Accountants a short walkfrom Angel.
Cloudkeepers is on City Road, at the southern edge of Islington. We work with the restaurants, consultants, agencies and landlords of Angel, Upper Street, Highbury and Holloway, mostly online and in person when it helps.
Businesses in Islington.
Angel ·Upper Street ·Highbury ·Holloway ·Canonbury ·Barnsbury ·Archway ·Finsbury ·Caledonian Road
Islington runs from the busy end of City Road up through Angel and Upper Street to Highbury and Archway. Upper Street alone has more independent restaurants, bars and shops than many town centres, and the streets behind it are full of architects, consultants, therapists and small agencies working from converted offices and homes. Further north, Holloway and Archway have a different mix, with more trades, taxi drivers and family-run shops.
A restaurant on Upper Street has daily takings to reconcile, tips to put through a tronc, VAT at different rates on food and drink, and a payroll that changes every week. A consultant in Canonbury has the opposite problem: a simple business with a complicated personal tax position, often with dividends, a pension and a rental property to fit together. We work with both, and the fixed quote reflects what is actually involved.
Our office at 124 City Road is a few minutes on foot from Angel, so meeting in person is easy. Records are kept in Xero or QuickBooks, receipts come in through an app, and most questions are settled by email or a short call. You can see us as often or as rarely as you like.
Who we work with locally.
- Restaurants, cafes and bars on Upper Street and around Angel
- Consultants and professional firms in Barnsbury and Canonbury
- Architects and design studios around Clerkenwell Road and Finsbury
- Landlords with flats in Highbury and Holloway
- Therapists, coaches and other sole practitioners
- Small shops and family businesses on Holloway Road
Accountants for hospitality, restaurants and cafesAccountants for freelancersAccountants for landlords and property investors
Getting to us.
124 City Road, London EC1V 2NXAngel and Old Street are adjacent stops on the Northern line, and City Road is walkable from Angel in about ten minutes along City Road itself.
What we do for Islington businesses
- 01Bookkeeping & Cloud AccountingRegular support with records, reconciliation and keeping the books organised.
- 03Self AssessmentPersonal tax return support for individuals, directors and sole traders.
- 05Payroll & PensionsPayroll processing and related workplace pension administration.
- 02Annual Accounts & Corporation TaxYear-end accounts and company tax work within the agreed engagement.
Questions from Islington
We are at 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX, at the southern end of Islington between Angel and Old Street. If you are around Upper Street or Angel it is a short walk. Meetings are by appointment, and plenty of clients never need to visit because the work is done online.
You do not have to be nearby, but it helps to have someone who knows the local picture. A practice in the same borough understands the rents, rates and licensing issues an Upper Street restaurant faces and can meet you face to face without a long journey. The day-to-day work still happens through cloud software.
Yes. We reconcile card and cash takings, deal with VAT on food, drink and takeaway sales, run weekly or monthly payroll, and can set up a tronc so tips are shared and taxed properly. Management reports show gross margin and staff costs so you can see where the money goes.
Fees depend on the work. A sole trader with one income source pays far less than a VAT-registered company with staff and a tronc. We agree the scope on a short discovery call and send a written quote with a fixed fee. Our guide to accountant costs in London sets out typical ranges.
Yes. Many Islington clients have a flat they let out alongside their main business. We include rental income on the Self Assessment return, apply the mortgage interest rules correctly and, from April 2026, help landlords with qualifying income over the threshold meet the quarterly reporting requirements under Making Tax Digital.
Other areas we cover
Let’s talk aboutyour business.
Tell us where you are, what you need help with and how you would like to work. We’ll start with a conversation.
124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX