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Independent accountants since 2009
Wisbech accountants who feel part of your business
Friendly, tailored accountancy for individuals and businesses — competitive, reliable, and built around how you actually work.
Our office · Wisbech
Our people
Real faces, who know you by name.
A close local team supporting clients across East Anglia and UK-wide in the cloud.
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Since 2009 · independent & local
Wisbech · East Anglia
UK-wide · cloud accounting support
Our people
A team built around relationships
Our team includes ACCA and AAT qualified professionals, alongside experienced practitioners and trainees developing their careers with us. Get to know everyone on the Team page.
Nickie Barwell
FCCA · Founder
Katy Wicks FCCA
Accountant · Taxation · Company Secretarial
Claire Gayton FCCA
Accountant · Taxation · Company Secretarial
Lucy Davis FCCA
Accountant · Taxation · Management Accounts
John Best
Accountant · Taxation · Company Secretarial
Jaclyn Gartside
Bookkeeping, Payroll & CIS
Cerys Gilbert AAT
Bookkeeping, Payroll & CIS
Lisa Wright
Bookkeeping, Payroll & CIS
Jack Bantoft
Trainee Accountant
Ashlee Wright
Trainee Bookkeeper / Administrator
Nickie Barwell
Founder · Since 2009
At home in our Wisbech office
Since 2009
Started in Wisbech. Grown with our clients.
Nickie founded Barwell Accountants in 2009 with a clear aim: build an accountancy practice rooted in the area she grew up in, offering a strong, comprehensive service built on knowing clients and their businesses well.
Trained for 12 years in King’s Lynn before founding Barwell. Some clients have been with Nickie for 29+ years. Away from the office, golf is her biggest hobby.
Read Our StoryWhat we do
Services shaped around your business
We can help with accounts for self-employed, micro-business and limited-company clients — not a one-size-fits-all service.
Accountancy
Year-end accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, plus approved accountants’ reports and certificates for regulatory, tax, banking and lending needs.
Explore accountancy →Taxation
Personal and business tax support, including planning for owner-managed companies and property.
Explore taxation →Bookkeeping
From light-touch guidance to running the full bookkeeping function — tailored to how you work.
Explore bookkeeping →Payroll & CIS
Payroll, CIS and related returns handled with care so your team stays focused on the work.
Explore payroll & CIS →VAT
VAT returns and advice as part of day-to-day support from our bookkeeping and accounts teams.
Explore VAT →Management accounts
Timely management information so you can see performance and plan with confidence.
Explore management accounts →Company secretarial
Company filings and secretarial support to keep statutory requirements on track.
Explore company secretarial →Making Tax Digital
Practical support for Making Tax Digital — software choices, onboarding and ongoing compliance.
Explore Making Tax Digital →How we work
Support that stays close to you
We aim to feel part of each client’s journey — approachable advice, practical help, and a service that adapts as you grow.
Tailored, not template
Whether you need a light touch or fuller support, we scale with you — including cloud software such as Xero, Sage and QuickBooks.
Local roots, wider reach
Based at Unit 24 Pondworld Retail Park in Wisbech, we also support clients across East Anglia and the wider UK online.
Secure client portal
Share documents securely through our Virtual Cabinet client portal — view, download and e-sign with less admin friction.
Client stories
What our clients say
“Nickie has supported us from day 1… Barwell accounts make our accounting process very smooth, offering support and guidance when needed.”
Mr D and Mr A Boyle · Eastern Frames Ltd
Read full review → “Barwell Accountants have always supported me in either scaling up or down the accounting services I've needed… Sage, payroll, and help securing an ERDF grant.”
Lucy Ryan · Grange Farm Swim School
Read full review → “Nickie has helped us with every step of starting the business from budgeting, VAT set up, payroll and setting up the directors shares.”
Jamie Boyce · Commercial Bodies and Repairs Limited
Read full review → “We have always been grateful to Barwell’s for their advice and support… They are a great team, and perfect for our business.”
Phil Spain · Alleycat
Read full review → “Nickie and her Team provide a fantastic service… all my accounting needs are taken care of with great efficiency and attention to detail.”
Tom Payne · T Payne & Co
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Client voices
Eastern Frames Ltd
“Nickie has supported us from day 1, every step of our journey to where we are now, along with her team, Barwell accounts make our accounting process very smooth, offering support and guidance when needed. We look forward to continued growth with Barwell Accounts.”
Mr D and Mr A Boyle · Eastern Frames Ltd
About Eastern Frames
Our connection began back in 1998 when Del & Ants were newly self employed and starting out in business. Over the years I have worked with Del & Ants as they moved into a partnership and then into their first limited company. The growth in the company has led to them having a very successful large business which has a large team of fitters. Having recently moved into their new premises in Wisbech the company goes from strength to strength and also have an office in Hunstanton, soon the Wisbech office will be kitted out with a full showroom for customers to view products.
