Boutique ACCA expertise for founders and leaders who understand that the right accountant is not a cost—it's a competitive advantage.
The Rait Approach
We don't begin with your accounts—we begin with your ambitions. Through a structured discovery process, we build a complete picture of where you are, where you're going, and what's standing in the way. Numbers follow strategy, not the other way around.
Compliance is the floor, never the ceiling. Every recommendation is designed to create leverage: tax positions that compound, financial structures that scale, decisions that build lasting value—not just boxes that get ticked.
You get Yetunde. Not a junior account manager, not an automated portal. Direct, senior-level counsel at every stage—because the questions that matter most deserve answers from someone who's been in the room.
Who We Serve
£500K–£5M revenue · Post-PMF · Series A or bootstrapped
You've proven the model. Now you need financial architecture that scales—not a bookkeeper who keeps the lights on. We help founders decode the numbers that matter: runway, unit economics, tax structure, and exit preparation.
Multi-entity structures · Private wealth · Succession
Multi-generational wealth demands precision, discretion, and thinking that extends well beyond the current tax year. We navigate the intersection of business, investment, and personal financial planning.
Charities · Social enterprises · NGOs · £1M–£10M income
Organisations built around impact deserve financial rigour without sacrificing their mission. With deep experience leading finance at sector-defining charities, we bring both technical competence and genuine affinity for this work.
Yetunde Aroloye, ACCA
Yetunde Aroloye is an ACCA-qualified accountant with over 25 years of experience in senior finance roles—leading year-end audits, stewarding charity finances through turbulence, and advising boards on decisions that shape organisations.
She founded Rait to close the gap between compliance and counsel: giving founders and leaders the financial architecture they need to turn ambition into outcomes, rather than simply filing what is due and moving on.
Her experience spans organisations including CAN, MIND, and Fight For Peace, where she served as Head of Finance across operations in the UK, Brazil, and Jamaica—bringing rare depth to complex, multi-jurisdictional work and the practical pressures of founder-led businesses.
What We Deliver
We lead with outcomes, not service menus. Every capability is built around what it produces for you.
Legally reduce your liability while funding what actually matters. Most businesses pay more tax than they should—not because the law requires it, but because nobody asked the right questions.
Know exactly where you stand—and build confidence about where you're going. An honest audit of your financial position, presented in language that drives decisions, not just compliance.
Reporting that satisfies regulators and actually informs leadership. Accounts that tell the story of your business—not just the version that gets filed.
Financial modelling built around where you want to be, not where you've been. From cashflow forecasting to board-ready investor packs, we translate ambition into numbers.
We deal with HMRC on your behalf—including disputes, correspondence, and R&D tax credit claims—so you can focus on running the business. No translator required.
When the numbers don't add up, or when precision matters most, we go deeper. Fraud investigation, dispute support, and financial reconstruction—handled with exactness and discretion.
Client Outcomes
SaaS · London
Situation — Three years of qualifying R&D activity had gone unrecognised. Standard tax returns were filed without exploring relief.
Approach
Comprehensive audit of qualifying R&D activities across the technology stack, with retrospective claims for the previous three years.
Result
£87K recovered in Year 1. Salary and dividend restructure generated £34K in annual ongoing savings.
Social Enterprise · £4.2M turnover
Situation — An overdue year-end audit was threatening funder relationships. Internal controls were inadequate for the organisation's scale.
Approach
Led the audit process end-to-end within six weeks. Implemented a finance controls framework aligned to best-practice charity governance.
Result
Audit delivered on time. Funder relationships preserved. Finance admin overhead reduced by 40% in the following year.
Retail · Multi-site · England & Wales
Situation — Capital expenditure decisions had been made without adequate tax planning. The group was substantially over-paying.
Approach
Forensic review of capital allowances across five years of historical expenditure. Rebuilt the financial model ahead of a bank refinancing.
Result
£220K in overlooked capital allowances identified. The revised financial model secured a £1.2M business loan at favourable terms.
All cases anonymised. Results are representative of actual engagements.
What Sets Rait Apart
Every engagement is led personally by Yetunde Aroloye, ACCA. Not a junior who escalates. Not a call centre that triages. You get senior, chartered expertise from your first conversation to your year-end review.
We don't just file what's due. We ask what could have been done differently—before it's too late to act on the answer. Compliance is a byproduct of our process, not the goal of it.
We've worked inside the pressure of ambitious organisations—from growth-stage businesses to charities operating across continents. We understand the stakes, the pace, and what founders actually need from a financial partner.
Insights & Thought Leadership
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