About I Hate Numbers
We've been sorting the numbers for UK small businesses, individuals, charities, and creative organisations since 1995. Book your free 15-minute callHere’s What We Think About Accountancy
Most accountants treat numbers like a private language. They file your return, send the bill and disappear until next year. You learn nothing and stay in the dark. The whole thing feels like something being done to you rather than for you. We do it the other way round.
Once you understand what your numbers mean and where they come from, you make better decisions. You make more money. You stop guessing.
Plan it. Do it. PROFIT. That’s the whole philosophy.
Running Since 1995
Over the past three decades we’ve grown into a Leicester-based firm with clients across the UK, an international software product, a podcast and a YouTube channel. The number of clients has grown. The way we work hasn’t.
Whether you’re a sole trader filing your first VAT return or a charity preparing accounts for the trustees, you’ll get the same thing from us. Straight answers, fixed pricing and a team that picks up the phone.
Meet Mahmood Reza
Founder, accountant, tax advisor, author, and educator.
Mahmood started I Hate Numbers in 1995 after a career that began in teaching and moved through industry as a divisional accountant for a brewing and drinks company. The teaching never really left him, which is why he wrote the book, hosts the I Hate Numbers Podcast, and runs the YouTube channel.
Over thirty years of helping individuals, businesses, entrepreneurs, social enterprises, and charities grow, his belief has stayed the same. Once you understand what your numbers are and what they mean, you can use them to make better decisions and keep more of what you earn.
Author of I Hate Numbers | Podcast Host | YouTube Educator
Meet the Rest of the Team
You won’t be working with Mahmood alone. Behind him is a small team who answer the phone, file things on time, and make sure you’re in safe hands. Between them, decades of experience across credit control, HR, payroll, pensions, bookkeeping, and the day-to-day office admin that keeps everything ticking.
Scampi, Sheba & Sherpa
Team Mascots
Mahmood
Accountant & Tax Specialist
Serena
Credit Control & HR
Sim
Accounts Assistant
Gloria
Payroll & Admin Assistant
What You Can Expect From Us
Most firms list “transparency” and “integrity” and hope nobody asks what they mean in practice. Here’s what ours look like.
Fixed pricing, quoted upfront
You’ll know what you’re paying before you sign. No timesheets or surprise invoices.
You’ll start to understand the numbers
Regular check-ins until you stop feeling lost in your own business.
Plain English, every time
If we use a piece of jargon we’ll explain it. If we can avoid it entirely, we will.
Plain English, every time
If we use a piece of jargon we’ll explain it. If we can avoid it entirely, we will.
Honest answers, even the awkward ones
If a project won’t stack up financially, you’ll hear it from us first.
Now You Know Us. Let’s Get To Know You.
We’ll listen, ask the right questions, and give you at least one useful takeaway (even if you hate numbers!)