WallsMan Creative

WallsMan Creative Chartered Accountants working with the creative industries.

Side hustle turning into an actual business? 👀We help creative freelancers register as sole traders and stay on top of t...
01/09/2026

Side hustle turning into an actual business? 👀

We help creative freelancers register as sole traders and stay on top of the tax side. Four client reviews below.

Not everything useful comes from us. (Although a lot of things are!)We keep the External Resources section current so yo...
27/08/2026

Not everything useful comes from us. (Although a lot of things are!)

We keep the External Resources section current so you are reading
the rules as they stand now.

Link in comment ➡️

Sometimes you do not need a meeting, you just need a quick answer about your numbers.How much will actually land in your...
24/08/2026

Sometimes you do not need a meeting, you just need a quick answer about your numbers.

How much will actually land in your account after tax? Is a limited company likely to beat sole trader status at your profit level? What does your National Insurance look like this year? Useful questions, and ones you should be able to sanity check in a couple of minutes.

WallsMan Creative has built a set of free UK tax calculators aimed squarely at creative freelancers and businesses, no sign up, no branding on your outputs.

Take-home pay, sole trader versus limited company, National Insurance, and an invoice generator are all in there.

The link to the full toolkit is in the comments.

AI is changing accounting faster than most people outside the profession realise, and creative businesses stand to benef...
18/08/2026

AI is changing accounting faster than most people outside the profession realise, and creative businesses stand to benefit if it is used well.

Used carelessly, it produces confident nonsense. Used properly, it speeds up reconciliation, flags anomalies early, and frees up real time for advice that actually moves the needle. The judgement still has to come from people who understand your numbers and your sector.

Our team is actively building AI into how we work, always with a qualified accountant reviewing what matters, so creatives get the speed without losing the rigour.

We have shared our thinking on where AI genuinely helps in accounting, and where it does not.

Link in the comments for anyone curious.

Architecture practices operate at the intersection of creative ambition and rigorous project management, and the financi...
15/08/2026

Architecture practices operate at the intersection of creative ambition and rigorous project management, and the financial side needs to match that discipline. Stage-based fee structures, professional indemnity costs, long project timelines, and the challenge of resourcing against uncertain pipeline.

WallsMan Creative works with architects, landscape designers, and architectural studios who need accountants that understand practice economics. We help manage cash flow across multi-phase projects, advise on partnership and LLP structures, and ensure tax planning reflects the realities of how architectural fees are earned and collected.

Great buildings start with strong foundations. The same applies to the practices that design them.

Check the comments to read more.

Nine clients. One thing in common.They chose us because we're accountants who already understood their world before the ...
15/08/2026

Nine clients. One thing in common.

They chose us because we're accountants who already understood their world before the first meeting.

Film production. Live events. Video games. Agencies. Photography. The financial mechanics of a creative business don't look like anything in a standard practice handbook, and creatives can tell within about five minutes if the person opposite them gets it.

Swipe through what our clients actually said. ➡️

We work with the creative industries. Not "including" creatives. Not "creatives welcome."

Exclusively. 💯

The creative industries have some of the most valuable tax reliefs in the UK, and a surprising number of businesses neve...
13/08/2026

The creative industries have some of the most valuable tax reliefs in the UK, and a surprising number of businesses never claim what they are owed.

Audiovisual expenditure credits, the various creative sector reliefs, R&D where it genuinely applies. These are not loopholes, they are reliefs designed to support exactly the kind of work our clients do. The catch is that the rules are detailed and the claims need to be right.

WallsMan Creative works only in the creative sectors, so identifying and supporting these claims is core to what we do rather than an afterthought.

We have written a guide to the reliefs and expenditure credits available to creative businesses.

The link is in the comments if you want to check what might apply to you.

Making Tax Digital keeps expanding, and the next phases will reach a lot of creative sole traders and landlords who have...
08/08/2026

Making Tax Digital keeps expanding, and the next phases will reach a lot of creative sole traders and landlords who have not had to deal with it before.

The headline change is simple to state and easy to underestimate: quarterly digital updates instead of one annual return, with compatible software doing the record keeping. Getting your systems ready early is far less painful than scrambling later.

As a Xero Platinum Partner working only with creatives, our team helps creative businesses get MTD ready without disrupting how they already work.

Our full guide walks through who is affected, the timelines, and what to put in place now.

Link is in the comments.

The influencer and creator economy has matured into a legitimate industry, but the financial infrastructure around it ha...
08/08/2026

The influencer and creator economy has matured into a legitimate industry, but the financial infrastructure around it hasn't always kept pace. Brand deal structures, international payment complexities, content licensing, and the shift from sole trader to limited company all require specialist guidance.

WM Creative works with influencers, content creators, and talent managers who need accountants that understand the financial realities of the creator economy. From structuring brand partnerships tax-efficiently to advising on when incorporation makes sense, we bring clarity to a space that's evolving fast.

Your audience is your business. The finances behind it deserve the same level of professionalism you bring to your content.

We've linked to more in the comments.

⏰ Tomorrow is the first-ever Making Tax Digital deadline - and we're answering your questions about it! Not sure what yo...
06/08/2026

⏰ Tomorrow is the first-ever Making Tax Digital deadline - and we're answering your questions about it!

Not sure what you're supposed to submit? Think you might have already missed something?

Don't Google your way into a panic at 11pm, just ask us!

Our Instagram question box is open now: https://buff.ly/uvIiNRT

Drop your questions in and our accountants will answer everything tomorrow!

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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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