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The recurring work is monthly reporting on burn and runway; the episodic work is share issues, option grants and investment scheme compliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">Startup finance has a different shape from regular SME accounting. Burn matters more than profit. Investor reporting is part of monthly cadence. Cap tables and option pools shift with every round. R&D tax credits are material cash. EMI schemes require careful administration. And due diligence (for the next round, for an acquisition, for a strategic partnership) can land with two weeks' notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">We've built a startup practice specifically for VC-backed and high-growth companies. The monthly close is reliable (5-day SLA). The board pack is in your investor's format. The R&D claim is filed annually with proper technical narrative. The EMI valuations are documented and HMRC-defensible. Your cap table is maintained alongside your statutory share register.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">Most engagements include a fractional CFO element, strategic finance support sitting on top of clean bookkeeping. For Series A and beyond, this means proper 13-week cash flow modelling, fundraising prep, investor due-diligence support, and the kind of forecast that survives investor scrutiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>","grid","blocks.section-head",{"id":359,"eyebrow":360,"heading":361,"body":362,"gridBody":49,"layout":49,"__component":357},14586,"What we handle","A complete startup-finance scope.","Sized to your stage, scaled as you raise.",{"id":364,"heading":49,"intro":49,"items":365,"__component":374},2999,[366,367,368,369,370,371,372,373],"Pre-seed → Series A bookkeepingDaily cloud bookkeeping. Multi-currency if you operate cross-border. Sub-tier accounts for product \u002F segment reporting.","Investor-format board packsMonthly board reporting in your lead investor's preferred format. Standard KPIs (ARR, GRR, NRR, CAC, payback) tracked as standard.","Cap table maintenanceCarta, Capdesk or Pulley integrated. Reconciled with statutory share register. Updated within hours of any issuance, transfer or vesting event.","R&D tax credit claimsAnnual claims under UK merged scheme or US R&D credit (Form 6765). Technical narrative, qualifying expenditure, additional information form prepared.","EMI scheme administrationEMI valuations (HMRC-defensible), share-option grants, annual EMI returns, exercise mechanics on liquidity events.","13-week cash flow & runway modelBuilt in week one, refreshed weekly, scenario-tested for hiring and capex decisions.","Fundraising supportFinancial model prep, due-diligence response, data-room maintenance through the process.","US + UK dual-entity structuringCommon for VC-backed startups. 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The list is short and known in advance: a cap table that reconciles to the share register, share allotment returns filed with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Forganisations\u002Fcompanies-house\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Companies House\u003C\u002Fa> within a month of each issue, board minutes approving every allotment and option grant, monthly management accounts with a consistent basis across the period, a payroll history that matches the accounts, and evidence for any tax relief already claimed. Reconstructing that during a round is what turns a six-week process into a four-month one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">The cap table is the item that breaks most often. Convertible instruments and advance subscription agreements sit outside the share register until they convert, so the shares in issue and the fully diluted position are different numbers, and the option pool sits between them. Founders who track this in a spreadsheet that was last updated at the previous round routinely find that the promised percentages do not add up once the new money is modelled. We rebuild the cap table from the statutory filings rather than from the spreadsheet, which is the version an investor's lawyer will read.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">Investment schemes carry their own arithmetic and their own deadlines. The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme carries a company lifetime limit of 250,000 pounds, a gross assets test at the point of investment and a limit on how long the company has been trading; the Enterprise Investment Scheme takes over above that. Advance assurance before the round is worth the delay, because compliance statements filed afterwards are what let investors claim relief, and a company that has issued the wrong class of share cannot fix it retrospectively. