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ACE Accountancy & Tax Services review

Ranked 1 of 10 in Accountants in Telford

Best overall accountant in Telford: FD-level insight for owner-managers, without the hire

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Trading as ACE ACCOUNTANCY AND TAX SERVICES LIMITED · Suite I, Business Development Centre, Stafford Park 4, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 3BA · Service area: Telford

ACE Accountancy & Tax Services in short

ACE Accountancy & Tax Services is a Telford practice pairing routine bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and tax with fractional finance-director insight for owner-managed firms. The firm runs through an active limited company with MAAT membership stated on its own site, and fees work on a clear mechanic: a free first chat, a fixed quote up front, a one-month deposit and monthly payments. If you want one senior person on your numbers, this is the practice built for it.

Customer reviews are few but spotless, with full marks on Google across eleven reviews. Our view: ACE Accountancy & Tax Services suits you if you want plain-spoken forecasts behind big decisions from a young practice with its fee mechanics stated up front. The caveats are youth itself, a thin review base and missing insurance details, which keep the evidence narrow for now.

ACE Accountancy & Tax Services reviews and ratings on other sites

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Google5.0 out of 511

Our verdict

Our judgement: ACE suits you if you want a Telford accountant who thinks like a finance director and quotes fixed fees with monthly payments [1]. The MAAT credential and AML-aware setup read well on the page [1]. What counts against it is youth: an 11-review base, a 2020 company record and no insurance details [1] [2] [3].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
67.1 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72

Google 5 out of 5 from 11 reviews [3].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

70

MAAT membership is listed on the business's own website [1].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80

On the Companies House record since 2020 [2].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

65

The first chat is free with a fixed quote up front, a one-month deposit and monthly payments, but no amounts or VAT position are published [1]. Partial transparency only.

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85

The site sets out fractional FD, management accounts, bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and tax services with a FAQ, gives a Telford base with booking routes [1].

Evidence

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Industry qualifications

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Strengths

  • MAAT membership is listed on the business's own website, which also describes senior finance-director experience behind the practice [1].

  • Customer evidence runs to 5 out of 5 from 11 Google reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [3].

  • The fee mechanics are spelled out: a free first chat, a clear fixed quote up front, a one-month deposit and the balance in monthly payments [1].

Limitations

  • The Google base is small at 11 reviews, and the site publishes no insurance details [1] [3].

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Questions about ACE Accountancy & Tax Services

Is ACE any good?

On the evidence, yes for owner-managers: it tops our Telford accountants table, holds full marks on Google, and pairs routine compliance with finance-director insight on fixed monthly fees. The review base is small at eleven ratings and the company record is young, so read the reviews next to the company details. Book the free first chat and test whether the advice feels senior.

Is ACE a member of a professional body?

The site names MAAT membership, a voluntary professional credential, and describes a company secretary keeping the practice's legal obligations up to date. That is a statement on the firm's own website; the AAT register itself was not searchable for this round, so we record it as stated. Ask the firm to confirm the membership in its engagement letter before you sign.

What does ACE charge?

The first chat is free, then you get a clear fixed quote up front with a one-month deposit and the balance in monthly payments. No amounts or VAT position are published, so the quote is the whole price story. That partial transparency is common in this round. Ask for the fixed quote covering every filing you need, and get it in writing.

Where does ACE work?

The practice works from Stafford Park in Telford and serves owner-managed firms across the town, with meetings alongside routine online contact. That suits directors who want senior input without travelling far. Send your postcode with your enquiry to confirm you fall inside its patch. Ask who your day-to-day contact would be.

How is ACE ranked?

It ranks first of the ten accountants in our September round, chosen as the best overall pick for owner-managers wanting senior insight without hiring. It has fewer reviews than some runners-up, so read them alongside the company record and the fee mechanics. Read the full review above, then book the free first chat.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Brims Books67.1 / 100Ranked 2. Best for sole traders and vets wanting fixed published prices.
  2. Turas Accountants67.1 / 100Ranked 3. Best for small businesses wanting a named local team.
  3. Spotlight Accounting66.5 / 100Ranked 4. Best for small firms wanting chartered advice on Xero.
  4. A P Carter66.4 / 100Ranked 5. Best for small firms wanting one long-term chartered accountant.

Sources

  1. ACE Accountancy homepage — services, fees and team Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Companies House — ACE ACCOUNTANCY AND TAX SERVICES LIMITED overview (12690515) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Google Maps listing — ACE Accountancy & Tax Services Limited, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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