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S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd

Chartered Certified Accountants in Essex SS7

Verified & RegulatedTrust Score96/100Excellent

Companies House: 0473467333 Saint Marks Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2PUData updated 07 Jul 2026

In the local market

S J Walker & Co (Essex) Ltd 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

S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd is a UK limited company based in Essex, incorporated in 2003 and trading for 23 years.

Public records confirm it is anti-money-laundering supervised by ACCA, a member firm of ACCA, up to date with its accounts (last filed 31 Jul 2025), and running a confirmed website. Its most recent filed accounts, for the year to 31 Jul 2025, report net assets of £753,311, up from £665,565 the year before. Its website shows it handles Self Assessment, Payroll, Bookkeeping, and Limited company accounts and works with Xero.

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Verification record and Trust Score

96/100

Trust Score

Excellent
Public record
AML supervised · ACCA
Active company
Filing compliant
Trading 23 years
Professional qualification
  • ACCA
  • ICAEW
  • 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. 04734673 (opens in new tab)incorporated 2003Companies 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 Jul 2025 (opens in new tab)Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Statutory auditRegistered statutory auditorThe Association of Chartered Certified Accountants · reg 8012003 (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 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.firm website · checked 29 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.firm website · checked 29 Jul
Sources: Companies House (opens in new tab), audit-register, firm website (opens in new tab)
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Good fit for

  • Works in Xero
  • Handles Self Assessment, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Limited company accounts
  • Businesses that need a statutory audit

Specialisms and services

Certified
Xero Silver Partner - since 2014
Services
AccountantSelf AssessmentPayrollBookkeepingLimited company accountsAudit

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People at S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd

Persons with significant control (1)

  • Mr Steven James WalkerOwns 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
£753k
as at 31 Jul 2025+£88k vs 2024
Current assets
£440k
as at 31 Jul 2025+£47k vs 2024
Average employees
4
as at 31 Jul 2025-1 vs 2024
Current assets (cash, debtors, other) and net assets by year, in £. Latest year first.
202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
CashDebtorsOtherNet assets
Full figures
As filed31 Jul 202531 Jul 202431 Jul 202331 Jul 202231 Jul 202131 Jul 202031 Jul 201931 Jul 201831 Jul 201731 Jul 201631 Jul 201531 Jul 2014
Average employees4567766666
Net assets£753,311£665,565£617,746£574,088£553,909£515,946-£465,682-£406,393-£347,168£273,083£222,499£176,711
Cash at bank£38,748£36,938£19,785
Current assets£440,201£393,076£341,399£400,011£409,690£379,960-£278,176-£187,321-£157,447£86,800£84,586£76,831
Fixed assets£382,365£382,562£382,825£383,175£383,643£384,267-£385,099-£386,208-£386,145-£387,602£389,545£392,136
Debtors£36,664£35,306£47,647
Shareholders equity£753,311£665,565£617,746£574,088£553,909£515,946£465,682£406,393£347,168£273,083£222,499£176,711

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. 2003Company incorporated
  2. 2025Latest accounts filed
  3. 2026Verified on this directory

Frequently asked questions

Is S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd a regulated accountant?

Yes. S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd is a member firm of ACCA, and is supervised for anti-money-laundering by ACCA. 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 S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd a chartered accountant?

Yes. S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd is a member firm of ACCA, so it can use the title Chartered Certified Accountants. "Chartered" and "Chartered Certified" are legally protected UK terms that only members of these bodies may use.

What services does S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd offer?

Based on its own website, S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd offers Self Assessment, Payroll, Bookkeeping, Limited company accounts, and Audit. Confirm current services and availability with the firm before engaging. Message this firm →

What accounting software does S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd use?

S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd is Xero (Silver 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 S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd been established?

S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd was incorporated at Companies House in 2003, so it has been on the register for about 23 years. A longer trading history is one sign of an established, accountable firm, though a newer firm is not necessarily less capable.

Does S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd file its accounts on time?

Yes. According to Companies House, S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd'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 S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd?

We build this record only from public, authoritative sources - for this firm, Companies House, 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. S J Walker & Co (essex) Ltd scores 96/100. Nothing in the score is subjective, and every rule is listed on this page. How we verify →

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