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LilyIris Construction Accounting Ltd We work with business owners to fulfill their day to day accounting needs & ensure they understand their business finances.

We work with business owners to fulfill their day to day accounting needs & ensure they understand the impact their numbers have on growing their business

You can turn over £100,000 a year and still feel skint. Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it?But it's something that happens mo...
19/10/2026

You can turn over £100,000 a year and still feel skint. Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it?
But it's something that happens more often than people realise.

Especially in construction.
You can have thousands coming into the business, but by the time you've paid for materials, subcontractors, wages, vehicles, insurance and everything else that keeps the wheels turning, there might not be nearly as much left as you'd expected.
And that's before you've thought about tax.

The problem is that turnover looks impressive.
It sounds impressive.

But it doesn't tell you whether your business is actually making you any money.
We've seen business owners work incredibly hard to build something successful, only to discover they're earning less than they would working for somebody else.
Turnover is vanity. Profit is sanity. Cash is reality.

Knowing the difference is one of the most important things you can do for your business.
And if you're not entirely sure where all that money is going, that's a conversation worth having.

Quick question.If your accountant rang you tomorrow, would you immediately wonder what was wrong? Because for a surprisi...
16/10/2026

Quick question.
If your accountant rang you tomorrow, would you immediately wonder what was wrong?

Because for a surprising number of business owners, the only time they hear from their accountant is when something needs filing, signing or paying.
And while getting your accounts and tax returns done properly is obviously important, we think the relationship should go a bit further than that.
Your accountant should understand your business.

They should know what you're trying to achieve, where you're struggling and what you're planning next.
Particularly in construction, where cash flow, job profitability, CIS, VAT and payroll can all make life unnecessarily complicated.

At Lilyiris Accounting, we believe good accountancy is about more than looking backwards at last year's figures.
It's about helping you make better decisions about what happens next.
And we'd much rather you picked up the phone before something became a problem.
If you're looking for an accountant who wants to understand your business, we'd love to hear from you.

What's the most expensive word in business?We reckon it might be..."Probably.""That job probably made us a decent profit...
14/10/2026

What's the most expensive word in business?
We reckon it might be...

"Probably."
"That job probably made us a decent profit."
"We've probably got enough in the bank for the VAT."
"That customer will probably pay next week."
"We can probably afford another member of staff."

Sound familiar?

The trouble is, when you're running a busy business, it's very easy to make decisions based on what you think the numbers look like.
And sometimes you're absolutely right.

But sometimes you're not.
Knowing your actual figures, rather than guessing, makes a huge difference when you're deciding what to charge, when to invest and whether your business is heading in the right direction.

You don't need to become an accountant.
You just need to know what your numbers are telling you.

That's where we come in. Send us a message so we can help with your numbers

BUSY DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN PROFITABLEHere's something nobody really wants to admit...You can have a diary full of work, a ...
12/10/2026

BUSY DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN PROFITABLE
Here's something nobody really wants to admit...

You can have a diary full of work, a phone that never stops ringing and a team that's flat out six days a week.

And still not be making much money.
It's particularly easy in construction.

Materials go up. Labour costs creep in. Jobs take longer than expected. Customers want that one little extra thing doing.
And before you know it, the job that looked brilliant on paper hasn't made you nearly as much as you thought.

Being busy and being profitable are two very different things.
Sometimes the businesses doing fewer jobs are actually making more money.
It's not always about getting more work through the door.

Sometimes it's about making sure the work you're already doing is actually worth doing. And that's something we think every business owner should be looking at.

There are two types of business owner..The one who deals with the paperwork as it comes in.And the one who puts it somew...
11/10/2026

There are two types of business owner..
The one who deals with the paperwork as it comes in.

And the one who puts it somewhere very safe and thinks:

“I’ll sort that later.”
Three weeks later...
Where's that invoice?
Did I pay that?
Where's the receipt?
What did I spend £47.83 on?

And why is my accountant asking me questions?

If you're firmly in camp two, you're definitely not alone.
But getting into the habit of keeping your records up to date makes everything easier, from knowing what you've actually made on a job to avoiding the annual panic when accounts or tax deadlines arrive.

And if your paperwork currently lives in a combination of the van, your inbox, your glovebox and possibly the kitchen drawer...
No judgement here. We work with construction businesses. We've seen things. 😂

WE’RE HIRINGWe’re growing... and we need another pair of accounting hands!LilyIris Accounting is looking for someone to ...
08/10/2026

WE’RE HIRING
We’re growing... and we need another pair of accounting hands!

LilyIris Accounting is looking for someone to join our team in Chipping Sodbury.
This is a varied role working across accounts, tax, management accounts and client support, so we’re looking for someone who already has experience working in an accountancy practice and enjoys actually getting to know the businesses behind the numbers.

You’ll need:
• A minimum of 2 years’ practice experience
• AAT Level 4 as a minimum
• Experience with Xero and/or FreeAgent
• Great attention to detail
• Confidence communicating with clients

It’s a full-time hybrid role, split roughly 50/50 between our Chipping Sodbury office and working from home.
We’re a busy, friendly team and no two days are quite the same.
Sound like you? Or know someone who might be perfect for us?

📩 Send your CV to [email protected]

06/10/2026

CIS mistakes can get expensive very quickly.
And sometimes it’s the seemingly small things that cause the problem.

Verifying a subcontractor after you’ve already paid them.
Getting the labour and materials split wrong.
Using the wrong deduction rate.

They’re easy mistakes to make when you’re trying to run a construction business at the same time.
That’s why we offer a straightforward CIS service where we can verify your subcontractors, calculate the correct deductions and submit your CIS return for you.
From £20 per verification.

One less bit of paperwork for you. One less opportunity for HMRC to ruin your day. 😏
Get in touch with Sam and the Lily Iris team if you’d rather hand the CIS headache over to us.
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Amelie is off to a flaying start for the season!
06/10/2026

Amelie is off to a flaying start for the season!

If an extra £10,000 landed in your business account tomorrow, what would you do with it?Not personally. No holidays to B...
02/10/2026

If an extra £10,000 landed in your business account tomorrow, what would you do with it?
Not personally. No holidays to Barbados. We're watching you!

Would you:
Buy equipment?
Take somebody on?
Replace a vehicle?
Invest in marketing?
Keep it in the bank?
Pay something off?

Or would you genuinely have no idea where it would make the biggest difference?
Because that last answer is more interesting than it sounds.
Knowing where the next £10k should go tells you quite a lot about how well you understand your business right now.

And that's where good financial information stops being about what happened last year and starts helping you decide what happens next.

Things an accountant probably shouldn't admit, part one...Sometimes the first thing Sam looks at when talking to a busin...
30/09/2026

Things an accountant probably shouldn't admit, part one...
Sometimes the first thing Sam looks at when talking to a business owner isn't the accounts.
It's the person.

Because numbers without context only tell you so much.
You can have a business that looks busy from the outside but isn't making enough money.

You can have a quieter business that's extremely profitable.
And you can have a perfectly respectable-looking set of numbers hiding a business owner who hasn't had a proper day off since 2022.

That's why LilyIris has never really been about just doing the accounts.
The interesting bit is understanding what's happening behind them.
Although we should probably add that Sam does eventually look at the accounts.
She is an accountant, after all.

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Unit 6, Badminton Court, Station Road, Yate
Bristol
BS375HZ

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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