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Cloud bookkeeping for UK construction businesses.

Bookkeeping support for contractors, subcontractors and construction businesses dealing with CIS, VAT reverse charge, payroll, supplier bills, project costs and cash flow. We help keep records organised, deadlines under control and financial information easier to rely on.

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✓CIS & HMRC Agent Support
CIS verification, deductions, VAT reverse charge and monthly returns.

Construction bookkeeping challenges

Construction bookkeeping problems we help bring under control.

Construction bookkeeping can quickly become messy when CIS, reverse charge VAT, subcontractor deductions, supplier bills, applications for payment and project costs are not tied back to the accounts properly. We help bring those moving parts into one clear process, so deadlines are easier to manage and the numbers are more useful.

CIS and subcontractor records fall out of sync

Subcontractor verification, deduction rates, CIS suffered and monthly CIS returns can quickly drift if they are not checked against the bookkeeping records.

VAT reverse charge gets posted incorrectly

Domestic reverse charge VAT can be missed or coded incorrectly on supplier bills, sales invoices and subcontractor costs, creating VAT return issues later.

Job costs get lost in the P&L

Materials, subcontractors, labour and overheads can end up posted generally, making it difficult to see which projects are actually profitable.

Supplier bills, receipts and merchant accounts pile up

Construction businesses often deal with high volumes of supplier invoices, merchant accounts, card payments, fuel receipts and materials purchases that need capturing and matching properly.

Applications, retentions and cash flow drift

Applications for payment, retentions, certified work and customer receipts often sit outside the accounting software, making cash flow and debtor reporting harder to control.

Payroll, subcontractors and labour costs become unclear

Employees, subcontractors, CIS deductions, pensions and job-related labour costs need clear processing so reporting is accurate and deadlines are met.

What we handle

Construction bookkeeping support that keeps CIS, VAT and project costs under control.

We support construction businesses with the bookkeeping processes that matter most, including CIS, VAT reverse charge, subcontractors, payroll, supplier bills, applications for payment, retentions and project reporting. Everything is handled through a clear process, with regular review points and practical reporting.

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CIS Returns & Subcontractors

CIS verification, subcontractor deductions, monthly CIS returns and CIS suffered records kept aligned with the bookkeeping.

VAT Reverse Charge

Domestic reverse charge VAT reviewed on supplier bills, sales invoices and subcontractor costs before VAT returns are prepared.

Project & Job Costing

Project costs tracked through Xero tracking categories, QuickBooks classes or suitable reporting structures, helping show job-level profitability.

Applications, Retentions & WIP

Applications for payment, retentions, certified work and work in progress tracked clearly, so balances do not sit outside the accounts.

Payroll & Labour Costs

Payroll, pensions, CIS subcontractor splits and labour costs processed clearly, with reporting that supports both compliance and job costing.

Management Reporting & Cash Flow

Monthly reporting packs covering profit and loss, cash flow, debtors, project performance and plain-English commentary.

Client snapshot

Construction bookkeeping, CIS and reporting brought back under control.

A £2m+ turnover construction business with 8 staff and 30+ active subcontractors came to us with several months of bookkeeping backlog, CIS issues, a desktop accounting file that was difficult to manage and a slow month-end process. We reviewed the setup, brought the records back up to date and introduced a clearer bookkeeping process for CIS, VAT, supplier bills, reconciliations and reporting.
Client name withheld for confidentiality.

6 weeksFrom handover to cleaner monthly process

4 monthsBookkeeping and CIS backlog brought up to date

1 working dayCIS verification turnaround reduced

Same-day repliesClient queries handled without week-long delays

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A free 30-minute call to talk through your current bookkeeping setup, the challenges specific to your sector, and what we’d do differently.