Privacy Notice
Last updated: September 2026
This Privacy Notice explains how Stewart Associates Shrewsbury Limited, Contractor Taxation Services Limited and Independent Auditors LLP collect, use and protect personal information in connection with our accountancy, taxation, payroll, audit and advisory services and through our website.
Who We Are
The businesses covered by this notice are:
- Stewart Associates Shrewsbury Limited – Company No. 06772535
- Contractor Taxation Services Limited – Company No. 03522217
- Independent Auditors LLP – LLP No. OC313651
Registered office: Emstrey House (North), Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury, SY2 6LG.
The firm identified in your engagement letter or correspondence will normally be responsible for your personal information.
Information We Collect
We may collect information including:
- Name, address and contact details.
- Financial, accounting and tax information.
- Payroll and employment information.
- Bank and payment details.
- Tax references and National Insurance numbers.
- Identification documents and information required for anti-money laundering checks.
- Information relating to beneficial ownership, PEP and sanctions checks.
- Information you provide in correspondence or through our website.
We may obtain information directly from you or from organisations including HMRC, Companies House, banks, previous advisers, employers, public registers and identity verification providers.
How We Use Your Information
We use personal information to:
- Provide accountancy, tax, payroll, audit and advisory services.
- Communicate with you and manage our relationship.
- Make submissions to HMRC, Companies House and other authorities.
- Carry out identity, anti-money laundering, PEP and sanctions checks.
- Meet our legal, professional and regulatory obligations.
- Manage billing and payments.
- Prevent fraud and protect our systems.
- Send relevant updates or marketing where permitted by law.
We process information where necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, pursue legitimate business interests or where you have given consent.
Sharing Your Information
Where necessary, we may share information with:
- HMRC, Companies House and other authorities.
- Regulators and professional bodies.
- Banks and professional advisers.
- IT, software and cloud service providers.
- Identity verification and anti-money laundering providers.
- Other organisations where necessary to provide our services or comply with the law.
We do not sell your personal information.
International Transfers
Some service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Where this occurs, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK data protection law.
How Long We Keep Your Information
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to provide our services and meet our legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, professional and insurance obligations.
Information will be securely deleted or destroyed when it is no longer required.
Your Rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:
- Access your personal information.
- Correct inaccurate information.
- Request deletion or restriction of your information.
- Object to certain processing.
- Request transfer of your information.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Some rights are subject to legal or regulatory exemptions.
Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
Contact and Complaints
If you have questions about this notice, wish to exercise your rights or have concerns about how we use your information, please contact:
Ian Cooke – Data Protection Officer
Email: ian.cooke@saltd.co.uk
Telephone: 01743 235236
Address: Emstrey House (North), Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury, SY2 6LG
We will acknowledge a data protection complaint within 30 days, investigate it and keep you informed of the outcome.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):
www.ico.org.uk
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Changes to This Notice
We keep this Privacy Notice under regular review and will update it where necessary.