Business Intelligence & Insight

Turn Spreadsheets
Into Strategy


From fragmented numbers to focused insights,Elixir transforms your financial data into decisions that actually move the needle.

Trusted By Leading Businesses & Investors

The Possibilities are endless with Elixir

Redefine Your Financial Experience for Modern Era

Turn Data Into
Strategic Insights

We help you transform your financial data into clear, actionable insights enabling more intelligent decisions and stronger performance.

As Chartered Accountants and data scientists, we go beyond compliance to deliver powerful business intelligence. Using advanced analytics platforms.
What we Offer

Custom KPI
Development

No generic metrics here. We design KPIs that reflect your real success drivers—whether that’s margin per site, client LTV, or return on effort.

Smart Financial Reporting

From board-ready reports to dashboards that update in real-time—we turn numbers into narratives. Includes: automated reports, variance analysis, and custom investor packs.

Profitability & Break-Even Analysis

Know what’s working and what’s wasting your money. We pinpoint your most (and least) profitable services, clients, or SKUs.

Cash Flow 
Insights

Forecast, visualise, and manage cash with ease. We map your inflows, flag pressure points, and help unlock working capital.

Divisional & 
Segment Insights

Zoom into branches, teams, products, or service lines. Spot underperformance early. Reallocate capital with confidence.

Forecasting &
What-If Modelling

Run scenarios before reality hits. We simulate pricing changes, cost rises, or market shifts—so you’re never caught off guard.

Is this right for you?

You want to move from gut feel to data-led decisions
You’re preparing for investment/ acquisition
You don’t just want reports, but need suggestions
You need visibility across products, sites, or teams
You’re scaling, but finance isn’t keeping pace

How Elixir
can help You?

Let's turn your numbers into a strategic asset. We
help you see what matters, act on what counts, and
plan for what’s next.

Did you know that 92% of clients avoid penalties and resolve disputes 3x faster with Elixir’s expert-led defence and direct HMRC liaison

Accelerate Growth. Cut Costs & Gain Real-Time Insight.

Our automation and digital transformation services help small and growing businesses streamline operations, unlock the value of their data, and scale confidently.

Small organisations face increasing pressure from tighter margins, regulatory demands, growing data volumes, and rising customer expectations. Manual processes and disconnected systems slow decision-making, introduce errors, and obscure performance.
We help you overcome these challenges by integrating data, automating workflows, and enabling KPI-driven performance management.
Faster processes

Automate approvals, reconciliations, and reporting to cut delays, eliminate errors, and speed up monthly close cycles.access to files

Lower cost

Reduce admin overheads, rework, and inefficiencies by digitising manual processes and eliminating duplicated effort.

Smarter decisions

Live dashboards surface red flags and trends early, enabling proactive decision-making across teams and leadership.

Scalable operations

Standardised digital workflows reduce chaos, enabling smoother onboarding, growth, and cross-team collaboration as you scale

Improved customer experience

Faster turnaround times and integrated systems enable tailored responses, reducing friction and delighting clients.

Regulatory Confidence

Accurate, audit-ready records with automated logs ensure compliance and reduce the risk of penalties or oversight.

What we Offer

Process & Workflow Automation

Eliminate manual, error-prone tasks. Focus on what matters. Faster month-end close, lower processing costs, improved accuracy, and clearer accountability.

 Integrated Digital Transformation Roadmaps

Move from disconnected tools to a connected, data-driven operating model. A phased plan balancing quick wins with long-term scalability.

Operational
Efficiency Consulting

Measure what matters. Fix bottlenecks. Scale what works.We apply lean thinking, Industry 4.0 principles, and finance-led analytics to identify inefficiencies and unlock capacity.

KPI-Led Performance Management

Automation is only valuable if you can track its impact. We design KPI dashboards that link daily operations to financial and strategic outcomes.

