Founder finance guides.
Practical UK tax, accounting and finance guides for founders who want fewer surprises and less admin.
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How to Pay Yourself From a Limited Company (2026/27)
The tax-efficient way for a solo limited-company director to pay themselves in 2026/27, with the full £50,000 profit example.
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- STACKTools & stack · 6 min read
Accounting Stack for a New Founder
The accounting stack a new founder should set up first — bank feeds, receipt capture, invoicing, payroll and a monthly review routine.
Read guide → - YEAR-ENDYear-end · 5 min read
First Company Year End: What Founders Should Know
Your first year end has quirks: first-accounts deadlines, two possible CT600s, and the tax cash to set aside. Here is what to expect.
Read guide → - FUNDINGFunding · 6 min read
Investor-ready accounts for startups
What 'investor-ready' actually means: clean records, clear cash, and a finance pack an investor can trust before you raise.
Read guide → - YEAR-ENDYear-end · 6 min read
Limited Company Year-End Checklist for Founders
What to do before your company year end: clean records, protect the tax cash, and get ahead of the Companies House and HMRC dates.
Read guide → - MGMT A/CFunding · 6 min read
Management accounts for funding
The monthly pack investors ask for: performance, cash, runway and the assumptions behind them, in a form they can read.
Read guide → - SAASSaaS metrics · 8 min read
SaaS Management Accounts: What to Look At
The SaaS management accounts founders should use to read revenue, margin, cash and runway before hiring, raising or changing price.
Read guide → - SAASSaaS metrics · 7 min read
SaaS Runway and Burn Rate: How to Use Them
A founder-facing guide to SaaS runway, gross burn, net burn and the cash decisions behind hiring, funding and spending plans.
Read guide → - RECORDSTools & stack · 7 min read
Small Company Recordkeeping Routine
A simple monthly routine for invoices, receipts and bank checks that makes your accounts and tax return far easier later.
Read guide → - RECORDSYear-end · 10 min read
UK Accounting Records Rules: What to Keep
What records a UK company must keep, how long to keep them, and what HMRC expects, without the year-end panic.
Read guide → - LTDTax planning · 5 min read
Sole Trader vs Limited Company: When Each One Wins
The structure decision is less about a magic tax threshold and more about what you're building, drawing and protecting.
Read guide → - LOANDirector pay · 4 min read
The Director's Loan Trap (s455), Explained
Draw more than your company's after-tax profit and it's a loan, not a dividend. Left unpaid past the deadline it costs 35.75% — refundable, but your cash meanwhile.
Read guide → - DATESTax planning · 5 min read
The Tax Deadlines That Actually Apply to a Founder
The tax and filing deadlines a limited-company founder actually needs — corporation tax, VAT, PAYE, company accounts, the confirmation statement and Self Assessment.
Read guide → - CASHTax planning · 4 min read
Why Your Profit Isn't Your Cash (and the Tax Pot)
Your profit and your bank balance are two different numbers — some of that cash is tax waiting to be paid. Here's the simple tax-pot fix.
Read guide → - ADMINCompany admin · 3 min read
How to Get Your Home Address Off Companies House
Registered your company from home? Your address is on the public register. AD01 fixes it going forward for free; SR01 cleans up the past at £34 a document.
Read guide → - VATTax planning · 5 min read
The £90k VAT Threshold Is a Rolling Test — How It Works
The £90,000 VAT threshold is measured over any rolling 12 months, not your tax year — which is exactly why it catches growing founders out mid-year.
Read guide → - HMRCTax planning · 4 min read
What Puts a Small Company on HMRC's Radar
There's no published checklist, but some patterns draw attention — and HMRC often already has the data. Here's what makes a set of figures stand out.
Read guide → - MILETax planning · 4 min read
HMRC Mileage Rate 2026: 45p Rises to 55p a Mile
HMRC's approved mileage rate rose from 45p to 55p a mile from April 2026. Here's what changed and what to check.
Read guide → - TAXTax planning · 6 min read
Tax-Free Perks a Limited-Company Director Can Claim
The legitimate tax-free perks a limited-company director can use in 2026/27, and the rules that keep them clean.
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