For startups

Starting a business? Start with a clear setup.

Get approachable online support for company setup, registrations, bookkeeping and filing admin. Our team can also help with self assessment, VAT, your first accounts and, when you hire, payroll and workplace-pension administration.

A team of founders planning a new business in a modern workspace.

What you get

Practical support for the first steps and everyday tasks.

You don't need to become an accountant. You need someone to set things up correctly and tell you what to do next.

Getting set up correctly

Our team helps you work through company setup, registrations and records, with clear answers to your accountancy and tax questions.

Support with business structure and tax questions
Company formation guidance and administrative setup
Business bank account and cloud accounting setup
Shareholder and director basics explained without jargon

Bookkeeping from day one

Records that are right from the first transaction, so nothing has to be reconstructed later.

Software chosen to suit how you actually work
Bank feeds, receipt capture and Making Tax Digital-ready records
A simple monthly rhythm you can keep up with
Clear separation of business and personal spending

Your first accounts and returns

Our team helps organise your first year-end records, prepares and reviews your accounts and returns, and explains the figures before submission.

First statutory accounts prepared and filed
Corporation tax computation and CT600
Self assessment for directors and sole traders
A review meeting so you understand the result

Tax registration and compliance

Registered for the right things, at the right time, with the deadlines tracked for you.

Corporation tax, VAT, PAYE and self assessment registrations
HMRC agent support where applicable, once authorised
Confirmation statements and Companies House filings
Deadline reminders well ahead of each date

Setup and ongoing support

Get organised early, with specialist support where needed.

Begin with organised records, relevant registrations and a clear routine. Our team helps connect the setup tasks with ongoing bookkeeping, payroll, pensions and filing support, so you have someone to turn to as new questions come up.

Payroll setup and workplace-pension administration for your first employees
Self-assessment records and VAT administration where applicable
Company setup and Companies House filing support
Support with VAT and tax questions as your business develops
Help organising records and tracking agreed deadlines
Annual accounts and tax returns with clear explanations

Next steps

Already trading, or still planning?

Either is fine. We work with founders who incorporated last week and with those who haven't decided on a name yet.

Read our Starting Out guides

Your first invoice matters.

So does everything that comes after it. Let's set the business up so the finances never hold it back.