Who we help
We work with ambitious fledging studios who are just starting out on their incredible journey, through to seasoned studios who have been developing brilliant and highly successful games or experiences for many years. Wherever you are along your journey, we’re here to support you.
Start Ups
Pre-Seed
We’re here to help you get off the ground, and crucially set up the systems and processes at this early stage to leverage from, once that all important investment round or publishing deal has been closed a little further down the track.
Typical services at this stage include:
Incorporation of your Limited Company
Workplace pension set-up
HMRC registration for VAT, Corporation Tax and PAYE
Xero implementation
Establishment of Virtual Finance Team services
Financial forecasts and advice for your upcoming seed round
Implement scalable processes as the foundation for future growth
Early Stage
Seed
Increased support in this phase is vital to ensure your successful round closure is underpinned by robust systems, processes and reporting to accommodate the increased financial complexities.
Our services at this phase typically include:
Virtual Finance Team firmly in place
Pitch deck review
S/EIS advice and Advance Assurance applications
Cap Table establishment and ongoing management
Developing and implementing Investor Reporting
Preparing Management Reporting and Cashflow/Runway Forecasts
EMI Valuations
Planning for tax reliefs such as VGTR and/or R&D
Working with you to create and implement an EMI Scheme for your growing team
Growth Stages
Series A and Beyond
In these critical stages, close and continued support from us is vital given the rapidly increasing rate of complexity, growth and associated spend.
Our services during these stages include:
Full Virtual Finance Team services
Preparation for due diligence providing financial reporting and forecasting
Re-assessing EIS position
Term Sheet reviews
Cap Table management
Roll out of EMI options to expanding team
Full management of EMI Scheme activities
Enhanced Management Reporting
Enhanced Board Reporting
Ongoing EMI valuations
Enhanced Investor Reporting
Ongoing VGTR and R&D claims (subject to eligibility)
"Urban Ledgers’ expertise has been critical to our ability to survive and scale. They took over our own accounting process that had serious issues and turned it around both quickly and diligently whilst being a pleasure to work with."
– Matthew Wiggins, CEO at Mojiworks