Accounts · Tax · Planning · Mentoring · Belfast
Turnover is vanity.
Profit is sanity.
What you keep is what counts.
One all-in package for business owners who want full support: your accounts and tax done properly, a plan for where you're going, and someone in your corner who knows the rules better than anyone you've dealt with.
Sound familiar?
Most business owners we meet are working hard and still in the dark.
“HMRC are on my back.”
Letters you don't understand, penalties you didn't see coming, deadlines nobody warned you about.
“I don't know my numbers.”
Busy all year, but no idea what the business actually made, or what you'll owe.
“Where's the money going?”
Money comes in, money goes out, and there's never as much left as there should be.
That's exactly what we fix.
The questions nobody answers properly
Ask your accountant these. Then ask us.
Why am I skint when the business is busy?
Turnover isn't profit, and profit isn't cash. We show you exactly where the money goes: costs, tax, drawings, debt. Then we fix the leaks.
What's the best way to pay myself?
Salary, dividends, pension, expenses: each is taxed differently. The right mix depends on your profit, your other income and your plans. We work it out from your real numbers.
Should I take dividends? Yes and no.
Dividends avoid National Insurance, but they aren't a business expense. They come out of profit that has already paid Corporation Tax, then they're taxed again as dividend income. Salary costs NI but cuts the company's tax. The answer is usually a mix, and most people are never shown the full picture.
Should I go limited?
Sometimes it saves thousands. Sometimes it just adds cost and admin. We run both sides with your figures before you decide.
Can I put that through the business?
Probably more than you think, and definitely not everything. We'll show you exactly where the line is.
How much should I put away for tax?
A real number, every month, so January is never a shock again.
Start here
Three ways to get your answers.
Each is a one-off session with Scott, on a fixed fee agreed up front. Join the all-in package and it's included.
The Cash-Leak Check
“Why am I skint?” We go through your bank statements line by line and show you where the money is going, and what to stop.
Book a Cash-Leak Check →Pay Yourself Properly
Salary, dividends, pension, expenses. The right mix for your numbers, worked out and written down, so you stop overpaying.
Book a pay review →The Goals Session
Where you are, where you want to be in 12 months, 2–5 years and beyond, and the first targets to get you there.
Book a Goals Session →A different kind of accountant
Most accountants work out what you owe. We work out how to owe less.
Takes your figures, works out the tax, sends you the bill. You hear from them once a year.
Gets the bill right and gets it in on time. Answers your questions when you think to ask.
Gets it right, then shows you different ways of doing things to keep that bill as low as the law allows.
Then sits down with you to plan what comes next.
How we work
We take you to the line.
Never over it.
We know the legislation and HMRC's own guidance inside out, and we use every relief, allowance and structure available to you. We work the rules right up to the boundary, and we stop there.
Work out the bill. Hand it over.
Every legitimate relief, allowance and structure, used fully, right up to the boundary.
We don't go there, and we won't take you there.
If we couldn't stand behind a decision in front of HMRC, we won't recommend it. Simple as that.
The all-in package
Full support for your business. One package. One fair monthly fee.
Not a menu of add-ons. Everything a growing business needs from its accountant, and a lot more than most accountants offer.
Your accounts, every month
Bookkeeping kept up to date, so you always know your profit, your tax and where your money is.
All your tax, planned
Company accounts and Corporation Tax, VAT, payroll, CIS and MTD, done properly and planned ahead to keep the bill down. Directors' Self Assessments included free for limited companies.
HMRC off your back
Deadlines tracked, letters explained, every return ready in good time. No more surprises in the post.
Sit-down planning sessions
Regular time with Scott to set your goals, review your targets and open up new business opportunities. Add a Bronze, Silver or Gold coaching plan for as much time as you want.
Coaching on the system
We show you how the tax system works, and how to use it to your advantage. You learn the game, not just the score.
Full access to our network
Need a solicitor, a broker, a marketer, a mentor? You get a personal introduction to people we trust.
Your tax saved, in pounds
Every client sees exactly what we've saved them, itemised on their dashboard and updated as we go. Most people never find out what their accountant is worth.
Your business in your pocket
Every client gets 25% off the Pocket Docket app: bank feeds, receipts, your tax pot and your targets on your phone. Launching 1 November 2026.
