Bookkeeping with Management Accounts

It also needs quality information from prompt management accounts.

Measuring naturally leads to increased profitability and cash flow.


Common issues with Book-keeping

  • Poor quality
  • Unreliability
  • Not up to date
  • Fraud
     

Common issues with Management Accounts

  • No accounts
  • Unsound information
  • Too late
  • Difficult to understand
     

What are your options?

  • Do it yourself
  • Employ a book-keeper
  • Outsource
     

What are the risks?

Employee

Do it yourself

Outsource

  • Unreliable
  • Poor quality
  • Late
  • Fraud
  • Time
  • Worry
  • Long notice period
  • Promptness
  • Quality
  • Lack of accounts

How can we help?

Our book-keeping with management accounts service

First your BookCheck Team will produce sound accounts which are always reconciled. Then it’s all thoroughly checked by your appointed BookCheck qualified accountant who will make any changes required then produce your client specific reporting with top quality management accounts. We work in the cloud or at your premises, or both.

After reporting, our objective is to show you how to understand and use your management accounts information to increase your profitability and boost the value of your business.

Management accounting reports typically contain:

  • Monthly profit and loss with balance sheet
  • Gross margin - split any way that is valuable
  • Graphs and charts or numbers or both
  • Budgets reporting with variances
  • Comparison with previous years

Your external accountant

You will have your own external accountant and BookCheck will work closely with them in your interests. Our role is to supply them with a clean set of draft year-end accounts, together with reconciliations and notes – ensuring your accountant is working with reliable data. We can also provide accounts during the year, to assist with tax planning or business monitoring.

 

Don't just take our word for it! Read the testimonials from our clients

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BookCheck provides an integrated Bookkeeping with Management Accounts service that helps businesses boost profitability.

Other firms offer bookkeeping or management accounts but at BookCheck we provide both together - bookkeeping with management accounts. Not only that but we guarantee that your management accounts will always have been both thoroughly checked and issued personally by a qualified accountant. Its quality management information which differentiates us from the crowd. Clients choose us to solve problems – that’s our focus in delivering reliable data and professional insight. Just what your business needs.  

How BookCheck Works

Clients normally handle the whole of the sales ledger (sometimes we handle sales receipts), we input purchase ledger and all other transactions into Xero or Sage (we can migrate you from Excel, QuickBooks and any other system). We will provide you with analysis and insightful reporting – information you can understand and act upon to boost your profitability. At the year end we supply a clean set of draft accounts, together with notes and reconciliations, directly to your accountant.    

Don't forget that BookCheck is experienced and highly skilled at providing advice on all matters relating to book-keeping and management accounts.

Working within your business

BookCheck assigns to your business a dedicated bookkeeper, giving you a single point of contact for all your queries. You will still be in control of your day-to-day sales, purchasing, stock and banking. We will be handling the purchase ledger, month end posting, reconciliations and sales receipts (on request).
 

Sales Ledger

Purchase Ledger

Nominal Ledger

  • Input sales*
  • Input sales receipts*
  • Check quality of balances*

*Sales Ledger items are usually handled by clients themselves but BookCheck can carry out these functions if required.

  • Input purchase invoices
  • Input payments
  • Reconcile supplier statements
  • Produce Aged Creditors as the basis for paying suppliers
  • Input bank payments and receipts
  • Input Petty Cash transactions/summary and reconcile
  • Input Credit Card payments and reconcile
  • Input Payroll summary & reconcile
  • Reconcile bank accounts
  • Reconcile Factors / Invoice Discounting
  • Reconcile VAT and produce the Return
  • Accruals and Prepayments
  • Depreciation
  • Month end procedures
  • Data verification and backup

Business Growth

Quality management accounts information is crucial in maximising your profitability. Our unique world leading BAR - BookCheck Advanced Reporting helps our clients make strategic and well-informed decisions about where to take their business. For example, you may focus on under-performing product lines, boosting margins or decreasing overheads. Our speciality is splitting a business into separate profit centres, such as by type, contract or product.

If you can measure it you can improve it, is our motto. With clear information on margins, comparative performance, cost analysis and other key performance indicators, you can discover how best to boost your profitability. As a £3M client said “Now we have quality MI we can make proper management decisions” – it’s simple really.

 

Interested? Speak to a Professional today

"I have been with BookCheck since at least 2007 so I think that speaks for itself!"

Stuart Chalmers, Director, I Want Stuff Ltd

"BookCheck have handled our payroll for a number of years with such efficiency that one almost forgets that payroll purrs along in the background. A delight to deal with - really good people - strongly recommended."

