Match with UK accountants who actually understand creative work — retainer income, milestone billing, IR35 status, IP, capitalised production costs. Plus the rest of the creative-business stack.
A specialist accountant solves the immediate problem. The rest — software, insurance, ops — usually needs to land at the same time. We match the lot in one go.
Year-end accounts, self-assessment or corporation tax, advisory on switching from sole trader to Ltd when the time comes.
Common stack: Typical fees £22-£200/mo.
Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent paired with a project tracker (Harvest, Toggl, Plutio) so you actually know which clients are profitable.
Common stack: Xero · QuickBooks · FreeAgent · Harvest · Plutio.
Professional indemnity for client deliverables, public liability for client-site shoots, equipment cover for kit.
Common stack: Hiscox · Markel · PolicyBee · Tapoly.
Trademark + copyright registrations, freelancer contracts, hiring your first employee, R&D tax credit if you build tools.
Common stack: IP-specialist solicitors · contract templates · payroll services.
No fees, no obligation. The specialists on our bench publish their prices — you'll see them before you commit.
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Specialist UK accountants for creatives start from £22/month for sole-trader freelancers (annual self-assessment + monthly bookkeeping). Limited-company designers and small agencies typically pay £55-£150/month including corporation tax + dividend optimisation + payroll for the director. Larger studios and agencies (£500k+ revenue) usually engage accountants on £200-£500/month with project margin reporting built in.
The specialists do. They'll set up your bookkeeping to recognise revenue across project stages, treat retainers correctly as deferred revenue when appropriate, and handle the cash-vs-accruals distinction that catches most creative businesses out.
If you trade through a limited company and your engagement looks more like employment than a genuine business-to-business relationship, IR35 may apply. A specialist will run a Status Determination assessment for each long-term client engagement.
Cameras and equipment are generally capital, claimed via Annual Investment Allowance (immediate full deduction up to £1M total per business). Lenses, batteries, memory cards may be expense or capital depending on cost and life. Subscriptions like Adobe Creative Cloud are immediate expenses.
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