ACE Accountancy & Tax Services review
Ranked 3 of 10 in Bookkeepers in Telford
Best for: owner-managers wanting bookkeeping with FD insight
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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 and Tax Services is a Stafford Park practice where bookkeeping comes bundled with management accounts and fractional finance-director insight for growing firms. You deal with founder Nigel Carter directly, MAAT membership is stated on the site, and the first chat is free with a fixed quote up front, while the company record lists bookkeeping among its stated trades. Our review finds it suits an owner-manager who wants more than compliance from the bookkeeper.
Customer reviews hold full marks across a small set of Google reviews, a clean but short record. What counts against ACE is openness: quote amounts and VAT terms stay unpublished and no insurance detail appears, leaving the fixed-quote promise short of checkable figures. A second quote makes the comparison honest.
Our verdict
Our judgement: ACE suits you if you want more than compliance from your bookkeeper: monthly insight and forecasting behind the essentials [1]. Eleven Google reviews sit at full marks [3]. What counts against it is pricing detail: the fixed-quote promise is clear but amounts and VAT terms stay off the site [1].
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
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
70 out of 100
MAAT membership is listed on the business's own website: the founder Nigel Carter is MAAT [1].
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
65 out of 100
The first chat is free with a clear fixed quote up front, but no amounts or VAT position are published [1]. Partial transparency only.
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited company since | 2020 | Source companies-house |
Industry qualifications
Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.
Strengths
Limitations
No quote amounts or VAT position are published, and no insurance details appear [1].
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Questions about ACE Accountancy & Tax Services
Is ACE Accountancy and Tax Services any good?
On the evidence, yes for growing firms: it ranks third in our Telford table, holds full marks across its Google reviews, and pairs bookkeeping with management accounts and forecasting insight. You deal with the founder directly. Book the free first chat and bring your growth plans.
Is ACE a member of a professional body?
MAAT membership is stated on the business's own website, naming founder Nigel Carter. The membership appears on no public register we checked, so treat the site as the source. Ask for the membership details with your quote. Check them against the published member lists.
How much does ACE charge?
It publishes no amounts or VAT terms, though the site offers a free first chat with a clear fixed quote up front. That means your quote does the talking: send transactions, VAT status and reporting needs. Ask what the fixed figure covers and what counts as extra.
Where does ACE work?
The practice works from Stafford Park in Telford, serving small firms and owner-managers across the town. Its company record lists bookkeeping among its stated trades. Send your postcode with the enquiry to confirm cover. Book the free first chat to start.
How is ACE ranked?
It ranks third of the ten bookkeepers in our September round, picked for owner-managers wanting bookkeeping with finance-director insight. Customer evidence and its stated membership lead its score. Read the full review, then ask for the fixed quote in writing.
Others assessed for this trade
- Spotlight Accounting70.0 / 100Ranked 1. Best for chartered bookkeeping on a set monthly fee.
- TaxAssist Accountants Telford67.2 / 100Ranked 2. Best for small firms wanting shop-front bookkeeping with software.
- Brims Books67.1 / 100Ranked 4. Best for sole traders wanting fixed-price digital record-keeping.
- Turas Accountants67.1 / 100Ranked 5. Best for businesses wanting an outsourced finance team nearby.
Sources
- ACE Accountancy homepage — bookkeeping, FD services and fixed quotes Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Companies House — ACE ACCOUNTANCY AND TAX SERVICES LIMITED overview (12690515) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — ACE Accountancy & Tax Services Limited, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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