FOR FOUNDERS IN DIGITAL, MEDIA & CREATIVE
Free up more time.
Keep more profit.
Manage growth.
Accounting can be automated. Judgment can’t.
If you’re busy winning retainers and landing projects, we take your books and tax off your plate. Then give you numbers and support you can actually run your business on.
THE PROBLEM
Your success can quickly become your trap.
Six things we hear from founders.
Each one has a fix.
02
HMRC exposure
I’m using Xero and AI automation. But who’s validating it before all tax filings?
→ COMPLIANCE
03
Owner dependency
If I’m off for a week, finance stops. That’s not control, that’s a bottleneck.
→ GROWTH
THE FIX
Three solutions. One firm.
Start with what you need today. We’re ready when you are.
Micro & small biz
COMPLIANCE
Books & tax, off your plate.
Dedicated accountant
Bookkeeping & VAT
Accounts & corporation tax
Payroll
FROM £125 /MO Explore →
Founders at scale
GROWTH
Your fractional finance team.
Expert financial controller
Credit control & payment runs
KPI dashboards & reporting
Fractional FD & Ops support
FROM £1,250 /MO Explore →
Planning to sell
EXIT
Getting you buyer-ready.
Indicative valuation range
A plan to grow the number
Roadmap & mentoring
Data room & deal support
FROM £850 Explore →
WHO WE HELP
We speak B2B.
Founders doing £100k to £10m in UK digital, media & creative. We know your model, your margins and your headaches.
LIMITED COMPANY
Freelancer
Day rates, IR35, payroll v dividends and real tax savings. You get an accountant who gets you.
DIGITAL
Agency
Retainers, project fees, media spend, utilisation and ‘real’ GP. We know the agency model.
CREATIVE
Studio
How UK studios are structured, projects priced and where tax savings sit.
FILM & TV
Production
Project billing, kit costs and lumpy cash-flow. We know the numbers behind the shoot.
Who said that?
EMBRACING AI
AI-powered.
Human-led.
We use Xero, Briefcase, Dext and Fathom. The difference is how we manage it and what happens after.
WHAT AI DOES
Capture receipts and invoices
Code transactions in draft
Keep reconciliations current
Flag anomalies for review
WHAT WE DO
Review everything before it’s filed
Catch what doesn’t look right
Tell you what the numbers mean
Sit across the table when it matters
Before you book the call
FAQs.
Yes. Most founders start there. GROWTH and EXIT sit on top whenever you’re ready. There’s no obligation to move up, and no penalty for staying exactly where you are.
From freelancers punching through £100k to digital, media & creative agencies, studios and production houses doing up to £10m. That’s our niche, we know it well and deliver it brilliantly. Start with COMPLIANCE and add-on GROWTH as you scale. And when the time is right… we’re here to help you EXIT well too.
A normal accountant files your accounts once a year. CORNEL is a fractional in-house finance team from bookkeeper through to fractional CFO, running your numbers every month, with a roadmap that takes you from clean books to financial control to a sold business.
Monthly rolling on every service. We don’t lock you into long contracts as our work has to earn its place every month.
No. We handle the handover. We contact your outgoing accountant, get everything transferred, and keep it invisible to you.