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Services and pricing

Two ways to work with us. A monthly retainer gives you an outsourced finance function sized to your business; a project solves one problem, with a start and an end. Many clients begin with a project and move onto a retainer once the backlog is clear.

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Foundations Start-ups and SMEs under £1m turnover From £1,000 Growth SMEs with £1m–£5m turnover From £5,500 Partner SMEs above £5m turnover, multi-entity groups, and VC-backed businesses From £10,000

Monthly, excluding VAT. Your fee depends on volume and complexity, confirmed after a discovery call.

Monthly Retainers

An outsourced finance function, sized to your business

These are price bands, not packages to pick from. Your turnover sets the starting point; within it the fee depends on transaction volume, number of accounts, invoice volume and complexity. What the engagement actually covers is built around your business on a discovery call, so two clients in the same band can hold quite different scopes. Not sure where you sit? The free assessment gives an indication from seven questions.

Foundations

£1,000 per month

Start-ups and SMEs under £1m turnover

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In short Keeps your finances clean, compliant and up to date. Focus on operational hygiene.
Best for Start-ups and SMEs under £1m turnover
Typical monthly workload Approx. 10–40 hours per month
Typically includes Illustrative. The scope is agreed with you, not picked off a list.
  • Bookkeeping
  • Bank and ledger reconciliations
  • Month-end close checklist
  • Basic monthly P&L with commentary
  • Simple cash-flow tracker
  • Monthly check-in call (30 minutes)
Available as add-ons Quoted separately; not in the monthly fee.
  • VAT and compliance filing
  • Payroll
  • Budgeting
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Growth

£5,500 per month

SMEs with £1m–£5m turnover

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In short A full finance function for scaling SMEs. Clear reporting, control and insight.
Best for SMEs with £1m–£5m turnover
Typical monthly workload Approx. 60–80 hours per month
Typically includes Illustrative. The scope is agreed with you, not picked off a list.
  • Full bookkeeping and reconciliations
  • Full month-end close process
  • Monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet reconciliations, cash flow)
  • KPI dashboard
  • Variance analysis and commentary
  • Quarterly process improvement
  • Monthly review call (1 hour)
  • Supplier and customer ledger management
Available as add-ons Quoted separately; not in the monthly fee.
  • Systems implementation
  • Audit preparation
  • Project-based remediation
Where we have done this
Discuss Growth

Partner

£10,000 per month

SMEs above £5m turnover, multi-entity groups, and VC-backed businesses

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In short Strategic finance partnership with investor-grade reporting and planning.
Best for SMEs above £5m turnover, multi-entity groups, and VC-backed businesses
Typical monthly workload Approx. 100–140 hours per month
Typically includes Illustrative. The scope is agreed with you, not picked off a list.
  • End-to-end finance function
  • Monthly and quarterly management accounts with deep analysis
  • Custom KPI dashboards
  • Forecasting and scenario planning
  • Weekly or monthly cash-flow forecasting
  • Board and leadership meeting attendance (one per month)
  • Ongoing process optimisation
  • Multi-entity consolidation
Available as add-ons Quoted separately; not in the monthly fee.
  • CFO advisory days beyond the monthly board attendance
  • Investment readiness
  • Automation and optimisation
  • Audit support
Where we have done this
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Monthly, excluding VAT. Each figure is the floor of its band, not an average.

Projects & Add-ons

Targeted support for specific needs

Defined pieces of work with a clear scope and an end date. Take one on its own, or alongside a retainer where the work sits outside the monthly scope.

Remediation Sprint

Project · 40–120 hours over 4–6 weeks · £150/hour, or a fixed fee

One-off project to clean up financial data, resolve errors and prepare for audit or due diligence.

Best for: SMEs with a backlog or audit needs

Scope
  • Ledger and data clean-up
  • Correction journals
  • Month-end close support
  • Audit-prep pack
Often follows on to
  • Post-fix retainer
  • Controls implementation
Where we have done this
Discuss this project

Audit Readiness Review

Project · £3,000–£5,000 per project

Reviews ledgers and processes for audit compliance and investment readiness. Review and report only; any corrective work is quoted separately as a Remediation Sprint.

