Focus on your designs while we focus on your numbers
As an architect, you work in a project-driven profession, with income often tied to RIBA work stages and irregular, sometimes unpredictable payment schedules.
As specialist Accountants For Architects, Nexus Accounting helps architects running limited companies manage cash flow, tax and compliance with genuine ease. We understand the unique billing patterns of architectural work, from planning stage deposits to final completion fees. Our dedicated accountants make your finances simple and transparent, so you can spend more time designing and less time chasing invoices or worrying about your year-end deadlines.
Whether you’re a one-director company or run a growing studio, our advice scales with your practice.
Focus on your designs while we focus on your numbers
As an architect, you work in a project-driven profession, with income often tied to RIBA work stages and irregular, sometimes unpredictable payment schedules. As specialist Accountants For Architects, Nexus Accounting helps architects running limited companies manage cash flow, tax and compliance with genuine ease. We understand the unique billing patterns of architectural work, from planning stage deposits to final completion fees. Our dedicated accountants make your finances simple and transparent, so you can spend more time designing and less time chasing invoices or worrying about your year-end deadlines.
Whether you’re a one-director company or run a growing studio, our advice scales with your practice.
Financial Challenges Facing Architectural Practices
Architects often invoice in stages, which can create unpredictable cash flow between projects, especially during quieter months. Many also juggle multiple clients, subcontractors and site visits on larger jobs, all of which need accurate financial tracking. Professional indemnity insurance, RIBA membership and software licensing fees add further costs that are easy to lose track of without a system in place. Meanwhile, choosing the right mix of salary and dividends can significantly affect how much tax you pay each year. Larger practices also need to think carefully about staff payroll and profit extraction as the team grows. A specialist accountant helps you plan ahead and avoid nasty cash flow surprises before they happen.
Why Architects Trust Nexus Accounting
Our dedicated accountants take the time to get to know your practice, its clients and its billing cycle. We guarantee replies within 24 hours, plus evening and weekend appointments for when site visits eat into your working day. Fixed monthly fees mean no surprise bills, ever, regardless of how busy or quiet a particular month happens to be. FreeAgent software keeps your invoices, receipts and expenses organised in one place, accessible from your phone, laptop or tablet. As your practice takes on more staff or larger contracts, we simply adjust our support around you.
Getting Started With Nexus Accounting
Moving your practice to Nexus Accounting starts with a free consultation, where we learn about your current projects, structure and billing pattern. We then set you up on FreeAgent, migrate your existing records, and introduce your dedicated accountant. From that point on, we manage your compliance, VAT and tax planning in the background, freeing up your time for design work. We’ll also flag upcoming deadlines well in advance, so nothing catches you off guard mid-project. Most practices are fully switched over within days, with no disruption to ongoing projects or client relationships.
Getting Started With Nexus Accounting
Moving your practice to Nexus Accounting starts with a free consultation, where we learn about your current projects, structure and billing pattern. We then set you up on FreeAgent, migrate your existing records, and introduce your dedicated accountant. From that point on, we manage your compliance, VAT and tax planning in the background, freeing up your time for design work. We’ll also flag upcoming deadlines well in advance, so nothing catches you off guard mid-project. Most practices are fully switched over within days, with no disruption to ongoing projects or client relationships.
Nationwide Coverage
We proudly support architects and design practices right across the UK. Whether you’re based in a major city or working remotely from home, our fully online service means distance is never an issue. You’ll get instant access to your dedicated accountant, real-time cloud accounting through FreeAgent, and the same fast, reliable support wherever you’re based. We combine national reach with a genuinely personal service, so you always feel like our only client, not just another account number on a spreadsheet.
Speak to Nexus Accounting today and let us take the stress out of your practice’s finances, so you can focus on the design work you love.
Nationwide Coverage
We proudly support architects and design practices right across the UK. Whether you’re based in a major city or working remotely from home, our fully online service means distance is never an issue. You’ll get instant access to your dedicated accountant, real-time cloud accounting through FreeAgent, and the same fast, reliable support wherever you’re based. We combine national reach with a genuinely personal service, so you always feel like our only client, not just another account number on a spreadsheet.
Speak to Nexus Accounting today and let us take the stress out of your practice’s finances, so you can focus on the design work you love.
Award Winning Accountancy Software with Effortless Admin
FreeAgent is an incredibly simple and effective cloud based accounting solution, which removes the hassle of bookkeeping and provides the information that you need at your fingertips.
Run your entire business from anywhere. Snap an expense, create an invoice, check your cashflow, and stay on top of your tax. Your qualified accountant will help set you up and provide a full walk through of how to make the most of FreeAgent.
Please contact us for a free demonstration.
Award Winning Accountancy Software with Effortless Admin
FreeAgent is an incredibly simple and effective cloud based accounting solution, which removes the hassle of bookkeeping and provides the information that you need at your fingertips.
Run your entire business from anywhere. Snap an expense, create an invoice, check your cashflow, and stay on top of your tax. Your qualified accountant will help set you up and provide a full walk through of how to make the most of FreeAgent.
Please contact us for a free demonstration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, we specialise in limited company architectural practices, handling everything from year-end accounts to corporation tax.
Yes, we help you forecast cash flow around staged project payments. This keeps your finances stable between invoices.
Common claims include software licences, professional insurance and travel costs. We’ll confirm exactly what applies to your practice.
Yes, we handle VAT registration and quarterly returns for you. This keeps your practice compliant year-round.
Packages start from £100+VAT per month, with everything included. There are no hidden extras.
Yes, we work with practices across the UK. Our service is fully online and location-independent.