Engagement Options

Starter Automation Audit – Low-cost diagnostic with 3–5 high-ROI automation opportunities
Growth Transformation Package – Phased roadmap and implementation across key systems
Virtual Finance Office (VFO) Plus – Ongoing outsourced finance with automation and KPI reporting

Custom Advisory Retainer – Strategy, board reporting, and continuous improvement




How Elixir
can help You?

Switching to cloud accounting can unlock significant efficiencies and give you the real-time visibility needed to run your business with confidence.

Did you know that 92% of clients avoid penalties and resolve disputes 3x faster with Elixir’s expert-led defence and direct HMRC liaison

Our Advisory in Action

From Strategy to Impact

Real-Time Financial Insights for a Multi-Branch Business

A multi-branch business using a single central bank account was drowning in manual reconciliations. Limited information on staff utilisation. Board reports arrived up to a week late...

Funding a Grandchild’s Education – Bare Trust for Direct Gifts

For straightforward gifts intended for minor grandchildren—such as funding school/university fees—we assist clients in setting up bare trusts (also discretionary trusts). Assets are transferred to trustees...

Boosting Efficiency in the Service Industry with Automation & KPIs

A national service provider faced slow month-end closes, duplicated manual work, and a lack of actionable insights. Reports were late, operational performance was unclear, and leadership ...

Successful Resolution of a COP9 Tax Investigation for a restaurant owner admitted to deliberate tax fraud

HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service raided a restaurant owner and interviewed staff. During the interview, he admitted irregularities and HMRC issued a Code of Practice 9 (COP9) notice, alleging deliberate tax fraud over several years due to ...

Tax-Neutral Statutory
Demerger

A UK trading group with a profitable core business and a high-risk venture sought to separate its operations to protect the core entity, ease shareholder tensions, and enable focused growth—all while ensuring ...

Resolving Compliance Failures and Avoiding Further Penalties

The client’s previous accountant failed to apply pension deductions, report auto-enrolment, or file on time, resulting in a £1,800 fine, unplanned payment of both employer and employee pension contributions (without recovering employee deductions), and ...

How We Help You Achieve It ?

1

Tailored
Diagnostics

We start with a deep-dive assessment of your tax landscape.

2

Strategy
Blueprint

Based on current & future goals, we draft a tax roadmap.

3

Compliance by
Default

We manage paperwork, filings, deadlines, and speak to HMRC so you don’t have to.

4

Ongoing
Optimisation

Quarterly check-ins to adapt strategy as laws and your situation evolve.

Don't Just Take Our Word for It

Elixir clients uncover 28% more savings, on average.

Our company’s year end accounts and my self assessment completed in timely manners. Elixir accountancy is super efficient and friendly. Thanks to Idrees and his team.

Talha Jawad

Elixir has continued to support myself and my business through thick and thin. Not a money-grabbing company, they help you regardless of your situation and time restraints. I've never questioned their accounting skills, always accurate, prompt, polite, flexible and great communication.

Tom Stringer

Idrees completed my last 4 years of tax return. He completed everything on time and with exceptionally high level of professionalism. Idrees was always available to answer all my questions. He is very knowledgeable and explains the tax system really well. I have used many other accountants for my tax return before meeting Idrees. I am never using anyone else in future. I can wholeheartedly recommend Idrees to everyone.

Saydul Bashar

Thank you Elixir Chartered Accountants for their professional support with my business accounts as well as the accounts for my second business and my personal tax return. I have been impressed by the expert knowledge and the readiness to clarify any questions I had, and by the speed with which all the accounts and returns were prepared.

Nancy Clay

As a company, we have been soliciting the help of this accountancy firm in particular Idrees for nearly 5 years, we always find them to be professional , friendly and highly qualified, would highly reccommend

Hassan Gholizadeh

We run multiple medical clinics and we were overwhelmed by information across multiple branches and had no clear view of staff utilisation. Elixir integrated our data and built a Power BI dashboard platform that delivered real-time financial data, interactive dashboards, and automated anomaly alerts, all from a single source of truth. Management can instantly see branch profitability, cash flow, and key KPIs. We’ve gone from week-late reporting to real-time insight at our fingertips.