Best for: Companies expecting an audit or raising funding

Scope
  • Audit checklist
  • Process testing and gap analysis
  • Recommendations report
  • Pre-audit meeting and support
Often follows on to
Where we have done this
Discuss this project

Crypto Accounting

Specialist add-on · £150/hour, or a custom package

Accounting and reconciliation for crypto transactions, wallets and exchanges.

Best for: Fintech and Web3 businesses

Scope
  • Crypto transaction mapping
  • Wallet and exchange reconciliations
  • Crypto reporting pack
  • Regulatory and compliance liaison
Often follows on to
  • Continuous crypto-accounting support
Where we have done this
Discuss this project

Process Optimisation & Automation

Project · 20–60 hours · £5,000–£10,000 per project

Reviews current systems and automates workflows to improve efficiency, controls and reporting.

Best for: SMEs with outdated processes or scaling operations

Scope
  • Systems audit
  • Process mapping and redesign
  • Automation tool set-up
  • Training and hand-over
Often follows on to
  • Integration maintenance
Where we have done this
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CFO Advisory

Advisory · 1–2 days per month typically · £1,500/day, or on retainer

Part-time strategic finance leadership, available by the day or on retainer.

Best for: Founders and CEOs of scaling companies

Scope
  • Financial strategy and roadmap
  • Board and investor reporting
  • Scenario modelling
  • Capital structure advice
Often follows on to
  • Fundraising preparation
  • Investor deck financials
Where we have done this
Discuss this project
Fees & Terms

What you actually pay, and what you commit to

How long you commit for

Three months to start, then month to month on a month’s notice. The minimum is there so the work has time to settle before anyone judges it - after that you are never more than a month from stopping.

What the three levels are

A guide to price, not three fixed packages, and not steps that build on one another. After the discovery call we scope the work around your business - so two clients in the same band can hold very different engagements.

How the fee is set

Your turnover band sets the starting point. Within it, the monthly fee depends on transaction volume, number of accounts, invoice volume, business complexity and the scope you need.

When you get a number

After a short discovery call, once we understand your set-up. The quote is confirmed in writing before any commitment, and the published figures are the floor of each band rather than an average.

What sits outside the fee

Add-ons listed against each level are quoted separately. Project work is quoted on its own scope, whether or not you also hold a retainer.

Moving between levels

Businesses grow, and the right level changes with them. We review the fit as your volumes change rather than leaving you on a fee that has stopped matching the work.

All figures exclude VAT.

Before You Ask

The questions that come up first

The six we are asked before anyone commits. There are another seventeen covering how we work day to day.

All questions

How quickly can you start?

Within a week is realistic for most clients, and we work around your timing. If you have an urgent deadline approaching - a VAT return, an overdue filing, a funding round - please raise it on the discovery call. That allows us to plan resources properly and give you a clear answer on whether we can meet it.

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How much does it cost, and how is it charged?

Retainers start at £1,000 per month for businesses under £1m turnover, £5,500 for £1m–£5m, and £10,000 above that, excluding VAT. These figures are the starting point of each band rather than an average: your turnover sets the band, and the fee within it depends on transaction volume, number of accounts, invoice volume and complexity. You receive a quote after a short discovery call, confirmed in writing before you commit. Project work is quoted separately against its own scope. Full detail is on our services and pricing page.

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What happens if the work grows beyond what we agreed?

We provide a revised quote before we begin, and we do not proceed until you have approved the cost. Add-ons and project work - payroll, systems implementation, audit preparation, remediation - are quoted separately rather than absorbed into the monthly fee. You will not be invoiced for anything you have not approved. As your volumes change, we review whether you are still on the right level rather than leaving you on a fee that no longer matches the work.

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Who will be doing our work?

You will have an assigned client manager who leads the relationship and reviews all work before it is issued. Day-to-day processing is handled by our accounting team, who you will also deal with directly. You will not be passed between different people from one quarter to the next.

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Is any of the work outsourced or offshored?

No. All work is carried out by our own team, and we will confirm exactly who is assigned to your account before you sign. No work is passed to a third-party processing firm.

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What happens if our main contact is on leave?

A second person always has visibility of your file, and we include a colleague on client correspondence as standard. Deadlines are not affected by annual leave.

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Next Step

Not sure which level fits?

Book a free discovery call and we’ll tell you straight - including if a one-off project would serve you better than a retainer.

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