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The Echo team in conversation at Stockley Park
About Echo

We became accountants to give advice. So that's what we do.

Most firms file your accounts and send a bill. We'd rather tell you what the numbers mean while there's still time to act.

Joshua Dean, Founder and Director of Echo Accountants
Joshua DeanFounder and Director, FCCA
Why we exist

The problem with most accountants isn't the accounting.

It's the timing.

Your year ends, and some months later a set of accounts arrives with a tax bill attached. It's higher than you hoped, you ask if anything can be done, and the honest answer is no, because the year is already closed.

Everything that could have reduced that bill had to happen before the year ended. And nobody raised it while it still could.

Echo was built to close that gap. We use technology and automation to take the compliance, the filing, the deadlines, the day-to-day, and run it quietly in the background. That frees us up to do the part that actually changes anything: looking ahead, spotting the opportunities and telling you about them while there's still time to act.

We called ourselves Echo because that's what good advice does. It comes back to you. You tell us where you want the business to go, and we echo it back as a plan, a number, a next step. Your goals, reflected in everything we do.

Joshua DeanFounder and Director

Three things we do differently.

Each one is a belief, and what it means for you in practice.

01

We advise. We don't just file.

Advice, not just admin

Compliance is the floor, not the ceiling. Anyone can file your return. We're here to tell you what to do next: how to take money out efficiently, when to invest, what your numbers are quietly telling you. The filing is table stakes. The advice is the point.

02

We come to you, before the deadline does.

Proactive, not reactive

We review our limited company clients in Month 9 of their trading year, while there are still three months left to act, not after the year has closed. You won't have to chase us for a meeting. It's already in the diary, because that's how we work.

03

Automation handles the grind. We handle the thinking.

Technology doing the heavy lifting

We're built on Xero, automation and AI, which means the routine work runs itself, cleanly and in real time. That isn't about replacing people. It's about freeing our people to do the work that actually needs a human: judgement, strategy and genuinely knowing your business.

Meet the team

Real people. Straight answers.

Problem solvers more than number crunchers: clear advice, plain English and a team you can reach. Meet the people, and pets, behind it.

The Echo pets

Two more members of staff. Neither of them files anything.

Baloo the office dog

Baloo

Office Support and Morale Booster

Our four-legged Chief Cuddle Officer. Baloo keeps spirits high, naps near warm laptops and reminds us to take a break.

Specialisms: walk reminders, team bonding. Fun fact: thinks every Zoom call is for him.
Spyro the office cat

Spyro

Head of Surveillance (and Keyboard Walking)

Spyro supervises from the shadows. You might catch him strolling across the desk mid-email or providing silent judgement on cash flow reports. He's aloof, but loyal to the core team.

Specialisms: keyboard shortcuts, paperweight duties. Fun fact: has strong opinions on HMRC letters.

We're Echo Accountants. Approachable, proactive and always in your corner.Whether you perform, compete or create, run a rental portfolio, are launching a startup or are just tired of outdated advice, we're the team you've been looking for.

What you can count on.

Not values on a wall. Promises you can feel, each one tied to how we actually work.

No jargon.We explain things in plain English, because you shouldn't need an accountant to understand your accountant.
No surprise bills.Your fee is fixed and agreed up front, built around exactly what you need. Nothing padded, nothing hidden.
No chasing us.The important conversations are already in the diary. Proactive is our default, not a favour.
No being a number.We're built on technology, but you're dealing with people who know your name and your business.
Straight answers.If something's a good idea, we'll tell you. If it isn't, we'll tell you that too.
The practical bit

The details, for the record.

ACCA, Xero, QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor and members of the Hillingdon Chamber of Commerce.

Where we are

Stockley Park in Uxbridge. West London on our doorstep, and clients across the UK by video.

Hayes
Uxbridge
Hillingdon
West London

What we're qualified as

Echo is led by an FCCA-qualified Fellow of the ACCA, with an ACCA-qualified partner and a qualified team behind them. Your work is in properly credentialed hands.

What we run on

We're a Xero firm, top to bottom, with automation and AI built into how we work: deadlines tracked, records kept up to date and your numbers always live. It is used in a controlled way, and the advice always comes from us.

Who we look after

Specialists in sport, media and the arts. Accountants for everyone else, including landlords and property investors, limited companies, sole traders moving to Making Tax Digital and growing businesses that need finance support without a full-time hire.

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Advice while there is still time to act.