They have built and expanded their services and provide a range of UPVC and aluminium installations covering East Anglia. Windows, conservatories, garages and garden rooms all available within their range. In addition Del & Ants have invested in several commercial and residential properties.
I am really looking forward to supporting and working with Del & Ants as they continue in business and investments.
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Grange Farm Swim School
“Barwell Accountants have always supported me in either scaling up or down the accounting services I've needed. They helped me to set up and be trained to use Sage myself for my month end accounts throughout the year, while also helping me with the real time reporting requirements for permanent staff wages, tax and pensions. There has been support for enrolling new employees - or those moving on to new opportunities. Support during COVID complications, and in applying for and securing a European Regional Development Fund grant to further expand my business with a second pool. Setting up and running my own business over the last 13 years has been full of responsibilities and becoming an expert in many new areas. From pool maintenance, risk assessments, swimming teaching knowledge, safeguarding responsibilities, website maintenance, creating and analysing client surveys to name just a few daily tasks. I'm very glad that I can rely on Nickie and her team to be the experts in accounting that I can call on at any time.”
Lucy Ryan · Grange Farm Swim School
About Grange Farm Swim School
Grange Farm Swimming School is a successful business founded by Lucy Ryan which has gone from strength to strength since being purpose built over 10 years ago.
Grange Farm Swim School offers professional swimming lessons for all ages and abilities. The fully qualified instructors teach around 600 people every week. They follow the Swim England Award scheme, which is the largest award scheme in the country. Also on offer are 1:1 lessons for both children and adults, private hire and pool parties.
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Commercial Bodies and Repairs Limited
“Nickie has been great with us from the beginning, she has helped us with every step of starting the business from budgeting, VAT set up, payroll and setting up the directors shares along with some invaluable advice and guidance. The team at Barwell have made the payroll process simple and hassle free allowing us to concentrate on running the business.”
Jamie Boyce · Commercial Bodies and Repairs Limited
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Alleycat
“We have always been grateful to Barwell’s for their advice and support, and look forward to many more years of their service. They are a great team, and perfect for our business.”
Phil Spain · Director/Owner, Alleycat
About Alleycat
John has acted as the company’s accountants since the business was created in 1999, and had previously acted on behalf of the director in a personal capacity for some 8 years prior to the company’s creation.
Since the company started trading, we have seen the business grow and become more successful every year since. The business now offers a large fleet of modern and reliable vehicles for short and long term rentals. Their sites have expanded as the demand for vehicles has grown, and are located near Harlow, Cambridge and Thetford.
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T Payne & Co
“Nickie and her Team provide a fantastic service, always available when needed to help and advise me in both my businesses. I know that all my accounting needs are taken care of with great efficiency and attention to detail.”
Tom Payne · Director/Owner, T Payne & Co
About T Payne & Co
Tom has extensive property knowledge so we were excited to be able to advise him when he started the company back in 2015. The business quickly grew under his leadership and we have been there providing accounts, tax and payroll services, along with general business advice. It is now one of the leading estate agents in the Fenland area and we wish them continued success and look forward to being part of their future.
Alongside the estate agency, Tom is also now the proud owner of the Bramley House Hotel, a character hotel with more than 10 bedrooms in Chatteris. We were delighted when Tom asked us to act for the Bramley too. Although it is a completely different trade, we still offer the same level of service. Tom has steered the business through the very challenging Covid years, and it is now flourishing under his charismatic leadership.
Barwell Banters
Ideas and updates from the practice
Practical updates from the team — tax changes, Making Tax Digital, and everyday business guidance.
New Identity Verification Requirements from Companies House
Companies House has introduced a new legal requirement for all individuals involved in setting up, running, owning, or controlling a company in the UK to verify their identity…
August 19, 2025
Taxing employee benefits and expenses through your payroll
Mandating the payrolling of benefits in kind.
The government have announced additional time to prepare for the mandatory use of payroll software to report and pay:
August 14, 2025
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Ready to talk? Email our team
Email info@barwellaccountants.co.uk and we’ll respond with clear next steps. Prefer to call? 01945 581102 or mobile 07555 154352. Existing clients can also use our Virtual Cabinet portal to share and e-sign documents securely.
Unit 24 Pondworld Retail Park, Lynn Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE14 7DA
Barwell Accountants
Established since 2009 — trusted Wisbech accountants supporting clients across East Anglia and the UK.
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01945 581102 07555 154352 info@barwellaccountants.co.ukUnit 24 Pondworld Retail Park
Lynn Road, Wisbech
Cambridgeshire PE14 7DA
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© Barwell Accountants Ltd. ACCA registered practice. Registered in England & Wales, Company No. 06863440. Registered office: Unit 24, Pondworld Retail Park, Lynn Road, Wisbech, Cambs, PE14 7DA.
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