Accounting for arts, entertainment and sports businesses
Tickets, sponsorships and participation fees may fund the same event, but each comes with different records and commitments. Abacus helps you organise income and costs by event or project, so you can plan the budget and understand the final result.
What your business needs
What matters in arts, entertainment and sport.
We help you connect tickets, sponsorships and membership fees with project costs, so you can follow each budget and its outstanding commitments.
Income sources
Separate ticket sales, memberships, sponsorships and funding.
Event budgets
Follow venue, production, equipment and promotion costs.
People and contracts
Organise payments to artists, coaches and contractors.
Settlements
Reconcile ticketing platforms, advances, refunds and final payments.
How we can help
Support for your events and programmes.
- Accounting Services
Project bookkeeping
Record income and expenditure by event or programme.
- Accounting Services
Ticketing reconciliation
Match platform reports, fees, refunds and receipts.
- Accounting Services
Contract payment records
Organise documentation for contributors and service providers.
- Financial & Tax Services
Tax and payroll review
Assess obligations according to legal form and activity.
- Consulting Services
Budget reporting
Compare planned and actual results and outstanding commitments.
Benefits
What you gain
A result for each event
Compare identifiable income and costs to understand the financial outcome of a project or programme.
Visibility of committed spending
Track agreed fees and supplier costs alongside amounts already paid and funds still available.
Organised records for partners
Keep funding, income and expense records ready for the reporting requirements agreed with partners.
How we work
How we work with your business.
We start by understanding your business, then support you on an ongoing basis.
Get to know your activity
Your business, how it operates and the challenges you face.
Identify your needs
Accounting, tax, reporting or advice, according to your priorities.
Agree the services
What we will do for you and how we will stay in touch.
Support you on an ongoing basis
We deliver the agreed services, month after month.
Common questions
Before you get in touch.
Can't find your answer? Contact us at any time.
Yes, where income, costs and funding records identify the event.
They should not be assumed identical. We review the agreement, obligations and purpose of the payment.
The service scope can be adapted to the club’s legal form, funding arrangements and reporting requirements.
Other industries we work with
All industries- Wholesale & Retail
- Import & Export
- Professional Services
- Technology & IT
- E-commerce
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Restaurants & Food
- Construction
- Real Estate
- Marketing & Creative
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Agriculture & Agribusiness
- Automotive & Parking
- Transport & Logistics
- Education & Training
- Personal Services & Maintenance
Let’s talk about your business
Tell us about your events or programmes, how they are funded and the budget questions you want to resolve.