Sole trader
About 40 transactions a month
£45a month
About 3 hours at £15
Price my businessBookkeeping for sole traders and freelancers
Tailored to how sole traders actually work, at a flat £15 an hour, with no contract.
- Flat £15 an hour
- No contract
- Qualified UK team
- Pay online in minutes
Bookkeeping for sole traders
Your price
3 hours at £15
£45
Set-up fee£0
ContractNone
Regulated firm
Qualified team
Qualified team
Certified advisor
ProAdvisor- FreeAgentSupported software
- 4.9 out of 5300+ Google reviews
The short answer
What does bookkeeping for sole traders involve?
Sole trader bookkeeping means recording your income and allowable expenses so your Self Assessment profit is accurate. Most sole traders need two to four hours of bookkeeping a month, which is about £30 to £60 at £15 an hour.
Sound familiar?
These are the problems we hear most from this kind of business.
Receipts in a shoebox or phone gallery
Not sure which expenses are allowable
Dreading the 31 January deadline
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax quarterly updates
£15
an hour, flat
0
contracts to sign
19
services at one rate
UK
wide, delivered online
How we help.
What you get with us, from day one.
Digital records that meet MTD for Income Tax requirements
Expense categorisation HMRC accepts
Mileage, home-office and use-of-home claims tracked
Year-end figures ready for your tax return
Four steps to sorted.
- 1
Get your instant price
Answer a few questions and see your exact monthly hours and cost straight away.
- 2
Pay securely online
Checkout by card in under two minutes. No contract and no set-up fee.
- 3
Share your records
Connect bank feeds or upload securely. We never ask for passwords by email.
- 4
Books done, every month
Reconciled books and a plain-English summary, on time.
What it costs for sole traders
A flat £15 an hour, so the price is simply the hours your business needs.
Limited company
About 150 transactions a month
£97.50a month
About 6.5 hours at £15
Price my businessBusy business
About 300 transactions a month
£165a month
About 11 hours at £15
Price my businessExamples only. Your instant quote gives your exact price, with no contract and no set-up fee.
Clients say it better than we do.
4.9300+ Google reviews of Accotax
“He took the time to explain every step of the process and made a complex situation much easier to understand.”
Hugo Alvarez
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“They take the time to understand how our business works and what our needs are.”
Mael Leboucher
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“Very prompt in responding to questions and patient with us even when we seem to be slow.”
Mansur Liman
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“The work was completed promptly, my tax return was successfully filed.”
Sergey M
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Sole traders: your questions.
Do sole traders have to keep digital records?
From April 2026, self-employed people and landlords with qualifying income above £50,000 must keep digital records and send quarterly updates under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. The threshold falls to £30,000 in April 2027 and £20,000 in April 2028.
How long should a sole trader keep records?
At least 5 years after the 31 January submission deadline for the relevant tax year.
How much does bookkeeping cost in the UK?
At Bookkeeping Services, bookkeeping costs a flat £15 per hour. Most sole traders need 2 to 4 hours a month (£30 to £60) and small limited companies 4 to 8 hours (£60 to £120). Our instant quote gives your exact figure.
Is there a contract or set-up fee?
No long contract. Onboarding time is charged at the same £15 hourly rate and shown clearly in your quote.
Which accounting software do you support?
Xero, QuickBooks Online, FreeAgent and Sage, plus migration from spreadsheets.
Do you cover the whole of the UK?
Yes. Everything is done online, so we work with clients across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Services we would use.
- Monthly bookkeepingEvery transaction coded, every account reconciled, every month.
- Catch-up bookkeepingMonths or years behind? We bring your records right up to date.
- VAT-ready bookkeepingMaking Tax Digital compatible books, so every VAT return is calm.
- Xero bookkeepingXero set-up, clean-up and ongoing bookkeeping done properly.
- QuickBooks bookkeepingQuickBooks Online bookkeeping and tidy-ups for UK businesses.
- Bank reconciliationEvery penny matched to the statement, with exceptions explained.
Other business types.
- Limited companiesLimited company bookkeeping for UK directors: accurate ledgers, director's loan tracking and year-end ready accounts at £15 an hour.
- LandlordsBookkeeping for UK landlords: rental income, repairs vs improvements and per-property records at £15 an hour. Tax-return ready.
- ContractorsBookkeeping for UK contractors and CIS subcontractors: CIS deductions, expenses and limited company records at £15 an hour.
Books for sole traders, sorted.
See your exact price in about a minute and pay securely online.
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