Sector

Technology & Media. Scale without the surprises.

SaaS, software, agencies and creative businesses scaling through funding rounds, recurring revenue and cross-border expansion — supported with diligence-ready reporting and the equity work that actually motivates a team.

  • £200m+

    Capital raised by clients we supported

  • 300+

    EMI valuations agreed with HMRC

  • 60+

    Tech and media clients

  • ICAEW

    Audit-registered

What you get

  • R&D tax relief for software businesses
  • EMI options — design, valuation, grant and exercise
  • Unapproved options and growth share schemes
  • ARR, MRR and cohort retention reporting
  • Revenue recognition under FRS 102 / IFRS 15
  • Cross-border VAT and digital services rules
  • Investor reporting and due-diligence support
  • Audit-ready financial controls for Series A+

Built for ARR

Deferred revenue, cohort retention, gross retention and the bridge from booked to billed to recognised — built into a chart of accounts and management pack that holds up to LP scrutiny. We've seen too many SaaS data rooms fall over in diligence on basic rev-rec; we'd rather get yours right from year one.

  • ARR, MRR and NRR tracking
  • Cohort retention and churn analysis
  • CAC, payback and LTV unit economics
  • Deferred revenue and contract assets under IFRS 15

Equity that motivates

EMI schemes, growth shares, unapproved options and the valuation work that has to sit behind them — structured to actually motivate the team rather than just exist on paper. We handle the HMRC valuation, the option documentation and the exercise mechanics on exit.

  • EMI scheme design and qualification review
  • HMRC valuation agreement (VAL231)
  • Option grant, exercise and ERS reporting
  • Growth shares for non-qualifying companies

R&D for software

Software R&D claims are under particular HMRC scrutiny. We focus on the genuinely novel technical work, build claims around contemporaneous evidence (commit history, technical write-ups, project logs) and stay well clear of the formulaic approach that's driving HMRC's enquiry stats up.

Tax across borders

Place-of-supply for digital services, US-UK structuring, IP holding and the transfer pricing that comes with it — handled before the next round, not after. International expansion gets expensive when the tax follows rather than leads.

Diligence and exit

Vendor due-diligence, sell-side support and the financial-controls work that turns a 'maybe' diligence outcome into a clean one. We've sat on both sides of the table and know what gets challenged.

FAQs

Common questions.

  • Can you support a Series A or Series B raise?

    Yes — we prepare the data room, the financial model and the diligence-ready management pack, and stay on through the close. We work alongside legal counsel and corporate finance advisers on the rest of the round.

  • Are EMI options still worth doing?

    For qualifying companies, yes — they remain the most tax-efficient way to grant options in the UK. The trap is getting the valuation, the qualifying conditions or the ERS reporting wrong and losing the relief.

  • Do you advise on US expansion?

    We coordinate with US-side tax and audit advisers on structure, IP and transfer pricing. We don't file US returns ourselves, but we make sure the UK side dovetails with what your US counsel recommends.

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