Xero bookkeeping for UK businesses and accounting practices

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We work Xero-first. Bank feeds reconciled, bank rules kept tidy, VAT under Making Tax Digital filed from the same ledger, and year-end done from a file that's already clean.

Figures checked against GOV.UK on 14 October 2026. General information, not advice.

For businesses on Xero

What we do

Reconcile bank feeds, maintain bank rules and the chart of accounts, process bills and sales, and prepare VAT returns from Xero.

Moving to Xero

Coming from spreadsheets or another package? We set up the organisation and bring the opening balances across.

Receipts

Dext or Xero's own capture, whichever you already use.

Xero outsourcing for accounting firms

How it works

Invite us as a user on your clients' Xero organisations, on the access level you choose. The work happens in the client file, so there's nothing to export or reimport.

Why Xero-first

Every one of the 23 UK practices we mapped when setting up this business ran Xero. That's where the volume is.

Other software

FreeAgent, QuickBooks Online and Sage too, if part of your client book sits elsewhere.

Who does what is set out in full on our services page.

What we do inside Xero

Bookkeeping

Bank reconciliation, bills, sales, and journals. See bookkeeping services.

VAT

MTD returns prepared from the Xero ledger. See VAT returns.

Payroll

Pay runs in Xero Payroll or alongside it. See payroll.

Year end

Accounts and CT600 from the closed file. See statutory accounts.

Common questions

Do you do Xero bookkeeping?

Yes. Xero is our primary platform: bank reconciliation, VAT, payroll and year-end, all in your existing Xero organisation.

Can you help us move to Xero?

Yes. We set up the organisation, the chart of accounts and bank feeds, and bring opening balances across.

Can an accounting practice outsource Xero work to you?

Yes. We work as a user on your clients' Xero files on the access you grant, and you keep the client and the sign-off.

Talk to us

Start with the one line that takes the most of your time. We scope it in a short call. Start a conversation.

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