Dr Sundeep Soin,

Frequently Answered Queries

1. How is Elixir different from a “normal” accountant?

Most small firms keep you compliant. We keep you compliant, strategic, and ahead. With Chartered Accountants, Chartered Tax Advisers, CFOs, and data scientists on one team, we don’t just file forms; we help you make sharper decisions, save tax, and scale with confidence.

2.
Why should I choose Elixir over a local practice?

Because you don’t just need bookkeeping, you need a partner in growth. Most traditional firms can get stuck in reactive mode, while we’re digital-first, proactive, and built for modern entrepreneurs. We bring the tech, strategy, and expertise they usually can’t.

3.
What do I get from Elixir that I won’t get elsewhere?

Think of us as your Finance and Tax Partner. Most small firms are compliance accountants, doing bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, accounts, and often turn down your ideas. We offer compliance, advisory, dashboard insight, and complex tax planning all under one roof. Instead of juggling multiple providers, you get a single team that seamlessly covers compliance and strategy at an affordable price.

4.
Is Elixir only for big businesses?

Not at all. Individuals, startups, scale-ups, and global investors trust us. Whether you need a tax return or a CFO on speed dial, our services flex with your needs. Over 600 clients stay with us throughout their entire personal and business lifecycle, from setup to exit (income tax to inheritance tax).

5.
How do you make tax planning different?

We don’t wait until the deadline to react; we plan. From startup to when you need hand-holding, growth when your processes and systems no longer work, tax planning with an end goal in mind, our Chartered Tax Advisers proactively design strategies that save money legally and align with your life or business goals.

6.
Isn’t a digital accountant less personal?

Not with us. Every client gets a 1:1 onboarding call, a dedicated expert, and regular strategy check-ins. Additionally, you have 24/7 access to your records through our secure portal. That’s more personal and more responsive than the “once-a-year meeting” many smaller firms offer.

7.
How does Elixir support Making Tax Digital (MTD)?

We have partnered with Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, and FreeAgent. We set you up with HMRC-compliant digital tools, automate reminders, integrate record-keeping with software, and keep you future-ready ahead of the April 2026 MTD rollout.

8.
How much does it cost?

Our prices are transparent, with fixed fees, and plans start at £20/month, providing total fee clarity. No surprise invoices, no creeping hourly charges. And because we combine compliance with strategy, most clients find the savings, efficiencies, and peace of mind more than pay for themselves.

9.
Can Elixir help me save money on taxes?

Yes. We have detailed questionnaires and checklists which we complete for each assignment. This helps our client comply with authorities and provides opportunities to save on taxes. Clients uncover up to 28% more savings on average through proactive planning, reliefs, and scenario-based tax optimisation.

10.
Is Elixir only for UK-based clients?

Primarily UK-focused, we also support international clients with their UK tax affairs, including cross-border compliance for VAT, income tax, corporation tax, tax residency, and OECD and tax treaty double-tax relief.

1. How is Elixir different from a “normal” accountant?

Most small firms keep you compliant. We keep you compliant, strategic, and ahead. With Chartered Accountants, Chartered Tax Advisers, CFOs, and data scientists on one team, we don’t just file forms; we help you make sharper decisions, save tax, and scale with confidence.

2.
Why should I choose Elixir over a local practice?

Because you don’t just need bookkeeping, you need a partner in growth. Most traditional firms can get stuck in reactive mode, while we’re digital-first, proactive, and built for modern entrepreneurs. We bring the tech, strategy, and expertise they usually can’t.

3.
What do I get from Elixir that I won’t get elsewhere?

Think of us as your Finance and Tax Partner. Most small firms are compliance accountants, doing bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, accounts, and often turn down your ideas. We offer compliance, advisory, dashboard insight, and complex tax planning all under one roof. Instead of juggling multiple providers, you get a single team that seamlessly covers compliance and strategy at an affordable price.

