Where Guildford’s businesses are
The Surrey Research Park beside the University of Surrey, the games and interactive-entertainment studios clustered around the town, the High Street offices and the Slyfield and Woking Road business areas.
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Guildford has a notable games and software cluster, a research park linked to the university and many consultancies serving London and the M25 corridor.
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Where companies here cluster, what that does to their accounts, and a worked example.
The Surrey Research Park beside the University of Surrey, the games and interactive-entertainment studios clustered around the town, the High Street offices and the Slyfield and Woking Road business areas.
Guildford is one of the UK's strongest games development centres, so many local limited companies are studios, freelance developers and artists. Games businesses can access a dedicated expenditure credit and R&D relief, and need clean cost records by project. Contractors serving large employers in the area also face IR35 reviews and high-rate dividend tax.
A small indie studio in Guildford tracks development spend by game so it can claim the relief for qualifying titles and keeps its R&D records alongside.
Qualifying games can claim the Video Games Expenditure Credit, and development work that resolves technical uncertainty may also support an R&D claim. We assess each project against the tests and keep the cost evidence the claims need.
Our fixed monthly fees are the same in Guildford 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.
We are an online firm, so a named accountant looks after your Guildford company by phone, video, email and WhatsApp. Our offices are in Morden, Croydon, Chelsea, Mitcham for anyone who prefers to meet in person.
Tell us about your company and we will confirm your fixed fee within one working day.