Accountants for AI startups and companies.
Building an AI business moves fast, and your finances need to keep up. From R&D tax claims and SEIS/EIS to runway, compute costs and investor reporting, we are the UK accountants behind ambitious AI and machine-learning companies. Clear numbers, fixed monthly fees, and a team that actually understands how you build.
Finance built for AI and machine-learning businesses
AI companies do not look like typical small businesses. You might be pre-revenue but burning real money on compute and research talent, raising from angels or a VC, and claiming R&D relief on genuinely novel development. A generic accountant who files your year-end once a year will miss most of what matters. We work as a hands-on finance partner that understands the model: heavy upfront investment, lumpy revenue, and a roadmap that depends on getting funding and tax relief right.
The kind of AI businesses we support
Whether you are applied or deep tech, early or scaling, we support founders across the AI landscape, including:
- AI and machine-learning SaaS and API products
- Generative AI and LLM-based applications
- Data, ML tooling and MLOps platforms
- Computer vision, NLP and audio companies
- AI-enabled services productising their models
- Deep-tech and research-led startups using grants
The support AI companies actually need
The areas where founders in AI most often need a finance team that gets it.
R&D tax claims
Building and training models and solving technical uncertainty can qualify for R&D tax relief. We identify qualifying work, prepare a robust claim and keep the technical and financial narrative aligned. R&D tax support →
SEIS & EIS for your raise
Most AI startups raise early. We handle SEIS and EIS advance assurance and compliance so your round is investor-ready and your angels and funds get the relief they expect. SEIS/EIS support →
Compute costs & margin clarity
GPU and cloud spend can dominate your P&L and blur your unit economics. We set up reporting so compute and infrastructure costs are clear and your gross margin is honest.
Forecasting & runway
With fast burn and uncertain revenue, knowing your runway to the month is non-negotiable. We build forecasts and scenarios that flex with hiring, compute and fundraising plans. Forecasting & modelling →
EMI & share options
Attracting scarce AI and engineering talent usually means equity. We help you put tax-efficient EMI option schemes in place and keep them compliant as you grow. EMI & share options →
Investor & board reporting
When you have raised, expectations rise. We produce board packs and investor updates with the metrics AI investors care about. Investor readiness →
Handy calculators for AI founders
No sign-up needed. Useful whether or not we work together.
AI company finance questions
Can AI development really qualify for R&D tax relief?
Often, yes. Work that seeks an advance in technology and resolves genuine technical uncertainty, such as developing or materially improving models, architectures or training methods, can qualify. We assess your work honestly and only claim for what genuinely meets HMRC’s definition.
Do you understand compute and cloud costs?
Yes. We set up your bookkeeping and reporting so GPU, cloud and infrastructure spend is properly tracked and your gross margin reflects the true cost of running your models, not a number that hides it.
We are pre-revenue and still raising. Can you help?
Absolutely. Many of our AI clients are pre- or early-revenue. We focus on runway, SEIS/EIS, R&D and investor-ready numbers: the things that matter most before and during a raise.
Can you support our SEIS/EIS round?
Yes. We handle advance assurance, compliance and the paperwork your investors need, so your round runs smoothly and the relief lands as expected.
Do you only work with AI companies?
No. We work with owner-managed businesses across tech, but AI and machine-learning businesses are a core focus. You get a team that already understands your model.
How much does it cost?
Simple fixed monthly fees, scoped to your stage and needs, starting from our Finance Foundations package. No long contracts, and a free, fully managed switch if you are moving from Xero.
Finance that gets how AI companies work
If you are building something genuinely new, you want a finance team that can keep up: on R&D, on runway, on the raise, and on the numbers your board and investors expect. Let’s work out the right level of support for your stage.