4.
Is Elixir only for big businesses?

Not at all. Individuals, startups, scale-ups, and global investors trust us. Whether you need a tax return or a CFO on speed dial, our services flex with your needs. Over 600 clients stay with us throughout their entire personal and business lifecycle, from setup to exit (income tax to inheritance tax).

5.
How do you make tax planning different?

We don’t wait until the deadline to react; we plan. From startup to when you need hand-holding, growth when your processes and systems no longer work, tax planning with an end goal in mind, our Chartered Tax Advisers proactively design strategies that save money legally and align with your life or business goals.

6.
Isn’t a digital accountant less personal?

Not with us. Every client gets a 1:1 onboarding call, a dedicated expert, and regular strategy check-ins. Additionally, you have 24/7 access to your records through our secure portal. That’s more personal and more responsive than the “once-a-year meeting” many smaller firms offer.

7.
How does Elixir support Making Tax Digital (MTD)?

We have partnered with Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, and FreeAgent. We set you up with HMRC-compliant digital tools, automate reminders, integrate record-keeping with software, and keep you future-ready ahead of the April 2026 MTD rollout.

8.
How much does it cost?

Our prices are transparent, with fixed fees, and plans start at £20/month, providing total fee clarity. No surprise invoices, no creeping hourly charges. And because we combine compliance with strategy, most clients find the savings, efficiencies, and peace of mind more than pay for themselves.

9.
Can Elixir help me save money on taxes?

Yes. We have detailed questionnaires and checklists which we complete for each assignment. This helps our client comply with authorities and provides opportunities to save on taxes. Clients uncover up to 28% more savings on average through proactive planning, reliefs, and scenario-based tax optimisation.

10.
Is Elixir only for UK-based clients?

Primarily UK-focused, we also support international clients with their UK tax affairs, including cross-border compliance for VAT, income tax, corporation tax, tax residency, and OECD and tax treaty double-tax relief.

1. How is Elixir different from a “normal” accountant?

Most small firms keep you compliant. We keep you compliant, strategic, and ahead. With Chartered Accountants, Chartered Tax Advisers, CFOs, and data scientists on one team, we don’t just file forms; we help you make sharper decisions, save tax, and scale with confidence.

2.
Why should I choose Elixir over a local practice?

Because you don’t just need bookkeeping, you need a partner in growth. Most traditional firms can get stuck in reactive mode, while we’re digital-first, proactive, and built for modern entrepreneurs. We bring the tech, strategy, and expertise they usually can’t.

3.
What do I get from Elixir that I won’t get elsewhere?

Think of us as your Finance and Tax Partner. Most small firms are compliance accountants, doing bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, accounts, and often turn down your ideas. We offer compliance, advisory, dashboard insight, and complex tax planning all under one roof. Instead of juggling multiple providers, you get a single team that seamlessly covers compliance and strategy at an affordable price.

4.
Is Elixir only for big businesses?

Not at all. Individuals, startups, scale-ups, and global investors trust us. Whether you need a tax return or a CFO on speed dial, our services flex with your needs. Over 600 clients stay with us throughout their entire personal and business lifecycle, from setup to exit (income tax to inheritance tax).

5.
How do you make tax planning different?

We don’t wait until the deadline to react; we plan. From startup to when you need hand-holding, growth when your processes and systems no longer work, tax planning with an end goal in mind, our Chartered Tax Advisers proactively design strategies that save money legally and align with your life or business goals.

6.
Isn’t a digital accountant less personal?

Not with us. Every client gets a 1:1 onboarding call, a dedicated expert, and regular strategy check-ins. Additionally, you have 24/7 access to your records through our secure portal. That’s more personal and more responsive than the “once-a-year meeting” many smaller firms offer.

