Working with a range of business clients across the North East, Assent Accountants have partnered with a small selection of companies we would recommend for their professional services.
Our recommended partners

Catax are experts in specialist areas of tax relief, including Capital Allowances, Research & Development (R&D) and the Patent Box. With over 10 years experience, we have identified over £191m in tax benefit for our clients to date. Our average client benefit is £47k for Capital Allowances and £49k for R&D and the Patent Box!
We break down the claims process for you so all our clients need to do is provide us with some details and we’ll take care of the rest. There are no complicated forms to fill out, no legal language to unpick and no tax law to get your head around.
We are trusted partners with many of the UK’s top accountants, solicitors, the Law Society, ICAEW, IFA and CIMA amongst other industry bodies. So far we’ve helped thousands of clients claim their money back from HMRC.

Interweb Builder Ltd provides an affordable, professional website design, build and optimise (SEO) service for all types of businesses, regardless of size. Every client receives the same level of personal attention, IT support, business support and advice. Social media accounts, email setup, hosting and print projects all all part of the service.


Our aim is to help individuals and businesses to achieve their financial goals. Our approach is straightforward. You tell us about your current situation and about your financial objectives and when you want to achieve them. We develop a practical plan designed to help you meet those objectives. We’ll discuss the plan with you and agree the course of action you want to take. Whilst the final decisions are of course yours, we’re here to help and guide you with jargon-free advice both now and in the future.

Taxfiler is a cloud suite, used by more than 5,000 practices, enabling accountants to prepare and file tax returns and statutory accounts to Companies House and HMRC. It delivers all the compliance functionality that companies need at a much lower cost than traditional desktop software.
Taxfiler has a simple, transparent monthly pricing policy that allows filing for companies, partnerships, individuals and trusts.

One of the UK’s leading providers of specialised short term finance, offering Commercial Business Loans, VAT and Cash Flow Loans, Selective Invoice Finance and Asset Secured Loans.

We’re proud to have been awarded for the fourth consecutive year Business Bank of the Year (2015 - 2018) by Moneyfacts. We support small to medium sized start-up and established businesses with straightforward banking needs and up to two directors, owners (shareholders) or partners. We offer current accounts, savings accounts, card acceptance services, insurance and loans of up to £25,000.

For over 25 years, Mapps have been providing expert advice on mortgages, protection and insurance to both businesses and private clients across County Durham. Based in Crook, we are a family owned business headed up by brother and sister team Peter Mapp and Vivienne Page who combine friendly service with unrivalled industry knowledge to find you the very best deals whatever your circumstances.