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Managed bookkeeping vs software only in the UK.

Software records transactions; managed Books chases missing receipts, reconciles tills and prepares month-end packs for your accountant. Office tier starts at £299/mo ex VAT for one office, with higher tiers for branches and multi-entity groups.

How the three services help

Websites

Websites retainers from £500/mo ex VAT with hosting and monthly edits.

  • +Starter for credible mobile sites
  • +Growth for orders, bookings and a monthly SEO page
  • +Scale for multi-branch lead engines

Search

Search from £500/mo ex VAT with no ranking guarantee.

  • +Starter for one location
  • +Multi-site tier for several towns
  • +llms.txt and sitemap maintenance

Books

Books from £299/mo ex VAT for month-end rhythm.

  • +One office, several branches and multi-entity tiers
  • +Handoffs for your accountant
  • +Not tax advice

Guide

Who benefits

Owners who tolerate spreadsheets but miss deadlines.

Hospitality and retail with high card volume and multiple suppliers.

Growing firms where the founder should not be the bookkeeper.

Tier ladder

One office at £299/mo, several branches at £899/mo, multi-entity at £1,299/mo.

Prices come from lib/pricing and match public checkout env keys.

Limits

Books is not tax advice, payroll bureau work, or statutory audit.

Your external accountant remains responsible for filings they accept.

Published prices

Prices before VAT. 12-month minimum on Websites and Search retainers. Scoped on a call before anything is charged.

Starter

£500/mo

Site live, hosted and edited each month. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.

Growth

£2,500/mo

Orders or bookings, monthly SEO page, report. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.

Scale

£4,000/mo

Multi-branch or lead engine. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.

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Starter

£500/mo

Starter, one location. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.

Growth

£1,250/mo

Growth. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.

Multi-site

£2,250/mo

Multi-site, several locations. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.

Scale

£4,250/mo

Scale. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.

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One office

£299/mo

one office

Several branches

£899/mo

several branches

Multi-entity

£1,299/mo

only for multi-entity

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