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About GM Professional Accountants

Your accounts never depend on one person

 

Where our name comes from

GM
Gul Muwas

GM stands for Gul Muwas, our founder’s grandfather.

For forty years he lived an ordinary, active life. Then he lost the use of his legs, and he spent the rest of his years in a wheelchair. It would have been easy to become bitter. He chose gratitude instead. He was thankful for what he still had, and he never stopped working on himself or keeping his word to the people who relied on him.

Those who knew him remember his spirit far more than his hardship. He did not give up and he did not complain. He simply carried on, one day after another, with patience and good grace.

We carry his name as a reminder of what matters when things get difficult: stay resilient, stay grateful, and keep your commitments. It is the standard we hold ourselves to, and the reason this practice is built to keep going for our clients whatever happens.

Why we started

 

Sharaz Zaman founded the practice in 2012 after seeing the same problem again and again: business owners and landlords whose accountants simply did not respond. Emails went unanswered, calls were not returned, and deadlines were discovered too late. At the same time, cloud software and digital tax were changing what an accountant could do. We saw the chance to use that technology to give clients a genuinely better experience.

How we built it

 

Every job runs on a documented process owned by a named team member, and every return is checked by a second qualified person before it is filed. We call it the Four-Eye Method. If one of us is away, your work carries on exactly as planned.

The Four-Eye Method

How we work

 
1

We diagnose before we quote.

A short call to understand your situation and deadline, then a fixed-fee proposal written for you.

2

We handle the switch.

We contact your previous accountant for professional clearance, collect your records and set up HMRC authorisation.

3

One owner, a whole team behind them.

You know who handles your work, and the process is written down so it never lives in one person’s head.

4

Four eyes on every return.

One person prepares, another reviews, before anything reaches HMRC or Companies House.

5

Technology that saves you time.

Secure open banking feeds, a client portal, electronic signing, online booking and reminders well before every deadline.

When HMRC writes to you

Penalty appeals, compliance checks, nudge letters and disclosures of undeclared income. We deal with HMRC on your behalf and tell you plainly what to expect at each stage.

We tell you when we are not the right firm

If your problem sits outside our expertise, we say so at the start rather than take the fee.

Wherever you are

Many of our clients are landlords and directors living overseas. Working across time zones is routine for us, so you are never the exception.

The practice in numbers

2012Founded
500+Clients
1,500+Tax returns a year
5.0on Google, 150+ reviews

Offices in Ilford, Old Street, Wimbledon and Loughton. AAT members and Xero certified, specialising in construction and CIS, property and SPVs, care homes and private clinics.