Bookkeeping

Always reconciled, always accurate, always ready for the taxman.

Cloud-based bookkeeping on Xero, QuickBooks, or FreeAgent. We keep your records clean, your bank reconciled, and your accounts ready for VAT, payroll, management reporting, and year-end.

What we cover

Bookkeeping that doesn't fall behind.

Bookkeeping going wrong is the single biggest cause of expensive year-end clean-up work. We keep it current, accurate, and connected to everything else.

Cloud Software

Xero, QuickBooks, or FreeAgent depending on what fits your business. We're certified on all three and will recommend honestly.

Bank Reconciliation

Every transaction across bank, credit card, PayPal, and Stripe matched to invoices and bills. Done weekly or monthly to suit.

Sales Ledger

Invoices raised and recorded, customers chased on schedule, and aged debtor reports so you know what's outstanding.

Purchase Ledger

Supplier invoices captured (often via receipt-scanning tools like Dext), coded correctly, and ready for payment runs.

Monthly Summary

End of each month you get a simple P&L and bank position so you know how the business is doing without waiting for year-end.

MTD-Ready Records

Digital record-keeping that meets Making Tax Digital rules for VAT, and for Income Tax Self Assessment when it lands.

Bookkeeping for businesses that want clean numbers.

If your books are months behind, your VAT is a scramble, or you can never tell what you actually made last month, this is what fixes it.

Sole traders and freelancers

Simple cloud setup with monthly reconciliation and quarterly summary.

Limited companies

Full double-entry bookkeeping with sales and purchase ledgers and management reports.

VAT-registered businesses

MTD-compliant records and a return-ready ledger every quarter.

E-commerce sellers

Shopify, Amazon, eBay, and Stripe feeds reconciled with multi-currency where it applies.

Catch-up jobs

Months or years behind? We bring you current and set up the system to keep it that way.

How we set up and run bookkeeping.

01 — Setup

Software and feeds

Cloud software set up or taken over, bank feeds connected, receipt-capture tools installed.

02 — Catch up

Bring things current

If the books are behind, we reconcile up to date before starting the regular rhythm.

03 — Routine

Weekly or monthly

Bank reconciliation, ledger maintenance, and VAT-ready records on a predictable cycle.

04 — Report

Monthly summary

Simple month-end report so you can see how the business is performing, not just at year-end.

Frequently asked questions about bookkeeping

Which software should I use?

It depends on the business. Xero suits most service and product businesses. QuickBooks works well for sole traders and smaller limited companies. FreeAgent is great if you bank with NatWest, Mettle, or Royal Bank of Scotland (often free with the account). We’ll recommend based on what fits.

I'm months behind. Can you catch me up?

Yes. Catch-up bookkeeping is one of the most common things we do. We agree a fixed fee to bring the books current, then move you onto the regular monthly rhythm so it doesn’t happen again.

Do I still need an accountant if you do my bookkeeping?

Bookkeeping is one piece. You’ll still want statutory accounts, corporation tax or self assessment, and ideally an advisor to talk through the numbers. We offer all of it, so most clients have us do the lot.

How often will the books be updated?

Weekly for most clients, monthly for smaller businesses. VAT-registered businesses always get reconciled before quarter-end so the return is ready to file.

Do I have to upload everything manually?

No. We set up bank feeds, sales platform integrations, and receipt-capture apps (like Dext or Hubdoc) so most data flows in automatically. You just snap a photo of a receipt and we take it from there.

Want your books always up to date?

Book a free 30-minute call. We’ll review where you are and quote a fixed fee within one working day.