Richard Hall, Director, Rope Access Equip Ltd

"We first engaged BookCheck in July 2017 and they have delivered an excellent service throughout our contract. BookCheck has run our accounting system on Sage, delivering comprehensive reports on time. This included Sales and Purchase ledgers, Stock control, Cash Book and Bank Reconciliations, VAT Returns and Monthly Management Accounts. BookCheck have liaised and co-operated with our Accountants to allow them to produce Annual Accounts. We recognize the inconvenience of BookCheck having worked for us remotely (off site) but they have proved highly efficient. The bookkeeper who BookCheck have assigned to us, is to be highly recommend for thoroughness and attention to detail. They have also shown great initiative and success in preparing monthly reports on time. BookCheck's Managing Director has kept in contact with us to ensure things were going well. We have no hesitation in recommending BookCheck."

Kate Coldrick, COBUS

"We have been clients for almost 10 years and have had excellent service every time. Highly recommend!"

Elina Beet, Director, Sustainable Britain Ltd

"Just a quick note to say –it has been absolutely fantastic to work with everyone at BookCheck and I am absolutely in love with Xero! Looking forward to the future work we do together and thank you for all the efficiencies you have already brought into our work."

Poonam Ahuja, Business Manager, Thrive Tribe

"Our organisation uses BookCheck and we have found them very helpful and reliable. They are efficient and professional in the service they deliver and I have no hesitation in recommending them."

Sharon Booth, Director, OneVoice Europe

"I have known Anthony over a 15 year period. He has provided my company with an excellent accounting service. I find him and his company flexible and helpful and I would recommend BookCheck."

Bharat Gupta, Managing Director, Dexdyne Ltd, Cirencester

"We have used BookCheck for several years now to professionally manage and administer our company payroll.  It is a specific area which becomes more and more complicated, especially with the introduction of pension Auto Enrolment.  The prompt and correct payment of salaries is one of the most important tasks for any company and we continue to totally rely on BookCheck for this especially now that they have automated the process which significantly reduced the administration.  We would truly recommend BookCheck."

Ian Heather, MD, HRML

"We were left in the lurch when a part time bookkeeper/credit controller left AND we wanted better quality management information. We selected BookCheck from three suppliers because they save us having to manage the person doing the work & their sickness and holiday, because they could improve the MI and because that information would be reviewed by a qualified accountant before we got it. And we have not been disappointed. They've done a great job."

Bob Bradley, Urban Element Design Solutions Ltd, Oxfordshire

"We moved to BookCheck in November 2018 and it has proven to have been an excellent move. It's allowed us to focus our efforts on our business as we have such confidence in their abilities to cover the bases on the finance side. Working with the fantastic team we have made big gains in streamlining and simplifying the finance side of our business. A great company with great people."

Andy Hill, Director, The King of Shaves Company Ltd

"We have used BookCheck for our payroll for well over 10 years, which speaks for itself. They do a great job and their personnel are friendly and approachable, as well as being very professional. We can't think of how we would cope without them!"

Suzanne Temple, Director, Blue Temple Ltd

"Fabulous service, always very helpful, brilliant to deal with and always very friendly MD"

Debbie Jackson, MD, Awarded2u Ltd

"Started using BookCheck 3 months ago following an unsettled period of trying 3 other bookkeepers both in-house and remotely. BookCheck have worked with us in resolving a series of problems and we're now in the position of starting to receive robust financial reporting for the first time in a long while. Very reassuring, if not essential, for a business owner. We work closely together with the BookCheck staff and there is a great level of expertise and diligence throughout the organisation. Working remotely not a problem at all. Best of all BookCheck identified a large VAT overpayment made by former bookkeeper No. 1 that was then doubled by former bookkeeper No. 2 which has more than paid their fees for the next 12 months. Couldn't recommend more highly."

Phil Ward, MD, Eskimo Products Ltd

"BookCheck have been doing our Payroll for just over 5 years. I find they offer a prompt, flexible service and they have always been helpful and friendly. Our payroll always gets delivered/emailed on time. They provide a professional service and would not hesitate to recommend them to another business."

Sally Roberts, Clifton Village Butchers

"At Carpeo, we have used BookCheck since 2008. As a leading contact services provider, we’ve experienced considerable growth over that time, and BookCheck has grown with us. Our staff are the lifeblood of our service, and with the volume of staff it’s vital they are paid accurately on time and this is done in an efficient manner. Our payroll is always completed on time and to the highest of standards. We have an excellent relationship with our payroll officer Pauline. Nothing is too much trouble and questions / queries are always answered quickly. BookCheck is an excellent company to work with, completing all aspects of our payroll in a timely, friendly and professional manner."

David Williams, Director, Slowhit Ltd t/a Carpeo, Swindon

"BookCheck is reliable and offer good services. I can then stay focused on my business while they take care of payroll!"

