Construction and Property Accountants Who Handle the Heavy Lifting

From site to spreadsheet, we handle retentions, valuations and CIS, so nothing slows you down. Made in Bristol for British construction and property businesses.

Why construction and property finance is different

Money rarely sits still in construction and property. Staged payments shift as a job progresses and variations change what a contract’s worth. Not to mention that a property’s value can move long before it’s sold or let. A contract that looks profitable at the start can slip once delays and variations are factored in.

That’s where WCL comes in. We work with builders, developers and property investors who need numbers that reflect how the business runs. As Xero Gold Partners trusted by over 400 businesses, we’re built to handle exactly this kind of complexity.

Trusted by builders and developers across the UK

WCL was introduced to a fast-growth construction start-up through their solicitors, after they’d outgrown their previous accountants almost as quickly as they’d outgrown everything else. We built their entire finance function from the ground up: bookkeeping, payroll, management accounts, CIS and year-end accounts, alongside Fractional FD support and monthly board reporting.

As turnover grew past the statutory audit threshold, we became the conduit between the client and their auditors. The business now turns over £28m, with WCL still behind the numbers.

“Brad was our part time FD who helped us to realise our dreams of growing our business to heights we could only imagine. When we started working with Brad we were blind as to how our business was performing. Just three years later we sold the business to our largest competitor and are now part of a 550 person £120m business. This would not have been possible without Whittock Consulting!”

Jason Cross, Director Synetiq

The work that moves your margins

Retentions, staged payments, contract variations. The detail most accountants skim past is exactly where we’re at our strongest.

Get paid what you’re owed: Retentions tracked properly, so nothing gets forgotten or written off by accident.
Know what a job is really worth: Contract accounting and valuations that reflect the true position of long-running projects, not just what’s been invoiced.
Stay on the right side of CIS: Deductions handled correctly for contractors and subcontractors, so nothing catches you out at year-end.
See the property, not just the paperwork: Accounting built around development, investment and rental income, whichever side of the business you sit on.
Lead with real numbers: Board-level reporting on the figures that drive decisions.

More than the numbers on your next build

Construction and property rarely stays a numbers-only job. One month it’s finance for the next site, the next it’s a contract dispute or a shareholder question that needs answering. WCL brings the whole picture together.
Alongside your day-to-day accounting, you can call on fractional finance director expertise for the big strategic calls, and in-house business law for the contracts and agreements that shape your next project. It’s a full finance and advisory team, working together, already up to speed on your business.
That’s how you protect what you’ve built while you keep building. The contract that could’ve cost you is checked properly. The funding for the next site is modelled before you commit. The margins that fund it all? They’re tracked accurately. All of it from one unified team.

Let's build on strong foundations

Whether you're bidding for the next contract, developing your next site or just want a clearer view of your margins, let's talk about where your business is going and how the right finance team gets you there.