about us
We are Lighthouse Finance, an international firm focussed full suite of accounting, tax, payroll, advisory and complementary services to internationally growing and scaling SMEs in the Netherlands, South Africa and the United Kingdom.
our story
Lighthouse Finance was founded in 2016 by Simon Van Wyk, a Chartered Accountant with global experience working in mid-tier and Big 4 accounting firms, as well as corporate roles. With a vision to producing world-class quality at an affordable price for the international growing and scaling SME sector in the Netherlands and South Africa, Simon continues to lead what is now a highly skilled team of fifteen employees based in the Netherlands and South Africa, servicing clients in both countries as well as the UK.
From our early days offering basic bookkeeping, accounting and tax compliance to today, offering a full suite of services across a broad range of finance disciplines with accounting, tax and payroll services still at the heart of what we do, our core values of integrity, flexibility and transparency remain our guiding force and the client experience central to our identity as a firm.
Simon often refers to Lighthouse Finance (only half-jokingly) as the ‘smallest international accounting firm you’ve never heard of’. As we continue to grow year on year, that may not be true for much longer. If you’d like to join your journey as an entrepreneur with ours, reach out to us today!
why choose us
meet the team
our client feedback
our values
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integrity
We won’t recommend solutions that we don’t genuinely believe you need, even where that means we forgo additional revenue. We will only recommend partners that we have absolute trust in and a proven track record of delivery. We will always act with your best interests at heart.
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transparency
We will provide you with full insight into the composition of our fee quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for, and can obtain comfort that you are not paying for unnecessary add-ons that don’t create value for you. Once the scope is agreed, your fee is fixed. We will never undertake any out-of-scope work without your prior written agreement for both the scope of work and the fee to be charged.
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flexibility
We do not work on a subscription model. You are free to change scope or even service provider should you wish to do so, without penalty.
