Sole traders
A weekly or monthly rec so January is a check, not an excavation.
The unglamorous bit, done
Bookkeeping that stays current, so tax never starts from a pile.
Bank recs, purchase invoices, receipts and VAT-ready books. Weekly or monthly. You keep trading.
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What bookkeeping actually is.
Good bookkeeping is boring on purpose. We reconcile the bank, code the bills and keep the software honest for sole traders and limited companies who would rather not live in a spreadsheet. Clean books are what make VAT, payroll and year-end cheap instead of painful.
From, per month
£59/month
Confirmed in writing before we start. Cancel anytime.
Weekly or monthly close
In the number
- Bank reconciliation
- Purchase and sales ledgers
- Receipt capture
- VAT-ready coding
Quoted separately
- First-year catch-up
- One-off relief claims
- Valuations, exits, restorations
What is in the package.
Everything below is included from £59/month. Nothing here is billed twice.
4 lines, all included
- Bank reconciliation
- Every line matched. Nothing left in a ‘ask later’ bucket for six months.
- Purchase and sales ledgers
- Bills in, invoices out, aged lists you can chase from.
- Receipt capture
- Dext or in-app snap. We process what you photograph.
- VAT-ready coding
- The right rate on the right line, so the return is a check, not a rebuild.
You probably need this if
Signs you need bookkeeping
- The bank rec is months behind
- VAT is rebuilt from a downloads folder every quarter
- You are photographing receipts into a void
- Year end always starts with ‘where is the box?’
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Bookkeeping
Who it is usually for
Limited companies
Purchase ledger, sales ledger, VAT-ready coding.
Owners who still invoice
You raise sales. We do the rest. The split is written down.
Three steps. Then it is just a calendar.
No onboarding theatre. We take the file, put a named accountant on it, and the deadlines go in the diary.
- 01
Access
We join your software or set it up. Bank feed first.
- 02
Rhythm
Weekly for busy trades. Monthly if the volume is light.
- 03
Questions, not silence
If a transaction is odd, we ask. We do not guess you under.
In plain English
Bookkeeping, written properly
Bookkeeping is how tax stays cheap
Good books are boring on purpose. Every line matched, every bill coded, the software honest. That is what makes VAT, payroll and full accounts a calendar instead of a forensic project. We do this from Nelson and Warrington for firms that would rather trade than live in a spreadsheet, on Xero, Sage, FreeAgent or QuickBooks.
Catch-up is allowed. Staying behind is not a plan.
If the year is a mess we reconstruct it, then put you on a weekly or monthly rhythm. It costs more than staying current and less than a penalty. We ask about odd lines. We do not guess you under to keep the fee pretty.
Bookkeeping FAQs
No. Bookkeeping records the year. Accounting interprets it, files the returns and plans the tax. Most clients need both. We do both.
Yes. Many clients raise sales invoices and leave the rest to us. We agree the split so nothing falls down the middle.
We catch up. It costs more than staying current, and less than a penalty. Then we put you on a monthly rhythm.
The notebook
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One number. Whichever desk you land on.
01925 670289- Warrington
- Ragan House, 674 Knutsford Road, WA4 1JHMap
info@countplus.co.uk
Monday–Friday, 9:00–17:00. Same-day response before 4pm.
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