Built for Sheffield's businesses

Sheffield has real strength in advanced manufacturing, steel-tech and digital, and creators and online business owners here don't need a generalist down the road — they need specialists who answer quickly and price fairly. Because we work online, you get exactly that, plus a nudge towards the right local support: the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is a good first stop for grants and advice, and our Swoop-powered funding portal searches 1,000+ lenders and grant schemes on top.

When is it worth a Sheffield creator going limited?

There is no magic turnover figure, only a calculation. A limited company pays corporation tax on profit, and you then pay personal tax on what you take out as salary and dividends — so the saving against sole-trader rates only appears once profits are comfortably above what you need to live on, and it is reduced by the smaller dividend allowance. Against that, a company brings Companies House filing, a separate tax return, public accounts and the requirement to keep the money genuinely separate. Contracts, sponsorship and platform accounts may also need transferring. We run the numbers on your actual profits before recommending either way.