Limited Company Bookkeeping | Barton Accountancy

Bookkeeping

The foundation of good accounting.

Bookkeeping is the part nobody wants to do but everyone needs. Miss it, and every downstream decision — tax, cash flow, management accounts — is based on stale or wrong data. Do it properly, and year-end becomes a tidy formality instead of a month-long panic.

We run bookkeeping for limited companies on Xero. Bank feeds get pulled in automatically, receipts go through Hubdoc, VAT gets coded correctly, and once a month we reconcile everything and send you a clean set of figures.

What's included

Monthly bookkeeping service.

Everything is included in your fixed monthly fee. No extras, no surprises.

Bank reconciliation

All bank and card feeds reconciled monthly. No mystery gaps.

Receipt capture

Hubdoc or Dext to capture receipts automatically. No shoebox full of faded thermal paper.

VAT coding

Every transaction coded correctly — standard, reduced, zero, exempt, or no VAT.

Monthly management report

Simple P&L and balance sheet emailed to you each month.

Year-end ready

Because the books are always current, year-end accounts take days, not months.

Ongoing support

Questions about a transaction? Drop us an email.

Sound familiar?

Most businesses don't have an accountant.
They have a filing service.

If any of these ring true, you're not getting what you should be.

01

You only hear from them at year-end

No check-ins, no planning, no conversation. Just a bill and a set of accounts you don't fully understand.

02

You're never sure where you stand

Your numbers are months out of date. You're making decisions based on gut feel, not real figures.

03

Surprise invoices keep landing

An email here, a phone call there — and suddenly your bill is twice what you expected. No one told you.

Common questions

Things people ask us.

Can I do my own bookkeeping?

Yes, and some clients do. We set up Xero properly, train you for an hour, and you run it yourself with us available for questions. For busy directors who'd rather not, we run it all for them at no extra charge above the monthly fee.

How long does bookkeeping take each month?

For a small limited company with 50-100 transactions, about 2 hours for us to do properly. For a busier business with VAT, payroll, multiple bank accounts, it can be 6-10 hours. Either way, it's included in your monthly fee.

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

Yes — bookkeeping is the data entry. Accounting is the interpretation. You still need someone to close the year, file accounts and corporation tax, handle HMRC and give you strategic advice. Bookkeeping is step one, not the whole thing.

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