Industry · Film & TV
Specialist accountants for film, TV and production companies.
Our priority is ongoing finance support for established production companies with a recurring production pipeline — production accounting, freelancer payroll, reporting and creative tax reliefs. Standalone claim support remains available under its own separate scope and fee.
Talk to a film & tv specialistChallenges we solve
- Production-by-production budget control
- Freelancer and CIS payroll complexity
- Navigating creative industry tax reliefs and expenditure credits
- Investor and grant reporting
Outcomes you'll see
- Confident budget control across productions
- Eligible claims supported by clear calculations and appropriate records
- Investor and grant reporting on time
- Clean compliance, every time
What we deliver
Production accounting
Per-production cost reports and forecasts. For qualifying productions, see how costs feed the Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit.
Freelancer payroll
PAYE, IR35 and CIS handled correctly.
Creative tax credits
Support with the financial records and tax processes for film, television and animation reliefs. Learn about our creative industry tax reliefs.
EIS / SEIS structuring
Advance assurance and investor support.
Grant reporting
BFI and other funder-ready reporting. Certification evidence is covered in our guide to the BFI Cultural Test.
VAT & compliance
Cross-border, partial exemption and reverse charge.
Film & TV claim support: scope and fees
Singletree supports Film & TV productions with accounting, financial records, calculations, supporting evidence and coordination. We are not a registered audit firm and do not sign independent auditor reports. Where a report is required, it must be completed by an eligible independent registered auditor under a separately agreed engagement.
Standalone Film & TV claim services have a minimum fee of £2,000 plus VAT per production. The precise services and submission arrangements are agreed in writing before work starts. Independent auditor work, bookkeeping clean-up, BFI certification support and additional HMRC enquiry work are separately scoped and quoted.
Film & TV claim services are contracted and invoiced by Singletree Advisory Ltd (VAT Reg. No.: GB 524948367), which is VAT registered. The contracting company and agreed services will be identified in your engagement letter.
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