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People, Not justnumbers.

Audit, accounting, tax and advisory for South African businesses. We keep you compliant and help you grow, with the personal attention of a firm that knows your name.

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  • IRBA registered auditors
  • SAICA chartered accountants
  • Level 1 B-BBEE

Four disciplines. One centre: you.

01 Accounting, tax & compliance Cloud books, tax, payroll and every SARS and CIPC deadline, handled. 02 Audit & assurance Statutory audits, independent reviews and agreed-upon procedures by registered auditors. 03 Projects & transaction advisory Business cases, financial models and valuations that make projects funder-ready. 04 Coaching & enterprise development Structured mentoring for the owners of growing small businesses. You

Who we are

We’re a dynamic team of experienced professionals who understand that we’re working with people, not just numbers. Our clients are the most important people in our business, and our staff are the most valuable.

LBH Chartered Accountants is the audit and accounting firm of LBH Holdings Inc., a Cape Town group founded in 2010. We give small and medium-sized businesses the standards of a large firm at cost-effective rates, and we work alongside our sister company, LBH Consulting International, on projects across Southern Africa.

SAICA
Chartered accountants
IRBA
Registered auditors
SARS
Registered tax practitioners
CIPC
Company registrations & secretarial work
B-BBEE
Level 1 contributor · 100% black-owned
Since 2010
Cape Town, working across Southern Africa

Services

Everything a growing business needs, under one roof.

LBH Chartered Accountants

01Accounting, tax & compliance

Your books, your tax and your deadlines, handled.

We provide a full bouquet of accounting services to small, medium and micro enterprises, using cloud-based accounting, and we have an excellent track record of helping our clients meet their SARS, CIPC and other business compliance requirements. Outsourcing this work costs a small business far less than doing it in-house, and frees you to focus on running and growing it.

  • Cloud accounting & bookkeepingMonthly books on Sage Business Cloud Accounting, so you can see your numbers whenever you need them.
  • Financial statementsManagement accounts through the year and annual financial statements that stand up to scrutiny.
  • TaxCompany and personal income tax, provisional tax and VAT, prepared and submitted on time.
  • PayrollPAYE, UIF and SDL, monthly EMP201 submissions and the twice-yearly EMP501 reconciliations.
  • RegistrationsNew companies with CIPC, and income tax, VAT and PAYE registrations with SARS.
  • ComplianceCIPC annual returns, company secretarial work and tax compliance status (tax clearance) applications.
  • Budgets & cash flowBudgets, cash-flow projections and financial analyses, so you can plan ahead with confidence.
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Registered auditors · IRBA

02Audit & assurance

Your auditing partner: independent, thorough and easy to work with.

Our assurance services include external and internal audits for clients across the country, in a wide range of sectors. You get registered auditors who take the time to understand how your business really works, and who explain what they find in plain language.

  • Statutory auditsAnnual audits under the Companies Act and other legislation, signed by IRBA registered auditors.
  • Independent reviewsFor companies that don’t need a full audit, an independent review of the annual financial statements.
  • Agreed-upon proceduresSpecific, factual checks for funders, boards, franchisors and grant-makers.
  • Internal auditTesting your controls and processes, with practical recommendations you can act on.

Sectors we audit

  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Logistics
  • Legal services
  • Retail
  • Security
  • Facility management

Quick check

Audit or independent review?

Under the Companies Regulations, what your company needs depends on its public interest score. Work out yours in thirty seconds.

Who compiles your annual financial statements?
Employees12
Turnover 1 per R1m or part9
Third-party liabilities 1 per R1m or part3
Beneficial interest holders2
Public interest score26

Independent review

An independent review of your annual financial statements, which may be done by an accounting officer.

An indication only, based on regulations 26 to 29 of the Companies Regulations, 2011. Your MOI, a funder or the rules of your sector can require an audit regardless of your score. Ask us to confirm yours.

Plan your audit with us

With LBH Consulting International

03Projects & transaction advisory

We make projects funder-ready.

We advise on greenfield and brownfield projects across Southern Africa. From the first market study to the investment memorandum, we build the evidence and the numbers that funders, partners and boards need before they say yes.

