Catherine Smith – Bookkeeping & Accounts Specialist
Spreadsheet whisperer. Tax tamer. Cocktail connoisseur.
Catherine Smith is a fully qualified bookkeeper and part-qualified accountant with a sharp eye for numbers and a wicked sense of humour to match. With 15 years of experience under her (calculator-laden) belt, she’s supported everyone from sole traders to growing businesses, providing solid, straight-talking advice on everything from CIS and self-employed tax to business accounts, cash flow, and compliance.
A long term member of The Retail Champion team, Catherine brings order, calm, and the occasional dry one-liner to clients who needed help getting their financial ducks in a row. Her approach is honest, human, and refreshingly jargon-free. If you’re after an accountant who can explain HMRC like she’s recapping a Netflix thriller, Catherine’s your woman.
“Numbers don’t scare me. HMRC forms don’t scare me. My partner’s golf obsession? That’s another story…”
Catherine is known for being open, transparent, and genuinely committed to helping clients feel more in control of their finances. Whether she’s chasing down a rogue receipt or smoothing over a compliance wobble, she brings clarity, confidence and just the right amount of sass to the world of bookkeeping.
Areas of Expertise:
- Sage, Xero, QuickBooks and more
- Cashflow management that actually makes sense
- Deadline-smashing submissions (company & compliance)
- Dealing with HMRC (yes, even the tricky ones)
- Forensic accounting and auditing with eagle-eyed precision
- Practical, efficient advice drawn from real-world experience
Catherine, Outside the Office
When she’s not getting stuck into Sage, Xero, QuickBooks or forensic audits, Catherine can be found being gloriously bonkers in real life. A self-confessed history geek, she can wax lyrical about ancient monarchs or obscure wars while pouring a chilled prosecco. She’s also a proud mum to two remarkable young women—who not only share her impeccable taste in bubbly, but also her passion for doing things with heart.
Reliable, relatable, and ever so slightly bonkers—Catherine makes the business of bookkeeping a whole lot more human.
