Matt McConnell
Founder & CEO
Selected work
Retail & Ecommerce · 2026
Pulse built a bespoke operational and financial system around The Qualis Collection and moved the founder onto its business advisory plan
Manufacturing
Pulse reviewed Simply Stripes' numbers in depth, found gaps in pricing and margins, and rebuilt the pricing from the ground up
Pulse have been a complete game changer for Qualis. They’ve been instrumental in our growth, not just from an accounting perspective, but strategically as a business.
The team at Pulse have been a key part of what we’re building here at Homes by Carlton. The property and construction sector has its unique demands, and Pulse have navigated these with expertise.
Pulse Accountants is a technology-driven accountancy and advisory firm based in Newton Aycliffe, with offices in Newcastle upon Tyne and London. It supports over 1,500 UK businesses with a combined 215 years of experience.
Its exit planning service prepares owner-managed limited companies for sale, succession or transfer, with the aim of reaching the highest realistic value and letting the owner leave on their own terms. Most businesses need two to five years to become exit ready.
Pulse works alongside the client's solicitor: the accountants handle valuation, tax and deal structure, while the legal team handles documents and transfer.
Compliance
Accurate records, reliable monthly management information, and correct, timely filings.
Tech and business advisory
Cloud accounting, forecasting, margins and cash flow, and reducing dependence on the owner.
Tax advisory
Company structure, shareholdings, profit extraction and relief eligibility, planned well before a sale.
Exit planning
Taking the business to market as a prepared asset and negotiating from strength.
Exit planning is scoped to need and quoted individually. Pulse describes its pricing as transparent and fixed-fee.
Matt McConnell
Founder & CEO
Strategic advice, tax planning and technology
Gordon Gilchrist
M&A Consultant
Succession planning and practice mergers and sales
Tim Johnson
Tax Consultant
Tax allowances, reliefs and savings for SMEs
Mark Leighton
Operations Director
Financial systems, controls and processes
Ideally three to five years before you intend to sell, because most price factors can't be changed during negotiations and some tax reliefs require conditions to be met over time.
Usually as a multiple of sustainable profit, adjusted for perceived risk. Pulse's valuers take no commission on a sale and their fee does not depend on the figure.
Yes. Pulse's accountants handle valuation, tax and deal structure, while a solicitor handles the legal documents and transfer.