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BALANCING THE BOOKS LIMITED
A UK accountancy practice in Fareham. The facts below are drawn only from
public registers — the HMRC AML Supervised Business Register, the GOV.UK published-penalties list and Companies House.
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AML-supervised — Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB)
Anti-money-laundering supervision
Supervised byInstitute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB)
Accountancy firms must be supervised for anti-money laundering — by HMRC, or (as here, by Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB)) by an approved professional body. Professional-body-supervised firms carry the same Money Laundering Regulations 2017 duties as HMRC-supervised ones. Source: Companies House ACSP register / the firm's professional-body registration.
Active company
Companies House
Company number07646453
Company typePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated25 May 2011
Source: Companies House public register.
Practice facts
Practice name
BALANCING THE BOOKS LIMITEDSource: HMRC AML register
Address
FAREHAM, PO17 5PQSource: HMRC AML register / Companies House
Town
FarehamSource: HMRC AML register
What a Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) AML monitoring visit asks to see
Public registers can't show whether these exist inside a
practice — which is exactly why the evidence file matters. The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 set the same
standing expectations for every supervised accountancy firm, whoever the supervisor:
Registered with an AML supervisor
MLR 2017, Part 6
A review asks to see: Your registration — HMRC checks its own register; this page shows your entry.
Firm-wide risk assessment
MLR 2017, reg 18
A review asks to see: A written, dated risk assessment specific to your practice — not an undated template.
Policies, controls & procedures
MLR 2017, reg 19
A review asks to see: A written PCP document proportionate to your size, kept up to date and evidenced to staff.
Nominated officer (MLRO)
MLR 2017, reg 21
A review asks to see: The appointment on record, and staff knowing who receives internal reports.
Client due diligence + ongoing monitoring
MLR 2017, regs 27–28
A review asks to see: A per-client file: identity verified, screening outcome, risk level, and reg 28(11) ongoing monitoring with a dated record every run — a documented "no change" is evidence.
Staff training
MLR 2017, reg 24
A review asks to see: A log of who was trained, when, and on what — awareness undocumented is awareness unproven.
Record-keeping
MLR 2017, reg 40
A review asks to see: CDD records retained five years and retrievable — scattered inboxes fail this in practice.
Quick answers
Is BALANCING THE BOOKS LIMITED registered for anti-money-laundering supervision?
BALANCING THE BOOKS LIMITED is supervised for anti-money laundering by Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), rather than by HMRC. Professional-body-supervised firms carry the same Money Laundering Regulations 2017 duties as HMRC-supervised ones, and face the same client, bank and monitoring-visit scrutiny. This is drawn from public registration records. If any detail is out of date, email hello@practiceguard.uk and we'll correct it within one working day.
What does an AML review expect of BALANCING THE BOOKS LIMITED?
The same as for every supervised accountancy firm: a written, dated firm-wide risk assessment; policies, controls and procedures; a nominated officer (MLRO); a per-client due-diligence file with identity verified and ongoing monitoring recorded; a staff-training log; and records kept for five years and retrievable. Public registers can't show whether these exist inside a practice — which is why the evidence file matters. This describes the standing duties in the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, not an assessment of this firm.
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