Chris Gregson
Belper Numbers Guy

Clear, accurate and timely support for local businesses, trades and charities

My name is Chris Gregson, a qualified and licensed bookkeeper living in central Belper and here to concentrate on the local area.

Services and pricing

Hourly paid work: £36 per hour, charged at £3 / 5 mins for regularsBookkeeping
VAT accounts and MTD (Making Tax Digital) filing
Accounts preparation Sole Traders and Partnerships onlyPayroll
One employee: £10 per pay run
Each additional employee: £3End of Year: £15 per person. Includes P60s and P11Ds as required
Starters/Leavers: £15 per personAll forms sent electronically and encrypted as standard.

Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing policy statementThis policy sets out Christopher Gregson’s commitment to understanding and minimising risks in relation to money laundering and terrorist financing so that services are not abused to legitimise the proceeds of crime. My commitment to this strengthens the goals of achieving good ethical business and trading standards.By having robust policies and procedures and the creation of a compliance culture, the aim is to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. To achieve this, I have undertaken the following:Appointment of the nominated officerThe nominated officer’s role is to be aware of any suspicious activity in the business that might be linked to money laundering or terrorist financing, and if necessary, to report it. They are responsible for:receiving reports of suspicious activity from any employee in the business;considering all reports and evaluating whether there is - or seems to be - any evidence of money laundering or terrorist financing;reporting any suspicious activity or transaction to the National Crime Agency (NCA) by completing and submitting a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR).Nominated officer detailsName
Christopher Gregson
Telephone numberEmail address
[email protected]The nominated officer is also available to discuss any matters relating to the firm’s policies and procedures relating to the Money Laundering Regulations (MLR) in force and helping you understand your obligations.Establishment of internal procedures appropriate to the MLR to prevent money laundering and terrorist financingWe have established appropriate and risk-sensitive policies and procedures relating to:customer due diligence;
reporting;
recordkeeping;
internal control;
risk assessment and management
compliance.Establishment of internal training requirements so all individuals within the firm understand their responsibilities within the firm’s policy and procedures and their wider responsibilities under the UK’s anti-money laundering strategy
To this end we will ensure all individuals within the firm are assessed for competence, conduct and integrity and trained at regular intervals for:awareness of the relevant legislation and any changes;
understanding of their roles and responsibilities under the anti-money laundering regime;
updates on threats and alerts for the firm or the profession;
how to recognise potential suspicious activity;
how to report suspicious activity;
the firm’s exposure to risk;
the firm’s client due diligence policies and procedures.Record retentionWe will retain the following records for five years after ceasing to act for a client:client’s risk assessments;
client’s identity and verification;
client’s ongoing monitoring;
staff training;
internal and external reporting.Reporting suspicionsThe firm through the nominated officer has established procedures for assessing internal SARs and on the decision-making process for external reporting. We have established procedures for making SARs to the NCA and for the secure retention and storage of internal and external reports.
We have established procedures for reporting any knowledge or suspicion of financial sanctions breaches to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).Aiding law enforcementThe firm through the nominated officer has established procedures for aiding any law enforcement agencies who obtain money laundering investigation orders against our clients. These procedures relate to the collation and secure retention of the information required and systems to ensure that confidentiality of the client is maintained were necessary.
Staff and subcontractor commitment to the firm’s policy and procedures
It is important that our staff and subcontractors understand the compliance culture and the roles and responsibilities placed upon them. Penalties imposed including fines and imprisonment can apply to individuals as well as the firm. So, we must:
ensure we understand the firm’s policy and procedures contained in this document, and ask the nominated officer if unsure
ensure regular staff training in how to recognise and deal with transactions and other activities which may be related to money laundering or terrorist financing
ensure that during our work for the firm we don’t turn a blind eye to the obvious. If we have doubts over the legitimacy of a transaction or event, then we must follow procedures to discuss the situation or make an internal SAR. It is only by following these procedures we are protected from the possible penalties contained within the legislation
remember not to speculate as to whether a crime has been committed. For a report to be made there must be reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed, the client intended for a crime to be committed and there are proceeds of that crime. An innocent error is not a crime; there must be an element of intent
remember that we are not required to be an investigator: that is the role of law enforcement
remember that tipping off is an offence under the legislation. We must not discuss what we may or may not report with the client and don’t make reports the topic of general conversation within the office.Policy statement prepared by: Christopher Gregson
Role within firm: Sole Trader
Date statement prepared: 31 July 2025
Date of next review: 31 July 2026Customer privacy notice
This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
Contact details
What information we collect, use, and why
Lawful bases and data protection rights
Where we get personal information from
How long we keep information
Who we share information with
How to complain
Contact details
Post
222 Nottingham Road, , , BELPER, Derbyshire, DE56 1JL, GB
Telephone
07879369220
Email
[email protected]
What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following information to provide and improve products and services for clients:
Names and contact details
Addresses
Gender
Occupation
Third party information (such as family members or other relevant parties)
Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits)
Financial data (including income and expenditure)
Transaction data (including details about payments to and from you and details of products and services you have purchased)
Information relating to compliments or complaints
Account access information
We collect or use the following personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts:
Names and contact details
Addresses
Purchase or service history
Account information, including registration details
Information used for security purposes
Marketing preferences
We collect or use the following personal information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of crimes:
Names and contact information
Client accounts and records
Financial information eg for fraud prevention or detection
We collect or use the following personal information for information updates or marketing purposes:
Names and contact details
Addresses
Profile information
Marketing preferences
Purchase or account history
We collect or use the following personal information to comply with legal requirements:
Name
Contact information
Identification documents
Client account information
Any other personal information required to comply with legal obligations
We collect or use the following personal information to protect client welfare:
Names and contact information
Client account information
We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:
Names and contact details
Addresses
Payment details
Account information
Purchase or service history
Customer or client accounts and records
Financial transaction information
Correspondence
Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. Read more about the right of access.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. Read more about the right to rectification.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. Read more about the right to erasure.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. Read more about the right to restriction of processing.
Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. Read more about the right to object to processing.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. Read more about the right to data portability.
Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Read more about the right to withdraw consent.
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide and improve products and services for clients are:
Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts are:
Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of crimes are:
Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for information updates or marketing purposes are:
Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to comply with legal requirements:
Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to protect client welfare are:
Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:
Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Where we get personal information from
Directly from you
Publicly available sources
How long we keep information
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For more information on how long we store your personal information or the criteria we use to determine this please contact us using the details provided above.
Who we share information with
Others we share personal information with
Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
Last updated August 1st 2025
Review by: August 1st 2026