About Us
We are proud to have been assisting clients in accountancy, tax and audit services for over 30 years. After working for Cooper & Lybrand (currently PWC) as audit manager and working as financial controller of various high profile international businesses, late Muhammad Zafar Iqbal set up Goldstar early 1990s as trading name M Z Iqbal & Co (Chartered Accountants) with the first office in the Oxford Road in Reading.
Around end of 1990, Mr Iqbal purchased his own building in Southampton Street, Reading and moved his practice there. Since then Goldstar has been providing services to its clients from same location for over 30 years now.
M Z Iqbal & Co was incorporated to Goldstar Accountants Ltd in August 2001 as a one partner practice. Mr Ganga Bhusal & Mr Amrit Ramudamu became partner in the company in January 2016 after working for the practice nearly 10 years.
Goldstar Accountants Ltd became a member of HAT Group of Accountants, a leading institution who provide technical support and training to various small and medium-size accountant practice in the UK, Ireland, and Gibraltar.
Goldstar Accountants Ltd also become a member of Corner Taxwise who provides technical support in taxes in 2016. In 2017, Goldstar Accountants was selected as one of the UK’s leading accountancy firms by Handpicked Accountants We are dedicated to providing a professional service to meet your business needs.
We see our role as business and financial advisors as well as accountants. Our partners are supported by a dedicated and experienced professional staff, all of whom benefit from a continuous program of structured training, and have the capacity to offer the breadth of expertise and professionalism required to meet the needs of corporate clients yet at the same time our staff is small enough to provide personal contact and attention to detail.
In 2017, Goldstar Accountants was selected as one of the UK’s leading accountancy firms by Handpicked Accountants – you can view our profile page here.
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Mr. Ganga Bhusal
FCCA/ACA/Bsc.
Director/Partner
Mr. Ganga Bhusal
FCCA/ACA/Bsc.
Ganga become Managing Director in January 2016 following the merger of Goldstar Accountants Ltd and Goldstar Accountants Berkshire Ltd. In addition to running the company, Ganga’s varied role includes responsibility of practice management, dealing with the authorities including professional bodies, system management.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Review accounting and tax work.
- Dealing with HMRC investigations
- Corporate Due Diligence (Merger & Acquisitions)
- Corporate Audit and Assurance
- Quality Control Review
- Liaising with external bodies.
- Staff training and recruitment
- Dealing with general practice matters
- Personal Tax
- Solicitors Accountant Report
- Charity Audits
Ganga joined Goldstar Accountants Berkshire Ltd (Formally Goldstar Accountants Ltd) in 2007 and qualified as an ACCA in 2010 following his graduation from Oxford Brookes University in 2009 with degree in accounting. Ganga become fellow member of ACCA in 2015 and also hold ICAEW Chartered Accountants and Audit practicing certificate as of 2022.
Mr. Amrit Ramadamu
ACCA/Bsc
Director/Partner
Mr. Amrit Ramadamu
ACCA/Bsc
Amrit Joined Goldstar Accountants Ltd in September 2009 as an assistant accountat. Amrit graduated from Oxford Brookes University in 2014 in accounting and finance and became members of Association chartered certified Accountants (ACCA) from March 2014.
Amrit has since been working as Payroll Manager, Senior Accountant, Manager and become Director/partner in Goldstar Accountants Ltd from January 2016.
Key area covered by Amrit include:
- Account & Tax of clients from different sectors
- Review & Monitoring work of Junior staff
- Tax investigation and liaising with HMRC
- Personal Tax
- General practice management
Mr. Pawan Gurung
(ACCA Finalist)
Practice Manager
Mr. Pawan Gurung
(ACCA Finalist)
Pawan joined Goldstar Accountants Ltd in October 2013 as an assistant accountant. Pawan has since been working as Payroll Manager and promoted to Senior Accountant in 2016. Pawan is progressing toward his ACCA membership.
Key area covered by Pawan include:
- Account preparation
- Business Tax
- Personal Tax
- Review the work of junior staff.
- Client relationship
- Procurement
Mr. Robin Rana
(ACCA Finalist)/BA
Payroll Manager
Mr. Robin Rana
(ACCA Finalist)/BA
Robin graduated from Middlesex University in 2013 in Accounting & Finance. Robin joined Goldstar Accountants Ltd in September 2016 as an assistant accountant and now been working as Payroll Manager. Robin has since been working as Payroll Manager. Robin is progressing toward his ACCA membership.
Key area covered by Robin include:
- Payroll
- Pension-Auto Enrolment
- General practice work
Mr. Palbin Gurung
(ACCA Affiliate) /BBA
Senior Accountant
Mr. Palbin Gurung
(ACCA Affiliate) /BBA
Palbin Graduated from Kathmandu University in Bachelor of Business Administration in 2008 in accounting and finance. Palbin joined Goldstar Accountants Ltd in April 2017 as an accountant. Palbin is ACCA affiliate and progressing toward his membership.
Key area covered by Palbin include:
- VAT
- Payroll
- General Administration
Mr. Arun Pokhrel
Senior Accountant
Mr. Arun Pokhrel
Arun joined Goldstar Accountants Ltd in August 2019 as an Account Assistant and has since working very closely with Ganga Bhusal & Amrit Ramudamu. Arun assist mainly in account preperation of sole traders and limited companies. Arun also give hand to Ganga in audit and related assurance services. Arun is progressing toward the ACCA and currently attending exam of final papers of ACCA.
Mrs. Zahida Iqbal
Accountant
Mrs. Zahida Iqbal
Zahida has been working as a part time administrative assistant since 2001. Zahida assist us in account preparation and general office work.
Miss. Shweta Gurung
Account Assistant
Miss. Shweta Gurung
Shweta joined Goldstar as a full time employee in March 2018. Prior to joining as full time , Shweta was working part time as an accountant assistant since April 2017. Shweta has successfully completed her AAT course and now joined ACCA.
Key area covered by Shweta include:
- Book Keeping
- VAT
- Payroll
- Account preparation
- General Administration
Mr. Bhesh Sharma
Account Assistant
Mr. Bhesh Sharma
Bhesh joined Goldstar Accountants Ltd in September 2018 as an assistant accountant and supporting our account team in general admin and book keeping work.Key area covered by Bhesh is , company formation, tax registrations, assistant in VAT, processing receipt bank and assist in other day to day work.
Mr. Bikash Bohara
Account Assistant
Mr. Bikash Bohara
Bikash joined Goldstar as a full time employee in Aug 2021. Prior to joining as full time , Bikash was working full time as an accountant assistant. Bikash is progressing toward the ACCA and currently attending exam of final papers of ACCA.
Key area covered by Bikash include:
- Book Keeping
- VAT
- Payroll
- Account preparation
Mr. Ashish Bhattarai
Account Assistant
Mr. Ashish Bhattarai
Ashish Joined Goldstar as a full time employee in January 2022. Prior to joining as full time, Ashish was working full time as Accountant Assistant. Ashish is progressing toward the ACCA.
Key area covered by Ashish include:
- Assist and Preparation of Year-end accounts for Sole Trader, Partnerships and Limited companies
- Assist and Filling statutory accounts with Company house and HMRC
- Book Keeping in Accounting software such as QuickBooks, SAGE and Xero
- Payroll
- Reviewing and preparation of client bookkeeping, VAT return
- Liaising with HMRC on behalf of client