Accounting and tax
From £49 a month + VAT- Bookkeeping in Xero, and VAT returns under Making Tax Digital
- Year-end accounts, corporation tax and the confirmation statement
- Your Self Assessment, a named accountant and Buzz OS
Prices for everything we do for your startup.
Accounting and tax from £49 a month + VAT, with payroll, Business Pulse, an outsourced finance team, a part-time finance director and specialist startup work each priced on their own. Every price is confirmed in writing before we start.
Accounting, tax and payroll
Payroll
£8 per employee a month- £12 per employee if you pay weekly or fortnightly
- A £25 monthly minimum and a £75 set-up fee
- Payslips, RTI filings, starters, leavers, statutory pay and P60s
Workplace pensions
£2 per member a month- Contribution uploads and changes
- Filings to The Pensions Regulator
- A £150 scheme set-up fee
Prices exclude VAT. The accounting and tax fee is set by your turnover, and the instant quote works out your figure. Xero is paid to Xero, and its UK plans start at £18 a month + VAT.
Business Pulse, a finance team and a finance director
Business Pulse set-up
From £750 + VAT, one-off- Annual budget with your seasonality in it
- 12-month cash flow forecast
- The KPIs worth tracking, and a planning meeting
Quarterly Business Pulse
From £249 a month + VAT- Quarterly management accounts against the budget
- Forecast updated every quarter
- 90-minute review meeting, with your figures in Buzz OS
Monthly Business Pulse
From £499 a month + VAT- Monthly management accounts against the budget
- Forecast updated every month
- 60-minute monthly meeting and priority support
Finance Manager
From £750 a month + VAT- Weekly bookkeeping in Xero, with each month closed in five working days
- Payroll and employee expenses
- VAT returns and records ready for a lender or investor
Financial Controller
From £1,500 a month + VAT- All the Finance Manager work
- Monthly board pack for investors, lenders or your board
- Customer invoicing, supplier payments and cash monitoring
Part-time finance director
From £2,000 a month + VAT- Peter Allen, Buzz's co-founder and Financial Director
- Annual plan, 12-month forecast and KPI dashboard
- Quarterly board meeting, with the finance team's work included
Business Pulse is added to your accounting package. A budget, a cash flow forecast or a business plan can also be bought on its own, and we price it when we know what you need. Every fee is confirmed in writing before work starts.
Specialist startup work
R&D tax relief
£1,500 – £3,500 + VAT, by claim size- Prepared and filed in-house, not farmed out
- Any HMRC enquiry into the claim included
- Never a percentage of your credit
SEIS and EIS advance assurance
£499 + VAT- Company and share issue checked against the rules
- The application sent to HMRC before you pitch
- HMRC's questions answered until it replies
SEIS and EIS compliance
£599 + VAT- The SEIS1 or EIS1 compliance statement after the round
- An SEIS3 or EIS3 certificate for every investor
- So your investors can claim their relief
EMI share options
£2,950 + VAT, then £295 a year- Scheme set up and the rules drafted
- The valuation agreed with HMRC
- Notified inside the deadline, and the annual return
Share structure
£750 + VAT, then £195 an issue- Founder splits and the single £1 share subdivided
- Vesting, and section 431 elections inside 14 days
- Registers and the cap table kept in agreement
Investor readiness
Quoted before we start- Books, filings and share records brought up to date
- A forecast with its assumptions written down
- The financial documents investors ask for
Every job is quoted in writing before work starts.
Questions about our prices
How is the monthly fee worked out?
It is set by your turnover, starting at £49 a month + VAT for a limited company. The instant quote asks a few questions about the business, shows the figure and emails a proposal that sets out what the fee covers. The price is confirmed in writing before you commit.
Is payroll included?
No. Payroll is charged on top of the monthly fee: £8 per employee a month, or £12 if you pay weekly or fortnightly, with a £25 monthly minimum and a £75 set-up fee. Workplace pensions are £2 a month for each employee in the scheme, with a £150 set-up fee.
Is Xero included?
No. Xero is paid to Xero, and its UK plans start at £18 a month + VAT. Buzz OS is included in your fee.
How is Business Pulse different from the finance team and the finance director?
Business Pulse plans, reports and reviews, and you or your bookkeeper keep doing the day-to-day work. A Buzz finance team does the day-to-day work: bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, customer invoicing and supplier payments. The finance director service adds an annual one-page plan, a KPI dashboard and a quarterly board meeting with Peter Allen, and includes the finance team's work.
Do you charge a percentage of an R&D claim or of money we raise?
No. Every specialist job has a fixed price or a written quote, whatever the size of the claim or the round.
What if our books are behind?
We bring them up to date first, because every other figure depends on them. The catch-up work is quoted once, in writing, after a first look at the records.
