In the UK the company registration fee is 12£ and then you pay another ~12£ yearly for the "confirmation statement" to keep the company on the register.
Beyond that, the taxes depend on your profits and the documentation is fairly straightforward (I can bitch all day about the amount of tax I'm paying, but at least they are very good at helping you figure out what you have to pay and why) and is very impressive for a government website.
I do have an accountant, but after a year of talking to them and using the provided accounting software (FreeAgent) I would be comfortable in doing all of it myself. The only reason I keep them is because the license for the software is included in their fees and because I'd feel bad dropping them as they are amazing, but if you are a smaller operation and have more time on your hands it's definitely possible to do everything yourself from the start and just pay for the software (or even use something free like GNUCash).
Beyond that, the taxes depend on your profits and the documentation is fairly straightforward (I can bitch all day about the amount of tax I'm paying, but at least they are very good at helping you figure out what you have to pay and why) and is very impressive for a government website.
I do have an accountant, but after a year of talking to them and using the provided accounting software (FreeAgent) I would be comfortable in doing all of it myself. The only reason I keep them is because the license for the software is included in their fees and because I'd feel bad dropping them as they are amazing, but if you are a smaller operation and have more time on your hands it's definitely possible to do everything yourself from the start and just pay for the software (or even use something free like GNUCash).