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Stapletons Accountants Limited

Chartered Certified Accountants in Crediton EX17

Verified & RegulatedTrust Score93/100Excellent

Companies House: 106629974 Market Street, Crediton, EX17 2AJData updated 07 Jul 2026

In the local market

Stapletons Accountants Limited is one of 9 accountancy practices we verify in Crediton. It is the only ACCA-regulated firm among them, rather than under the default HMRC scheme.

Verified Accountants assessment

Stapletons Accountants Limited is a UK limited company based in Crediton, incorporated in 2017 and trading for 9 years.

Public records confirm it is anti-money-laundering supervised by ACCA, a member firm of AAT, 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 £207,040, up from £175,471 the year before. Its website shows it handles Small business, Payroll, Bookkeeping, and Limited company accounts.

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Verification record and Trust Score

93/100

Trust Score

Excellent
Public record
AML supervised · ACCA
Active company
Filing compliant
Trading 9 years
Professional qualification
  • ACCA
  • AAT
  • ATT
  • ICAEW
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. 10662997 (opens in new tab)incorporated 2017Companies 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 AATFMAAT AATQB · licence 6772Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is a UK professional accountancy body. Member firms must meet its qualification and conduct standards and can be disciplined by it.AAT · checked 17 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.AAT · checked 17 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 18 Jul
Professional bodyMember firm of ATTATTAssociation of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is a UK professional accountancy body. Member firms must meet its qualification and conduct standards and can be disciplined by it.probody-att · checked 30 Jul
Sources: Companies House (opens in new tab), AAT, firm website (opens in new tab), probody-att
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Good fit for

  • Handles Small business, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Limited company accounts

Specialisms and services

Certified
QuickBooks Core Partner
Services
AccountantSmall businessPayrollBookkeepingLimited company accounts
Tax
Capital AllowancesNational InsurancePartnershipsPayroll and EmploymentPersonal Tax - UK AdvisoryPersonal Tax - UK complianceValue Added Tax - UK advisoryValue Added Tax - UK compliance

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People at Stapletons Accountants Limited

Persons with significant control (2)

  • Mrs Helen Mary GeatchesOwns 25-50% of shares, 25-50% of voting rights
  • Mr Martin James RiceOwns 50-75% of shares, 50-75% of voting rights

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

Financials (as filed)

Companies House filing history (opens in new tab) | 2022 to 2025
Net assets
£207k
as at 31 Mar 2025+£32k vs 2024
Current assets
£371k
as at 31 Mar 2025+£50k vs 2024
Cash at bank
£254k
as at 31 Mar 2025+£37k vs 2024
Average employees
11
as at 31 Mar 2025
Current assets (cash, debtors, other) and net assets by year, in £. Latest year first.
2025202420232022
CashDebtorsOtherNet assets
Full figures
As filed31 Mar 202531 Mar 202431 Mar 202331 Mar 2022
Average employees11111010
Net assets£207,040£175,471£153,193£133,742
Cash at bank£253,678£216,262
Current assets£370,977£320,883£289,906£278,378
Fixed assets£71,719£102,349£132,221£158,880
Shareholders equity£175,471£153,193£133,742

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. 2017Company incorporated
  2. 2025Latest accounts filed
  3. 2026Verified on this directory

Frequently asked questions

Is Stapletons Accountants Limited a regulated accountant?

Yes. Stapletons Accountants Limited is a member firm of AAT, ACCA, and ATT, 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 Stapletons Accountants Limited a chartered accountant?

Yes. Stapletons Accountants Limited 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 Stapletons Accountants Limited offer?

Based on its own website, Stapletons Accountants Limited offers Small business, Payroll, Bookkeeping, and Limited company accounts. Confirm current services and availability with the firm before engaging. Message this firm →

What accounting software does Stapletons Accountants Limited use?

Stapletons Accountants Limited is QuickBooks (Core partner), so it works with QuickBooks. Certified partners are trained on the software and listed in the vendor's own advisor directory.

How long has Stapletons Accountants Limited been established?

Stapletons Accountants Limited was incorporated at Companies House in 2017, so it has been on the register for about 9 years. A longer trading history is one sign of an established, accountable firm, though a newer firm is not necessarily less capable.

Does Stapletons Accountants Limited file its accounts on time?

Yes. According to Companies House, Stapletons Accountants 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 Stapletons Accountants Limited?

We build this record only from public, authoritative sources - for this firm, Companies House, AAT, firm website, and probody-att, 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. Stapletons Accountants Limited scores 93/100. Nothing in the score is subjective, and every rule is listed on this page. How we verify →

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