Accountants in Essex

Local accountants for growing businesses across Essex. Thurrock-based, covering Grays, Tilbury, Basildon, and the wider south Essex area.

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ACCA qualified

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Xero certified

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Based across Oxfordshire & Essex

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If you're running a business in south Essex, we have an office nearby and accountants who know the local trade.

About Our Essex Service

SD Accountancy serves growing businesses across south Essex from our Thurrock office. We meet clients in person at the office, on site, or over video. The Essex office is the second base for the firm,opened to serve the substantial business community across Thurrock, Grays, Basildon, and the surrounding areas.


South Essex has a strong local economy with trades, construction, logistics, retail, and professional services well represented. We work with all of these sectors and more.


Want to meet us in Essex? Let's set up a time.

Services We Offer in Essex

Every service we provide is available to Essex businesses, with the same transparent pricing and the same direct access to your accountant.

Not sure which service fits your Essex business? Ask on the call.

Industries We Serve in Essex

These are the sectors we work with most across Essex. Click into one to see how we work with businesses like yours.

We also work with businesses in many other sectors.

Work in one of these sectors? Let's see if we're a good fit.

AREAS COVERED IN ESSEX

Covering Essex and the Surrounding Villages

From our Thurrock office, we cover south Essex and the wider Thames Estuary area. The towns below are where most of our Essex clients are based.

Outside this list? We probably still cover you. Ask us.

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Oxford

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Bicester

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Kidlington

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Eynsham

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Wheatley

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Kingham

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Ambrosden

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Launton

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Ardley 

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Fritwell 

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Souldern

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Charlton-on-Otmoor 

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Essex

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Thurrock

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East Tilbury

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Ramsden Bellhouse

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Crays Hill

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North Benfleet

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Battlesbridge

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Orsett

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Bulphan

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Fobbing 

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Chadwell St Mary

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Battlesbridge

Why Essex Businesses Choose Us

Most of our Essex clients chose us because they wanted an accountant who picks up the phone, knows their business, and gives advice in plain English — not a faceless help desk. We’re based across Oxfordshire and Essex, with in-person meetings by arrangement when you need them.


Essex is busy with accountancy firms. What separates us is the direct relationship: you meet your accountant, you stay with your accountant, and you never get bounced around between staff who don't know your business.


Sounds like the right fit? Let's have a chat.

Common Questions

  • Where exactly is your office?

    Our Essex address is in Thurrock — full address on our Thurrock page. We work mostly by video and email, with in-person meetings by arrangement at our Thurrock address, on site, or wherever suits you best.

  • Do you cover all of Essex?

    South and central Essex is our main coverage area. We can work with clients further north (Colchester, Braintree, Saffron Walden) but the in-person element will involve travel.

  • Can you visit me on site?

    Yes. For trades, construction, retail premises, and warehouses, on-site visits often make more sense. No extra fee within south Essex.

  • How do I book a first meeting?

    Start with the 15-minute discovery call. From there we’ll arrange a longer meeting — by video, at our Thurrock address, or somewhere convenient for you.

  • Do you handle clients outside Essex?

    Yes. We’re based across Oxfordshire and Essex, and we have clients across the South East and beyond who work with us by video and email.

Got a question not on the list? Ask us on the call.

Why SD Accountancy

Based across Oxfordshire and Essex. A small team. One standard of work. You meet the accountant doing your books. You always speak to them directly. You never get bounced to a help desk or a rotating cast of juniors.


That's how Samuel set up the firm in 2024 and that's how we still work as we grow.


Sound like your kind of accountant? Let's have a chat.

Book Your Free Discovery Call

Fifteen minutes on the phone. We'll ask about your business, your current setup, and what's on your mind. You'll come away with a clear answer on whether we're the right accountant for you. No fee and no obligation either way.