Frederic Garzoni, Director, Imophoron Ltd

"We have used BookCheck for the last 4 years. They are always very helpful and I must say I don’t know how I would do without them."

Mike Day, Director, Imaginations Fine Arts Ltd

"BookCheck are fantastic! I honestly don't know what we'd do with out them. Our day-to-day Bookkeeper and primary contact, Nicky, is brilliant and is now an absolutely essential part of our team. Can't recommend them enough."

James Wilton, Director, Absolute Climate Solutions Ltd

"We have used BookCheck for many years now. They have always provided a friendly, efficient and informative service. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend."

Verity Constable, Office Manager, NorthSound Ltd

"Sue Parkhouse has been brilliant. I have been very pleasantly surprised at how little I have had to get involved in the process of transferring our payroll and setting up Auto Enrolment. Sue has handled everything and the service and communication has been first class."

 

Darren Stevens, MD, Prestbury Marketing

"I have been using BookCheck for my company's bookkeeping since January 2015 and I'm very happy with the service. I run an online retail business generating 1000's of transactions per year in 4 main currencies. We have VAT registrations in 3 countries. We work with BookCheck on the Cloud, using Xero as our accounts system, and it all works very well. They are responsive to my queries and between us we keep my accounts in good order."

Sue Shackleton, Director, EasyRead Time Teacher Ltd

"We have used BookCheck for many years for their integrated bookkeeping and management accounts service and always found them helpful, efficient and friendly, so much so that we now use them for our payroll and for which they provide a light-touch, responsive and error-free service."

Trevor Fayers, Business Manager, Nextrasoft Ltd

"BookCheck has carried out our in-house payroll for a number of years and has provided an excellent service."

Mike Lloyd, Partner, Haines Watts Chartered Accountants, Swindon

"Consistently prompt, detailed and helpful. Payroll is always a nuisance and of course always under the microscope from the recipients. BookCheck have proven to be a massive help taking this off our monthly to do list and freeing up our time."

Ray Hall, The Centre for Adoption

"We have been using BookCheck for 18 years now. They have grown with us, from a payroll of just 4 to now covering over 60 staff. They offer an excellent service and have helped enormously with managing the pension contributions and payroll administration."

Mark Carden, Director, CC Ground Investigations Ltd

"The service provided by BookCheck was efficient and exactly what my business asked for and needed."

Patrick Rawson, Director, The Nine Schools (Bristol) Ltd

"I cannot thank you enough for everything you have done for us over the last couple of months! We are so grateful for the support and understanding you have given me and Bridge Training."

Nikki Harrod, Strategic Development Manager, Bridge Training Ltd

"We work together with Anthony and his team at BookCheck on a number of clients. BookCheck offers a professional and focused bookkeeping service. It is cost-effective for the client and provides us as FDs with the accurate information we need on a timely basis. Anthony understands his business and leads with diligence and enthusiasm."

Martin Levoir, Principal, The FD Centre Ltd, Bristol

"BookCheck provide all our accounting services and have done so for many years. We receive exceptional service and consider them an integral part of our business. We can not recommend them highly enough."

Martin Huggins, Director, Tamarisk Designs Ltd

"BookCheck gives us clarity of the financial position of our business. They are our best performing supplier and deliver value for money. Yes, it does cost more than an independent bookkeeper BUT we have seen an overall reduction in our costs because our books are in shape. Our accountants tell us how good it is to work with BookCheck too. We considered BookCheck after two independent bookkeepers blew up on us. Even when the independents were working for us, our business was shrouded in financial fog. From the start, BookCheck made clear what they will do and when and they have done exactly what they said. They have adapted to the way we run our business and integrated with our extranet for data exchange."

Clive Lewis, Director, Achieving the Difference LLP, Cheltenham

"I feel compelled to write to mention the excellent work and service I've just had from Christine Beard. 

I had to send our payroll info for September to her yesterday as I'm stopping for holidays this afternoon. I hadn't thought to advise that I would need to be doing it early this month so she wouldn’t have been expecting it. However she agreed to get it back to me this morning, and even waited when I sent her something I'd forgotten yesterday.

It's brilliant having such a team to back me up so cheerfully and efficiently - big brownie points!"

Ellaine Cameron, Relate Gloucestershire and Swindon

"We are a small company with simple payroll requirements which BookCheck handle very well for us. I would recommend them as they are very easy to deal with."

Suzanne Carlino, Director, Hublot Ltd

Brilliant company - changed over all of our bookkeeping to them and they’ve saved us loads of time and hassle! Quick to respond to every query and they provide loads of good ideas for streamlining procedures - even helped us move systems from Sage to Xero!

James Wogan, Director, Wogan Coffee

"Highly recommend BookCheck."

