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New · September 2025

The Startup Founder's Finance Checklist

37 things to get right in your first 12 months — from forming the company correctly to filing R&D claims that survive HMRC review. Used internally for every new client onboard.

  • ✓ Company formation & share structure — the bits that bite you at raise time
  • ✓ HMRC registrations (Corporation Tax, PAYE, VAT)
  • ✓ Director's salary vs dividends — the 2025 sweet spot
  • ✓ Bookkeeping stack: software, automations, who-does-what
  • ✓ R&D claims: what counts, what to document
  • ✓ SEIS / EIS advance assurance — the right order to do things
  • ✓ When to register for VAT (and when not to)

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