Yes. IB&Co Accountants works with businesses and individuals in Reading and across Berkshire, including Maidenhead, Windsor, Slough, Bracknell, Wokingham and Newbury. We are accountants and tax advisers at Level 37, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf. Most work is done online, and you can meet us in person at Canary Wharf or at your premises, by appointment.
Reading is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Berkshire. There has been no Berkshire County Council since 1998. We work with sole traders, landlords, contractors and limited companies across all six Berkshire unitary areas:
Twyford, Taplow, Burnham and Langley are also in Berkshire and are useful when you are thinking about the train, because several of them have direct Elizabeth line services towards Canary Wharf.
We do not have a branch in Reading or elsewhere in Berkshire. Day-to-day work is done online, through secure portals, cloud accounting and video calls. You can meet us in person at our office at One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, or at your premises, by appointment.
This is the most direct of the four corridors we cover. Elizabeth line trains run from Reading to Canary Wharf without a change. The same line also serves Twyford, Maidenhead, Taplow, Burnham, Slough and Langley on the way into London, then continues through Paddington and the central section to Canary Wharf. Published timetables typically show a Reading to Canary Wharf journey of around 73 minutes; check TfL or National Rail before you travel, because times vary and engineering work can affect weekends.
Great Western Railway services from Reading, Newbury and other Berkshire stations into London Paddington remain useful too. From Paddington you can continue on the Elizabeth line to Canary Wharf. Some Berkshire towns, including Bracknell and Wokingham, also have South Western Railway services into London Waterloo, and from Waterloo the Jubilee line runs directly to Canary Wharf. Windsor is served via Slough (Windsor & Eton Central) or into Waterloo (Windsor & Eton Riverside).
Our address is Level 37, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA. We are open Monday to Friday 9:00 to 18:30 and Saturday 10:30 to 16:30, so you can see us before or after work, or on a Saturday.
If you would rather we came to you in Reading or elsewhere in Berkshire, we can meet at your premises by arrangement. Ishmael Bangura started the practice by meeting small business owners in the evenings after his day job. We still work around you, not the other way round.
Reading Borough Council describes Reading as the principal regional and commercial centre of the Thames Valley. The town’s economy has shifted from its older industrial base into a compact service economy, with particular strengths in business and insurance services and in high-tech business parks. The council notes that international technology companies, including Microsoft and Oracle, have chosen Reading, and that the town is also home to the University of Reading and Reading College, with a highly skilled working population. Reading is a major transport interchange on the M4 corridor, with strong links to London and to Heathrow.
The rest of Berkshire is just as varied: Maidenhead and Windsor combine professional services, retail and a visitor economy; Slough has a large commercial and industrial base close to Heathrow; Bracknell and Wokingham have significant office and technology employment; and West Berkshire, around Newbury, mixes market-town business with a more rural hinterland. Across the county there are many owner-managed companies, contractors who work in London or the Thames Valley, and landlords with residential or mixed portfolios.
We can help:
Most of your tax obligations are national: Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, VAT and payroll are all dealt with by HMRC. A few things are local.
Business rates. Because Berkshire is fully unitary, business rates are billed by the council for the area your premises are in: Reading Borough Council, Wokingham Borough Council, Bracknell Forest Council, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough Borough Council, or West Berkshire Council. There is no separate county council to pay. Your council can also tell you about reductions and reliefs. If you move into or out of a commercial property, you need to tell the council that bills the rates.
Licences. Depending on what you do, you may need a licence from the same unitary council, for example for food, alcohol or street trading. We can point you to the right place and make sure licence costs are in your budget.
Rented property. Landlords have their own obligations alongside tax. For the tax side, including Making Tax Digital, see our Property Owners services and Making Tax Digital for landlords.
After a no-obligation Discovery Call we send a fixed, written proposal, agreed before any work starts.
For sole traders, our monthly fee starts from £59.99. Your exact fee depends on how complex the work is and is set out in your fixed, written proposal. Limited company accounts, payroll, VAT, CIS and other services are also charged as a fixed fee in your proposal, not from a public price list.
We can help with:
Our accountancy fees page explains what affects the cost.
The direct Elizabeth line makes an in-person meeting at Canary Wharf a simple train journey, without the need for a local branch. You get a named contact, replies within 48 hours, and fixed fees agreed in writing before any work starts. IB&Co Accountants is regulated by the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA). With 10+ years in practice, Ishmael Bangura FFA and the team have helped more than 950 clients.
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We also work from our Canary Wharf office with businesses in Tower Hamlets and East London.
No. Our office is at Level 37, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA. We work with Reading and Berkshire clients online, and you can meet us in person at Canary Wharf or at your premises, by appointment.
Yes. Elizabeth line trains run from Reading to Canary Wharf without a change, and also call at Twyford, Maidenhead, Taplow, Burnham, Slough and Langley. Published timetables typically show around 73 minutes from Reading to Canary Wharf; check TfL or National Rail before you travel.
Our sole trader service starts from £59.99 a month, depending on how complex the work is. Other services are charged as a fixed fee in your written proposal. See our accountancy fees page.
Business rates are billed by the unitary council for the area your premises are in. In Reading that is Reading Borough Council. In the rest of the county it is Wokingham Borough Council, Bracknell Forest Council, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough Borough Council or West Berkshire Council. There is no separate county council.
Book a Discovery Call. We will learn about your situation and then send you a written proposal before any work starts.
Call 020 7164 0225 or visit us at Level 37, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA. Open Monday to Friday 9:00 to 18:30 and Saturday 10:30 to 16:30.
Checked on 13 November 2026. This page is general information and is not advice for your circumstances.
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