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Finance that works for the organisation you're building.

We build, improve and lead the finance your organisation needs - from strong financial foundations through to reporting, planning and senior finance leadership.

We can work alongside the accountant, bookkeeper or finance team you already have, filling the gaps and strengthening what's already there.

Or, if you want everything working together, we can provide one joined-up finance solution.

Financial Clarity, from the foundations up.

01 · Accounting & Compliance

Get the foundations right.

Reliable, well-run accounting gives your organisation solid financial foundations to build on.

Bookkeeping · Payroll · VAT · Year-end accounts · Corporation tax · Statutory filings · Finance systems

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Depending on what you already have in place, we can provide or oversee:

Bookkeeping · Payroll · VAT returns · Year-end accounts preparation and filing · Corporation tax returns · Confirmation statements · Finance system design · Xero set-up and migration · Chart of accounts review and design · Relevant creative-sector tax relief claims · Financial set-up for new legal entities

02 · Reporting & Planning

Know where you are. See what's coming.

We turn your numbers into a clear view of what's happening now, what lies ahead and where attention is needed.

Management reporting · Budgets · Cashflow · Forecasting · Five-year plans · Board & funder reporting

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We design financial information around the decisions you actually need to make.

That can include management accounts and reporting packs · Budget setting · Cashflow forecasting · Stress testing and scenario modelling · Five-year financial plans · Board papers · Funder reporting · Covenant monitoring · Models for funding and investment rounds.

The aim isn't more reporting. It's better information, available early enough to be useful.

03 · Finance Leadership

Turn financial clarity into better decisions.

Senior finance leadership alongside you and your team - bringing financial thinking into the decisions that shape your organisation.

Good finance leadership includes knowing when specialist expertise is required.

Where something needs specialist tax, legal or other technical advice, we'll say so and work with you to bring the right expertise into the solution.

Strategy · Board support · Funding · Pricing · Commercial decisions · Scenario planning

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That can include strategic financial planning · Board support · Funding and investment decisions · Pricing reviews · Contract and commercial reviews · Operating-model reviews · Third-party contractual arrangements · Payment terms · Scenario planning · Challenge and decision support.

Sometimes the most useful question we can answer is:

Can we afford to do this?

And sometimes it's:

What would have to be true for us to do it?

Already have an accountant? That's fine.

If your existing accountant, bookkeeper or finance team is working well, we'll work alongside them and add what's missing.

If something isn't working, we'll help fix it.

And if you'd rather bring everything together, we can provide one joined-up finance solution - from the underlying accounting and compliance through to the insight and leadership you need to make decisions.

Sometimes the answer isn't more finance support.

Sometimes it's feeling more confident with the finance you already have.

We work with leaders and teams who want to understand financial information better, ask better questions and use the numbers with greater confidence.

One-to-one coaching · Team training · Group support and development

The aim isn't to turn creative leaders into accountants. It's to make sure the numbers never stop you leading your organisation with confidence.