Accountants For Construction Businesses and Their Owners
Stronger Margins. Healthier Cashflow. Sustainable Growth.
Running a construction business is demanding
The last thing you need is financial admin stealing your time – chasing CIS, or worrying about whether your applications are being accounted for correctly.
In construction, there’s enough complexity already.
You deserve clarity. You deserve freedom to focus on growth.
And you deserve an accountant who understands the industry and is there when you need them.
You’re probably here because you’re ready for more:
You’re ready to take your business to the next level – with stronger margins, healthier cashflow, and a clear understanding of where your profits are coming from and how to grow them.
Or you’re done feeling weighed down by financial admin – bookkeeping, CIS, VAT, payroll, compliance headaches – that slow your momentum. You want freedom to focus on what you do best: growing your business.
Download – 5 Steps to Get Control of Your Margins and Make More Profit
Our guide details 5 steps for you to make more profit by getting control of the margins in your construction business.
As a construction business owner, you know that a small tweak in your gross profit margin can make a big impact to the bottom line.
Downloading our guide is the first step to taking control.
What You’ll Get From Us
Personal Service
We take the time to understand your business, your goals, and your challenges, so our advice is always practical and relevant.
When you need us, we’re there – not just at year-end, but all year round.
Beyond Compliance
Saving you tax is a given – it’s what we do naturally.
We go beyond compliance to give you clear insights into your business, helping you make informed decisions, improve margins, and drive growth.
Unlimited Support
No surprises, no hidden extras. With fixed monthly fees, you’ll always know exactly what you’re paying.
It means you can contact us as much as you need to, without worrying about unexpected bills.
Elevate Your Business
Our Core Services
Essentials – Our Essentials package takes care of the key financial obligations every construction business must meet. We handle your VAT returns, payroll, and statutory accounts, tax returns and company secretarial , ensuring everything is accurate, compliant, and filed on time. This gives you complete peace of mind that the foundations of your business finances.
Virtual Finance Office (VFO) – This gives you the support of a full finance team without the overheads. We take care of your day-to-day financial management and bookkeeping. CIS submissions, invoicing, credit control, payroll, and management reporting – so you can focus on running projects and growing the business. You’ll receive monthly insights that make it easy to track margins, control cashflow, and make confident decisions.
Virtual Finance Director (VFD) – This is for construction business owners ready to scale. Acting as your strategic finance partner, we help you interpret the numbers, plan for growth, and make informed business decisions. Through regular finance meetings, tailored KPIs, and clear strategic guidance, we’ll help you increase profits, strengthen cashflow, and build a business that runs on solid financial strategy.
Every service comes with unlimited phone and email support. We’re here whenever you need us, so don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Ready to take action?
Booking a discovery call is the first step to getting started with us. To see if we are a good fit for each other, we will have an initial conversation, discussing your goals for the business, current challenges, and how we support other construction businesses. We will ensure we are the right partner for you.
Scale with Confidence: Business Advisory for Growing Construction Firms
Growing a construction business comes with new challenges – tighter margins, bigger teams, and more complex projects. Building on from VFD – our business advisory program is designed specifically for scaling construction companies looking to exit in the next 2 – 5 years. Helping you move from working in the business to working on it. Through strategic financial guidance, performance tracking, and a clear roadmap, we’ll give you the clarity and confidence to scale profitably.
Join our Elevate Program For Ambitious Construction Business Owners Here
We’ve Done It Before. We’re Doing It Right Now.
Experts
in our field
We’ve helped countless construction businesses reach their goals. We’ve learned a lot from working with our clients and are experts in the construction industry.
See what some of our clients say about us.
Billy Chambers, Managing Director, City M&E Ltd - Essex
We decided to work with Thomas Emlyn because we needed an accountant who really understands the construction industry, and they’ve been brilliant from day one.
Their knowledge of things like CIS, project costing, and cash flow has made a real difference in how we manage our finances and provided sound consulting advise.
Their support and response times have been spot on—whenever we’ve needed advice, they’ve been quick to respond with clear, practical guidance, which has saved us a lot of time and hassle.
We’ve only done quarterly management accounts a couple of times, but even in that short period, the insights we got were really useful. Having a proper breakdown of our financial position helped us make better decisions and plan ahead with confidence.
We’d absolutely recommend Thomas Emlyn to others in the construction industry. They’re knowledgeable, reliable, and make dealing with the numbers much easier so we can focus on running the business.
John Rowe, Commercial Director, Bloom Construction Group Ltd - London
Chris came highly recommended from a business owner I have a lot of respect for in the Construction Industry. From our first meeting, we have been treated with the highest level of professionalism and diligence. The Team is always on hand to help, response times are rapid and there is no task which isn’t met with enthusiasm to solve.
Being able to navigate the nuances around VAT and CIS has been particularly helpful. Also accurately tracking acceptable profit margins, how to categorise costs and analyse what we are spending too little or too much on. Chris and the team’s industry specific knowledge is invaluable.
As a busy and ambitious business owner, it’s important to me to protect my down time and maintain a healthy work life balance. Our Virtual Finance Office (VFO) dramatically enables this, as I can avoid hours upon hours on tasks where I am not an expert. I can instead focus time on activities where my skills have maximum impact to the growth of our business.
I can, and do, gladly recommend Thomas Emlyn to other businesses – for all the reasons above!
You’re in this for the long haul. Low margins means tight cash flow – and nothing is more stressful.
You can change that. You can regain control, grow your margins, and build a business that works for you.
We only take on two new clients a month.
If you’re ready for change, now’s the time.
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What’s the Best Way to Deal With Retentions in Construction?
Retentions are a constant frustration in UK construction — money earned, but not received, sometimes for 12–24 monthsafter completing a job. For many construction businesses, retentions quietly erode cashflow, distort margins, and make forecasting almost impossible.
How Can I Get Paid Quicker by Customers?
Slow payments are one of the biggest pain points in UK construction. Late invoices choke cashflow, delay payroll, and make it difficult to plan for growth. The good news? You can take back control of your payment cycle with a few smart systems and conversations.
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Learn the best way to record materials and labour separately in construction to improve profit margins, cashflow, and project visibility with Thomas Emlyn Ltd.
Growth on your mind? Let’s talk
We’ll chat about your business, your future, and your aspirations. And then we’ll help you get there.