Financial Planning
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Cloud accounting: getting investor-ready with Xero
Real-time cloud accounting gives founders financial control, clean audit trails, and investor-ready reports from day one. Here is how to set up right.
Duke Harewood · 23 JUL 2026 · 7 MIN READ - FINANCIAL PLANNING
Double-entry bookkeeping explained (without the jargon)
Double-entry bookkeeping records every transaction twice, keeping your books balanced. Here is what that means, with a worked example any founder can follow.
Duke Harewood · 22 JUL 2026 · 7 MIN READ - FINANCIAL PLANNING
The accounting equation: Assets − Liabilities = Equity
Assets minus liabilities equals equity — one equation governs every balance sheet ever produced. Learn what each term means and why the equation always balances.
Duke Harewood · 21 JUL 2026 · 8 MIN READ - FINANCIAL PLANNING
GAAP for founders: the principles behind your numbers
UK GAAP governs how company accounts are prepared. These seven principles — accruals, prudence, going concern and more — explain the rules behind every number in your financials.
Duke Harewood · 20 JUL 2026 · 8 MIN READ - FINANCIAL PLANNING
R&D tax credits, Patent Box & capital allowances for innovators
R&D tax credits, Patent Box and capital allowances let innovative UK companies keep more of what they earn. This guide explains how each scheme works and what qualifies.
Duke Harewood · 19 JUL 2026 · 8 MIN READ - FINANCIAL PLANNING
Paying yourself: salary vs dividends and the tax trade-off
Salary or dividends? UK founder-directors of limited companies navigate income tax, National Insurance, the low-salary-plus-dividends split, and the Employment Allowance exclusion for sole directors.
Duke Harewood · 18 JUL 2026 · 9 MIN READ - FINANCIAL PLANNING
VAT for founders: thresholds, schemes & registering early
Everything UK founders need to know about VAT: the registration threshold, output vs input VAT, the Flat Rate Scheme, voluntary registration, and the cash-flow trap to avoid.
Duke Harewood · 17 JUL 2026 · 9 MIN READ - FINANCIAL PLANNING
Corporation Tax basics: rates, deadlines & what's taxed
How Corporation Tax works for UK limited companies: taxable profit, the small-profits and main rate, key deadlines, CT600 filing, and reliefs that reduce your bill.
Duke Harewood · 16 JUL 2026 · 9 MIN READ - FINANCIAL PLANNING
Statutory accounts vs management accounts
Learn the difference between statutory accounts (filed publicly at Companies House) and management accounts (monthly internal reports) — and why Innovator Founders need both.
Duke Harewood · 15 JUL 2026 · 8 MIN READ - FINANCIAL PLANNING
A year in the life of a UK company: the filing calendar
A practical guide to every annual filing deadline for UK limited companies: confirmation statement, accounts at Companies House, and corporation tax return and payment.
Duke Harewood · 14 JUL 2026 · 8 MIN READ - FINANCIAL PLANNING
Why Innovator Founders should incorporate a UK limited company
Discover why incorporating a UK limited company is the right move for most Innovator Founders — from limited liability and SEIS eligibility to tax efficiency.
Duke Harewood · 13 JUL 2026 · 7 MIN READ - FINANCIAL PLANNING
Financial planning & budgeting (FP&A) for founders
FP&A turns strategy into numbers. Learn how founders build a budget, track actuals versus plan, and choose the right budgeting approach for their stage.
Duke Harewood · 12 JUL 2026 · 8 MIN READ