ACCOUNTANTS FOR
THE DIGITAL, MEDIA
& CREATIVE SECTOR.

Hello Freelancer… Agency… Studio

If you’re busy winning retainers and landing projects, you need an accountant who speaks your language.

MORE TIME, LESS STRESS
EARN MORE, KEEP MORE
REAL PROFIT INSIGHT
MANAGE GROWTH
UNLIMITED SUPPORT

Here’s how we work:

As you scale, choose to add:

WHO WE HELP

We speak B2B.

We're NOT everything to everyone.

Instead we're laser focussed on working with Limited Company owners in the B2B digital, media & creative industries.

01

Freelancer

The consultant, the copywriter, the developer. Day rates, IR35, limited company setup. You deserve an accountant who gets your world too.

02

Agency

Marketing, PR, SEO, AI, media. We know and understand your model. Retainers, project fees, team costs. We’ve see it all before.

03

Studio

Branding, design, video, content, photography. We know how studios are structured, how projects are priced and where tax savings sit.

Micro, small or scaling?
Chase out the humdrum.
Free up more time.

HOW WE HELP

Three packages.
No surprises.

Perfect for Freelancers

Brief*

From  £165 /month

Your accounts & tax, sorted. With a dedicated accountant to talk to when needed.


 

What’s included?

– Xero or FreeAgent

– Unlimited support

– VAT return filings

– Payroll

– Dividend v Salary plan

– Year end accounts

– Corporation tax

– HMRC tax agent

Ideal for Founders

Ignite*

From £265 /month

Leave the bookkeeping to us and always know exactly where your money is.


 

What’s included?

– Everything in Brief*

Plus:

– Digital receipts capture

– Bookkeeping done for you

– Quarterly snapshot

– Quarterly tax estimates

– Director loan checks

– Confirmation statement

For Fast-Growth SMEs

Scale*

From £995 /month

Manage growth well. With a dedicated financial controller and virtual finance office. 


 

What’s included?

– Everything in Ignite*

Plus:

– Weekly/daily updates

– Finance@ inbox oversight

– Bespoke reporting & KPIs

– Revenue recognition

– Debtor chasing

– Payment runs

In a nutshell – YES! We want you to think of us as part of your team, so all our clients receive our support by phone, video and email throughout the year. Any general ad-hoc query you have is likely to be answered by us without additional fees. However where we believe the additional support is outside of the standard scope (usually more than 20 mins), we would first speak with you and agree a quotation before we completed any investigative work, specialist support or tax advisory.

We’ve built our firm to work exclusively with Freelancers, Studios and Agencies operating through a micro, small or medium sized Limited Company – with a turnover range from £50k right up to £5m. As a result, we’re not a great fit for Sole Traders but would be very happy to chat more if you were considering moving to Limited status from Sole Trader.

We deliver our digital bookkeeping services via one of two methods.

1. Cash Accounting (Bank rec only)

2. Invoice Capture (Receipts & invoices)

Cash accounting is where we simply reconcile all your bookkeeping transactions as they enter/leave your bank account(s) and this is typically perfectly fine for micro-sized businesses and those who are not VAT registered.

For VAT registered and growing businesses (accruals basis) we provide a full digital invoice capture and expense management bookkeeping service in addition to all bank reconciliations. Our bookkeeping services are provided remotely accessing your Xero or FreeAgent software and are priced via a fixed fee always agreed upfront based on the expected volume of bank transactions, number of purchase invoices/receipts and frequency of updates – typically quarterly, monthly or weekly.

We offer a PDF snapshot report sent by email to provide insight and show you how business is going during the year in the form of a profit & loss, balance sheet and tax estimates so you remain on-top of how things are going in-year as opposed to only after the year end.

Added to this, we can also provide our clients with a running commentary provided via a short Loom video alongside the report to provide a top-level walkthrough of the numbers, our findings and areas of positivity or concern. 

For fast-scaling agency and studio owners seeking more support, our experienced senior partners can provide a fractional FD advisory service and meet-up’s to deliver bespoke management accounts and tailored KPI tracking. 

YES. Our packages are always agreed with you upfront and the fixed monthly price is set prior to us undertaking any work so you are fully aware of all costs and you’ll never receive a bill you were not expecting. Unless we are engaged in a one-off project or an area of work we simply cannot agree a fixed fee on from the start. 

We get it. Sometimes it just happens and life gets in the way meaning you need to make accounts and tax filings for earlier periods. We can help you get right back on track and up to date for a one-off fixed fee agreed up-front and then continue to work with you on your current period through a pay-monthly fixed fee package. We’re ready when you are.

Looking for more? If you’re growing fast and recognise the benefit of a dedicated financial controller and even the support of a fractional VFD, we can discuss your exact needs and build a level of service for an exact fit which we call your very own VIRTUAL FINANCE OFFICE, allowing us to support you through the exciting growth stage and provide strategic advice and board-level reporting via in-person meet-ups.

PRICING

Accounting . Tax . Insight . Growth

Pricing is based on annual revenue, volume and complexity of transactions and the frequency of updates. During our discovery call we’ll provide you with a transparent, all-inclusive and fixed fee price built to match your exact needs.

/ BEYOND THE PACKAGES

Fractional
Finance Director.

 

You need someone who understands pipeline, utilisation, and margin — not just debits and credits. Our expert  fractional FD service is that person, without the full-time salary.

 

DISCOVERY CALL

Growth
& Projects
.

 

– SEIS/EIS assurance

– HMRC Tax valuation

– EMI (Vestd) support

– Tax credits

 

 

DISCOVERY CALL

 

Year End
Accounts & Tax.

 

Sometimes you just want a fast and compliant service to prepare and file your company year end accounts and tax return. Simply send us your paperwork and leave the rest to us.

 

DISCOVERY CALL

WHY CORNEL

Not your father's accountant.

We built Cornel because founders and freelancers deserve better than a generalist accountant who asks AI what B2B is.

01

We know your world

Media, retainers, IR35, scope creep, director dividends. We speak agency, so have built our firm around them.

02

100% online

No office visits. No posting paper receipts. No jargon. We’re as agile as you are, so everything happens in real-time.

03

Fixed fees, always

You’ll never get a surprise invoice from us. Every package is a fixed pay monthly fee always agreed up-front.

04

Proactive, not reactive

We don’t wait for you to ask. We flag opportunities, flag risks and stay one step ahead – working with and for, you.

Worried about switching?

Changing accountants really is easy. And best of all, you don't need to lift a finger. We'll handle the entire process for you so sit back and relax.

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