Web Design & Development Agencies – Limited Companies

Accounting for agencies building websites, landing pages and online stores, with a mix of build projects and ongoing support retainers.

Who this is for

  • Web design and WordPress agencies
  • Developers building custom sites, apps or portals
  • Shopify / ecommerce build and support specialists
  • Funnel and landing page agencies

Typical income models

  • Fixed-price build projects with phased payments
  • Support/maintenance retainers for hosting, updates and tweaks
  • Change requests charged hourly or as mini-projects
  • Optional recurring revenue from hosting, themes or plugins

Common allowable expenses

  • Hosting, domains, SSL certificates and CDN costs
  • Themes, plugins and third-party tools used for builds
  • Development tools, licenses and SaaS subscriptions
  • Freelancers – designers, coders, QA, testers
  • Hardware – laptops, monitors, testing devices
  • Office / co-working, broadband and utilities
  • Professional indemnity insurance and memberships

What we need from you

  • Business bank statements and card/finance accounts
  • Project list with quoted fees and stage payments
  • Sales invoices and credit notes
  • Purchase invoices for tools, freelancers and hosting
  • Payroll reports if you employ staff

We match income to project stages where needed, calculate profit and corporation tax, and file your accounts and CT600.