Tax Planning in Solihull
Practical Advice for Business Owners
Solihull has one of the highest concentrations of small business owners anywhere in the country and yet a lot of them still treat tax planning as something to think about only once a year, usually in the weeks before a return is due. By then, most of the decisions that would have actually reduced the bill have already passed.
Henleaze Tax Consultancy provides tax planning for business owners, contractors and limited company directors across Solihull. We're based in Bristol and for this kind of work that makes very little practical difference, since it's a conversation about your numbers and your options, held over video call or phone rather than requiring anyone to travel.
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Solihull's Business Base is Small by Design — and That Changes the Advice That Works
Across Solihull, 97.4 percent of private sector businesses are classed as micro or small, one of the highest proportions anywhere in the country, despite the borough also being home to major employers like Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce and Gymshark, all clustered around the UK Central Hub near Birmingham Airport and the NEC. That combination matters. A huge share of Solihull's economy runs through owner managed businesses, many of them supplying into or working alongside the larger names based here and the tax planning that actually helps them looks quite different from generic advice aimed at a much larger company.
With Solihull's job density running well above both the England and West Midlands averages, and a workforce that's unusually skilled for the size of the borough, a lot of our Solihull clients are business owners who've built something genuinely profitable but have never had a proper conversation about what to do with that profit beyond paying what's owed each year.
Why This Matters for You
Owner managed businesses need tax advice built around how they actually work — not one-size-fits-all guidance designed for corporates. That's the difference we focus on.
Where Solihull Business Owners Usually Find the Most Value
Corporation Tax and Capital Allowances
With the corporation tax rate now split between the small profits rate and the main rate, with marginal relief in between, timing of capital expenditure and how profit is structured can genuinely change which band you fall into. This matters more than most owners realise.
Salary and Dividend Planning
For owner-managed limited companies, the split between salary and dividends changes what you personally take home and the right balance shifts as your company's profits and personal circumstances change year to year.
Profit Extraction Through Pensions
Company pension contributions remain one of the more reliable ways to reduce a corporation tax bill while building long term personal wealth and they're frequently underused by owners focused only on salary and dividends.
Capital Gains Tax Planning
Whether you're planning an eventual sale, bringing in investment or restructuring how the business is owned, CGT planning works best well before any of that happens, not once a deal is already underway.
Business Structure Reviews
As a business grows, whether it's still structured the right way, sole trader, single company or a group structure, is worth revisiting rather than assuming the original setup still fits.
Full detail sits on our tax planning service page.
View All ServicesWhy Being Close to Larger Employers Changes the Conversation
A meaningful number of Solihull's small businesses and contractors work directly in the supply chain around Jaguar Land Rover, Birmingham Business Park, or the wider UK Central Hub. Supplying into or contracting alongside a large employer often brings steadier income than working with smaller, more varied clients, but it can also mean less flexibility in how and when that income arrives. Planning around that pattern, rather than treating income as unpredictable when it's actually fairly consistent, tends to open up more genuine tax planning options than owners expect.
Get a Quick EstimateHow Tax Planning Connects to the Rest of Your Accounting
Contractor Accounting
IR35 assessments, limited company setup, bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and year end filing, for contractors working across Solihull and the wider UK Central Hub.
Small Business Accounting
Bookkeeping, VAT and payroll kept accurate and current, the foundation that makes any real planning possible.
Landlord Accounting
Rental income reporting and Capital Gains Tax planning for business owners who also hold investment property.
Payroll and HR Support
PAYE, pension auto enrolment and HMRC submissions, run accurately for your own salary and any employees.
Outsourced Accounting
A full finance function for growing Solihull businesses not yet ready to bring this in house.
VAT and Bookkeeping
Clean, current records that make VAT filing and any funding conversation considerably easier.
Company Secretarial Services
Confirmation statements, Companies House filings and director or shareholder changes, tracked so nothing gets missed.
R&D Tax Credit Claims
Eligibility review and claim preparation for genuinely innovative development work, relevant given Solihull's advanced engineering and future mobility sector.
Personal Tax and Self Assessment
Self assessment filing for dividend income, rental profits and capital gains, explained clearly alongside your business accounts.
The Kind of Business Owners We Tend to Work With in Solihull
A good number of our Solihull clients run small manufacturing or engineering firms supplying into the automotive and aerospace supply chain around Jaguar Land Rover and Birmingham Business Park. Others are contractors and consultants working across the UK Central Hub who wanted their salary and dividend structure properly reviewed rather than left on autopilot. A steady group are owners of well established, genuinely profitable businesses who'd simply never had a proper conversation about what to do with that profit beyond the annual return.
Get in Touch if Any of That Sounds CloseHow the Fee Works
Every tax planning review is agreed on a fixed fee before we start, based on the complexity of your business and income. There's no hourly billing, so the cost reflects the actual work involved.
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Let's Have a Proper Conversation About Your Business
If you're a business owner, contractor or limited company director in Solihull and want a genuine look at whether you're paying more tax than you need to, get in touch. A first conversation is free and doesn't commit you to anything further.