Three productions. Three payers.
More headspace between gigs.
Fixed-fee accounting for people juggling productions, agencies and deadlines.
No sales pitch — just a straight answer on whether we're the right fit.
- Overlapping gigs, one messy paper trail.
- Travel, subs and rush costs everywhere.
- Income timing rarely matches the work.
We get it. And we've done this for years.
A day in the life of a media freelancer.
Different sets, different schedules, different clients — one place to keep the numbers tidy.
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07:15
Call sheet lands. The week changes shape again.
Invoices and calendar stay in sync — no copying anything across.
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10:40
You're on a shoot, in an edit suite, or moving between locations.
Joy Pilot's on your phone; your accountant's a tap away.
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14:10
Travel, meals, kit hire and last-minute spends start stacking up.
Snap the receipts as you go. Tagged, filed, claimed.
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18:50
One client pays fast, another sits on the invoice.
We track who's paid, chase who hasn't, and keep your tax picture live.
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Any day / evening
Admin question between gigs?
Same accountant, same phone line. No ticket queue.
Cheat sheet · 9 items
What you can actually claim.
The expenses and allowables that apply to media & entertainment work — tailored, not guessed.
Projects & travel
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01
Mileage and rail fares
Trips between locations, studios, edit suites and client offices — logged the way HMRC expects.
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02
Parking and taxis
Short hops between shoots, and late rides home after wrap.
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03
Hotel stays for location work
Overnights when the shoot is too far to commute, within HMRC subsistence rules.
Kit & production costs
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04
Kit hire
Cameras, lenses, lights, audio and grip hired per production or per day.
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05
Consumables
Tape, gels, batteries, SD cards and the bits that get burned through on set.
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06
Software subscriptions
Editing suites, DAW licences, colour tools and cloud storage — monthly or annual.
Admin & cover
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07
Insurance
Public liability, equipment cover and professional indemnity.
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08
Phone costs
The business portion of your phone bill — agency calls and shoot coordination.
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09
Professional fees
Union subs, agent commission, accountancy and professional memberships.
You handle the production.
We handle the paperwork after wrap.
Joy Pilot in the gaps between gigs.
Built for days that don't end at 5 — on set, in the car, between locations.
Voice invoice after wrap.
Dictate the invoice while the day's still fresh, snap the receipts on the way home, and ask Jodie — the AI assistant inside Joy Pilot — the things you'd normally chase your accountant for.
- "Create an invoice for yesterday's shoot."
- "How much tax should I set aside this month?"
- "Add that train fare as an expense."
- "Show me what's still unpaid."
“They’ve taken away all the difficulties of Ltd co’s, given good clear advice/suggestions/information and have always been responsive and timely with requests and requirements.”
The things media freelancers actually ask us.
Fewer spreadsheets.
More time between gigs.
Talk to a real accountant who's worked with media freelancers before. No sales pitch — just a straight answer on whether we're the right fit.
Prefer to talk? Call us on 020 7731 1117