AI Accounts EntityMap
This page lists the entities AI Accounts describes on aiaccounts.co.uk: the company, its founder, its services, the sectors it serves and the finance concepts it explains. Each entry quotes the live page it comes from.
AI Accounts
AI Accounts Limited (company number 12567377) is a UK finance function for owner-managed limited companies, founded in 2020 and based at 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX. It offers bookkeeping and compliance, management accounts and finance operations, and fractional CFO support, delivered by qualified accountants and led by founder Anna Stafford. It is a Xero Silver Partner.
Finance support for owner-managed UK businesses, from day-to-day bookkeeping to board-level strategy.
AI Accounts, Outsourced Finance Function for UK SMEs | AI Accounts (definition)
Our mission is simple: to help our clients succeed with their growth plans, with the right level of support at the right stage.
AI Accounts, About AI Accounts | Your Outsourced Finance Function (definition)
Today, client work is delivered by a team of qualified accountants, led by Anna.
AI Accounts, About AI Accounts | Your Outsourced Finance Function (evidence)
Three clear services that grow with you, from solid foundations to senior, strategic finance input.
AI Accounts, About AI Accounts | Your Outsourced Finance Function (definition)
We work in Xero and are a Xero Silver Partner.
AI Accounts, Outsourced Finance Function for UK SMEs | AI Accounts (evidence)
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- OFFERS Finance Foundations
- OFFERS Finance Operations
- OFFERS Fractional CFO
- OFFERS R&D tax credit support
- OFFERS SEIS and EIS support
- OFFERS EMI share option schemes
- OFFERS Finance Gap Analysis
- OFFERS Cash Visibility Sprint
- OFFERS Accountants for professional services firms
- OFFERS Accountants for consultancies
- OFFERS Accountants for ecommerce businesses
- OFFERS Accountants for digital agencies
- OFFERS Accountants for software and tech companies
- OFFERS Accountants for AI companies
- TARGETS Owner-managed businesses (£1m to £15m turnover)
- RELATES_TO Xero
Anna Stafford
Anna Stafford is the founder and managing director of AI Accounts. She is each client's main point of contact and works as their CFO, leading every client relationship personally.
Anna founded AI Accounts to give owner-managed UK businesses a better kind of finance support.
AI Accounts, About AI Accounts | Your Outsourced Finance Function (definition)
Anna is your main point of contact and works as your CFO: the person you call about a hire, a cash squeeze or a big decision.
AI Accounts, Meet the team | AI Accounts (definition)
Around 20 years of finance experience, and she leads every client relationship personally.
AI Accounts, Meet the team | AI Accounts (evidence)
Anna leads the relationship, so the advice is joined-up, not handed between strangers.
AI Accounts, Meet the team | AI Accounts (evidence)
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- AFFILIATED_WITH AI Accounts
Finance Foundations
Finance Foundations is AI Accounts' entry service for owner-managed limited companies, covering bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, year-end accounts and Corporation Tax. It starts from £450 + VAT a month.
Accounting for owner-managed businesses, built on strong foundations.
AI Accounts, Bookkeeping, Payroll & Year-End for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (definition)
Bookkeeping, payroll, VAT and compliance handled properly, so your numbers are accurate and your deadlines are covered.
AI Accounts, Outsourced Finance Function for UK SMEs | AI Accounts (definition)
Everything a growing business needs to stay accurate, compliant and organised.
AI Accounts, Bookkeeping, Payroll & Year-End for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (definition)
It starts from £450 + VAT per month.
AI Accounts, Bookkeeping, Payroll & Year-End for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (statistic)
Payroll for up to 5 employees included.
AI Accounts, Pricing | Clear Monthly Fees, No Surprises | AI Accounts (statistic)
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- INCLUDES Management accounts
- PRECEDES Finance Operations
- SUITED_FOR Owner-managed businesses (£1m to £15m turnover)
Finance Operations
Finance Operations is AI Accounts' core monthly service, adding management accounts, cash flow reporting, KPIs and finance systems on top of the basics. It starts from £1,500 + VAT a month on fixed monthly fees.
Stronger reporting, cash flow visibility, KPIs and better systems, so you can run the business with real clarity and control.
AI Accounts, Outsourced Finance Function for UK SMEs | AI Accounts (definition)
When the bookkeeping is done but you still cannot answer questions about cash, margins or what you can afford.
AI Accounts, Management Accounts and Cash Flow | AI Accounts (example)
It starts from £1,500 + VAT per month.
AI Accounts, Management Accounts and Cash Flow | AI Accounts (statistic)
Fixed monthly fees, no long contracts.
AI Accounts, Management Accounts and Cash Flow | AI Accounts (evidence)
Specialist support for R&D, SEIS and EIS, and finance systems integration is also available.
