Ellis Bennett ACCA

Have you given up on managing accountancy & taxes for your business?

Setting up a business is no walk in the park, let alone managing the financial aspect of it.

It requires intense efforts to make sure you’re on the right track.

Miss one tax deadline, and you might end up paying double in penalty.

I know it’s overwhelming as a founder.

Now imagine you have an expert who takes care of all your accountancy and tax situation.

You don’t have to worry about taxes.
You don’t have to panic while planning your budget.
You know where you stand in terms of profits and losses.
You have someone you can rely on to manage the financials.

Amazing, isn’t it?

That’s what getting an expert feels like.

I’m Ellis, an ACCA Chartered Accountant, Director at EA Accountancy, and Author of The Solopreneur Start-Up Bible.

I help, advise, and guide start-ups, businesses, and young entrepreneurs through the whirlwind of accountancy and taxes.

I’ve served over 300+ satisfied clients, and I’m all in to help you!

Now, I’m not the accountant who speaks to you once a year in a robotic tone.

I’m more like your business partner.

I help you every step of the way (even acting like a therapist if you need one).

My services include:

• VAT
• Accounts
• Payroll
• Pensions
• Tax Advice
• Tax Planning
• Personal Tax
• Bookkeeping
• Accounting Software
• Company Incorporations
• Registered Office Address
• Capital Gains Tax Disclosures
• Business Planning And Advice

I also offer consultation for new business owners or people looking to hire an accountant so you have clarity for your next steps.

If you think I can help you with any of the above or would like to connect over a Discovery Call, feel free to drop me a DM.

Chartered Accountant

If your accountant is a family friend…

You probably don’t have an accountant.

You have a favour.

One of the biggest red flags on a sales call:

“Yeah, he’s just a family friend. It’s easier.”

Easier.

So is skipping leg day.

Doesn’t build anything worth having.

Here’s what “family friend accountant” usually means for a £200k–£1m agency:

– You speak once a year
– No proper monthly numbers
– No margin analysis
– No forecasting
– No tax planning before year end
– No one challenging what you’re taking out

It’s comfortable.

And comfort is expensive.

When you’re trying to scale:

– 3 staff to 8
– £300k to £1m
– Chaos to structure

You don’t need “easy”.

You need:

– Weekly bookkeeping
– Monthly reports
– Cash flow forecasts
– Proper tax planning
– Someone who’ll say, “Why are your margins that low?”
– Someone who isn’t scared to challenge your drawings

Most family friends won’t challenge you.

Because they don’t want to make Christmas awkward.

But business isn’t Christmas dinner.

It’s war.

If your accountant feels “safe” and “easy”…

Ask yourself whether they’re helping you grow.

Or just helping you file.

Big difference.

Ellis Bennett FCCA

Simplifying Accountancy and maximising Tax Efficiency for Business Owners | Director - EA Accountancy 👨🏼‍💻 💸

Expert

The word gets thrown around like confetti.

Same way everyone who runs a half marathon and lifts a few weights suddenly calls themselves a hybrid athlete.

I’ve just completed another two HYROX events.
I’m training for a sub-3 marathon.
I can bench 120kg (1rep😂)
And I still wouldn’t call myself a hybrid athlete.

Put some respect on the word athlete.
I’m miles off it.

Because I understand how high the bar actually is.
That’s the difference.

Standards.

Business is no different.

Agency owners are constantly sold by “experts” who:
• Scaled one client
• Had one big quarter
• Went viral a few times
• Filed a handful of tax returns

That’s not expertise.
That’s exposure.

Expertise is repetition.
Pressure.
Edge cases.

Fixing things when they’re messy, not when they’re trending.
In my world that looks like:
• £200k agencies making nothing and not knowing why
• £500k agencies with “record months” but no cash
• £1m agencies drifting into VAT disasters
• Directors overdrawn by £100k
• Businesses growing themselves into the ground

That’s where depth is built.

In uncomfortable conversations.
In messy clean-ups.
In fixing pricing, margins and systems before they snap.
Same in training.

Anyone can complete one tough event.

Very few:
Track the numbers.
Fix weaknesses.
Respect the process.
Turn up again.
And again.
And again.

That’s the gap between participation and mastery.

Agencies don’t need hype.
They need operators who’ve seen what breaks at £300k, £500k and £1m and know how to fix it before it happens.

Standards matter.

If you want to be taken seriously,
Raise yours.

I grow brands on Insta, TikTok + Pinterest 📈 reaching over 67 MILLION impressions every MONTH for my clients 🔥 Track Record of Scaling Brands on Social | Not just your average marketer 💅

I turn ur business Insta + Pinterest into actual money

(corporate marketers hate to see me coming 💅)

I've helped multiple brands hit 7 figures without spending a penny on ads, generated over 1B+ organic impressions, and built full stack marketing funnels for over 100 brands that directly link to revenue 

it's 2026, we want MONEY from our marketing not impressions bestie!!

two ways to work with me:

💌 full social media management

content strategy, creation, posting, funnels - the whole shabang handled.

bc viral videos mean nothing if your funnel is leaking everywhere.

