Accounting services · Trading and manufacturing groups
Accounting for trading businesses across countries.
We work with trading, distribution and manufacturing businesses operating across countries. The work includes bookkeeping, stock reconciliation, intercompany balances, import VAT and group reporting within the agreed scope. Published prices apply to the work listed. Your engagement records the services and accountants responsible. Start with a free introductory call.
Updated 17 October 2026
Who this is for
- Your group buys, makes or sells goods in more than one country
- You have intercompany balances to reconcile
- You need import VAT and customs entries reflected in your books
- You need regular group reporting
Your written engagement confirms availability in the countries involved and the accountant responsible for each part.
The work included
- Monthly close with stock and cost of sales
- Intercompany sales and balances matched every month
- Import VAT, customs entries and export evidence checked
- VAT returns and EU sales lists in each country
- One consistent group report
- Year-end accounts and company tax returns everywhere
The offer
One Group Close for trading groups
Every entity, the stock and the intercompany, on one report every month.
Within 7 days, every deadline in every country on one calendar. Within 30 days, your first group report with intercompany matched.
Delivery periods run from the agreed start date. Any free initial work is identified in this offer.
Large multinational groups: quoted individually
Large multinational groups are quoted individually. Standard monthly and per-entity package prices apply only within their listed scope and limits. We confirm availability, the services, responsible accountants and total fee in a written proposal before work starts.
Discuss your group’s requirements →| Each entity in Europe, the UAE and elsewhereUp to 300 transactions a month. Germany, Switzerland and the Nordics are priced on the call. | €229 a month |
| Each UK entity | £139 a month |
| Each US entity | $549 a month |
| Payroll beyond 5 people | €12 / £5 / $6 per employee a month |
| The switch from your current accountants | Included |
Prices exclude VAT and apply to the scope and limits shown. Your engagement records the services you select and the total fee. Separately priced work is marked in this offer. Monthly plans include standard domestic VAT; OSS and US state sales-tax returns are extras. Government fees are additional unless explicitly included.
Our guarantee
The parallel month. We run one entity next to your current accountant for 30 days, free. If our month is not on time and cleaner, you walk away and pay nothing.
Not included
- Large multinational group engagements (quoted individually)
- Audits, where a country requires one (quoted with the auditor's fee)
- Customs declarations (your broker files them; we check the entries)
- Stock counts on site
Explore the accountants and their published work before you enquire. Your engagement names the accountant responsible for each part of the work.
How it works
1. A 30-minute call
Tell us about your situation. Free, no obligation.
2. Confirm the work
We confirm your services, accountant, start date and total fee in writing, using the published prices for standard work or an individual proposal for large multinational groups.
3. Get started
We agree the handover and your accountant gets started.
Questions people ask us
What does it cost?
For the standard package: €229 a month per entity in Europe, the UAE and elsewhere, £139 for a UK entity and $549 for a US entity, for up to 300 transactions a month, with stock, VAT, payroll for 5 people, the year-end accounts and the company tax return included. Prices exclude VAT. Large multinational groups are quoted individually.
Who handles import VAT and customs?
Your customs broker files the declarations. We make sure the import VAT is reclaimed or accounted for correctly and that the entries match your books.
Can you match intercompany balances?
Yes, every month, before the group report goes out, so differences are found while they are still easy to explain.
What happens to our current accountants?
You tell them you are moving. We request the records and filing history and take it from there. Most of the handover is ours.
Explore the knowledge behind the work
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Talk it through with our team.
Pick a time for a free 30-minute call. Tell us the countries involved and the work you need, and we confirm whether we can take it on. Standard services use the published prices; large multinational groups receive an individual proposal.
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