Consultancy Businesses & Agencies

IR35 remains one of the most significant and tax challenges facing consultancy businesses and agencies today. We help you navigate the IR35 rules with confidence, reviewing your contractor arrangements, assessing employment status, preparing robust contracts and ensuring your business is fully compliant. Whether you engage a handful of contractors or manage a large flexible workforce, we provide the clarity and protection your business needs.

For consultancy businesses and agencies, understanding your financial performance in real time is critical. We produce management accounts on a monthly or quarterly basis, to give you full visibility of your revenue, profitability, utilisation rates and cash position. Our reporting is tailored to the needs of your business, ensuring you always have the information you need to make confident decisions.

When your business is generating significant revenues, tax becomes one of your largest costs. We work proactively throughout the year to minimise your tax liability, ensuring your business is structured as efficiently as possible. From corporation tax planning and director remuneration strategies through to VAT planning and R&D tax relief. Where applicable, we ensure your business is never paying more tax than it needs to.

Cash flow management is a common challenge for consultancy businesses and agencies, particularly where revenue is project-based or invoice payment terms are extended. We help you build detailed budgets, financial forecasts and cash flow projections so you can plan with confidence, manage your working capital effectively and ensure your business always has the resources it needs to operate and grow.

Our Virtual Finance Director service gives you access to senior financial leadership on a flexible, part-time basis, without the cost of a full-time hire. From attending board meetings and overseeing your finance function through to supporting investor relations and driving financial strategy, a VFD provides the high-level expertise your business needs at the right stage of its growth.

We handle all of your statutory compliance, including the preparation and filing of your annual accounts and corporation tax returns. Everything is prepared accurately and submitted on time, with clear explanations of your tax position and liabilities. You can be confident that your business is always meeting its obligations with both HMRC and Companies House, leaving you free to focus on running and growing your business.

Managing payroll for a growing team of employees and contractors can be complex and time consuming. We take care of your entire payroll function, ensuring your team is paid accurately and on time and that all PAYE, National Insurance and employment tax obligations are met. We also advise on tax-efficient employee remuneration structures, including benefits, bonuses and share schemes, to help you attract and retain the best talent.

Whether you are looking to invest in your team, expand into new markets, acquire a competitor or simply accelerate your growth. We provide the financial modelling, planning and strategic support you need. We help you build a compelling and well-evidenced case for funding and work alongside you to develop a realistic strategy for achieving your growth ambitions.