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Company accounts for design studios, done for you.

Send us your bank statements. We do the bookkeeping, prepare your accounts and tax return, and file them with Companies House and HMRC. You check everything first.

Fixed fee from £199 for the whole year · Dormant companies £19 · No VAT added

Illustration of annual accounts and a Company Tax Return (CT600) side by side

We work with records from

  • Xero
  • Monzo
  • Stripe
  • QuickBooks
  • Starling Bank
  • PayPal
  • FreeAgent
  • Revolut
  • GoCardless
  • Sage
  • Wise
  • Excel
  • HSBC
  • Google Sheets
  • Barclays
  • Dext
  • NatWest
  • Lloyds Bank
  • Santander

Will you handle deposits and unfinished projects properly?

Yes. A deposit isn’t profit until the work is done, and counting it too early can mean paying tax before you need to. We match deposits, final invoices and print or freelancer costs to each project and put unfinished work in the right year. You check everything first.

Focused on the work? We’ll take care of the accounts.

Deposits, project stages, freelancers and software. We match every payment to the right project and period.

You send whatever you have

To get started

Bank statements

Plus anything else you have

Even if it’s incomplete. No bookkeeping needed first.

  • Your company bank and card statements
  • Your client invoices, including deposits
  • Bills from printers and freelancers
  • Font, stock image and licence bills
  • Your Adobe, Figma and other software bills

Missing something? Bank statements are enough to start. Photos and rough notes are fine too.

We do the rest

Fixed fee from

£199

£199 for turnover up to £90,000

£499 for turnover above £90,000

Bookkeeping, accounts, tax return and filing.

  • Match your deposits and final invoices to each project
  • Bookkeeping from whatever you send
  • Look for ways to cut your Corporation Tax
  • Accounts prepared and filed with Companies House
  • Tax return (CT600) prepared and filed with HMRC
  • Your approval before anything is filed

Extra costs: no VAT is added to our fee. Any extra work is agreed with you first. Corporation Tax due is paid to HMRC.

Ready when you are

Find your company

Common costs for businesses like yours

We look for the costs your company can claim, so you don’t pay more tax than you need to. These are examples; we’ll tell you which apply. HMRC guidance.

Costs you may be able to claim

  • Design software and fonts
  • Stock imagery and licences
  • Printing, samples and prototypes
  • Freelance illustrators and editors
  • Laptops and tablets
  • Studio rent and insurance
  • Accountancy fees
  • Business bank charges
  • Business phone and internet
  • Business travel
  • Professional subscriptions
  • Training and courses

Expert help at every step

We sort your records

Send what you have, even if it’s messy or incomplete. We do the bookkeeping from your bank statements.

We prepare everything

We prepare your accounts and tax return, and look for the costs your company can claim to lower its tax.

We check it and file on time

You approve everything first. Then we file with Companies House and HMRC before the deadline.

A year-end example for company accounts for design studios

A project can bring in a deposit before you finish the design, while printer, freelancer and licence bills arrive at different times. We’ll use your project records to connect the client invoice, production costs and bank movement.

Need more help? Need advice on royalties or overseas clients? We can help with that too, agreed with you first. WhatsApp us

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Get a free, no-obligation call

  1. Request a callback

    Leave your name and number and we’ll call you back to talk about your company.

  2. We talk it through

    Tell us about your company. We’ll explain what we need from you and exactly what it costs.

  3. Decide in your own time

    If you’d like to go ahead, we’ll send you a link to get started. If not, that’s fine. No obligation.

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