scores 80/100. Nothing in the score is subjective, and every rule is listed on this page. How we verify →

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