Accountants for Cafes, Restaurants, Takeaways, and Coffee Shops in Hampshire
Why choose City Mill as your cafe or restaurant accountant?
Leading hospitality accountants in Hampshire.
Need an accountant who understands the food and drink industry? City Mill specialises in accounting for cafes, restaurants, takeaways, coffee shops, and bakeries across Hampshire and West Sussex. From tax returns and payroll to business advice, we help you manage your finances so you can focus on your customers.
Expert Accounting for Hospitality Businesses At City Mill, we specialise in providing accounting, tax, and business support to cafes, restaurants, takeaways, bakeries, and coffee shops across Hampshire and West Sussex. We understand the fast-paced nature of food and drink businesses and offer services tailored to help you save time, reduce tax, and improve profits.
Whether you run an independent coffee shop, a local café, or a busy restaurant, we’re here to help you manage your finances and grow confidently. From bookkeeping and VAT to payroll and business planning, we take care of the numbers so you can focus on your customers.
Our Hospitality Accounting Services
Achieve your business goals.
Need an accountant who understands the food and drink industry? City Mill specialises in accounting for cafes, restaurants, takeaways, coffee shops, and bakeries across Hampshire and West Sussex. From tax returns and payroll to business advice, we help you manage your finances so you can focus on your customers.
Accounting for Cafes and Restaurants
Running a successful café, coffee shop, or bakery requires meticulous financial management. Our accounting services are specifically tailored for these food and beverage businesses, ensuring you can focus on delivering excellent customer experiences while we handle your financial records. From bookkeeping to financial reporting, we provide the expertise needed to keep your business’s finances in order.
Tax Preparation for Food and Beverage Businesses
Navigating tax regulations can be complex for cafés, coffee shops, and bakeries. We offer specialised tax preparation services to help you manage your tax obligations effectively. Whether you’re dealing with VAT on food and drink or income tax for your business, our expert team ensures compliance and optimises your tax position.
Payroll and Pension Services
Efficient payroll management is vital for maintaining staff satisfaction in the food service industry. Our payroll services ensure that your employees are paid accurately and on time, handling tax deductions and National Insurance contributions. We also manage pension schemes, including auto-enrolment, so you meet all legal requirements seamlessly.
Bookkeeping Services
Accurate bookkeeping is essential for any café, coffee shop, or bakery. Our professional bookkeeping services, including cloud-based solutions like Xero, streamline your financial management. Xero Cloud Accounting provides secure, user-friendly access to your financial data, helping you manage invoices, expenses, and inventory from anywhere.
Management Accounting and KPI Reporting
Our management accounting services offer detailed financial analysis and performance monitoring tailored to your business. We help you track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relevant to your café or bakery, such as sales per customer, inventory turnover, and profit margins. This insight enables you to make informed decisions and drive business growth.
Business Consultancy for Food and Beverage Businesses
As your strategic partner, we offer business consultancy services designed for the café, coffee shop, and bakery sector. We work closely with you to understand your business goals and create actionable plans to achieve them. From marketing strategies to operational improvements, our advice helps you stay competitive and successful.
Tax Efficient Strategies
Maximising tax efficiency is crucial for cafés, coffee shops, and bakeries. Our tax-efficient accounting services help you reduce your tax liabilities while staying compliant with regulations. We provide guidance on allowable expenses, income structuring, and VAT for food and drink, ensuring your business retains more of its earnings.
Accounts and Tax Preparation
Our comprehensive accounting and tax preparation services are tailored to the unique needs of cafés, coffee shops, and bakeries. We handle everything from bookkeeping and financial statement preparation to tax returns and strategic planning, allowing you to focus on delighting your customers and growing your business.
Advisory Services
At City Mill, we are more than just accountants—we are your partners in success. We provide strategic advice specifically for the food and beverage industry, helping you achieve your short-term and long-term goals. Our advisory services include progress tracking and goal setting to ensure your café, coffee shop, or bakery continues to thrive.
How it works
Our Cafe and Restaurant Accounting & Business Processes.
We offer all the usual accounting services small businesses need—bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, tax returns, and year-end accounts—making sure everything is accurate, compliant, and delivered on time. From the moment you send us your paperwork, we take care of the rest, guiding you through a simple, reliable process designed to support your business at every stage.
Forward your paperwork to us
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We process your paperwork
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Get insights & updates
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Accounts & tax returns complete
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With your books and tax taken care of, we help you focus on what really matters next.
Setting clear goals
Want to reduce wastage? Improve table turnover? Run a smoother operation or take more time off?
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Developing a business plan
Whether you're launching a new menu, hiring more staff, or thinking of opening a second location we're here.
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Monitoring progress
With KPI tracking and regular reports tailored to the food and drink sector hbga— like labour cost as a percentage of sales, or average order value.
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Achieving success
Use our insights to spot trends, cut costs, manage seasonality, and stay ahead of issues before they affect your bottom line.
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Where We Are Based and Our Service Area
Hospitality accountants across Hampshire and beyond.
We’re based in Southampton and work with hospitality businesses across Hampshire and West Sussex, including Winchester, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Chichester, Fareham, and Bognor Regis. We also serve clients throughout England and Wales, offering both in-person and remote support.
about city mill
While we provide all the services you’d expect from a small business accountant, such as accounts and tax returns, our true expertise lies in realising your goals. This includes scaling your business, identifying new opportunities, improving profitability, streamlining operations, and enhancing tax efficiency. Which is why we are the go to accountants for cafe and restaurant businesses.