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Starting a new business during lockdown?

We're recruiting in Hale for a new accountant

Many people have used the opportunity of lockdown or redundancy to start a new business during the past few months.

If you’re thinking of setting up a business, you’ll probably be looking forward to doing things your way without pressure from managers and directors trying to get you to do things which make no sense.

Being in charge of your own destiny – even in these challenging times – can be thrilling and rewarding for people with an entrepreneurial mindset and the right accountant.

Rushing into starting a new business can be tempting – it can’t be that hard, can it? Yes, of course it is possible to start straight away with no planning or thought – however, the most successful businesses are those that have considered the detail of what they need to set-up.

That’s where we come in. After all, we were a start-up once! That means we understand what you’re going through.

Once you’ve decided on the finance you need and the premises you’ll be working from it’s a good idea to think about business structure.

Predominantly, business owners tend to set themselves up as a sole trader or limited company. It’s important you make this decision with our help as it can affect your take home pay after tax.

Our team will assist you with:

  • Company registration with Companies House
  • Structure of company and shareholders
  • Registration with HMRC
  • Tax planning
  • VAT registration
  • Payroll and drawing money out from your new business
  • Cloud accounting and invoicing

Contact us on (0161) 980 8788 if you are starting or just about to start a new business venture.

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Alexander Knight & Co advises football startup business in Manchester

Mi Hiepa Scout advised by Alexander Knight & Co

We’re delighted to be advising Manchester-based football technology startup Mi Hiepa Scout, an innovative company bringing virtual reality (VR) into the professional game.

Mi-Hiepa Scout has launched the world’s first virtual reality technology aimed at rehabilitating injured footballers and scouting new talent.

Top clubs, physiotherapists and sports scientists have been involved in the development of the product, which is being rolled out this season.

Premier League clubs

Premier League clubs are already looking at the system, created by Mi-Hiepa Scout, and its founders hope that it will also be used to improve current players and scout for players in the future.

The company’s proprietary limb tracking mechanism enables the system to track the movement of a player’s feet and shins independently in 3D space. With no need for handheld controllers to move feet, accuracy and immersion in the virtual reality experience is first class.

Joint venture

The company was created as a joint venture by leading Manchester developers Mi and sports data experts Hiepa and we’ve been appointed as their accountants and will be assisting the company moving forwards.

Adam Dickinson, Production and Development Director of Mi-Hiepa Scout, said:

We’ve been delighted with the reaction by football clubs in the professional game. We’re operating at the elite level of sport and clubs are keen to explore any advantage they can bring to their squad.

For the first time, coaches, managers, scouts and sports directors can produce rapid, standardised, measurable and comparable results from talent pools that may have been previously unmanageable.

Our system helps get players better mentally and physically through individual training drills.

From a talent spotting perspective, it provides an objective, sterile environment, meaning all players have exactly the same conditions and can be compared equally. A youngster could go through our tests in thirty minutes and you would get objective data about their ability and performance. You could test 1,000 players a week as a first point of filter.

One of the problems many clubs are trying to solve is player engagement during rehab after an injury has occurred. This product certainly does that while providing valuable data for players, coaches and club performance analysts.

Strong credentials

Murray Patt, founder of Alexander Knight & Co in Manchester, said:

The professional world of sport is increasingly looking at technology to amplify the recovery time of injured athletes. The management team at Mi-Hiepa Scout has got strong credentials and connections in the world of football and there is no doubt that the growth plans for the business are impressive. We’re delighted to be advising the team.

Gary Black of Manchester law firm Freeman Fisher, who is advising the company, said:

It’s great to see a local company making huge waves in the VR world within the sporting arena. Manchester is already known as being one of the leading cities in sporting success and Mi-Hiepa Scout is making sure that our city is seen as the leading city when it comes to technology in sport.

If you are a startup business in Manchester – and wish to be formed as a joint venture initiative between investors and/or other companies – speak to Murray Patt at Alexander Knight & Co. 

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