Contractor accountants — maximise your take-home pay and stay on the right side of IR35
Contracting should pay better than a salary — if your accounts and IR35 are handled right. We run your limited company, optimise your take-home, and keep you compliant, for a fixed monthly fee.
- Fixed monthly fee
- A named accountant
- UK-wide, fully online
Everything you need
One team, one fixed fee
- Accounts & Corporation Tax. Your company accounts and Corporation Tax filed, tax minimised.
- IR35 & Contract Reviews. Your contracts and working practices reviewed, status confirmed.
- Tax planning. The most efficient salary, dividend and expenses mix.
- Self Assessment. Your director’s personal tax return prepared and filed.
- Payroll & CIS. Director payroll and RTI run for you each month.
The bits no one warns you about
Going limited is where contractors win or lose money. The rules around IR35, dividends and expenses are complex, and most contractors aren’t sure they’re taking pay the most efficient way.
Add the admin of running a company — accounts, Corporation Tax, VAT, a personal return — and it’s easy to overpay tax or trip a deadline without specialist help.
- Uncertainty over your IR35 status
- Not taking pay in the most tax-efficient way
- Running a limited company on top of the day job
- Knowing which expenses you can actually claim
- Company and personal deadlines to juggle
- A general accountant who doesn’t know contracting
Everything handled, under one roof
Contracting through a limited company can be far more tax-efficient than employment — but only if it’s set up and run properly. Get IR35 or your profit extraction wrong and you hand back much of the benefit.
We’re specialist contractor accountants. We handle your company accounts and Corporation Tax, review your IR35 position, structure the most efficient salary and dividend mix, and file your personal return — all for one fixed monthly fee.
Accounts & Corporation Tax
Your company accounts and Corporation Tax filed, tax minimised.
Learn moreIR35 & Contract Reviews
Your contracts and working practices reviewed, status confirmed.
Learn moreTax planning
The most efficient salary, dividend and expenses mix.
Learn moreSelf Assessment
Your director’s personal tax return prepared and filed.
Learn morePayroll & CIS
Director payroll and RTI run for you each month.
Learn moreWho we work with
If any of these sound like you, you’re exactly who we set this up for. Not sure where you fit? A quick, free call will tell you.
Book a free consultation- IT, engineering and tech contractors
- Management and business consultants
- Freelancers working through a limited company
- Interim and day-rate professionals
- Contractors weighing up inside vs outside IR35
- Anyone moving from permanent into contracting
More money kept, less stress carried
More take-home pay
The right salary, dividend and expense strategy so you keep as much of your day rate as the rules allow.
IR35 confidence
A clear view of your status and how you work, so you’re compliant and not paying more than you need to.
The admin handled
Company accounts, Corporation Tax, VAT and your personal return all run for you — no deadlines to track.
A contractor specialist
A named accountant who knows contracting inside out, not a generalist guessing at IR35.
Contractor bookkeeping
Contractor bookkeeping keeps your invoices, expenses and dividends in order so your take-home is clear and your records are IR35-aware. We run it in Xero or QuickBooks and keep HMRC satisfied.
- Sales invoices raised and tracked, with VAT handled
- Allowable expenses and mileage recorded
- Salary and dividends documented for your Self Assessment
- Corporation Tax position kept clear and IR35-defensible
We also do bookkeeping for:
Deadlines we keep you ahead of
Know the price before we start
A fixed monthly fee — typically including cloud software and a registered office — covering your company accounts, tax, payroll and personal return, agreed up front.
- A fixed quote, agreed before any work
- No hourly billing, no year-end surprises
- Cancel any time — no long tie-ins
A team that does the work — and picks up the phone
Contractor specialists
IR35, take-home and limited-company contracting are our core focus.
Take-home focused
We optimise the salary/dividend/expenses mix for your situation.
A named accountant
One person who knows your contract and your company — no call centres.
The honest answers to what you’re thinking
Do contractors really need an accountant?
There’s no legal requirement, but running a limited company tax-efficiently and staying IR35-compliant is genuinely complex. A specialist contractor accountant almost always saves more than the fee in tax and avoided mistakes.
How much does a contractor accountant cost?
Specialist contractor packages commonly run from around £100–£165 + VAT a month. We charge a fixed monthly fee, typically including cloud software and a registered office, agreed up front.
Can you review my IR35 status?
Yes. We assess how you work against the IR35 rules and advise on status and structure so you’re confident and compliant — whether you’re inside or outside.
I’m new to contracting — can you set me up?
Absolutely. We can form your company, register it for tax, set up your software and get you running efficiently from day one.
Getting started is easy
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Set up or switch
We form your company or move you across, and get your software running.
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We run the numbers
Accounts, tax, payroll and IR35 handled; your take-home optimised.
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You focus on the contract
You bill your client; we keep you compliant, efficient and filed on time.
Built specifically for contractors
Sector-specific help that goes deeper than the general service pages:
Free tool: Salary & dividend calculator
See your take-home pay from a director’s salary plus dividends, after income tax, NI and dividend tax.
Contractors: your questions answered
How much does an accountant cost for a contractor?
Do I need an accountant if I contract through a limited company?
What is IR35 and how do you help?
How do you maximise my take-home pay?
Do you work with contractors across the UK?
Contractors guides & resources
Everything you need to know, explained in plain English — from registering to going limited.
CEST Explained: How to Check Your IR35 Status (and Its Limits)
CEST is HMRC's free tool for checking IR35 status. Here's how it works, how to use it, why it doesn't always give an answer, and how much weight its result really carries.
Read guide ContractorsInside vs Outside IR35: The Difference and What It Means for Your Pay
Inside or outside IR35? Here's what each means, how it changes your take-home pay, and the tests that decide which side of the line a contract falls on.
Read guide ContractorsIR35 Explained: What It Is and How It Affects Contractors (2025/26)
IR35 is the off-payroll working rule that decides whether a contractor is really self-employed or a 'disguised employee'. Here's how it works, who decides, and what it costs.
Read guide ContractorsUmbrella Company Explained (and Umbrella vs Limited Company)
What an umbrella company is, how it works, what you'll actually take home, the fees and pitfalls — and how it compares to running your own limited company.
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Running a small business means wearing every hat. We take the finance one off you — books, VAT, payroll, accounts and tax handled by a dedicated accountant, for one predictable monthly fee.
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Freelancing means lumpy income, lots of clients and tax nobody is sorting but you. We handle your books, your Self Assessment and your tax planning — so you can take on work, not paperwork.
Learn moreLet’s take the tax off your plate
Book a free, no-obligation consultation and we’ll show you exactly how we can help — and what it would cost.