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Reads Business Services Limited

Accountant in Lancashire FY1

Verified & RegulatedTrust Score91/100Excellent

Companies House: 04449242Read's Ave, Blackpool, FY1 4HZData updated 07 Jul 2026

In the local market

Reads Business Services Limited is one of 37 accountancy practices we verify in Lancashire. It is the only IFA-regulated firm among them, rather than under the default HMRC scheme.

Verified Accountants assessment

Reads Business Services Limited is a UK limited company based in Lancashire, incorporated in 2002 and trading for 24 years.

Public records confirm it is anti-money-laundering supervised by IFA, a member firm of IFA, and up to date with its accounts (last filed 31 Mar 2025). Its most recent filed accounts, for the year to 31 Mar 2025, report net assets of £39,030, up from £33,677 the year before. Its website shows it handles Small business, Payroll, Bookkeeping, and Company Formation.

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Verification record and Trust Score

91/100

Trust Score

Excellent
Public record
AML supervised · IFA
Active company
Filing compliant
Trading 24 years
Professional qualification
  • IFA
  • 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. 04449242 (opens in new tab)incorporated 2002Companies 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
Professional bodyMember firm of IFAInstitute of Financial Accountants (IFA) is a UK professional accountancy body. Member firms must meet its qualification and conduct standards and can be disciplined by it.probody-ifa · checked 29 Jul
Anti-money-launderingSupervised by IFAIFA 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.probody-ifa · checked 29 Jul
Sources: Companies House (opens in new tab), probody-ifa
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Good fit for

  • Handles Small business, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Company Formation

Specialisms and services

Services
Small businessPayrollBookkeepingCompany Formation

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People at Reads Business Services Limited

Persons with significant control (1)

  • Mr Sean Nicholas JonesOwns 75-100% of shares

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

Financials (as filed)

Companies House filing history (opens in new tab) | 2014 to 2025
Net assets
£39k
as at 31 Mar 2025+£5.4k vs 2024
Current assets
£40k
as at 31 Mar 2025+£3.1k vs 2024
Average employees
2
as at 31 Mar 2025
Current assets (cash, debtors, other) and net assets by year, in £. Latest year first.
20252024202320222021202020192018201720152014
CashDebtorsOtherNet assets
Full figures
As filed31 Mar 202531 Mar 202431 Mar 202331 Mar 202231 Mar 202131 Mar 202031 Mar 201931 Mar 201831 Mar 201731 Mar 201531 Mar 2014
Average employees2222222
Net assets£39,030£33,677£21,383£20,348£6,045£5,488£16,334£26,991£38,706
Cash at bank£14,634£7,166
Current assets£40,402£37,291£24,377£37,837£34,652£17,011£15,722£27,268£23,304£24,165£10,896
Debtors£9,531£3,730
Shareholders equity£39,030£33,677£21,383£20,348£6,045£5,488£16,334£26,991£38,706-£4,764£245

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. 2002Company incorporated
  2. 2025Latest accounts filed
  3. 2026Verified on this directory

Frequently asked questions

Is Reads Business Services Limited a regulated accountant?

Yes. Reads Business Services Limited is a member firm of IFA, and is supervised for anti-money-laundering by IFA. 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 Reads Business Services Limited a chartered accountant?

Reads Business Services Limited is a member firm of IFA, 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 Reads Business Services Limited offer?

Based on its own website, Reads Business Services Limited offers Small business, Payroll, Bookkeeping, and Company Formation. Confirm current services and availability with the firm before engaging. Message this firm →

How long has Reads Business Services Limited been established?

Reads Business Services Limited was incorporated at Companies House in 2002, so it has been on the register for about 24 years. A longer trading history is one sign of an established, accountable firm, though a newer firm is not necessarily less capable.

Does Reads Business Services Limited file its accounts on time?

Yes. According to Companies House, Reads Business Services 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 Reads Business Services Limited?

We build this record only from public, authoritative sources - for this firm, Companies House and probody-ifa, 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. Reads Business Services Limited scores 91/100. Nothing in the score is subjective, and every rule is listed on this page. How we verify →

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