Deborah de Ronde, Director, De Ronde Consulting Ltd

"We have been using BookCheck Ltd London for a number of years now, the process is very simple and on the odd occasion we've had to ask something they have always replied in a timely manner."

Gary Wilson, Events Director, Sponge Marketing

"Our charity outsourced its payroll to BookCheck a year ago, and we have been so impressed with the quality and speed of their service ever since. Definitely recommend it!"

Dan Green, MD, Bridges for Communities

"BookCheck take care of all our payroll needs. They are super efficient, friendly and always happy to help out with any questions I have."

Sarah Forbes, Director, Fulbright Ltd

"BookCheck have handled our payroll for a number of years with such efficiency that one almost forgets that payroll purrs along in the background. A delight to deal with - really good people - strongly recommended."

Ian Horsfield, Director, Salty Air Limited

"BookCheck provide an excellent service, usually only available to larger companies with a dedicated accounts team."

Mike Davis, Director, Kings Owen Ltd, Stroud

"We have been using BookCheck for over two years and they have demonstrated a high degree of responsiveness, and accuracy throughout that period - essential in payroll services. They also understand that changes can happen late in the process and, as a consequence, their quick response and easy to use reports are a definite boon."

Tim Berg, Chief Operating Officer, The Lord's Taverners Ltd

"Anthony and BookCheck were recommended to me. All of the staff have been both professional and intuitive in determining the needs of my business. In addition, our bookkeeper is a very personable colleague and we've had some good laughs along the way."

Greg van Laun, Managing Director, Action Indoor Sports Stadiums Ltd, Bristol

"I operate a one-person payroll so my requirements are essentially quite simple. I've always been impressed by the efficiency of BookCheck's service, and on the odd occasion that I have had to raise enquiries, these have been dealt with both swiftly and efficiently. The service offers excellent value for money."

Chris Harrison, Director, Moly-cop UK Holdings Ltd

"BookCheck have been supporting our charity for 2 years providing an excellent service. They inherited considerable issues, and now our trustees benefit from timely, accurate and relevant accounts. We are a small charity trying to minimise overheads, so BookCheck’s outsourced approach fits us well with their remotely based bookkeepers, working efficiently in the background, leveraging the benefits of the modern cloud software Xero package, and always available to respond to our queries /requests. BookCheck’s account management team has provided fair transparent pricing, and been flexible and understanding as our needs have changed. Thank you!" 

Jonny Moshi, Chairman, Boys Town Jerusalem

"BookCheck is a highly organised and efficient provider of book-keeping services. The service is easy to use and provides great value."

Mahesh Dewan, Director, Premier Employee Benefits Ltd, Bristol

"BookCheck provide an exceptional service to support business owners by providing bookkeeping support and up to date, relevant management accounting information."

Brian Gibb CA, Director, WGCA Limited, Cheltenham

"I have worked with Anthony's company BookCheck where they provide bookkeeping and management accounts services. I am pleased with the level of service they provide, their diligence, value and reliability."

Mitchell Wolfe, Principal, The FD Centre Ltd, Bristol

"BookCheck have always been fantastic to deal with. Anthony Pilkington is a delight and his team are thorough professionals: well organized and efficient. I could not recommend them more highly."

Tony Johnston, Product Director, GreyRidge Software Ltd

"BookCheck provides timely and accurate accounts information. During the period of our business relationship this service has been consistently high."

Simon Storvik, Director, Simon Storvik & Company Ltd, Bristol

"Contact with BookCheck has been so helpful and reassuring for our small co-op, contact via email or telephone is always so friendly and helpful with any trouble shooting or enquiries. A great company and very professional."

Laura Forman, Centrespace Ltd

"We replaced 2 book-keepers with BookCheck's service at a fraction of the cost and greatly improved the accuracy and timeliness of information."

Nigel Beresford, Managing Director, RMS Services Ltd, Bristol

"I have worked with BookCheck now for 5 years and have always found them to be first class. They work with you to your exact requirements and take all the worries of running payroll away from you. I would highly recommend."

Rebecca Ives, Operations and Finance Manager, Ultra-Vision Fire & Security Ltd

"My organisation has used BookCheck for years without any issues. Service is consistently good, with any issues or queries quickly resolved."

James Rideout, Operations Manager, Easton Community Children's Centre

"Great Company to work with - they provide us with very professional service; delivered in a personal and helpful manner. We would happily recommend BookCheck to other companies."

Rob Hankey, Director, Barefoot Architects Ltd

"They provide very good service - they are friendly and respond quickly to our queries. I highly recommend BookCheck!"

Dora Kristiansen, Director, Dental Hygiene Ltd

"We are a small company that have used BookCheck for our payroll processing over the last few years. We've experienced a very personable and professional service. I would highly recommend them."

Lisa Hall, Office Manager, Imetrum Ltd