Advisory
Business advisory for the creative industries
Business advisory for UK creative companies: management reporting, forecasting, growth planning, valuations and share structure, from creative-sector chartered accountants.
Advisory services
WallsMan Creative provides business advisory services to UK creative companies:
- monthly and quarterly management reporting
- cash flow forecasting
- growth planning
- business reviews
- share structure advice and
- company valuations.
Advisory work is about decisions ahead of you rather than compliance behind you, and it’s where a specialist accountant earns their fee.
Management reports →
Anyone can run off a report but a page of numbers can be more confusing than helpful. The aim of our reports is to make them clear and easy to understand, easy on the eye (and the brain), and fundamental in helping you make good business decisions.
Growing a business can be fun and exciting but if you’re not prepared, it can be a nightmare. From structuring to reporting and process, we can help you navigate this high pressure, high-risk stage.Â
A business plan will help you prepare a structured overview that outlines your business goals, strategy and market approach. Creative businesses might benefit from business plans by setting clear financial targets and having a clear vision for the future.
It’s time to stop and review: sometimes, that’s the best thing you can do. Even if things go according the plan, you have to stop for a minute and create a business review. It gives you the information and insight you’ll need in the future.
From just setting up to raising millions of pounds in investment, the company share structure is vital. If not addressed and managed correctly it can lead to costly and complicated issues down the road. We can guide you through the issues and options.
At some point, most businesses will need to be valued. If you want to give share options to employees, sell to investors, if you want to look at a management buy out or just want to know what your business is worth. Whatever the reason we can provide a valuation and deal with whatever else is happening alongside it.
Flexible management support →
To stay on top of the finances, a business really needs someone looking at the figures on a regular basis, but until it’s big enough to hire its own finance manager, most struggle and the MD is forced to do everything. We offer a flexible FD service where we can provide a dedicated business consultant to take up this mantel and report to you until you can hire for yourself. Be it 2 hours a week or 2 hours a month, as we said, it’s flexible.
Who needs advisory services in the creative sector?
Advisory is quoted per piece of work, not per hour, because you should know the cost before you commit.
- Management reporting is a recurring monthly or quarterly fee, priced on the complexity of the reporting you need
- One-off pieces — a business plan, a valuation, a review — are fixed-fee against a defined scope
- Flexi support is priced on the level of involvement, and flexes with it
- Informal strategic conversations are included for ongoing clients. We don’t bill for calls
For clients already using us for accounting, advisory is significantly cheaper because we’re not rebuilding the underlying data.
Growing studios and agencies that have outgrown a year end conversation and need to know monthly whether the business is working.
Founders planning something: a hire, a new revenue line, a funding round, bringing in a partner, an exit.
Established creative businesses looking at margin, process efficiency or profitability rather than growth for its own sake.
Frequently Asked Questions about advisory services
Our advisory service includes strategic financial guidance, cashflow forecasting, performance analysis, growth planning, and tailored business advice for creative businesses.
Unlike bookkeeping and compliance, advisory focuses on forward-looking decision support: helping you plan, grow, and optimise your business rather than just recording what's already happened.
Definitely. We analyse inflows and outflows, highlight trends, and recommend practical actions to strengthen cashflow and increase profit margins.
We help prepare financials and forecasts for funding applications, investor discussions, and grant bids where appropriate.
We can't make a decision on your behalf, but we help you analyse costs, project margins, market positioning, and pricing strategies so you can price confidently and sustainably.
We recommend regular check-ins but tailor the frequency to your needs and business rhythm.
WallsMan Creative prides itself in identifying operational bottlenecks and recommending changes to improve efficiency, from finance workflows to team utilisation.