Accounting, Business & Advisory Services Poole, Dorset

MORE TIME

Time is precious in your sector.

More time gives you the scope to help more.

BETTER FINANCES

Control over your finances is key.

Better control brings more far-reaching aid.

STRONGER MISSION

Your mission to help drives you.

With our support you can focus on what’s important.

Balloon Accounting is in the business of supporting businesses that support the most vulnerable in the community

When you’re working on behalf of others, managing your finances isn’t always your first priority. It may not even be in your comfort zone.

Balloon Accounting can support.

With our own experience in the care system, we can guide, advise and hand hold organisations like yours that are frequently needing just that little bit more financial savvy.

We understand you. We’ve been in your shoes. Let us support you.

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“You don’t start a community focused organisation or business because it’s a money maker, it’s because you want to do something with people who are vulnerable.”

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Let’s face it, your work is very different to the average business.

Caring for others is your primary driver whether your area of expertise is mental health, education, Physical health (therapies), fostering or something else.

But the health of your business directly affects the extent of the help you can give and we want to maximise that for you.

With our own experience in this sector, we have the insights and learnings that will help you.

If you need advice to gain solid foundations without any judgement then Balloon Accounting is for you.

Let us share the highs and the lows. Together.

Our commitment to you

Let us guide you through your finances with a carefully structured process

A Warm Welcome

Let’s discuss your organisation so that we can put the right processes in place from the start.

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Regular Meetings

We will regularly catch up with you to ensure that you are on the right track and have all the information you need.

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An Understanding of the Numbers

We will give you an understanding of the numbers so you can fel in control.

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Compliance without the hassle

You’ll have all your accounts managed so you don’t need to worry.

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CASE STUDY

The Secret of Success

An independent social worker contacted us as they were great at providing support to clients but were falling further and further behind with the financial records as well as getting confused by how much they were owed.

THE PROBLEM

The client had too little cash in the bank due to slow receipt of payments and too little time to follow this up.

WHAT WE DID

We helped her chase up outstanding payments. Reviewed what had been invoiced to date and brought the Xero accounting records up to date.

HOW WE DID IT

We undertook a full review of invoicing to work done alongside the client. We took over the Xero records so they didn’t have the hassle of keeping the books and arranged a more speedy payment cycle to put more cash into the bank account.

THE RESULT

The social worker speny more time caring for their clients and left the financial side of the business to us.

Time saved, cash flowing quicker and lots more sleep at night.

We are accountants specialising in foster care

Are you an established or new Foster Care Agency ?
Ready to fulfill your potential ?

Foster Care Agencies

Setting up and running a Foster Care Agency is never easy. We have vast experience as a foster carer, panel member and years helping businesses and foster carers. We can apply that knowledge towards supporting you and your agency.

CLOUD ACCOUNTING

Having cloud based, up to date records is vital in provding you with the tools to make the best business decisions.

PAYING YOUR CARERS/STAFF

Top of most carers list, after the welfare of the children is getting paid accurately and on time and we can make this happen for you.

PAYING YOURSELF

There’s many ways to pay yourself and we can explore the most tax efficient method to suit your individual circumstances.

CLAIMING EXPENSES

Expense management is always a minefield and we can guide you through the best method to adopt and capture expenses.

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If this speaks to you, let’s have a conversation

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VIRTUAL FINANCE OFFICE

Are you a larger organisation that has a need for financial control and business insights ?

When your organisation grows so does the scope of your work.

The finances become more complex and getting it right is more important than ever before.

Let us ease the load by being your virtual financial support.

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Top 8 accounting challenges facing your organisation

…and how to solve them

At Balloon Accounting we believe in supporting in any way we can. Downloading this book will help you to understand:

The top 8 accounting challenges faced by every organisation
Why these challenges matter
Why following the correct path can lead you to success
How the right accountant makes a difference to your business
And much more…..

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Our Time To RISE
We are committed to making something wonderful happen

At Balloon Accounting we’ve set ourselves up on our own mission.

We can’t change the whole world but if we can do one little thing to help change the life of just one or two individuals then why wouldn’t we ?

So this is what we do.

Every time we take on a new client we give 3 books to children who arrive in emergency care in the UK.

Every time we complete a Tax Return we give a nourishing meal to girls rescued from sex trafficking in India.

It’s not earth shattering but it might be a very small part of changing someones life for the better and that matters.

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Andy Downs

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Your Accountant

Essentially I provide business and accounting help to those who support the most vulnerable in our community.

Whether you’re in foster care, social work, education provision, care home, children’s nursery or health and well-being you have a passion to support others.

I’m married to Lisa, father to four terrific grown up children and grandad to six.

And incidentally, how many accountants do you know who’ve appeared on Ready Steady Cook and we weren’t cooking the books !

Client Testimonials

Don’t take our word for it – here’s what our clients say:

Excelent, personal and friendly

Excellent, personal, friendly service with great advice and support.

I would highly recommend Balloon Accounting to anyone who wants to have the best business accounts and advice service.

Shaun Linsley, Aspire Home Tutoring Ltd

Professional and friendly service

Balloon Accounting have taken care of our accounts since 2014 and over the years Andy has tailored his service according to the size of our business.

As our business has grown in size, turnover and complexity, Balloon have stepped up and increased their level of involvement to meet our needs.

Pete Dodds, Alpha MEP Consulting Ltd

Brilliant service

Brilliant service.

My original accounts were in a mess and Andy helped sort them out for me and I’ve used Balloon accounting for probably the past 7 years.