Your books, done properly. In minutes.
BooksGURU is simple online accounting for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies. Send invoices, get paid online, keep on top of VAT and see exactly where you stand, without the jargon.
From first invoice to VAT return, all in one place
Tell us about your business
Sole trader, partnership, limited company or LLP. We set up the right accounts and VAT rates for you.
Send invoices and log bills
Quotes, invoices and bills in a few clicks. Customers pay online and it's recorded straight away.
Know where you stand
Profit, what you're owed, what you owe and your VAT, always up to date. No more spreadsheet evenings.
Everything a small business needs. Nothing it doesn't.
Proper double entry accounting underneath, plain English on top.
Invoices that get paid
Branded invoices emailed from BooksGURU, or from your own domain. Automatic reminders chase late payers for you.
Card and bank payments
Add a Pay now button with Stripe or GoCardless. When the money arrives the invoice is marked paid.
Quotes customers accept online
Send a quote, let the customer accept it with one click, then turn it into an invoice.
Repeating invoices
Weekly, monthly or yearly. Set it once and BooksGURU creates and sends them on time.
Bills and purchase orders
Raise purchase orders, turn them into bills when the goods arrive and see what's due to suppliers.
Customer statements
Send a clear statement of everything a customer owes, with how overdue each invoice is.
Real reports
Profit and loss, balance sheet, trial balance, and aged debtors and creditors. The figures your accountant asks for.
Bring your accountant
Invite your accountant or bookkeeper with the right level of access, from read only to full control.
Bank reconciliation
Import statements from any UK bank. BooksGURU suggests the matching invoice or payment and remembers how you sorted things last time.
Payslips and payroll
Copy your figures from HMRC's Basic PAYE Tools and get proper payslips, emailed to your staff, with the wages posted for you.
Dividends done right
For limited companies: split by shareholding, checked against your profits, with board minutes and vouchers ready to sign.
Products, services and labour
Pick from your list on any invoice and the price, account and VAT fill themselves in. See what sells best.
Safe sign in
Two step sign in with an app on your phone, and invites so nobody ever has to share a password.
Every change recorded
Nothing is ever deleted behind your back. Corrections are reversed properly, and locked periods stay locked.
Set up for the way your business is run
Tell BooksGURU what kind of business you are and it sets up the right accounts and wording from day one. Change later and it adapts, without touching anything you've already recorded.
- Owner's drawings and money put in for sole traders
- Profit shares for partners and LLP members
- Share capital, dividends, corporation tax and a directors' loan account for limited companies
- As many directors, shareholders or partners as you have
Your VAT return, worked out as you go
Every invoice and bill carries the right VAT rate, so your nine box return is ready the moment the quarter ends. Standard, reduced, zero rated, exempt and reverse charge are all handled.
- Nine box VAT return for any period, on standard, cash accounting or the Flat Rate Scheme
- Download the figures for HMRC recognised bridging software such as GoFile
- Lock the period once it's filed so nothing changes by accident
Growing every month
Early access members get each new feature as soon as it's ready, and help decide what comes first.
Good questions
Who is BooksGURU for?
UK sole traders, partnerships, limited companies and LLPs who want to do their own books without an accountancy degree. If you have an accountant, they can work in BooksGURU alongside you.
Can I file my VAT return to HMRC?
BooksGURU works out your nine box return and gives you the figures as a file you can submit with HMRC recognised bridging software, such as GoFile. Filing straight from BooksGURU is on the way.
Can I move over from Xero or another package?
Yes. Export your chart of accounts, contacts, trial balance and unpaid invoices and bills from Xero, and BooksGURU brings them all in at the date you choose, keeping your invoice numbers.
How do my customers pay me?
By bank transfer as normal, or online. Connect Stripe for card payments or GoCardless for instant bank payments and every invoice gets a Pay now button.
What does early access cost?
Early access is free. Pricing will be simple and monthly, with no contract, and we'll tell you before anything changes.
Is my data safe?
Everything travels over an encrypted connection, payment and email keys are stored encrypted, and every change is logged so you can see who did what and when.
Be one of the first to use BooksGURU
Join the early access list and we'll set you up as soon as there's a place for you.