Accountancy and Tax Services

Our accountancy and tax services are provided by Condies, based in Dunfermline and Edinburgh. The firm has 6 partners and 45 staff, with a growing and diverse client base throughout Scotland. The firm has the largest single office concentration of GP clients in Scotland, acting for over 200 GPs and is one of only five Scottish members of AISMA (the Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants), a UK association representing over 2500 medical practices. The firm has over 20 years experience of representing GPs, and is at the leading edge of providing financial advice to GPs.

All work is carried out by a team of dedicated GP specialists, with most services able to be provided on a fixed fee basis (see Fees section). The firm's continuous research programme keeps GP clients right up to date with new developments in medical finance, mainly through quarterly newsletters and bi-monthly 'Briefing Notes' that are provided free of charge (see the Library section for back issues). The accountancy and tax services provided are as follows:

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Annual accounts
Management accounts
Strategic Planning
Advice on the new GP contract
Personal tax returns
Expenses and capital allowances claims
Partnership tax returns
Tax planning
Practice commencements, cessations, mergers and de-mergers
Payroll processing
Acquisition and installation of computer software
Practice performance evaluation
Practice profitability analysis and improvement
Financial restructuring
Negotiation with Primary Care Trusts

To find out about any of the accounting and tax services that can be provided, please feel free to contact Ian Condie direct on ian.condie@condie.co.uk or on 01383 721421. Alternatively visit Condies' website at www.condie.co.uk.

 

Legal Services

Our legal services are provided by Davidson Chalmers, a medium sized Edinburgh commercial firm. There is a team within the office which has significant experience of advising on the legal issues which are encountered by GP practices. Due to the nature of the work, there is a good working relationship with many of the premises co-ordinators and Davidson Chalmers is ideally placed to give long term strategic advice on how to tackle accommodation issues.

There is also a streamlined method for assisting with the preparation of partnership agreements, distilling the firm's years of experience in this area into a very valuable tool for your practice. Davidson Chalmers prides itself on providing a premium quality, tailored service at a reasonable cost. Davidson Chalmers' GP team is led by Andy Drane and legal services provided are as follows:  
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Partnership agreements
Partnership disputes
Partnership dissolution
Premises acquisition/disposal
Premises refurbishment/redevelopment
Rent reviews
Lease disputes
Planning issues
Employee issues
 
Andy Drane, Hannah Amos & Vannan McKellar

To find out about any of the legal services that can be provided, please feel free to contact Andy Drane direct on andy@davidsonchalmers.com or on 0131 625 9191. Alternatively visit their website at www.davidsonchalmers.com.

 

Personal Financial Services

Our personal financial services are provided by Condies Wealth Management Ltd, a company jointly owned by Condies and Albannach Financial Management Ltd. Albannach's Head Office is located in Melville Street, Edinburgh and the company with a staff role of 25 has considerable experience in the Financial Planning Service's Industry.

Condies Wealth Management Ltd are an independent firm of practitioners with a diverse range of personal financial planning needs. Not being tied to any product provider enables Condies Wealth Management Ltd to provide completely impartial advice. The firm's advisers recognise that each individual GP's position is different, and with this in mind seek to find individual solutions, tailored to each GP's specific financial needs.

Condies Wealth Management Ltd is an appointed representative of Albannach Financial Management Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. The personal financial services provided are as follows:

 

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Locum insurance
Life and critical illness protection
Retirement planning
Employee benefits
Mortgages
Reducing income tax liabilities
Personal wealth management
Educational funding
Regular and lump sum investment
Inheritance tax planning
Long term care
 
Callum Reid, Alistair Creyke & Alan Condie

To find out about any of the personal financial services that can be provided, please feel free to contact Callum Reid direct on callum.reid@condieswm.co.uk or on 0131 622 4400. Alternatively visit the Condies Wealth Management Ltd website at www.condieswm.co.uk.

 

Webdesign

This website and the Condies site were both lovingly crafted by Spyder Webdesign. Located in the sleepy Scottish backwater of Dunfermline, Spyder Webdesign has been exceeding customer expectations since 1997. Although Spyder is essentially a one-man operation, there is still an abundance of imagination and innovation at very affordable rates. The mission statement is as charmingly simple as the finished products:

"Our mission is to produce memorable websites at forgettable prices"

Finding a reliable web designer that won't baffle you with "geek speak" and won't ultimately produce standardised, generic output is difficult. Spyder's different, we explain everything in a straight forward manner and create tailored, unique solutions that are sympathetic to the established 'brand' and complement your exisitng marketing endeavours.

Our flexible pricing policy is based subjectively on the desired level of website complexity. After listening to your requirements, we use HTML, Flash, video, PDFs, drop-down menus and logical structuring to realise your vision. Through regular contact we produce the best possible solution, if at any stage there is something you don't like visually or functionally, we will change it! You will also know what we will charge before we start, allowing you to plan your budget.

To find out about any of the webdesign services that can be provided, click here for examples or feel free to contact Jason Condie direct on JasonCondie@gmail.com. Alternatively visit the website at www.spyderweb.co.uk.

 

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IT Services

As the IT arm of Condie & Co Chartered Accountants, Solve_IT practitioners understand your practice, your information needs and the software itself - the best way of ensuring you get the most from your software. Our aim is to provide you with a system that delivers the information you need as a manager or business owner.

Software
Sage has been offering business software for well over 20 years, with half-a-million customers in the UK alone. The range covers accounts, payroll, and cash flow forecasting. As a Sage Solution Centre, Solve_IT has the highest accreditation available from Sage - the only accountancy practice in Scotland to achieve this recognition.

Training
Even the best classroom-style training is not always relevant to your business so we do things differently - with experienced trainers who will visit your practice and demonstrate the system using live transactions and 'what-if' scenarios that reflect the way you actually operate. Training does not get more cost-effective than that.

Follow Up
Once we have installed and set up your new software, Solve_IT will support and monitor your use of the package for as long as you need. That can mean a watching brief, trouble-shooting, a monthly support contract or assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts from your accounting software. In most cases we deliver support by e-mail and phone, but with new dial-in technology we can also deal with problems using a temporary virtual presence in your organisation.

Backup Service
As accountants we understand the need to keep your accountancy data backed up. Our unique backup service provides a secure off site depository for your accounting data.

 

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Steve Gray, Brian Mitchell, Sheila Wadham, Tim Ritchie, Heather Roberts & Ian McBride

To find out more about the range of IT services that can be provided click here or feel free to contact Ian McBride direct on ian.mcbride@condie.co.uk. Alternatively visit their website at www.condiesit.co.uk.