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James Whitfield

Managing Partner · Whitfield Tax

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Small firms win on speed. Big firms win on brand. We chose speed.

Based SolihullRegion Birmingham & West Midlands
The Person — the founder story

A boutique tax practice for owner-managed businesses, built on same-week responses and a deliberately short client list. James turned down growth twice, and the margins quietly prove him right.

He specialises in the unglamorous art of paying the right amount of tax at the right time, and nothing more.

We turned down growth twice. The margins prove us right.
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Awards & recognition

Tax Specialist of the Year, Finalist

Warwickshire Business Awards

2024
The Practice — on the record

Whitfield Tax

WHITFIELD TAX LIMITED· self-reported & approved before print

On theRecordEst 2011
Founded
2011
15 years in practice
Team
2-4
Clients
40-60
owner-managed
Revenue
£100K-£250K
annual, self-reported

Industry mix

Owner-managed60%Property25%Other15%

Software stack

QuickBooksXero

Services & reach

Tax · Advisory
Birmingham & West Midlands

On the map

Whitfield Tax

22 High Street, Solihull B91 3TB

Birmingham & West Midlands

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In their own words — video
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Why we stay small, James in 2 minutes

Practice Insider · video profile

The official record — Companies House
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Companies House Extract

Public register · Crown Copyright

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Company number07654321

StatusActive
Incorporated18 January 2011
Registered office22 High Street, Solihull B91 3TB
SIC code69203, Tax consultancy
Accounts typeTotal exemption

Officers / directors

  • James Whitfield (appointed 18 Jan 2011)

Persons with significant control

James Whitfield, 75% or more of shares

Source: Companies House public registerExtracted 29 July 2026
Practice Insider note

Editor’s note — A deliberate refusal to scale, and the numbers to prove it works.