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A UK accountancy practice. 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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What the public registers say about this practice — the same registers a client, a bank or an inspector can review in minutes.
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:
On the HMRC Anti-Money-Laundering Supervised Business Register, S M ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD appears with status APPROVED (registration number XAML00000135035). Every accountancy practice offering AML-regulated services must be supervised — by HMRC or an approved professional body. This is drawn from HMRC's own public register; the register itself is the authoritative record, and registration decisions are HMRC's alone. If any detail is out of date, email hello@practiceguard.uk and we'll correct it within one working day.
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.
Yes — S M ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD appears on the GOV.UK published-penalties list ("Businesses that have not complied with the Money Laundering Regulations"), most recently for the 2022-2023 period. This is HMRC's own public disclosure and cannot be removed. It is a matter of public record, not a PracticeGuard judgement. The strongest answer to a past finding is a complete, dated evidence file going forward. If you believe this entry is wrong, email hello@practiceguard.uk.
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