7.
How does Elixir support Making Tax Digital (MTD)?

We have partnered with Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, and FreeAgent. We set you up with HMRC-compliant digital tools, automate reminders, integrate record-keeping with software, and keep you future-ready ahead of the April 2026 MTD rollout.

8.
How much does it cost?

Our prices are transparent, with fixed fees, and plans start at £20/month, providing total fee clarity. No surprise invoices, no creeping hourly charges. And because we combine compliance with strategy, most clients find the savings, efficiencies, and peace of mind more than pay for themselves.

9.
Can Elixir help me save money on taxes?

Yes. We have detailed questionnaires and checklists which we complete for each assignment. This helps our client comply with authorities and provides opportunities to save on taxes. Clients uncover up to 28% more savings on average through proactive planning, reliefs, and scenario-based tax optimisation.

10.
Is Elixir only for UK-based clients?

Primarily UK-focused, we also support international clients with their UK tax affairs, including cross-border compliance for VAT, income tax, corporation tax, tax residency, and OECD and tax treaty double-tax relief.

1. How is Elixir different from a “normal” accountant?

Most small firms keep you compliant. We keep you compliant, strategic, and ahead. With Chartered Accountants, Chartered Tax Advisers, CFOs, and data scientists on one team, we don’t just file forms; we help you make sharper decisions, save tax, and scale with confidence.

2.
Why should I choose Elixir over a local practice?

Because you don’t just need bookkeeping, you need a partner in growth. Most traditional firms can get stuck in reactive mode, while we’re digital-first, proactive, and built for modern entrepreneurs. We bring the tech, strategy, and expertise they usually can’t.

3.
What do I get from Elixir that I won’t get elsewhere?

Think of us as your Finance and Tax Partner. Most small firms are compliance accountants, doing bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, accounts, and often turn down your ideas. We offer compliance, advisory, dashboard insight, and complex tax planning all under one roof. Instead of juggling multiple providers, you get a single team that seamlessly covers compliance and strategy at an affordable price.

4.
Is Elixir only for big businesses?

Not at all. Individuals, startups, scale-ups, and global investors trust us. Whether you need a tax return or a CFO on speed dial, our services flex with your needs. Over 600 clients stay with us throughout their entire personal and business lifecycle, from setup to exit (income tax to inheritance tax).

5.
How do you make tax planning different?

We don’t wait until the deadline to react; we plan. From startup to when you need hand-holding, growth when your processes and systems no longer work, tax planning with an end goal in mind, our Chartered Tax Advisers proactively design strategies that save money legally and align with your life or business goals.

6.
Isn’t a digital accountant less personal?

Not with us. Every client gets a 1:1 onboarding call, a dedicated expert, and regular strategy check-ins. Additionally, you have 24/7 access to your records through our secure portal. That’s more personal and more responsive than the “once-a-year meeting” many smaller firms offer.

7.
How does Elixir support Making Tax Digital (MTD)?

We have partnered with Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, and FreeAgent. We set you up with HMRC-compliant digital tools, automate reminders, integrate record-keeping with software, and keep you future-ready ahead of the April 2026 MTD rollout.

8.
How much does it cost?

Our prices are transparent, with fixed fees, and plans start at £20/month, providing total fee clarity. No surprise invoices, no creeping hourly charges. And because we combine compliance with strategy, most clients find the savings, efficiencies, and peace of mind more than pay for themselves.

9.
Can Elixir help me save money on taxes?

Yes. We have detailed questionnaires and checklists which we complete for each assignment. This helps our client comply with authorities and provides opportunities to save on taxes. Clients uncover up to 28% more savings on average through proactive planning, reliefs, and scenario-based tax optimisation.

10.
Is Elixir only for UK-based clients?

Primarily UK-focused, we also support international clients with their UK tax affairs, including cross-border compliance for VAT, income tax, corporation tax, tax residency, and OECD and tax treaty double-tax relief.

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