Award-Winning Accountants for Stroud Businesses
Gro Profit First Accountants serve businesses across Stroud, Nailsworth, Minchinhampton, Stonehouse and the wider Five Valleys area from our office at 122 Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7JX — a 20-minute drive from Stroud town centre via the A46. We've worked with Gloucestershire businesses for over 25 years (formerly Cheltenham Tax Accountants) and were named the UK's first Profit First Accountant of the Year in 2022. Book a free strategic meeting or call us on 01242 528412.
Why Stroud Businesses Choose Gro
Stroud has one of the most distinctive small-business communities in the country — independent retailers, creative studios, sustainable manufacturers, organic food producers, hospitality businesses and a strong base of trades and contractors across the Five Valleys. We work with Stroud business owners across all of those sectors. Every service we offer is built around the Profit First cash management system, so you're not just staying compliant — you're actively building a more profitable business. Our clients make on average over £20,000 in extra profit and cash after switching to us, and we're rated 4.9 stars on Google with over 100 five-star reviews. Our founder Stephen Edwards is a Fellow of the ACCA (FCCA) with 25 years' experience, a Certified Profit First Professional certified through Mike Michalowicz's Profit First Professionals programme, an EOS Bootcamp graduate, and a Certified High Performance Coach trained directly by Brendon Burchard. Stephen is also the author of Profit First for UK Businesses and a regular contributor to UK accountancy and small-business media.
Serving the Five Valleys: Nailsworth, Painswick, Stroud Town Centre and beyond
Our Stroud client base stretches right across the Five Valleys — from independent retailers and creative studios on Stroud High Street and around the Shambles, to organic food producers and sustainable manufacturers on the Stroudwater and Brimscombe industrial estates, and growing professional-services firms in Nailsworth and Minchinhampton. We work with hospitality businesses in Painswick, contractors and trades across the Slad and Toadsmoor valleys, and a strong base of landlords with property in Stonehouse and along the Stroud canal corridor. Wherever you're based in the Stroud district, we know the local market — and we're a 20-minute drive up the A46 when you want to meet face to face.
Industries We Serve in Stroud
We work with sole traders, limited companies, landlords, contractors and growing businesses across every sector in Stroud and the Five Valleys, with particular depth in a handful of areas:
- Independent retail and ecommerce — Stroud High Street and Shambles Market traders, plus Amazon, Shopify and Etsy sellers from across the valleys
- Creative and studio businesses — designers, makers, photographers and content creators based in the Stroud area
- Sustainable manufacturing and organic food — small-batch producers and B Corp-style businesses
- Trades and construction — CIS-registered contractors, builders, electricians and trades across the Five Valleys
- Hospitality — pubs, cafés, restaurants and event venues across Stroud, Nailsworth and Minchinhampton
- Landlords and property investors — UK residential portfolios, including MTD for Income Tax compliance
- Contractors and freelancers — IR35-conscious limited company contractors and sole traders
Our specialist sector pages cover the industries we see most often: tradespeople and construction, contractors and freelancers, creatives and content creators, and landlords and property investors. Typical Stroud clients turn over £100k–£5m and want a proactive accountant, not a once-a-year compliance phone call.
In-House Team vs Outsourced Accountants
Many UK accountancy firms now outsource bookkeeping, payroll and even tax returns to teams in India or the Philippines. We don't. Our entire team — including 4 FCCA-qualified accountants, Xero-certified bookkeepers, our payroll bureau and our client services managers — works from our Bath Road office, just 20 minutes from Stroud. 100% of client work is done by our in-house Gloucestershire team, our average response time is under 4 working hours, the overwhelming majority of clients renew year after year, and you always know who is working on your file. When you call, you speak to the person actually doing your work — not an offshore call centre or a chatbot.
Our Services for Stroud Businesses
Every service we offer is delivered under one roof. That joined-up structure matters: your bookkeeping feeds straight into your accounts, your payroll feeds your management reports, and your tax planning is built on numbers that are always current. We provide the full range of accounting services to Stroud businesses:
- Bookkeeping — Xero-based, reconciled monthly, from £50/month
- Payroll and pensions — PAYE, RTI, auto-enrolment and CIS, run by our in-house bureau
- Limited company accounts — statutory accounts, CT600 and Companies House filings
- Personal tax returns — directors, landlords, sole traders and high-earners
- Tax MOT — our 33-point tax review (clients typically save £3k–£50k+)
- Management accounts — monthly reports with commentary you can actually act on
- Profit First implementation — the cash-management system we're known for
- Business coaching — the Gro Mastermind and 1-to-1 advisory
Fixed-fee packages start from £169+VAT/month (Foundation) and go up through Gro (£299), Gro Plus+ (£399) and Gro FD (£975) for businesses needing FD-level support — every package includes bookkeeping, accounts, tax returns, payroll and unlimited support, with no surprise invoices and no setup fees. Switching from your current accountant is genuinely painless: we handle the entire handover, including writing for professional clearance, transferring records and setting up Xero. Most Stroud switches complete inside two weeks with no disruption to you.
Visit Us — 20 Minutes from Stroud
Our office is at 122 Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7JX, easily reached from Stroud via the A46 (20 minutes) or the A417/M5. We're open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm. Phone: 01242 528412. Email: hello@wearegro.co.uk. Most Stroud clients meet us over video — but you're always welcome to visit in person, and we offer free on-street parking outside the office. Book a free strategic meeting to get started.