AMCI Associates

About AMCI Associates

Based in the Witton area of Birmingham, AMCI is a firm of chartered certified accountants that states it has more than two decades of experience. Its client base ranges from landlords and property investors to retailers, contractors, caterers, construction businesses, care homes, recruitment agencies and beauty salons. Unusually for a regional practice, it offers company incorporation in three jurisdictions: England and Wales, the United Arab Emirates, with free zone or mainland options, and Pakistan. Since 2018 it has also arranged off-plan Dubai property purchases for UK and European clients, supported by a foreign exchange partner. Training courses for managers and a banking partnership that gives access to cloud bookkeeping software round out the offer. The website is in English only, and no specific overseas language desks are mentioned.

Services

Core services are bookkeeping, statutory accounts, personal and business tax, VAT, Making Tax Digital and payroll with auto-enrolment. As an authorised corporate service provider, the firm forms English and Welsh companies, performs director and shareholder identity verification, files statutory returns and gives company law guidance. It also advises on UAE and Pakistani incorporations, including feasibility studies for free zone versus mainland set-ups. Further offerings include business planning, R&D credit claims, finance options, project management and fee protection insurance.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✓ VAT: offered
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✕ Audit: not listed
• ✕ Bank account assistance: not listed
• ✕ Residency and visas: not listed
• ✓ Corporate secretarial: offered
• ✕ Virtual office: not listed

Licences and registrations

• Companies House Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP)
• ACCA accredited
• AAT accredited

As declared by the firm. Check a licence with the regulator before you rely on it.