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Tell us a little about your work, your current financial position and what you’d like to achieve. Whether you’re an associate dentist looking to make more of your income or a practice owner planning your next stage of growth, we’d love to hear from you.
If you’d prefer to speak to someone directly, call us on 01474 853856. Or you can email us at enquiries@a4g-llp.co.uk.
If you nodded at even one of these, you’re in the right place.
Dentistry has its own rules, income streams and pressures. NHS contracts and UDA income, private treatments, associate arrangements, laboratory costs, pensions: understanding the financial side of dentistry takes more than general accountancy knowledge.
At A4G, we’re advisers first and Chartered Accountants second, because it’s all about the advice, not just the numbers. We’ve been advising businesses for more than 30 years and have specialised in dentistry for over 15. We know the questions you’re asking because we hear them every week, and we give you practical answers, not a page of technical jargon.
We work with practice owners, principals, associates, specialists, hygienists, therapists and technicians, helping them make informed decisions at every stage of their career.
Your income is growing. Your options are growing too, and so is the risk of getting them wrong.
You didn’t open a practice to become a spreadsheet expert. We’ll do that part for you.
This is where good advice pays for itself many times over.
As specialist dental Chartered Accountants and advisers, we’re dedicated to helping you increase practice value, reduce your tax burden, build personal wealth and create a better work-life balance.
With 15+ years of experience, we understand the specific challenges and opportunities in the dental sector
With our two-person approach, you’ll always have people who know you and your practice, so you’re never starting from scratch or explaining yourself twice
Your practice should fund the life you want. We help you take profit tax-efficiently, plan for retirement, protect your family’s wealth and prepare for a well-timed exit
We set goals with you, track your progress and keep you moving towards what matters, for your practice and for you personally.
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You’ve spent years mastering clinical dentistry. Let us take care of the numbers, so your income, your practice and your future are all working for you.
A dental accountant does far more than file your tax return. We help you choose the right structure, plan your tax, claim every allowable expense, manage NHS pension questions, understand your practice’s profitability and value, and plan buying, growing or selling a practice.
Yes. We work with NHS, mixed and fully private practices, and we help you get the most from both, including how the split affects profitability, pensions and practice value.
Absolutely. Many of our clients start as associates. We help with tax, expenses, incorporation decisions and planning the path to practice ownership.
It depends on your income, how much of your work is NHS and how much you need to draw. A company can save tax on private income, but it isn’t right for everyone, and your NHS pension needs to be part of the decision. We’ll compare both options using your own figures, so you can see the difference before you commit.
Common allowable expenses include CPD and specialist training, laboratory fees, indemnity insurance, professional subscriptions, equipment, travel between practices and home office costs. Many dentists miss out on relief they’re due, so we review your costs each year to make sure nothing is overlooked.
Yes. Through management accounts, our 3D profit analysis and reverse-engineered targets, we show you exactly where profit is made and lost, then help you act on it.
Most practices are valued on a multiple of EBITDA, with the mix of NHS and private income, the strength of the patient list, the premises and associate arrangements all affecting the price. We’ll value your practice and show you the practical steps that will increase that value.
Yes. We advise on structure, funding, goodwill and valuation, due diligence and tax-efficient exit planning, working with specialist brokers and IFAs where helpful.
Yes. We can assist with calculations and submissions, advise on the annual allowance and the lump sum allowance, and help with your annual declaration on Compass.
If your accountant only contacts you once a year, can’t answer dental-specific questions, or hasn’t told you what your practice is worth or how to keep more of your income, it’s probably time for a conversation.
Very easy. Once you decide to move, we contact your current accountant, collect the information we need and handle the handover for you, so there’s nothing for you to chase.
It depends on your needs, whether that’s an associate’s tax return or full management accounts and strategic support for a practice. We’ll give you a clear, fixed quote after your free consultation.