Running a gaming business is hard. We help you play it on Easy Mode. From the very start to the last level boss.

 

For most game devs, crunching really sucks.

But the good news for you is that we love crunching. Number crunching, that is.

Who We Are

We are an accountancy practice with a mission: to be the UK’s leading practice for the video games industry.

Gaming is a phenomenon to behold and as a professional services business we want to work with clients with the same mindset as us.

So, what makes us so special? What do we believe in? What protects us and protects you from financial danger?

What We Do

Yeah, we do accounts and corporation tax returns. Yeah, we do VAT. Yeah, we do payroll. That goes without saying.

But we also do a heck of a lot more. Sky Life Accountancy is a practice with unlimited bonus levels to unlock.

Whether you run an indie gaming studio or you’re killing it as a gaming content creator we can help you in so many ways.

How We Help

To facilitate a long life in business, we help our clients wherever they may be in their own business lifecycle.

We do this by applying a systematic approach for each service you engage us for and every step of the The Way Forward.

The path is the same for everyone: to be successful in life and in business. And our MVP Finance Function delivers this to you.

Digital Partners

We are an elite digital practice in that digital accounting technology drives who we are, what we do and how we help our clients.

Our partners are fully committed to providing the most impressive, valuable and effective experiences for us and our clients.

We understand that game developers work with cutting edge technology and for that exact reason, so should we.

Your Investment

We use transparent data-driven pricing for your integrated service plans at every opportunity using our 1-3-12 review system.

This ensures that your MVP Finance Function investment is priced correctly at all times with no hidden costs or surprises.

We don’t just work with anyone. So if you’re looking for the cheapest accountant, you would not fit the profile of our ideal client.

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We are a completely paperless practice. Doing our little bit to save the world is dead important to us (as you can probably tell).

So much so that by the end of 2021 we had saved over 100 tonnes of CO² (worth around 80 long haul flights) and planted 500 trees.

Our forest gets bigger each month and we expect to have helped grow our mini Amazon rainforest by the end of decade!

 

The Sky Life Practice
App Map

This is how we utilise our digital partners into your
MVP Accounting & Finance Function

 
 

Your APP MAP drives and determines the scope, level and standard of service that you will get from engaging Sky Life Accountancy as your new accountants

READY TO LEVEL UP?

Your MVP Accounting & Finance Function is grouped into specific categories of essential services ranked in order of strategic value to you and your business

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Please note that because we only work with clients who want to up their A-game by focusing on business development, tax efficiency and improving their internal data as a foremost priority,
these services will always be automatically included in your monthly subscription as part of your legal compliance obligations*

*i.e. if you only want a basic compliance service you might be in the wrong place. Whether you have an accountant or not, it is your legal duty to be compliant with HMRC and Companies House. We strongly believe that compliance work should be an afterthought to sleek bookkeeping. When bookkeeping is sleek (and we are slick), accounting will be of the highest standard possible fully enabling the best tax advice you can get. If the accounts are a mess, good tax advice is impossible and the bookkeeping function needs to be upheaved. So whichever way you look at it bookkeeping is at the forefront of everything.

Included Accounting and Tax Compliance Services

  • If you have a limited company, it is your legal duty to file statutory annual accounts at Companies House after the financial year end has passed.

  • If you have a limited company, it is your legal duty to file Corporation Tax Returns (CT600) with HMRC in conjunction with the filing of your statutory annual accounts.

  • If you are VAT-registered, MTD for VAT legislation requires you to file digital VAT returns on time every quarter, month or year without fail using appropriate cloud accounting software.

  • If you are an employer, RTI legislation requires you to file a payroll on time on your designated payroll date without fail.

  • If you are an employer, you might fall under the Auto-Enrolment regime. If so, it is your legal duty to add employees to a workplace pension if they are eligible workers. Additionally, you will need to file a Declaration of Compliance with The Pensions Regulator and assess your duties every 3 years.

  • As a director, you are required to file P11Ds with HMRC on an annual basis. This is to capture any additional benefits-in-kind that you have received whilst in office that is not taxed through your PAYE scheme. Additionally, P11Ds are required for any normal employees who also receive untaxed benefits during the tax year.

  • If you have a limited company, it is your legal duty to file a Confirmation Statement (CS01) at Companies House every year. Failing to do so can lead to your company being struck off the Companies House Register.

  • As a director, you normally have a legal duty to file a personal tax return (Self Assessment) every year for earnings received in the previous tax year.