Centrail office – Somerset House – W2CR 1LA
Creative Industry Accountants in London
WallsMan Creative is a chartered accountancy firm built for the creative industries, and our London office sits inside Somerset House on the Strand.
We work with creative agencies, production companies, freelancers and studios across the capital, handling everything from Self Assessment and VAT to R&D claims and creative industry tax reliefs.
If your accountant doesn’t know what AVEC is or why your agency’s revenue recognition is a mess, come and talk to us instead.
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
What kind of creative are you?
Sole traders & freelancers
Irregular income, multiple streams and quiet months. We build your numbers around how you actually earn.
- Personal tax
- Self Assessment
- First-time freelancer
- Thinking about going limited
Limited companies & agencies
Corporation tax, dividends, payroll and the full suite of creative-sector reliefs. Strategic conversations a generalist accountant never starts.
- VAT
- Payroll
- Year-end accounts
- R&D/creative reliefs and funding
Accountancy firm inside London's creative quarter
Somerset House is home to one of the largest creative communities in Europe. Artists, designers, studios and cultural organisations work in the same building we do, which is exactly why we chose it.
Our clients don’t have to explain what they do for a living before we can talk about their numbers.
Our London base puts us within walking distance of Covent Garden’s agencies, Soho’s film and post-production houses, and the theatres and venues of the West End and South Bank. Plenty of our client meetings happen here, though most of our London clients mix in-person catch-ups with calls and Xero-based workflows through the year.
The London office is one of two WallsMan Creative locations. Our head office is in Kingston upon Thames, and between the two we cover creative businesses across London, Surrey and the rest of the UK.
Accountancy services at our London office
The nuts and bolts of the business admin, from daily bookkeeping and VAT to the year-end accounts and tax – we have got you covered.
Let us take the pain out of managing payroll. We help with pensions, maternity and paternity leave, P60s, payslips & everything in between.
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There is always a drama or unexpected turn in the road. We have seen it all and will support you when you need it most.
We cover standard tax returns but also tax planning and specialist schemes such as AVEC, VGEC, R&D, and SEIS/EIS.
Looking for funding? We can help with business planning, applications, valuations, shares, and appropriate business structures.
For specific issues or weaknesses, you may just need a workshop to boost knowledge in one area, such as cash flow, strategy or management reports.
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Getting to Somerset House London office
From London Underground (Tube)
- Temple Station (Circle/District lines): 5-minute walk — head east along Victoria Embankment, then turn left onto the Strand.
- Charing Cross Station (Northern/Bakerloo lines): 7-minute walk — exit onto Strand and walk east toward Waterloo Bridge.
- Covent Garden Station (Piccadilly line): 10-minute walk — walk south to the Strand, then west toward Waterloo Bridge.
From London Waterloo Station
- Waterloo Station: 10-minute walk — cross Waterloo Bridge north to Somerset House beneath the bridge.
From London City Airport
- Take DLR to Bank, then Northern Line to Charing Cross or District/Circle Line to Temple; walk from there.
By Bus
Routes 6, 15, 23, 139, and 176 stop near Somerset House. Get off at Somerset House or Temple stops.
By Car / Taxi
Limited parking nearby. Use Q-Park Villiers Street or NCP Charing Cross.
Use postcode WC2R 1LA for GPS.
(Alternatively, you can visit our Kingston Office.)
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London office FAQs
Yes, we book client meetings at our Somerset House office. Just arrange a time first as the space is shared. If Kingston is easier, our head office is there.
No. Plenty of our clients are, but we work with creative businesses across the UK through Xero, video calls and phone. London (or Kingston-upon-Thames) is simply where we meet clients in person most often.
Yes. Every client we take on works in the creative industries. That focus is the whole point: our advice comes from seeing hundreds of businesses like yours, not one or two.
It depends on what you need, which is why we start with a free 30 to 60 minute call. No cost, no obligation, and you'll leave with a clear idea of what working together looks like.
Yes. WallsMan Creative is regulated by ICAEW.
We get how creatives in London work.
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