We price fairly. We don't rip the back out of anyone.
Your fee depends on the volume of work and how much time you want with us for planning and coaching. Agreed in writing before we start, and fixed monthly. No surprise bills.
Just need a tax return or a one-off job? We do that too. Want coaching on its own? See Bronze, Silver and Gold.
Every client gets a plan
Better business. Better you. Broken into targets you can hit.
Accounts tell you where you've been. The plan decides where you're going. We work on you as well as the business: how you decide, how you lead and how you perform.
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12 months
This year's numbers: income, profit, tax set aside, and what you take home.
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2–5 years
Where the business is heading: growth, first hires, property, going limited, stepping back from the tools.
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And beyond
The life it's paying for: family, freedom, retirement, and what you build for the people after you.
Then we break it into monthly targets, and check in on them every month alongside your numbers.
Included: the network
Our network is your network.
Behind Keep Your Profits is a network of people Scott knows and trusts, with all kinds of talent. When you need one of them, you get a personal introduction, not a number off Google.
- Solicitors
- Chartered accountants & chartered tax advisers
- Mortgage & finance brokers
- Regulated financial advisers
- Pensions administrators
- Insurance
- Surveyors
- Business consultants
- Marketing & web
- Coaches & trainers
- Elected representatives (MLAs)
- Private security for high-value clients
Who we help
We know your trade, not just your tax.
Owner-run businesses across Northern Ireland. We know what you can claim, and when you need to hear from us.
- Trades & constructionCIS, vans, tools, subcontractors
- Beauty & aestheticsSalons, clinics, self-employed therapists
- Fitness & coachingPersonal trainers, gyms, studios
- Taxi & private hireOwner-drivers and small fleets
- LandlordsRental accounts and Self Assessment
- Retail & eCommerceShops, online stores, marketplace sellers
- Consultants & professionalsContractors, freelancers, agencies
- Transport & haulageCouriers, hauliers, owner-operators
- Creative & musicMusicians, performers, content creators
- Tech & softwareDevelopers, SaaS, R&D-led businesses
- New businessesSole trader or limited company: we'll advise
- Not on the list? Doesn't matter.We take on any client's work. If your industry needs us to go and learn something new, we go and learn it, properly, before we touch your numbers.
Getting started
From first chat to fully supported, in four steps.
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Get your quote
Answer a few questions and see your fixed price straight away.
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Sit down with Scott
Where you are, where you want to be, and what's in the way. Your quote confirmed in writing.
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We sort the backlog
Records in order, HMRC up to date, every deadline mapped.
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Then we build
Your plan, your targets and your monthly check-ins.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
Self-employed or a landlord with income over £30,000? April 2027 is your date.
Already live if your income is over £50,000. Income means before expenses, not profit.
Who you'll deal with
25 years old. In business since he was five.
Scott didn't learn business from a textbook. He learned it by running his own, from the very start. He learned young that everything in life is transactional: give good, you get good. Then he went looking for how the best do it, studying the biggest names in business and the systems behind them, first through video, then books, and now through experience, which is what qualifies him. He was buying stock from Makro and working out his margins at eight, and doing his first sets of accounts at 14. He has been involved in more businesses than most people twice his age, and he's barely started.
Since 19 he's done an accountancy apprenticeship and six years across practice and industry, and built his own businesses on the side of a 40-hour week: a deli, a dog-training business, a web design and development studio, and hospitality contracts. Now in his third year running Keep Your Profits, with more than 50 businesses on monthly support.
He's generated close to £200,000 in sales for clients, won tenders and grant applications, and taken on bigger companies in commercial disputes when they tried to push a start-up around. He gives his time to boxing clubs and schools. His network runs across the UK and Ireland and is starting to go further. He knows what it's like to buy the stock, chase the margin and fight for your business, because he's done all of it.
- Age8Buying wholesale, working out margins
- Age14First sets of accounts
- Age19Accountancy apprenticeship; six years in practice and industry
- Delivered£200kClose to £200k in sales generated for clients
- Age25Year 3 of Keep Your Profits, 50+ clients
Find out what you could be keeping.
Tell us about your business and see a fair, fixed price in two minutes. No obligation.