Real Results from Real Businesses

We were drowning in receipts, invoices and bank reconciliations. With hundreds of transactions a day across multiple sales channels — Shopify, Amazon and eBay — our bookkeeping was always behind. VAT returns were stressful, we'd missed a filing deadline once already, and our accountant kept chasing us for up-to-date figures. We tried doing it ourselves with spreadsheets, but it was eating up hours every week that should have been spent growing the business.

Since switching to TIA Bookkeeping four months ago, everything has changed. They set us up on Xero with automated bank feeds, reconcile our multi-channel sales daily, and handle VAT returns well ahead of the deadline. We now get monthly management reports that actually make sense, and our accountant is delighted because year-end is practically done in advance. The time we've reclaimed is incredible — we're finally focusing on marketing and product development instead of chasing receipts.

As a growing management consultancy with 12 staff, we needed proper financial oversight but couldn't justify a full-time bookkeeper. Our previous arrangement was a local freelancer who came in once a month, but the data was always weeks behind. We had no idea of our cash position, couldn't track project profitability, and VAT returns were always a last-minute scramble. It was holding back our ability to make informed decisions about hiring and investment.

TIA Bookkeeping now handles all our day-to-day bookkeeping on QuickBooks, including purchase invoices, sales invoices, bank reconciliation and expense management. We get a clean set of management accounts by the 5th of every month — something we never had before. They've also set up tracking categories so we can see profitability by project and by client. The difference it's made to our decision-making is enormous. We recently hired two new consultants with confidence because we could finally see the numbers clearly.

Running a small building company with a mix of direct employees and CIS subcontractors made bookkeeping a nightmare. CIS deduction statements were often late, monthly returns to HMRC were a constant worry, and we'd already been hit with two penalty notices. On top of that, tracking materials costs, supplier invoices and keeping receipts organised was chaotic. We knew we needed help but assumed a proper bookkeeping service would be too expensive for our size.

TIA Bookkeeping took over everything — CIS monthly returns, subcontractor verification, supplier invoice processing, bank reconciliation, and VAT returns. They handle our CIS deduction statements automatically and file our monthly CIS return on time, every time. No more penalties, no more stress. They've also set up a simple system for us to photograph receipts on site which go straight into Xero. Our accountant says our records have never been this clean. The monthly cost is a fraction of what we were losing in penalties and wasted time.