Founder & Director,
Next Level Business Insights
Annabel Norris AAT is a licensed accountant with 16 years of operational finance experience — working inside businesses as a finance manager and operator, not in audit. She is based in Dorset and works with clients across the UK.
NLBI specialises in bookkeeping, management accounts, tax planning and fractional FD support for scale-up founders, first-time founders and businesses switching from a previous accountant.
Fixed monthly fees. No tie-in contracts. Cancel any time.
Qualifications & Recognition
Three clients. Three outcomes.
Margin analysis by product line, cash flow forecasting and management accounts 5 days before month-end. The founder could make decisions based on current data through the growth period.
Read case studyTen months of bookkeeping behind, two HMRC fines and Companies House warnings. Full backlog cleared in 30 days, both penalties appealed and overturned, £10,500 recovered.
Read case studyBusiness structure, bookkeeping and VAT threshold planning from scratch. The founder crossed the VAT threshold deliberately — on a plan — rather than by accident.
Read case studyWhat clients say.
“Working with Annabel has been fantastic. She has made the whole process of changing accountants so smooth and stress-free. Her step-by-step guidance and clear communication made everything easy to follow, even for someone who does not naturally ‘speak accounts.’ Her support and knowledge have been superb, and I now see her as a vital part of my business and its continued growth.”
“I switched accountants to work with Annabel because I felt she truly cared about helping businesses take control of their finances. She opened my eyes to how an accountant should actually work with you. She has fixed so many lazy, unprofessional mistakes by my old accountant by being meticulously thorough, offered amazing business advice and saved me thousands. I 100% trust Annabel.”