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0207 412 8381Recurring revenue looks clean. The finances rarely are.
Accounting, tax, audit and finance services for UK technology, SaaS and AI businesses. Support with R&D, SEIS/EIS, runway, SaaS metrics, audit, VAT and outsourced finance.
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At a glance
Next Level Business is a UK accountancy firm for Technology, SaaS and AI businesses
- Services: statutory accounts, bookkeeping, audit, VAT & marketplace tax, R&D tax relief, and EMI share schemes. Everything you need.
- Client size: from start-up to £20m+ in annual revenue.
- Integrations: Xero, QuickBooks, Stripe, Chargebee and HubSpot.
- Smart Finance Function™: a fully outsourced finance department covering month-end reporting, margin analysis, and stock and cash flow forecasting — from £2,000/month.
Recurring revenue looks clean. The finances rarely are.
Tech and SaaS businesses can grow ARR while burning cash, misreading margins and making decisions from metrics that do not tie back to the accounts.
Problem 1
ARR up. Runway down.
“Recurring revenue does not always mean cash security.”
Recurring revenue does not always mean cash security. Payroll, product development, cloud costs, sales spend and support costs often land long before the payback.
Problem 2
The metrics don’t reconcile
“MRR, ARR, churn, CAC, LTV and deferred revenue are often tracked outside the accounts.”
MRR, ARR, churn, CAC, LTV and deferred revenue are often tracked outside the accounts. When billing, finance and dashboards disagree, founders do not know which number to trust.
Problem 3
Growth is leaking efficiency
“New customers are not enough.”
New customers are not enough. Churn, weak expansion, high acquisition costs, onboarding effort and infrastructure spend can turn impressive growth into expensive growth.
Our Tech, SaaS and AI Services
Accounting
Tech & SaaS Tax
Finance that makes recurring revenue bankable
Good Tech and SaaS finance turns product, billing and accounting data into decisions founders can use — protecting runway, proving performance and supporting the next stage of growth.
Revenue Clarity
ARR, MRR, churn, expansion, deferred revenue and recognised revenue are measured properly and tied back to the accounts.
Runway Control
Cash forecasts show how long the business can operate, what drives burn and when hiring, fundraising or cost decisions need to happen.
Unit Economics
Gross margin, CAC payback, LTV, retention, hosting costs and support costs are visible before growth becomes expensive.
Clean SaaS Systems
Billing, payments, CRM, cloud accounting and reporting tools connect properly, so finance data is accurate, current and usable.
Innovation Tax Ready
R&D, Patent Box, VAT, corporation tax and funding structures are considered early, not rushed after the opportunity has passed.
Investor-Ready Reporting
Board packs, forecasts, KPI dashboards and financial models are built around the questions investors, lenders and leadership teams actually ask.
Results from our Tech SaaS and AI clients
+9months
of additional runway found for a £3m ARR platform by re-cutting cloud spend and CAC payback.
£412k
of R&D relief and Patent Box savings claimed for an AI infrastructure business over two years.
5 days
month-end close for a Series A SaaS business previously waiting 6 weeks for management accounts.
Meet your Tech, SaaS & AI CFO
Talk to an expert about your Tech, SaaS & AI challenge
Technology, SaaS and AI businesses supported from first revenue through to Series C and beyond. Whether it’s runway, revenue recognition, an R&D claim or metrics that will not reconcile, she’ll tell you what to fix first.
Tech SaaS and AI — common questions
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What accounting services do you provide for technology, SaaS and AI businesses?
Statutory accounts, bookkeeping, audit, VAT and marketplace tax and payroll as standard, plus R&D tax relief, Patent Box, SEIS/EIS and EMI share schemes. Smart Finance Function™ adds a fully outsourced finance department when you need month-end reporting, margin analysis and cashflow forecasting.
Can you help us claim R&D tax relief and Patent Box?
Yes. We prepare and support R&D claims and Patent Box elections as part of your wider tax position, so relief is planned into the year rather than rushed after the opportunity has passed. We will tell you plainly where a claim is strong and where it is not.
How do you report SaaS metrics like MRR, ARR and churn?
We tie revenue metrics back to the accounts, so MRR, ARR, churn, expansion, deferred revenue and recognised revenue reconcile with your billing system and your statutory numbers. Board packs and KPI dashboards then report one set of figures everyone can trust.
Do you support fundraising, due diligence and investor reporting?
We build the forecasts, financial models and board reporting investors, lenders and leadership teams actually ask for, and we support you through diligence. Funding structures are considered early so the round does not stall on avoidable finance questions.
Accountancy and finance support for UK technology, SaaS and AI businesses at every stage — pre-revenue startups protecting runway, scale-ups proving unit economics, and established platforms preparing for investment or acquisition. Cloud accounting, clean systems and honest advice, from a team that has sat on the other side of the board table.
Every engagement starts with a conversation rather than a quote. Tell us where the numbers hurt — burn, billing, metrics, tax or reporting — and we will tell you what to fix first, what it will cost and what it should be worth.