💰fractional CMO (application only) - CURRENTLY FULLY BOOKED

Think systems, automations, full-stack funnels, team management, metric tracking, growth charts. the whole backend built for ROI. I build the foundation so your marketing runs a compounding profit - not just technically 'managed'

(ps - I only work with brands looking to build solid foundations and boost cash flow, not those looking for viral videos and quick wins)

oh and btw if you don't hit the growth metrics we agree on?

you get your money back. simple as that 🤷‍♀️

(most agencies won't even tell you their results. I guarantee mine cos I'm that good)

8 years in. learnt most of it the hard way so you don't have to x

Danielle Theobald 🍪

surprise I made a person??

41 weeks of LinkedIn content and not ONE of you noticed

my best marketing campaign yet tbh  10 months in development
zero investor funding
100% organic growth

(his ROI is mass chaos and no sleep but I'm still obsessed with him??)

Danielle Theobald

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Photo 1: I did everything LinkedIn told me to

Photo 2: I did the opposite

In 2023 I was living my 'best life' according to social media:

- 7 fig business (yes, really)
- going gym 5 times a week
- working about 10-12 hours a day

all whilst travelling the world

I thought I was happy. I was in this 'dream life' so many people wanted, right?

WRONGGGG!

I was overweight. Unhappy. Jumping between toxic relationships. A shell of myself - I literally didn't even realise it 

It took me many (many) breakdowns to realise what actually mattered to me

Freedom. Community. Love. Wellness.

and without even intending to or focusing on it I:

lost 18kg
found God (hey bestie!)
got literally 10x more take home income
met my husband

I got everything I wanted, could ever dream of, and more 🥹

I was waking up at 10am, working 4 hours a day, reduced gym to 1-2 times per week - everything that apparently makes you 'lazy'

This is legit not some LinkedIn hook, those of you who know me in real life know this was my reality 😭

for a bunch of 'smart' and 'top 1% performers' on this app, we sure are dumb af

please please PLEASE start writing your own playbook

as a collective we need to stop following blueprints, whether it be from a 'guru', a celebrity, or God forbid a ChatGPT output 🥲

I WANT 2026 TO BE THE YEAR YOU START REWRITING YOUR OWN STORY!!!

LET IT EXCITE YOU!

YES I'M SHOUTING!!!!!!!!

the amount of competition, burnout and comparison I see on this app every. single. day. genuinely saddens me

I'll leave you with Mark 8:36 from the Bible - and religious or not I want you to sit with it for a few days:

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

things I do as a gen z CMO that would send corporate marketing into a coma 🕺🏼🦖

1️⃣ I don't work with new brands running ads

No bc do u rly think that a) your business will make money or b) that I'm gonna waste my time building out a funnel if ur running paid ads IMMEDIATELY after launch?

No babes, you're already set up for failure if we don't have time to build an organic base x

2️⃣ I call out bs

u hired me to do a job, so I'm gonna do it??

If you've got something blocking your funnel, it's literally my job to let you know. We're not focusing on increasing traffic from socials if ur funnel is leaking

(never been fired for being a sassy b when needed - not fired yet anyway haha)

3️⃣ i honestly don’t care if u don't want to film content

why is it now commonly accepted that the ONLY way to build a successful business is if the founder is making weekly videos??

some founders don't want to be in the spotlight. that's perfectly fine. I'm not gonna force u in front of camera bc LinkedIn told me to

(+ unlike most 'gurus' on LinkedIn, I actually know how to build a brand without hacks and trends 🤡)

____

Corporate is out here coming up with 6 month strategies and weeks of 'customer research' just to post on Insta and 100 views (if you're lucky)

Spice up your marketing, stay in with the times and always make sure you're running a consistent testing data pool

yours sincerely,

a girl that’s officially been a fCMO for 3 years, including 2 billion dollar and 10+ million dollar businesses xxxx

It’s hard because you’re inexperienced, not incapable 

Keep going bestie 🕺🏼

(and whilst you’re at it, stop letting social media scare you into comparison - it’ll steal all good fruits from you)

am I the only one that’s never seen this before?? 🥹🥹🩷

Waitrose gives its employees a roll of ‘it’s on us’ stickers 

main concept = to gift items to customers they feel may need a pick me up

people who are unwell, going through tough times or someone whose day doesn’t look so fabby

I googled to see if it’s real (it is!!) and saw other cases like:

-  fish counter staff gifting fish bc the customer was hesitant to try something new

- one of Maidenhead staff gave a customer a pot of yellow roses upon learning they were supporting family arriving from Ukraine

- a gift for a young daughter who helped their mother with her wheelchair

My heart is SCREAMING rn!! 

I’m sorry to interrupt ur feed of formulas and growth hacks

but this is honestly what business is about for me 🥲

making someone’s day, giving back, using your time and resources for GOOD

sure ROI is nice

a viral post makes u feel good

money in the bank makes us feel accomplished

but THIS for me is true fulfilment and so so inspiring from Waitrose & Partners  

so in honour of Waitrose, I want to spend today + this weekend giving on LinkedIn

comment with what would make your day, and I’ll help as many people as possible 🩷

(maybe u need money to buy that book you’ve been debating, or could really do with some free marketing advice - whatever it is, business or not, I want to help as many people)

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