About – AT Accounting Solutions

Alan is a fully qualified bookkeeper and a Member of The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, which is one of the largest bookkeeping institutes in the world. He has spent over 30 years in a variety of accounting roles, within the electricity industry and so has extensive experience of bookkeeping and accounting principles and work. Prior to leaving the electricity industry in May 2007 to set up his bookkeeping practice, he studied and passed with distinctions the various bookkeeping examinations of The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, to enable him to become a Member of the Institute. In addition, he studied for and was awarded the Diploma in Payroll Management, to enable him to carry out and manage payroll work for his clients. Since then, he has taken further examinations with the Institute, as they have restructured their membership requirements and has again obtained distinctions in their manual bookkeeping examinations as well.

Alan Thomas FICB, PM. Dip

Owner

Company History

When Alan started his bookkeeping practice in March 2007 he felt that the name Alan Thomas Bookkeeping Services emphasised the personal bookkeeping service which Alan could offer to local businesses in the North Somerset and Bristol areas.

Over the 14 years the practice has operated, he has worked with a variety of clients across all business structures including Sole Traders, Partnerships, Limited Companies and Registered Charities. These businesses are across a variety of business sectors such as retail, farming, engineering, construction, care homes, charities, catering and many more. Thus, Alan has gained a unique understanding of the needs of the small business community and of the service he provides through his practice, to help them maintain proper accounting records and provide them with regular management accounting reports.

However, with the move to a cloud based approach to accounting, Alan felt that a new name was needed, to reflect the changing environment. So, in May 2016 the practice was renamed as AT Accounting Solutions, as providing businesses with solutions to their accounting issues and problems was going to be a key part of the practices offering to the small business community for the 21st Century.

Although the practice still provides all the usual bookkeeping & payroll services a business needs, with the use of cloud based technology, greater improvements in efficiency can be achieved. Also, helping business transition from the current situation to meet their new obligations with RTI, Making Tax Digital, & Automatic Enrolment for Work Place Pensions, will be critical to the success of small businesses in the future.

In March 2018, Alan became a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, because of his good standing and working as a member of the Institute for over 10 years. His professionalism and sound advice has always been his key strength in helping small businesses with their accounting needs.

In December 2020, the practice moved the office to Gloucester, so that Alan & his wife could be near to their eldest son & daughter in law and their new granddaughter. However, with the move to full cloud-based working, in March 2020, Alan has still been able to service & support all of his existing clients in North Somerset remotely and help them gain the efficiencies and automation of the bookkeeping services they need to run their businesses.