AI Accounts, Management Accounts and Cash Flow | AI Accounts (definition)
Relations
- INCLUDES Management accounts
- INCLUDES Cash flow management
- RELATES_TO Financial controller
- SUITED_FOR Owner-managed businesses (£1m to £15m turnover)
- SUITED_FOR First finance hire
Fractional CFO
Fractional CFO is AI Accounts' senior finance service for profitable owner-managed businesses making bigger calls on hiring, pricing, cash and growth, with forecasting and scenario planning. The package includes entry Finance Operations and starts from £3,000 + VAT a month.
Fractional CFO is for the bigger decisions on hiring, pricing and growth, with forecasting and scenario planning.
AI Accounts, Outsourced Finance Function for UK SMEs | AI Accounts (definition)
Forecasts and models that are realistic and useful, with a clear view of future cash needs.
AI Accounts, Fractional CFO Services for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (definition)
Most of our CFO clients are profitable, owner-managed businesses growing on their own cash, including 20i.
AI Accounts, Fractional CFO Services for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (evidence)
Our fractional CFO support starts from £3,000 + VAT per month.
AI Accounts, Fractional CFO Services for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (statistic)
Extra CFO days: £1,000 a day, £800 a day from day 6.
AI Accounts, Pricing | Clear Monthly Fees, No Surprises | AI Accounts (statistic)
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- INSTANCE_OF Fractional CFO (role)
- INCLUDES Finance Operations
- SUITED_FOR Owner-managed businesses (£1m to £15m turnover)
R&D tax credit support
AI Accounts' specialist R&D tax service prepares R&D tax credit claims, capturing qualifying staff, subcontractor, software and consumable costs. It is charged on a success basis as a percentage of the successful claim.
R&D tax credits reward the innovation you are already doing, but claims now face far more HMRC scrutiny.
AI Accounts, R&D Tax Credits for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (definition)
We capture all the qualifying costs, staff, subcontractors, software and consumables, so nothing eligible is missed.
AI Accounts, R&D Tax Credits for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (procedure)
We work on a success basis, typically a percentage of your successful claim, so our incentives are aligned with yours.
AI Accounts, R&D Tax Credits for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (statistic)
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- RELATES_TO Finance Operations
SEIS and EIS support
AI Accounts' specialist SEIS and EIS service handles HMRC advance assurance, compliance and certificates for companies raising investment under the schemes. It is scoped to the round and the support needed.
SEIS/EIS advance assurance, compliance and certificates handled end-to-end.
AI Accounts, SEIS & EIS Support for UK Startups | AI Accounts (definition)
We help you secure HMRC advance assurance, so investors can commit with confidence.
AI Accounts, SEIS & EIS Support for UK Startups | AI Accounts (procedure)
Scoped to your round and how much support you need, from planning through to certificates.
AI Accounts, SEIS & EIS Support for UK Startups | AI Accounts (evidence)
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- RELATES_TO Finance Operations
EMI share option schemes
AI Accounts' specialist EMI service handles the financial side of setting up an Enterprise Management Incentive share option scheme, working alongside the company's lawyers. Set-up starts from £1,500 plus VAT as a one-off fee.
We handle the financial side carefully, alongside your lawyers, so the scheme does what you intend.
AI Accounts, EMI Share Options for Startups | AI Accounts (procedure)
Early hires take a risk on you, and cash is tight.
AI Accounts, EMI Share Options for Startups | AI Accounts (example)
EMI scheme setup starts from £1,500 plus VAT as a one-off, depending on complexity.
AI Accounts, EMI Share Options for Startups | AI Accounts (statistic)
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- RELATES_TO Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI)
- RELATES_TO Fractional CFO
Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI)
An Enterprise Management Incentive scheme is a UK arrangement that lets a qualifying company grant tax-advantaged share options to employees.
An Enterprise Management Incentive scheme lets a qualifying company grant tax-advantaged share options to employees.
AI Accounts, EMI Share Options for Startups | AI Accounts (definition)
Finance Gap Analysis
The Finance Gap Analysis is a free two-page report on a company's finance, with six areas each scored from 1 to 5 and the evidence for each score. It is for UK companies turning over £1m to £15m, with no fee and no obligation.
A free two-page report on your finance.
AI Accounts, Free Finance Gap Analysis for £1m to £15m businesses | AI Accounts (definition)
Yes. There is no fee and no obligation.
AI Accounts, Free Finance Gap Analysis for £1m to £15m businesses | AI Accounts (evidence)
Each of the six areas below is scored from 1 to 5, with the evidence behind each score written next to it.
AI Accounts, Free Finance Gap Analysis for £1m to £15m businesses | AI Accounts (procedure)
Answer eight questions and we read them alongside your Companies House filings.
AI Accounts, Outsourced Finance Function for UK SMEs | AI Accounts (procedure)
For UK companies at £1m to £15m.
