{ "name": "Subbielane Contractor Accountancy Fee Index", "title": "Contractor Accountancy Fee Index", "url": "https://subbielane.com/datasets/contractor-accountancy-fee-index/", "csv": "https://subbielane.com/datasets/contractor-accountancy-fee-index.csv", "markdown": "https://subbielane.com/datasets/contractor-accountancy-fee-index/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-19", "license": "https://subbielane.com/terms", "headline": "The median published figure in the Contractor Accountancy Fee Index is 38 GBP across 3 sources' own pages (range 33 to 50 GBP), read 12 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The median published figure in the Contractor Accountancy Fee Index is 38 GBP across 3 sources' own pages (range 33 to 50 GBP), read 12 October 2026.", "3 of the 18 named sources read in full publish a figure; 15 publish none, read 12 October 2026.", "The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 38 GBP across 3)." ], "citation": "\"Subbielane Contractor Accountancy Fee Index\", updated 2026-10-19, https://subbielane.com/datasets/contractor-accountancy-fee-index/.", "changed_since": { "since": "2026-09-26", "previous_median": 38, "delta": 0, "direction": "unchanged", "sentence": "The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 38 GBP across 3)." }, "national": { "unit": "GBP", "n": 3, "median": 38, "min": 33, "max": 50, "p25": 33, "p75": 50, "mean": 40.3333, "units": { "GBP": 3 }, "published_sources": 3, "named_sources": 18, "read_sources": 18, "not_published": 15, "published_share": 0.167 }, "by_axis": {}, "rows": [ { "source": "Taxd pricing", "url": "https://www.taxd.co.uk/pricing", "figure": "£50", "value": 50, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "£50", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "4d4a72e954f4185a860624957a1c7dd931a6e3fc3c1a240c445100664cf1af34" }, { "source": "Mazuma Accountants pricing", "url": "https://www.mazumamoney.co.uk/pricing/", "figure": "£38", "value": 38, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "We'll be there when you need us, saving you time and stress from day 1! £38", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "62575b38eeb41d5a07e53fa00ece3ddf8e10b0e727547fc020506d34d4482ad5" }, { "source": "QAccounting pricing", "url": "https://www.qaccounting.com/pricing/", "figure": "£33.00", "value": 33, "unit": "GBP", "vat": "ex", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "We offer ongoing sole trader accounting packages from as little as £33.00+VAT per month.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "841db8289964eb3f1f8d29074f4ab2ea59c5a7db0dd068a7519eb72116f0f86b" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "inniAccounts price plans", "url": "https://www.inniaccounts.co.uk/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Aardvark Accounting pricing", "url": "https://www.aardvarkaccounting.co.uk/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Sleek UK accounting plans", "url": "https://sleek.com/uk/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Tax Return Accountant, construction and trades fixed fee", "url": "https://taxreturn-accountant.co.uk/construction-and-trades/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Norton Bridges fixed-fee CIS tax return", "url": "https://nortonbridges.co.uk/services/cis-tax-returns/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Heighten Accountants, CIS contractors", "url": "https://heightenaccountants.co.uk/cis-contractors/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Yorkshire Accountancy, accountant for CIS contractors", "url": "https://yorkshireaccountancy.co.uk/who-we-help/accountant-for-cis-contractors/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "TTCA specialist CIS accountants", "url": "https://ttca.co.uk/services/cis-accountants/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "RIFT Refunds fees", "url": "https://www.riftrefunds.co.uk/prices/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Crunch pricing (instant quote)", "url": "https://www.crunch.co.uk/pricing", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "GoSimpleTax price plans", "url": "https://www.gosimpletax.com/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Tax Rebate Services, CIS tax rebate", "url": "https://www.taxrebateservices.co.uk/cis-tax-rebate", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "RIFT CIS tax return", "url": "https://www.riftrefunds.co.uk/tax-returns/cis/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Accounting People, CIS guide", "url": "https://accountingpeople.co.uk/construction-industry-scheme-cis-guide/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "GoFile knowledgebase, CIS deduction rates", "url": "https://gofile.co.uk/knowledgebase/construction-industry-scheme/cis-deduction-rates/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.inniaccounts.co.uk/pricing/", "label": "inniAccounts price plans", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.aardvarkaccounting.co.uk/pricing/", "label": "Aardvark Accounting pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.mazumamoney.co.uk/pricing/", "label": "Mazuma Accountants pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://sleek.com/uk/pricing/", "label": "Sleek UK accounting plans", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.qaccounting.com/pricing/", "label": "QAccounting pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://taxreturn-accountant.co.uk/construction-and-trades/", "label": "Tax Return Accountant, construction and trades fixed fee", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://nortonbridges.co.uk/services/cis-tax-returns/", "label": "Norton Bridges fixed-fee CIS tax return", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://heightenaccountants.co.uk/cis-contractors/", "label": "Heighten Accountants, CIS contractors", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://yorkshireaccountancy.co.uk/who-we-help/accountant-for-cis-contractors/", "label": "Yorkshire Accountancy, accountant for CIS contractors", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://ttca.co.uk/services/cis-accountants/", "label": "TTCA specialist CIS accountants", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.riftrefunds.co.uk/prices/", "label": "RIFT Refunds fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.crunch.co.uk/pricing", "label": "Crunch pricing (instant quote)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gosimpletax.com/pricing/", "label": "GoSimpleTax price plans", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.taxrebateservices.co.uk/cis-tax-rebate", "label": "Tax Rebate Services, CIS tax rebate", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.taxd.co.uk/pricing", "label": "Taxd pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.riftrefunds.co.uk/tax-returns/cis/", "label": "RIFT CIS tax return", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://accountingpeople.co.uk/construction-industry-scheme-cis-guide/", "label": "Accounting People, CIS guide", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://gofile.co.uk/knowledgebase/construction-industry-scheme/cis-deduction-rates/", "label": "GoFile knowledgebase, CIS deduction rates", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 3 of the 18 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 15 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 102 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the median, minimum and maximum published fee across every UK firm that publishes one, normalised to pounds per month excluding VAT because the market quotes monthly, annually, per return and as a percentage of a refund against the same work; cut by client type (sole trader, CIS subcontractor, limited company contractor), by what the fee includes (year-end accounts, corporation tax, VAT, payroll, self assessment, the accounting software licence, an IR35 contract review) and by pricing model - and the finding is the fourth model, the CIS rebate firms that charge a percentage of the refund with a floor rather than a monthly fee, which the monthly comparisons never sit beside; plus the share of firms that publish a fee at all, several of the best-known contractor brands now redirecting to one group page", "embed": "

38 GBP

median published figure, Contractor Accountancy Fee Index, across 3 sources, read 12 October 2026

Source: Subbielane Contractor Accountancy Fee Index
" }