Re: [Fsfe-uk] UKFSN makes a profit

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Ian,

> > 1. Lots of people continue to state that one area where Free
> > Software is poor is business accounting (financial) and it's true
> > but not for the reason a lot of people put forward. The software
> > does exist for small companies. The reason, in my view, is that
> > things such as tax and paye tables are not available and the code
> > for them not written.
> 
> Yes, we are looking for a Sage replacement at the moment. We need
> something our accountants will recognise for the audit.

Ralph Elliott-King may be worth contacting.  He's an accountant with
some software/IT background.

    http://www.maap.co.uk/

    The principal, Ralph Elliott-King trained with KPMG, leaving in
    1989. After two years of working for an accounting software house
    gaining programming and general IT experience, Ralph set up his own
    accounting practice in 1991 offering accounting services to the
    smaller family business.

    We also continue to act as software design and development advisers
    to other accounting firms, and accounting software manufacturers.
    Clients of the past include Sage, Pegasus and TAS.

AIUI MAAP is a small one or two man outfit.  I haven't used them
personally but was considering it recently and may still do so.

It's just possible he'll be more approachable than the average
accountant, especially by someone who's more knowledgable about company
accounting than I, Ian.  :-)

Cheers,


Ralph.