AI Accounts, Free Finance Gap Analysis for £1m to £15m businesses | AI Accounts (evidence)
Relations
- SUITED_FOR Owner-managed businesses (£1m to £15m turnover)
- PRECEDES Finance Operations
Cash Visibility Sprint
The Cash Visibility Sprint is a fixed-price diagnostic for owner-managed businesses that delivers a 13-week cash forecast, the pressure points and a plan in 10 working days. It costs £1,495 + VAT.
A fixed-price diagnostic for owner-managed businesses.
AI Accounts, Cash Visibility Sprint | 13-Week Cash Forecast, £1,495 (definition)
In 10 working days you get a 13-week cash forecast, the pressure points, and a plan for what to do about them.
AI Accounts, Outsourced Finance Function for UK SMEs | AI Accounts (definition)
You own the forecast and the dashboard.
AI Accounts, Cash Visibility Sprint | 13-Week Cash Forecast, £1,495 (evidence)
Delivered in 10 working days.
AI Accounts, Cash Visibility Sprint | 13-Week Cash Forecast, £1,495 (statistic)
£1,495 plus VAT, fixed.
AI Accounts, Cash Visibility Sprint | 13-Week Cash Forecast, £1,495 (statistic)
Relations
- RELATES_TO Cash flow management
- SUITED_FOR Owner-managed businesses (£1m to £15m turnover)
Fractional CFO (role)
A fractional CFO is a part-time senior finance lead who looks forward: what is coming, what the business can afford and what to do about it. The role is strategic, unlike a bookkeeper or a year-end accountant.
A fractional CFO is not a bookkeeper and not a year-end accountant.
AI Accounts, Fractional CFO Services for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (definition)
A CFO is forward-looking: what is coming, what you can afford, and what to do about it.
AI Accounts, Fractional CFO Services for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (definition)
A fractional CFO is strategic, focused on forecasting, fundraising and board-level decisions.
AI Accounts, Fractional Financial Controller Services | AI Accounts (definition)
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- RELATES_TO Financial controller
Financial controller
A financial controller owns the day-to-day running of finance: accurate reporting, controls and cash. It is the layer between a bookkeeper and a full-time CFO.
A financial controller owns the day-to-day running of finance: accurate reporting, controls and cash.
AI Accounts, Fractional Financial Controller Services | AI Accounts (definition)
You have outgrown a bookkeeper, but you do not need a full-time CFO
AI Accounts, Fractional Financial Controller Services | AI Accounts (example)
Management accounts
Management accounts are monthly reports, typically a profit and loss, balance sheet and cash view, produced to help owners run the business and make decisions during the year rather than waiting for year-end.
Management accounts are forward-looking and monthly, built to help you run the business and make decisions in real time.
AI Accounts, Monthly Management Accounts | AI Accounts (definition)
We pull together the monthly profit and loss, balance sheet and cash view.
AI Accounts, Monthly Management Accounts | AI Accounts (procedure)
If you only see your finances at year-end, you are flying blind for eleven months.
AI Accounts, Monthly Management Accounts | AI Accounts (evidence)
Typically monthly, so you always have a current view of performance and cash.
AI Accounts, Monthly Management Accounts | AI Accounts (evidence)
Relations
- RELATES_TO Cash flow management
Cash flow management
Cash flow management is planning and tracking the cash a business will have, often with a rolling 13-week forecast, so the bank balance never comes as a surprise. Cash, rather than profit, is what catches growing businesses out.
Good cash flow management means never being surprised by your bank balance.
AI Accounts, Cash Flow Management for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (definition)
Rolling short-term cash forecasts, like a 13-week view, so you can see what is coming.
AI Accounts, Cash Flow Management for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (procedure)
Cash, not profit, is what catches growing businesses out
AI Accounts, Cash Flow Management for UK Businesses | AI Accounts (evidence)
Owner-managed businesses (£1m to £15m turnover)
AI Accounts' primary audience is the profitable, owner-managed UK limited company turning over roughly £1m to £15m. These businesses often have accurate books but cannot yet answer the questions that matter for their next decisions.
You have built a profitable business.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Owner-Managed Businesses | AI Accounts (definition)
Plenty of owner-managed businesses are profitable and still cannot answer the questions that matter.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Owner-Managed Businesses | AI Accounts (evidence)
The numbers are accurate, but they arrive too late to act on and they do not tell you what to do.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Owner-Managed Businesses | AI Accounts (evidence)
We model the big calls before you make them: a hire, a price change, a large purchase.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Owner-Managed Businesses | AI Accounts (procedure)
First finance hire
The first finance hire is the point at which a growing company considers employing a financial controller, finance manager or bookkeeper. AI Accounts offers an outsourced finance function as the alternative.
Before you advertise for a financial controller, finance manager or bookkeeper, look at the real cost and the alternative.
