About / Why us
A commercially-minded accountant, not a faceless firm
Acton Cliff Accountancy is led by Tracey Hargraves ACA from Northwich, Cheshire. The whole point of the practice is to give smaller businesses the calibre of financial thinking usually reserved for much larger ones — with someone who actually picks up the phone.
Meet Tracey Hargraves, ACA
Tracey qualified as a Chartered Accountant and has spent 26 years working with businesses across Cheshire and beyond — from first-year sole traders to established companies with teams, stock and funding to manage.
That experience sits on both sides of the desk: preparing the numbers, and using them to make decisions. It is why conversations here tend to start with what you are trying to achieve rather than which forms are due.
Clients stay because the relationship is personal. You get direct access, honest answers, and someone who has usually seen your situation before and can tell you what tends to happen next.
Why us
Why clients choose us
26 years, ACA qualified
Chartered training and more than two decades advising owner-managed businesses through growth, tight years and everything between.
Plain English, always
You will never be handed a report you cannot read. If something matters, it gets explained until it makes sense.
Out-of-hours support
Business does not stop at five. Evening and weekend calls are normal here, not a favour.
One person who knows you
You deal with Tracey directly. No account manager rota, no repeating your story every quarter.
Flexible solutions
Bookkeeping only, full finance function, or something in between — the service is shaped around your business.
“Tracey has been a huge help to our business. She takes the time to understand what we're trying to do, explains things in a way that actually makes sense, and is always at the end of the phone when we need her. Genuinely commercial advice, not just number crunching.”
Sean Bennett
Let's have a proper conversation about your numbers
No jargon, no obligation. Tell us where you are and we'll tell you honestly how we can help.
Prefer email? info@actoncliff.co.uk