This page summarises what Grant Thornton Channel Islands says it does, taken from its own website on 5 September 2026. It is a reference entry, not a review: we have not worked with them and we do not rank the firms in this directory.
What their service list does and does not say
Firms describe the same work in different words, so the table below maps Grant Thornton Channel Islands' published services onto the jobs a Jersey business actually shops for.
| What you might need | Advertised |
|---|---|
| Bookkeeping Someone keeping the ledger up to date through the year | — |
| Payroll & ITIS Paying staff, filing ITIS and social security | — |
| GST returns Quarterly GST returns filed on time | — |
| Management accounts Monthly or quarterly numbers you can steer the business with | — |
| Year-end accounts Statutory accounts at the end of the financial year | — |
| Tax returns Personal or company tax returns prepared and filed | Yes |
| Statutory audit A formal audit, needed only by certain companies | Yes |
| Company secretarial Annual returns, statutory registers, company formation | — |
| Virtual finance director Senior finance input without a full-time hire | — |
| Software & training Help getting Xero or QuickBooks working properly | — |
Grant Thornton Channel Islands publishes its services as broad headings — Audit, Assurance, Tax, Business advisory services, Recovery & reorganisation, Forensic & investigation services, Financial reporting advisory and Business risk services — rather than as specific jobs. A firm describing itself that way may well do bookkeeping, payroll and GST returns; the list simply does not say. Treat the dashes above as unanswered, not as noes, and ask them directly.
A note on the length of that list
Grant Thornton Channel Islands publishes 8 separate service lines. Breadth on a website is a claim about the firm, not about the person who would be assigned to you, and the two come apart most often at the small end of a large firm's client book. Worth asking who specifically would handle the work and what else sits on their desk.
Services as the firm lists them
AuditAssuranceTaxBusiness advisory servicesRecovery & reorganisationForensic & investigation servicesFinancial reporting advisoryBusiness risk services
Who leads the Jersey practice
Partners and directors Grant Thornton Channel Islands names publicly on its own site. Staff below principal level are not listed here.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Adam Budworth | Managing Partner |
The clients they are built for
Privately held businesses and public sector entities needing audit, tax and restructuring support.
What the network membership means
Being part of an international network changes who a firm is built for. It buys reach — group reporting, cross-border tax, regulated and fund clients, and the capacity to sign off work that an island practice cannot.
It also sets the price floor. A sole trader or a five-person company is rarely who this kind of firm is structured for, and being turned down or quoted out of range is not a judgement on your business.
Similar firms
Others in this directory with a comparable profile:
- Baker Tilly Channel Islands — chartered accountancy, baker tilly international member
- BDO Limited — jersey member firm of the bdo network
- Deloitte — international professional services network
- EY — international professional services network
See all 22 firms in the directory.
Where we fit
Being straight about it: Bookkeeper.je is one of the firms on this island, so we are a competitor of Grant Thornton Channel Islands, not a neutral referee. We do monthly bookkeeping, payroll, GST returns and management accounts for Jersey businesses on a fixed monthly fee. We are not auditors and not a chartered firm — if that is what you need, Grant Thornton Channel Islands or another firm here will serve you better and we will say so.
What we do · Payroll · Ask us for a quote
Corrections
Everything here came from published sources on the date shown. If you work at Grant Thornton Channel Islands and something is wrong, out of date, or you would rather not be listed, tell us and we will amend or remove it. No argument. We do not publish phone numbers or email addresses for any firm.
General information only, not a recommendation or endorsement. Confirm a firm's current status, qualifications and regulatory permissions with the firm directly or with the JFSC before engaging anyone.