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Ftax-employee-share-schemes\u002Fenterprise-management-incentives-emis\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EMI options\u003C\u002Fa> run alongside, with a per-employee limit of 250,000 pounds, a company limit of 3 million pounds, and a notification deadline that voids the tax treatment if missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">Then there is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fguidance\u002Fcorporation-tax-research-and-development-rd-relief\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">R&D relief\u003C\u002Fa>, which for many pre-revenue companies is the largest single cash item of the year. Claims under the merged scheme need project narratives and cost apportionment recorded as the work happens, and an additional information form before the claim itself. Reporting cadence and runway modelling sit on our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fservices\u002Fcfo\">fractional CFO page\u003C\u002Fa>, and subscription businesses should also read our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Findustries\u002Fsaas\">SaaS accountants page\u003C\u002Fa> for the revenue recognition side. If you are still deciding what level of support you need, our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fbookkeeper-vs-accountant\">bookkeeper vs accountant\u003C\u002Fa> comparison sets out what each role delivers, what each costs, and the monthly reporting role that sits between them. 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Annual scope, fixed-fee, included on Enterprise tier.",{"id":478,"question":479,"answer":480},12149,"Do you administer our EMI scheme?","A valuation agreed with HMRC holds only for a set window, and grants made after it lapses lose the tax treatment entirely. Each grant carries its own notification deadline, missed most often for someone who joined between board meetings. A disqualifying event, a change of control included, starts a further clock on exercise that nobody remembers until the deal is signed. EMI goes wrong on dates, not on drafting.",{"id":482,"question":483,"answer":484},12150,"What about fundraising due diligence?","Comprehensive support. Financial model prep, data room build, DD response coordination, quality-of-earnings narrative. We sit alongside your lawyers during DD. Most clients close their round inside the planned timeline.",{"id":486,"question":487,"answer":488},12151,"How is this different from a regular bookkeeper?","Regular bookkeepers close the books and file taxes. We do that plus the startup-specific work: cap tables, EMI schemes, R&D claims, investor reporting, fundraising support, M&A diligence. Effectively a fractional finance team.","blocks.faq",{"id":491,"eyebrow":492,"heading":493,"body":49,"gridBody":49,"layout":49,"__component":357},14590,"Recommended services","What funded teams add next.",{"id":495,"heading":49,"dark":79,"variant":437,"note":49,"cells":496,"__component":460},6984,[497,501,505,509,514],{"id":498,"num":499,"numUsd":49,"eyebrow":49,"headline":98,"avatar":49,"body":500,"span":444,"rowSpan":79,"accent":79,"dark":131,"href":99},27804,"ADVISORY","Fractional CFO support included on most startup engagements.",{"id":502,"num":503,"numUsd":49,"eyebrow":49,"headline":90,"avatar":49,"body":504,"span":444,"rowSpan":79,"accent":79,"dark":79,"href":91},27805,"COMPLIANCE","R&D credits, Corporation Tax and indirect tax handled.",{"id":506,"num":507,"numUsd":49,"eyebrow":49,"headline":147,"avatar":49,"body":508,"span":444,"rowSpan":79,"accent":79,"dark":79,"href":148},27806,"INDUSTRY","Specifically for software-as-a-service companies.",{"id":510,"num":511,"numUsd":49,"eyebrow":49,"headline":512,"avatar":49,"body":513,"span":444,"rowSpan":79,"accent":79,"dark":79,"href":107},27807,"SETUP","Incorporation and US entity setup","UK Ltd formation, Delaware structures and the flip when investors ask.",{"id":515,"num":516,"numUsd":49,"eyebrow":49,"headline":517,"avatar":49,"body":518,"span":444,"rowSpan":79,"accent":79,"dark":131,"href":119},27808,"STATUTORY","Company secretarial for funded companies","Registers, allotments and filings kept current between rounds.",{"id":520,"cta":521,"__component":526},2224,{"id":520,"eyebrow":522,"heading":523,"body":524,"primaryLabel":525,"primaryHref":323,"secondaryLabel":49,"secondaryHref":49,"dark":79},"For founders","Want a finance partner for the journey?","Thirty minutes to assess your stage and recommend the right scope. We work with companies from pre-seed to acquisition.","Book a startup finance call","blocks.cta-banner"]