Where Oxford’s businesses are
Oxford Science Park and the wider cluster of university spin-outs, the hospital and research campuses at Headington, Oxford Business Park, and independent businesses across the city.
Limited company accountants in Oxford.
Oxford has two universities, life sciences and university spin-outs, publishing and car manufacturing at Cowley, alongside a busy tourism and hospitality sector.
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What does a limited company accountant in Oxford do?
Prepares your accounts and Corporation Tax return, files at Companies House, handles VAT and payroll and plans your pay. Ours start at £45.83 + VAT a month.
Business in Oxford, by the numbers.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts 2026 and ONS mid-2025 population estimates, via Nomis, 2026.
Businesses
4,970
VAT or PAYE registered businesses in Oxford
Micro share
84%
are micro businesses of 0 to 9 staff, against 89% across the UK
Density
30
businesses per 1,000 residents, against 40 across the UK
What the local mix means for your accounts.
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Education
Education businesses are 4.7% of enterprises in Oxford, partly reflecting local universities and schools and the tutors and training providers around them. Prepaid course fees, funded places and the VAT treatment of education are the records we keep clear. That is 2.5 times the UK-wide share.
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Health and social work
Health and social care firms make up 7.5% of enterprises in Oxford, higher than the UK average. Payroll, mileage, commissioner payments and the VAT exemptions that apply to regulated care are where careful accounts matters. That is 1.7 times the UK-wide share.
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Professional, scientific and technical
Professional, scientific and technical firms are 22% of businesses in Oxford (about 1,070 enterprises). Consultants and practices here need profit by client, clean director's loan accounts and prompt invoicing more than anything else.
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Wholesale and retail trade
Retail and wholesale firms make up 10% of enterprises in Oxford. Till and payout reconciliation, stock and margin by product line, and mixed-rate VAT are the main jobs, whether the sales are in a shop or on a marketplace.
Business in Oxford, up close.
Where companies here cluster, what that does to their accounts, and a worked example.
What it means for your Oxford company
Oxford has an exceptional concentration of research-based companies, many emerging from the university. They typically need to separate university intellectual property from company assets, set up share options for early staff and claim R&D relief. Investors expect compliant SEIS or EIS paperwork, and grant funding needs accurate accounting.
An illustrative Oxford example
A university spin-out in Oxford licenses a technique from the university, issues shares to its founders and applies for advance assurance to reassure early investors.
Oxford: questions.
What is advance assurance for SEIS or EIS?
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It is HMRC's informal view that a planned share issue should qualify for relief. It gives investors comfort before they commit, and we prepare the application with the company's plan and accounts.
How much does a limited company accountant cost in Oxford?
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Our fixed monthly fees are the same in Oxford as anywhere else in the UK: Essential from £45.83 + VAT, Complete from £62.50 + VAT and Growth from £75 + VAT. Final price depends on your turnover and options.
Do you have an accountant in Oxford?
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We are an online firm, so a named accountant looks after your Oxford company by phone, video, email and WhatsApp. Our offices are in Morden, Croydon, Chelsea, Mitcham for anyone who prefers to meet in person.
Your Oxford accounts, handled.
Tell us about your company and we will confirm your fixed fee within one working day.