Where Brighton and Hove’s businesses are
The North Laine and Lanes, the Brighton digital and creative cluster often called Silicon Beach, the Shoreditch-like studios around the seafront and the university campuses.
Limited company accountants in Brighton and Hove.
Brighton and Hove has a large creative and digital sector, tourism and hospitality, and an unusually high number of sole traders and independent shops.
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What does a limited company accountant in Brighton and Hove do?
Prepares your accounts and Corporation Tax return, files at Companies House, handles VAT and payroll and plans your pay. Ours start at £45.83 + VAT a month.
Business in Brighton and Hove, by the numbers.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts 2026 and ONS mid-2025 population estimates, via Nomis, 2026.
Businesses
14,035
VAT or PAYE registered businesses in Brighton and Hove
Micro share
90%
are micro businesses of 0 to 9 staff, against 89% across the UK
Density
49
businesses per 1,000 residents, against 40 across the UK
What the local mix means for your accounts.
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Energy supply
Energy and utilities-related firms account for 0.7% of enterprises in Brighton and Hove. Long contracts and large invoices mean accurate accruals and timely invoicing drive cash flow. That is 2.9 times the UK-wide share.
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Information and communication
Information and communication firms are 13% of businesses in Brighton and Hove, a high share for the UK. Subscription revenue, contractor invoicing, R&D costs and overseas customers are the typical accounts questions for software and media companies. That is 1.9 times the UK-wide share.
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Professional, scientific and technical
Professional, scientific and technical firms are 20% of businesses in Brighton and Hove (about 2,750 enterprises). Consultants and practices here need profit by client, clean director's loan accounts and prompt invoicing more than anything else.
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Wholesale and retail trade
Retail and wholesale firms make up 12% of enterprises in Brighton and Hove. Till and payout reconciliation, stock and margin by product line, and mixed-rate VAT are the main jobs, whether the sales are in a shop or on a marketplace.
Business in Brighton and Hove, up close.
Where companies here cluster, what that does to their accounts, and a worked example.
What it means for your Brighton and Hove company
Brighton and Hove has one of the highest densities of creative and digital companies in the country. Many are owner-managed studios and agencies with freelancers around them, which makes IR35 on the freelancers, creative industry reliefs and VAT on mixed UK and overseas clients the key questions. The seasonal tourism trade adds its own peaks.
An illustrative Brighton and Hove example
A Brighton animation studio hires freelancers for each project. We review each engagement's status and handle VAT on the foreign clients' invoices.
Brighton and Hove: questions.
Do creative studios qualify for special tax reliefs?
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Some creative sectors, such as film, television, animation, video games and theatre, have specific tax reliefs. We check whether your production qualifies and how the claim is made.
How much does a limited company accountant cost in Brighton and Hove?
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Our fixed monthly fees are the same in Brighton and Hove as anywhere else in the UK: Essential from £45.83 + VAT, Complete from £62.50 + VAT and Growth from £75 + VAT. Final price depends on your turnover and options.
Do you have an accountant in Brighton and Hove?
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We are an online firm, so a named accountant looks after your Brighton and Hove company by phone, video, email and WhatsApp. Our offices are in Morden, Croydon, Chelsea, Mitcham for anyone who prefers to meet in person.
Your Brighton and Hove accounts, handled.
Tell us about your company and we will confirm your fixed fee within one working day.