AI Accounts, Your First Finance Hire: Hire or Outsource? | AI Accounts (definition)
You want the finance function running well now, not in three months once someone is hired.
AI Accounts, Your First Finance Hire: Hire or Outsource? | AI Accounts (evidence)
We run finance operations end to end for 20i, so the founders get controller-level work without the hire.
AI Accounts, Your First Finance Hire: Hire or Outsource? | AI Accounts (example)
Relations
- RELATES_TO Financial controller
Accountants for professional services firms
AI Accounts' sector service for professional services firms, showing which work pays and helping plan the cash to grow.
Your people are the product.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Professional Services Firms | AI Accounts (definition)
We give you numbers that show which work pays, and cash you can plan around.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Professional Services Firms | AI Accounts (definition)
If you run a professional services firm, we will show you which work makes money and help you plan the cash to grow.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Professional Services Firms | AI Accounts (evidence)
Relations
- RELATES_TO Finance Operations
Accountants for consultancies
AI Accounts' sector service for consultancies, showing what each engagement earns and helping price well and plan cash.
Consultancies sell expertise by the day, the project or the retainer.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Consultancies | AI Accounts (definition)
We give you the numbers to price well, plan cash and grow without guesswork.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Consultancies | AI Accounts (definition)
If you run a consultancy, we will show you what each engagement really earns and help you plan the cash to grow.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Consultancies | AI Accounts (evidence)
Relations
- RELATES_TO Finance Operations
Accountants for ecommerce businesses
AI Accounts' sector service for online brands, making margin and cash clear so owners know what makes money and can fund the next move.
Online brands live and die by margin and cash.
AI Accounts, Ecommerce Accountants UK | AI Accounts (definition)
We make the numbers clear, so you know what really makes money and can fund your next move.
AI Accounts, Ecommerce Accountants UK | AI Accounts (definition)
Stock ties up cash long before it sells.
AI Accounts, Ecommerce Accountants UK | AI Accounts (evidence)
Relations
- RELATES_TO Cash flow management
Accountants for digital agencies
AI Accounts' sector service for digital agencies, forecasting and managing the numbers so owners can plan hiring and pitch for bigger work.
Agencies do not run on simple numbers.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Digital Agencies UK | AI Accounts (definition)
We make sense of all of it, so you can grow the agency with confidence.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Digital Agencies UK | AI Accounts (definition)
We forecast and manage it so you can plan hiring and pitch bigger with confidence.
AI Accounts, Accountants for Digital Agencies UK | AI Accounts (evidence)
Relations
- RELATES_TO Finance Operations
Accountants for software and tech companies
AI Accounts' sector service for profitable, owner-managed software and technology businesses, providing accountancy and fractional CFO support as a full finance function.
AI Accounts is a firm of software and tech accountants and a full finance function for owner-managed UK businesses.
AI Accounts, Software & Tech Accountants UK | AI Accounts (definition)
Built for founders running a real business on real revenue, not for companies chasing the next round.
AI Accounts, Software & Tech Accountants UK | AI Accounts (evidence)
Relations
- RELATES_TO Fractional CFO
Accountants for AI companies
AI Accounts' sector service for AI companies, setting up reporting that makes compute and infrastructure costs and gross margin clear, and preparing R&D claims.
AI companies do not look like typical small businesses.
AI Accounts, Accountants for AI Companies UK | AI Accounts (definition)
We set up reporting so compute and infrastructure costs are clear and your gross margin is honest.
AI Accounts, Accountants for AI Companies UK | AI Accounts (procedure)
We identify qualifying work, prepare a robust claim and keep the technical and financial narrative aligned.
AI Accounts, Accountants for AI Companies UK | AI Accounts (procedure)
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- RELATES_TO R&D tax credit support
20i
20i is an AI Accounts client and the subject of a published case study. It was growing fast and profitably, and AI Accounts took over its finance operations.
20i was growing fast and profitably, but the finance support behind it was struggling to keep pace.
AI Accounts, Case Study: 20i | AI Accounts (example)
We took over finance operations and gave the founders numbers they could run the business on.
AI Accounts, Case Study: 20i | AI Accounts (example)
That visibility is what made expansion possible.
AI Accounts, Case Study: 20i | AI Accounts (evidence)
20i is exactly the kind of business that proves senior finance support is not only for the venture-backed.
AI Accounts, Case Study: 20i | AI Accounts (example)
Relations
- RELATES_TO AI Accounts
- RELATES_TO Finance Operations
Xero
Xero is the cloud accounting software AI Accounts works in. AI Accounts is a Xero Silver Partner.
We work in Xero and are a Xero Silver Partner.
AI Accounts, Outsourced Finance Function for UK SMEs | AI Accounts (evidence)
Software partner: Xero.
AI Accounts, About AI Accounts | Your Outsourced Finance Function (evidence)