01Market research
02Business case
03Financial model
04Investment memorandum
Funder-ready
  • Market research & business casesIs there a market, and does the project make sense? The evidence, set out clearly.
  • Customised financial modelsBuilt for your project, with assumptions a funder can follow and test.
  • Investment memorandumsThe document that takes your project to funders and partners.
  • Valuations & due diligenceBusiness valuations, and due diligence when you buy or invest in a business.
  • Tenders & project accountingTender preparation, and keeping a project’s finances in order once it’s running.
Cape Town
Based in Cape Town, advising on projects across Southern Africa.
Discuss your project

Enterprise development

04Coaching & enterprise development

We understand the challenges business owners face in their pursuit of success.

Through corporate enterprise development programmes, we give the owners of small, medium and micro enterprises structured business mentoring and coaching. It’s practical, it’s grounded in your own numbers, and it’s built around where your business is going.

  • Business mentoring & coachingStructured, one-on-one support for owners and their management teams.
  • Enterprise development programmesDelivered as part of corporate enterprise and supplier development programmes.
  • Understanding your numbersBudgets, cash flow and financial statements, explained so you can act on them.
  • Ready for bigger clientsRegistered, compliant and organised, so you can tender and supply with confidence.
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How we help

From first registration to funder-ready.

Wherever your business is today, start there. We’ve been building a one-stop shop for growing businesses since 2010.

01

Start

Register properly from day one.

  • CIPC company registration
  • SARS income tax, VAT and PAYE registrations
  • A business plan you can take to the bank

Accounting & compliance

02

Run

Know your numbers every month.

  • Cloud bookkeeping on Sage
  • Payroll, PAYE, UIF and SDL
  • Management accounts, budgets and cash flow

Accounting & compliance

03

Comply

Never miss a deadline.

  • VAT, EMP201 and EMP501 submissions
  • Provisional and income tax returns
  • CIPC annual returns and tax compliance status

Accounting & compliance

04

Assure

Statements people can trust.

  • Annual financial statements
  • Independent review or statutory audit
  • Agreed-upon procedures and internal audit

Audit & assurance

05

Grow

Ready for funders, partners and bigger contracts.

  • Valuations and due diligence
  • Financial models and investment memorandums
  • Tenders, mentoring and coaching

Projects Coaching

The compliance year

Ensuring your compliance.

South Africa’s tax and company deadlines for your next twelve months, set to your business. Change the settings and the calendar follows.

    A general guide, not tax advice. SARS publishes exact dates each year, and dates that fall on a weekend or public holiday move to the business day before. Your own obligations depend on your registrations. Ask us to set up your calendar.

    Our story

    It started with two home-based practices in Kuils River: a chartered accountant and a bookkeeper. In 2010 they joined forces as Little BIZ Hub, with one ambition: to become a one-stop shop for everything a small business needs.

    The name is now three letters, and the group has grown to include audit, accounting and consulting. The ambition hasn’t changed.

    1. Mid-2000sTwo home-based practices, accounting and bookkeeping, in Kuils River.
    2. 2010They merge to form Little BIZ Hub. In October, the firm moves into its first formal offices, in Parow.
    3. 2012Sister company Dial-The-Bookkeepers is set up, dedicated to bookkeeping.
    4. 2013A move to Mabille Park, Kuils River, to keep growing.
    5. 2015LBH Holdings Inc. brings LBH Chartered Accountants and LBH Consulting International together.
    6. TodayIRBA registered auditors and SAICA chartered accountants, a Level 1 B-BBEE contributor, advising clients across Southern Africa.

    Our vision

    A trustworthy and reputable alternative to the big global professional firms.

    A national, black-empowered professional services group, built on quality, professionalism, integrity, competence and trust.

    What we stand on

    1. 01Integrity & trustThe basis of every set of numbers we sign.
    2. 02RespectFor our clients, our people and their time.
    3. 03Client centricityYou’re at the centre of the work, and of the logo.
    4. 04TeamworkOne team across audit, accounting and advisory.
    5. 05HumblenessBig-firm standards, without the big-firm distance.

    Leadership

    Heinrich Jemane

    Founder & Managing Director, LBH Holdings Inc.

    Heinrich founded the firm in 2010 and still leads it today, across LBH Chartered Accountants and LBH Consulting International. His background in healthcare finance runs through the group’s work with healthcare clients and projects.

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    Greens Close, Parow, Cape Town
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    Fri 07:30–14:00

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