Accountants for the event industry
Specialist accountants for event management companies & organisers
WallsMan Creative handles mixed supply VAT, deposits and tax points, principal versus agent, seasonal payroll and the margin scheme rules.
What we do for event businesses
WallsMan Creative is an ICAEW-regulated chartered practice working exclusively with the creative industries, acting for event agencies, festivals, venues and producers across Kingston upon Thames, London and the UK.
- VAT: mixed supplies, deposits and tax points, place of supply, and margin scheme questions
- Rolling threshold monitoring: we watch your twelve-month turnover so a busy quarter doesn’t create a backdated registration
- Principal versus agent analysis: whether supplier costs belong in your turnover or pass through
- Payroll: permanent staff, seasonal crew, casual workers and performers, plus employment status advice
- Event-by-event profitability reporting: so you know which events made money and which absorbed the margin
- Corporation Tax and year-end accounts: for agencies, venues and production companies
- Self Assessment: for freelance planners, producers and event professionals
- Cultural tax relief claims: Theatre and Orchestra Tax Relief for qualifying live productions
- Cash-flow forecasting: against the event calendar rather than the financial year
Who we work with in the events industry
- Corporate event agencies: conferences, launches, away days, incentive travel and internal events
- Festival organisers: with ticketing, concessions, sponsorship, traders and a very concentrated cash cycle
- Wedding and private event planners: long lead times, large deposits, and clients paying personally
- Venues: where mixed-use space and inclusive pricing raise their own VAT questions
- Production and technical suppliers: staging, AV, lighting and site build
- Live performance producers: where Theatre or Orchestra Tax Relief may apply, and where the picture overlaps with our music industry clients
- Freelance event producers and planners: often working across several agencies
Reasons why we're the right accountants for events businesses
Project management
You are our project, we want you to become more tax efficient, save costs, improve your budgeting and increasing your profitability. Sound good?
People pains
One of the biggest pain points for events is dealing with people, up staffing, down staffing, contracts and expenses. We have that covered.
Daily admin
The bookkeeping can become a headache with expenses coming in daily and needing to be assigned to jobs and budgets. We can do all that for you. No stress.
Tax planning
Whether its saving you tax on your personal return, reducing corporation tax or planning your exit from the business. We will get you the best outcome.
Which sounds like you?
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
Corporation tax, dividends, payroll & the full suite of creative-sector reliefs. Tailored for your business.
- VAT
- Payroll
- Year-end accounts
- R&D/creative reliefs and funding
"They've become an essential part of OurSecretLab’s creative journey, and we literally could not have done what we have, without their guidance and support.”
Frequently Asked Questions about accounting for the events industry
WallsMan Creative works exclusively with creative industries, including event planners, event producers, and event businesses. With over 10 years of experience, we understand project-based events, seasonal income, and complex supplier structures.
The events industry often involves peaks and quiet periods. We help event professionals manage cash flow, plan for seasonal fluctuations, and stay tax-efficient year-round.
Definitely. We support event businesses with budgeting, cost tracking, and profitability analysis, helping you understand margins across individual events and long-term projects.
We provide clear VAT guidance for event services, including ticket sales, mixed VAT rates, deposits, and international events.
We work with festivals, event agencies, and one-off event projects, tailoring our accounting approach to each event model.
We help event professionals scale their business, expand teams, improve systems, and plan growth in a tax-efficient way.
Because we exclusively work with creative industries. Our 10+ years of experience, deep understanding of the events sector, and practical approach mean advice that fits how event businesses really operate.
Useful reading for events businesses
Guides and resources to help events organisers pay less tax and make smarter financial decisions.
Written by our team, for creative businesses like yours.
Related services
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