Partners & referrals

Send us the client with the scary PPL PRS bill.

You know the ones: the café owner who’s had a backdated demand, the salon that can’t work out why their music licence doubled. We’re an independent consultancy that checks those bills against the official tariffs, gets the client onto the correct, lowest compliant tariff, and explains it all in plain English. Prices are published up front, so there’s no downside to sending them our way.

Your clients ask you anywayIf you handle books or advise SMEs, you already hear ‘this PPL PRS bill looks mad: is it right?’. Now you have a straight, independent answer to hand them.

Zero risk to themFor 1 to 3 sites the check is free, with a written verdict, and Licence Watch looks after the licence from £99 a year. Groups of four or more get a free review and pay 20% only of what we actually recover. Nothing hidden, so a referral can’t backfire on you.

You look goodA client who gets money back (or simply gets reassurance in plain English) remembers who sent them. Referrals compound trust in your own relationship.

How a referral works

You introduce us

A quick email, a forwarded invoice, or point them at our free check. However’s easiest for you.

We take it from there

We run the free review, keep your client informed, and handle the correspondence with the licensing body on their authority.

You’re paid, and it’s all in writing

You’re welcome to be copied in throughout. We pay 15% of our fee as a referral fee, set out in a short written arrangement before anything starts, and disclosed to your client in advance.

The referral fee, in plain numbers

We pay 15% of our fee as a referral fee, disclosed and agreed in writing with your client before we start. Our price to your client is identical whether they come through you or find us themselves: the referral fee comes out of our margin, never out of their result.

What your client paysNothing for the check on 1 to 3 sites, from £99 a year if they choose Licence Watch, or for groups 20% of refunds and of realised savings for 24 months. Nothing if we find nothing.

What you receive15% of our fee. On a £1,000 fee that is £150. On a nil fee it is nil.

When it is agreedIn writing, before any work begins, with your client told the specific amount or basis of calculation.

We know why this matters. ICAEW and ACCA both require a member to disclose a referral benefit to their client, including the specific amount or the basis on which it is calculated, in writing and before the referral goes ahead. A vague “we’ll sort something out” is impossible to comply with, which is why we state the number here instead.

Download the client consent templateOne paragraph you can paste into an email to your client. Check it against your own firm’s procedures: it is a drafting aid, not advice on your obligations.

Not ready for any of that?

Then don’t set anything up. Just forward a client’s invoice to us, with their say-so, and we’ll take it from there. No arrangement, no fee to you, no paperwork.

Forward a client invoice

Broker, buying group, franchisor or software platform? See the partner programme for how referral links and partner codes work.

Who we partner with

Accountants & bookkeepersTrade associations (hospitality, retail, salons, gyms)Commercial insurance brokersFranchise & multi-site operatorsBusiness advisors & consultantsChambers of commerce

Let’s set up a referral partnership

Tell us a bit about your clients and how you’d like to work together. We’ll keep it simple, honest and entirely on your clients’ side.

Talk about partnering Book a call to discuss

Independent, not affiliated with PPL PRS Ltd, PRS for Music or PPL. Any referral arrangement is agreed in writing and never affects the price or independence of the advice your client receives.