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WallsMan Creative Chartered Accountants working with the creative industries.

It's spooky season! 🎃When your clients are designers, makers and filmmakers, a few skeletons in the window feel like the...
30/10/2026

It's spooky season! 🎃

When your clients are designers, makers and filmmakers, a few skeletons in the window feel like the bare minimum! Sooo, this is how we decorated the office. 😄

Happy Halloween from the WMC office 💀 🎨

Creative businesses are notoriously hard to value. So much of the worth sits in people, reputation, client relationships...
29/10/2026

Creative businesses are notoriously hard to value. So much of the worth sits in people, reputation, client relationships and intellectual property.

Yet a credible valuation matters at every major moment: selling a stake, buying out a partner, raising investment, issuing shares to staff or planning succession.

WallsMan Creative prepares business valuations for the creative sectors, combining recognised valuation methods with a genuine understanding of how studios, agencies and production companies generate value.

That gives you a figure you can defend in negotiation, and one that reflects the business you have actually built.

Check the comments to read more.

Freelancer, studio owner, or thinking of selling your business? The Autumn Budget 2026 changes things for you, mostly fr...
29/10/2026

Freelancer, studio owner, or thinking of selling your business? The Autumn Budget 2026 changes things for you, mostly from April 2027.

We’ve put everything in one free guide, with key dates and the 2027/28 rates in plain English.

👇 Link in comments!

We have free tax tools for creative businesses.Five tools, zero cost: a take-home pay calculator, a National Insurance c...
28/10/2026

We have free tax tools for creative businesses.

Five tools, zero cost: a take-home pay calculator, a National Insurance calculator, a sole trader vs limited company comparison, an invoice generator, and a tax year calendar with all the key deadlines.

We believe tax should be clearer for everyone.

Numbers to crunch? Link in the comments!

Being busy and being profitable are not the same thing, and creative businesses feel that gap more than most.A full diar...
27/10/2026

Being busy and being profitable are not the same thing, and creative businesses feel that gap more than most.

A full diary can hide underpriced projects, a client mix that leans too heavily on one account, or cash tied up in slow payers. From the inside, those issues are hard to see.

WallsMan Creative's business review is a structured, independent look at your performance, risks, opportunities and financial health, covering profitability, pricing, cash position and client mix.

You get practical recommendations you can act on, not a lengthy report. It works especially well at transition points, or when founders simply want a fresh perspective.

Full details in the comments section.

Growth is a cash problem before it is anything else.New hires, bigger premises and new service lines all cost money well...
26/10/2026

Growth is a cash problem before it is anything else.

New hires, bigger premises and new service lines all cost money well before they generate it. Creative businesses that scale without modelling that gap often find themselves busier and poorer at the same time.

WM Creative's Growth Planning Workshop models expansion before you commit: headcount, capacity, working capital and the timeline to cash generation, stress-tested across scenarios.

We also look at pricing and utilisation, which can mask profitability issues, and finish with a roadmap of actionable milestones.

Full details in the comments section.

Our founder Erin is a regular expert voice for the creative sector.Founder, FCA, and a black belt in kickboxing, Erin se...
23/10/2026

Our founder Erin is a regular expert voice for the creative sector.

Founder, FCA, and a black belt in kickboxing, Erin set up WallsMan Creative because creative businesses needed a different kind of accountancy service.

Recent appearances include the BFI-supported WorkWise for Screen podcast on IR35, AAT Comment on Companies House changes, and Liveforce on accountancy for event businesses, plus regular appearances at Women in Agencies and The Creative Shootout.

Need an expert voice on creative-sector finance? Link in the comments!

In the creative sectors, your people are the business. Keeping them, especially as you grow, is one of the biggest strat...
22/10/2026

In the creative sectors, your people are the business. Keeping them, especially as you grow, is one of the biggest strategic challenges a founder faces.

Enterprise Management Incentive schemes let qualifying companies grant share options to employees on a tax-efficient basis, aligning the team's rewards with the long-term success of the business, without a significant cash cost.

WallsMan Creative sets up and administers EMI schemes for creative businesses: eligibility checks, agreeing valuations with HMRC, scheme documentation and ongoing compliance.

It is also a retention approach that investors recognise and respect.

Drop a question below, or find more in the comments.

21/10/2026

An HMRC enquiry is rarely a sign that something has gone badly wrong. It is, however, time-consuming, stressful and easy to mishandle without experienced support.

Responses need to be accurate, proportionate and on time. Saying too much, or too little, can extend an enquiry well beyond what it needed to be.

WallsMan Creative represents creative freelancers and businesses through HMRC investigations, managing correspondence, gathering the right evidence and negotiating on your behalf.

Our goal is to resolve things as efficiently as possible while you keep running the business.

Learn more on our website, check the comments for the link.

We're active in the creative community, not just working with it.You'll find our team at gigs, at the cinema (staying fo...
20/10/2026

We're active in the creative community, not just working with it.

You'll find our team at gigs, at the cinema (staying for the credits after Marvel movies), and buried in books. We proudly partner with Women in Agencies, The Creative Shootout, Bristle (Painters Online) and Dancers Inc.

Rooted in Kingston, supporting creative businesses across the whole UK.

Run a creative community or event? We'd love to talk talks, workshops or a finance Q&A. Link in the comments!

Address

Unit 14, Princeton Mews, 167 London Rd
Kingston Upon Thames
KT26PT

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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