The business
behind the talent.
Job tracking, commission invoicing, and the accounts that keep a sports or entertainment business solvent. Built for agents, managers, PR consultancies, production companies and small organisations who don't have an in-house team to do it. Handled by someone who already speaks the language of the industry, so you don't have to translate it.
Built around this world, not every industry.
Agents & talent managers
Where commission splits, deal structures, and booking or appearance fees all move differently depending on the client, and a generalist needs it explained every time.
PR & communications consultancies
Retainers, press-office fees, and client billing that doesn't run on a normal sales cycle, sport or entertainment.
Production companies
Independent film, TV, commercial and content production businesses without an in house finance team, where every project brings a new set of invoices, contractors and deadlines.
Producers, directors, freelancers & sole traders
Working through your own limited company or as a sole trader, still doing your own invoicing after hours and chasing payment on jobs finished months ago.
Small sports and entertainment organisations
Clubs, small labels and independent outfits big enough to have real financial operations, not big enough to have a finance department running them.
Three ways to work with us.
Run by people who already know what a commission split is, so nothing needs explaining twice. Take one function, or hand over the lot.
Admin Manager
The day-to-day operations that keep a business running.
- Job & project tracking
- Diary and scheduling
- Contract logging & renewals
- CRM & client records
- Correspondence support
Finance Manager
The invoicing and accounts that keep the business paid.
- Sales & commission invoicing
- Payment chasing / credit control
- Bank reconciliation
- Monthly management accounts
- Cashflow reporting
Full Service
One point of contact, covering admin and finance together.
- Everything in Admin Manager
- Everything in Finance Manager
- Single dedicated contact
- Priority turnaround
- Monthly review call
The production is yours. The paperwork is ours.
Independent production runs on tight margins and tighter timelines. Every project brings a new set of invoices, contractors, expenses and deadlines, and the finance rarely gets the attention the edit does. Sideline runs the business side so you can run the production.
Budgets, costs and expenses
Spend tracked against budget per production, with location costs, kit hire, travel and per diems coded to the right project, so you know where every job stands before the wrap.
Invoicing and getting paid
Invoices to broadcasters, brands, agencies and platforms, raised correctly and chased properly.
Crew and contractor payments
Freelancers paid on time, self billing where it applies, and the records HMRC expects for every one of them.
Bookkeeping, VAT and company admin
Books kept current, VAT returns filed, year end accounts prepared, and Companies House, contracts and renewals taken care of.
Your own company, without the second job.
Most producers and directors work through their own limited company, which means you are also a finance director, an office manager and a debt chaser in between projects. Sideline takes that on. Invoicing, expenses, bookkeeping, VAT, self assessment and the company admin, kept in order while you are on set.
Sideline runs the business. Xylo looks after the life around it.
Careers in sport and entertainment rarely stay in one place. Transfers, tours, shoots and seasons away land on the personal side of life too. Our sister company Xylo is a private office for the people at the centre of it, with one named manager for the home, travel and family, and memberships that include evenings and weekends.
For talent, producers and crew
Athletes, actors, musicians, presenters, directors and crew. A move for a new club or residency, the family following on tour, and the home kept running while you are away.
For agents and managers
Introduce a client and the relocation, the school search and the household calls stop landing on your desk. Xylo does not represent talent and has no part in contracts or deals.
Three steps to get started.
A working session, not a sales pitch
We look at how invoicing, commissions, and job tracking currently run, and where the gaps actually are.
Systems set up around your existing tools
We slot into what you already use rather than making you migrate everything to fit us.
Ongoing, quiet, and on schedule
Invoices go out, payments get chased, books stay current, without you thinking about it day to day.
Admin and accounts,
taken care of.
A 20-minute call to see whether Sideline is the right fit. No pitch deck, just a look at what's currently taking up your evenings.