About Us

Welcome To Higgins & Co.

The practice was established over 30 years and has been recently taken over by Sarah Harte in February 2020.

We provide our clients with relevant solutions to their accounting needs. We specialise in providing valuable accounting services and expert advice to small and medium sized businesses. We are committed to providing a personal, professional, and first-class service to our clients by providing a variety of services including:

Accountancy
Taxation
Payroll services and bookkeeping
Company start up preparation

We work closely with all our clients and we are available all year round to offer advice on problems faced by businesses.

About Us

My name is Sarah Harte and I am a qualified Chartered Accountant and Irish Tax Consultant. I trained in Higgins & Co where I gained invaluable experience before taking over the practice in February 2020. Higgins & Co is an accountancy firm based in Manorhamilton Co Leitrim. The practice was first established in 1987.

We work with a wide variety of clients from individuals, partnerships small sized companies and other organisations. We carry out the full range of accountancy services including accounting, taxation and business planning and advice.

We believe in forming close working relationships with our clients and that the level of personal service and accessibility we provide has become a noted strength of our practice.

Much of our business comes through word of mouth recommendations and referrals from current or previous satisfied clients.

Over the years we’ve built a solid reputation based on our high level of expertise, our superb level of service and our accommodating, personable manner.

Our clients include the following

Builders
Farmers
Hairdresser/beauticians
Retail sector
Pharmacy

Pubs/restaurants
Solicitors
Doctors
Schools
Tradesmen

Carpenters
Auctioneers
Local Shops
Group Water Schemes
Not for profit organisations
Sole Traders

General Questions

Why do I need an accountant?

Isn’t it just larger businesses that need an accountant?
Of course not, even the smallest business can benefit from advice on ways to minimise tax and manage their accounts. If you prefer, we can handle all of your bookkeeping, regular management accounts and VAT returns on your behalf. The added benefit of us being involved is that having prepared the books it makes the final accounts much easier, saving time and keeping costs down.

Is it expensive to use an accountant?

How do you charge?

We aim to provide you with a fixed fee quote that will cover the areas we will work on together. This will be based on the complexity and volume of the tasks involved. Should any additional assignments come up during the year then we will provide a quote in advance, unless the matter is urgent and it is in your best interests to take action on your behalf. We offer you the chance to pay our fees monthly and avoid having a large invoice in one go, which helps your cashflow. One thing is for sure, if you telephone with a query you won’t get a bill. We want you to let us know how you are.

Can I maintain my own accounting records?

I've been up and running for a couple of years. How can you help me?

Sometimes it helps to have a fresh pair of eyes look at your business. We will listen to you and firstly understand the history of the business and then how you want to develop it. We can carry out a “healthcheck” of the operating systems, management and financial reporting in place; advise on any matters arising and recommend any actions required. All designed to match up with your goals, which we established at the outset.

What our Clients Say

Since we transferred our business accounts to Higgins & Co. over 9 years ago they have exceeded our expectations. Their support and business advice has helped Caz-Cards make informed financial decisions which has fuelled the growth and continued success of our business.

Without exception we would recommend Sarah and her team at Higgins & Co. They are very professional, responsive and excellent at dealing with all accounting queries.

Caroline Ward, Business Owner

Caz-Cards Gift Shop & Printing, Manorhamilton

I have used Higgins and Company Chartered Accountants as my auditors since I set up in sole practice in 2010.

I have always found Sarah and her team very professional, efficient and pragmatic in terms of service and advice and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to others.

Cheers

Conor

At Lock Up Alarms ltd We specialise in Intruder alarm - CCTV - Access Control - Intercom - Fire Alarms & automatic gates systems all over the north west. We have over 30 years, experience, protecting all types of premises, communities and people. Like many others, we have been too busy to concentrate on our own accounts and have trusted Higgins and Co with this task.

I would like to take this opportunity to commend Sarah and the team at Higgins & CO. Their experience and expertise have kept our accounts up to date since we set up in 1989.

Their knowledge and straight talking, make what can sometimes be a difficult and tedious task, seem easy and simple. Sarah takes care of all the details and really makes everything involved so straightforward, she provides clear, concise advice and takes the confusion out of all the queries.

We were so impressed with Sarah and her team that we have introduced many of our friends and family to Higgins & Co and they have all been very impressed without exception. Put simply, Sarah, Sheila, Colin, Laura and Kathleen are a pleasure to deal with. The fact that she met us at a time and place that suited us, made it very easy. I have no hesitation in highly recommending Sarah and her team.

Bernie Mc Gauran M.D.

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