TVNDEM is a fixed-monthly-fee accountancy practice for UK artists, makers, designers and galleries. We handle irregular income, grants, royalties and project-based work proactively, with a named specialist — minus the suit-and-tie treatment. Rooted in Margate’s creative scene, serving creatives UK-wide. Free initial consultation.
Creative income doesn’t fit a standard spreadsheet
A creative career earns in ways a payroll job never does: a commission here, a grant there, print sales, teaching, a residency, royalties that trickle in for years. It’s irregular, it’s project-based, and it’s easy to lose track of what’s taxable, what’s deductible, and what you should be putting aside. We handle all of it, so you can spend your energy making rather than reconciling receipts.
Rooted in Margate’s creative community
Margate has become one of the most exciting creative places in the country — Turner Contemporary, a thriving gallery scene, artists’ studios, makers and designers who’ve made Thanet home. We’re based here, among them. That means we understand the local creative economy: the grant funding, the studio costs, the seasonal sales, the mix of income that a working artist juggles. A national firm can’t offer that; we can.
What we handle
Self-employment registration and self-assessment done properly; VAT advice for artists selling work (including internationally); grant and funding reporting; tracking income and expenses by project or exhibition; claiming the deductions creatives miss — materials, studio rent, equipment, travel; and advice on when it’s worth moving from sole trader to a limited company. Cloud-based, fixed fee, no jargon.
Galleries, studios & creative businesses
It’s not only individual artists. Galleries, studios, framers, print shops and creative agencies have their own needs — stock, consignment sales, commission splits, staff and VAT. We work with creative businesses as well as individual makers, giving the whole local scene one accountant who genuinely understands it.