Helping you put down roots in the UAE.
Accountants for expat businesses
A UK chartered accountant, running a UAE practice since 2015. Whether your business is purely local or works across borders, you get accounts you understand, tax done properly, and an accountant who knows your business.
Does any of this sound familiar?
- You don't trust your accountant, and half the time you don't understand what they're telling you
- You can never get through, and when you do it's someone new and junior who doesn't know your business
- Your UAE accountant doesn't understand how your UK company works, and nobody looks at the full picture
- You were set up badly, so the reports you get don't tell you anything useful
- You're new to the UAE and nobody has explained how anything works here
- You used to do it yourself, but the business has grown and you've lost track of it
That's usually where we come in.
Book a callWhat changes
You know where you stand
Your numbers in plain English, so you know how the business is doing, bill the right amount and get paid promptly.
Compliant, and not paying more than you should
Deadlines tracked and every return filed on time, so you're never caught out.
Signed off by a chartered accountant
Your day-to-day contact is a chartered accountant who knows your business. All work is signed off by a senior chartered accountant, and Jo joins whenever you need her.
We know the UAE inside out. And the UK too, when your business needs it.
Both companies, joined up
- How your UAE and UK companies charge each other, where you're actually tax resident, monthly reporting for the parent company, and one system that works for both.
UAE tax and compliance, done properly
- VAT and Corporate Tax, registered, filed and on time, with every relief you're entitled to, from Small Business Relief (SBR) to free zone status.
- Payroll handled every month, from the Wage Protection System (WPS) to end of service gratuity and final settlements.
Commercial, not just compliance
- Monthly management reports and cash flow forecasts, so you know how the business is really doing.
- Project accounting linked to your accounting system, so you can see what each contract really means.
- Practical guidance on setting up, hiring or closing a company in the UAE.
- Specialist work outside the UAE, through trusted people in our network, managed by us.
- When you need more than accounts, Jo also works as a part-time finance director (fractional CFO).
Every piece of work is reviewed and signed off by a chartered accountant before it reaches you, with Jo overseeing every client.
A recent example
AED 123,000
back from the FTA
A new client came to us with a backlog of accounts nobody had properly reconciled.
Left as it was
The overpaid VAT would have stayed with the FTA.
What we did
Went through the backlog, found they'd been overpaying VAT, made the claim and got the money back.
Every situation is different. We'll show you what applies to you on the call.
Who we work with
We know what it's like to arrive here and find everything works differently. We'll take the time to explain it, and we'll follow up properly. From one-person companies up to businesses with around 50 staff.
Groups with a UAE company and another overseas
Your UAE company sits alongside one in the UK, Saudi Arabia or elsewhere, and the two need to work together.
Directors of UAE companies
You're running the UAE side and need accounts the parent company can rely on.
Consultants and independent professionals
You've left a big company to work for yourself, and you want things run properly, just on a smaller scale.
Project-based professionals
Your money comes in by project, and you need to see how each job is really doing.
What clients say
“We have found Camden Hill's support invaluable in helping us navigate the complexities of operating a business in the UAE. They have provided excellent guidance on UAE compliance requirements… They are approachable, knowledgeable and always happy to provide guidance when needed. I would highly recommend their services.”
Amanda Mahon, Group Finance Manager, CPD UAE
“Jo is efficient, well organized and finds practical solutions to complex problems in a flash. She's dependable and tenacious when we have to meet tight implementation deadlines.”
Adrian Parks, Finance Director, Cracknell
“Camden Hill implemented our accounting system and set it up to meet our UAE requirements, project accounting needs and wider reporting requirements. They worked directly with our overseas colleagues and advisers to get everything working smoothly. Jo and her team explain things in plain English, respond quickly and have made a complicated accounting setup feel manageable.”
Patrick Fourcampre-Maye, Regional Director, Atec Dubai
- FCAFellow of the ICAEW
- LondonTrained in London. Audit trained at BDO and Grant Thornton
- XeroCertified partner
- 2015Camden Hill founded in the UAE
How it works
Book a free call
Tell Jo about your business, both sides of it, and what isn't working.
Get a clear proposal
What you need and what it costs, sent promptly.
Get set up properly
We go through your accounts first, then set up the system to fit how you work and train you and your team to use it. You also get a tax impact assessment: where you stand now, and your tax position over the medium to long term.
How we work
We're a remote practice, set up so work fits around family life, for me and for my team. It means we keep experienced accountants who stay, so you get a settled team who know your business and know the UAE inside out, working year round, including through the summer.
Our systems track every deadline and request, so there's no chasing you for the same document three times. And remote never means relaxed about security: your financial data stays inside our protected Microsoft 365 environment and is never stored on personal laptops.
Jo Maye, founder · Meet the team
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