Bookkeeping services in Clerkenwell — from £49/mo, fixed.
Monthly bookkeeping for Clerkenwell businesses, done for you on cloud software. Transactions categorised, bank reconciled, receipts captured — for one fixed monthly fee that doesn't creep. Serving businesses across Clerkenwell and nearby Farringdon, Barbican, Smithfield.
Bookkeeping for Clerkenwell — done properly, entirely online
Sole traders, limited companies and partnerships in Clerkenwell that want accurate, current records without hiring in-house — from one-person operations to businesses with hundreds of monthly transactions.
What's included
- Transactions categorised and reconciled every month
- Cloud software set up and maintained (Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent)
- Receipts captured digitally — photograph and forget
- Monthly summary so you always know where you stand
- Clean records that make year-end faster and cheaper
Why Clerkenwell businesses pick Bohzo
Your fee is agreed before any work starts and never changes mid-job. No hourly billing, ever.
We track every HMRC and Companies House date that applies to you, so you don't have to.
Bohzo Accountants trades as Bohzo Ltd, registered in the UK under Company No. 15031604 — check us on Companies House any time.
Records in over the portal or WhatsApp, approvals from your phone, filings sent electronically — Clerkenwell to HMRC without a single appointment.
Compare our fixed bookkeeping fees
| Your situation | Fixed fee |
|---|---|
| Up to 50 transactions a month | £49/mo |
| Up to 150 transactions a month | £89/mo |
| Up to 300 transactions a month | £149/mo |
| Bookkeeping + VAT returns bundle | £119/mo |
“From” pricing reflects the simplest case; anything more complex is quoted as a fixed fee in writing before work begins — and never changes after.
Online accountants vs the high street
Most local firms near Clerkenwell quote low, bill by the hour and reserve the right to charge for every phone call. Our model inverts that: the fee is fixed and written down before work begins, questions are part of the service rather than billable events, and everything happens online — the reason Clerkenwell pays the same as everywhere else.
There's no office to fund in Clerkenwell and no office to visit: records travel through our secure portal or WhatsApp, approvals happen on your phone, and filings go to HMRC and Companies House electronically. You get the same qualified work — minus the overheads, the travel and the surprises on the invoice.
Bookkeeping in Clerkenwell: from first message to filed
A WhatsApp message from Clerkenwell is enough to start: what you need, what shape your records are in, any deadline you're worried about.
The quote arrives in writing, covers everything discussed, and is the number you'll actually pay. No revisions later.
Identity checks, engagement letter, secure record upload — all handled from wherever you are in Clerkenwell. We chase whatever's missing.
Nothing is filed until you've seen and approved it. Once you have, submission is electronic and confirmation comes straight back.
The same service in Clerkenwell as anywhere — by design
Whether your business trades from Clerkenwell itself or you simply live there and work everywhere, the tax rules are national — and so are we. Clerkenwell clients get the same preparers, the same fixed fees and the same deadline tracking as every other town on this site.
Being in London, Clerkenwell clients often come to us comparing against firms charging central-London rates for the same compliance work. The work is identical; the overheads aren't — and since we carry no premises anywhere, our fees don't care about postcodes.
Where we work around Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell sits in the borough of Islington (Clerkenwell ward), EC1R postcode area. If you're comparing local options from Clerkenwell, it helps to see the map the way we do — one service area, no travel involved.
| Nearby | Distance from Clerkenwell | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Farringdon | 0.3 miles | south |
| Barbican | 0.4 miles | south-east |
| Smithfield | 0.4 miles | south |
| Kenton West | 0.4 miles | south-east |
| Holborn | 0.4 miles | south-west |
Distances are straight-line, between place centres. Every listed place — and everywhere between — is served online at the same fixed fees.
Clerkenwell bookkeeping FAQs
Which bookkeeping software do you use?
Xero, QuickBooks or FreeAgent — whichever suits your business (or whichever you already use). Software subscription can be included in your monthly fee, and we handle all the setup and migration.
What counts as a transaction?
Each line on your bank statement — a payment in or out. Most one-person businesses sit comfortably under 50 a month. If you drift over your band we'll tell you before the fee changes, never after.
My books are months behind — can you catch them up?
Yes, catch-up bookkeeping is one of the most common jobs we take on. We'll quote a one-off fixed fee for the backlog, then a monthly fee to keep you current from there.
Do I need to visit an office in Clerkenwell?
No — there's nothing to visit and nothing to print. We're an online firm: records go through our secure portal or WhatsApp, and everything is filed electronically. It works the same whether you're in Clerkenwell or anywhere else in North London.
I searched "bookkeeping near me" — is this service really local to Clerkenwell?
Clerkenwell is fully covered, yes. The work is done online, which in practice means more local than an office: same-day replies instead of appointment slots, and the same published fixed fee whether you're in Clerkenwell town centre or the edge of North London. If you'd rather talk it through first, WhatsApp us — a real person answers.
Who will actually handle my bookkeeping?
Bohzo Accountants — a trading name of Bohzo Ltd, a registered UK company (No. 15031604). You get a named contact, a fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you've reviewed and approved it.
How do your fixed fees work?
You tell us your situation, we quote one fixed price in writing before any work starts, and that price never changes mid-job. If your case is unusually complex we'll say so up front and agree a different fixed price — but the fee is always agreed before we begin, never after.
Tax, briefly — the parts that affect Clerkenwell
Ask any prospective accountant two questions: "what's included in the fee?" and "what costs extra?" The quality of those two answers predicts the whole relationship.
If you contract through your own limited company, IR35 asks whether you'd be an employee without it. For medium and large clients, the status decision is theirs; for small clients, it's still yours — and getting it wrong in either direction costs money.
HMRC receives data directly from online platforms about sellers' income. If a side hustle has grown past the £1,000 trading allowance, coming forward first is always cheaper than being written to — penalties scale with how the disclosure starts.
The best salary-dividend mix moves with each year's thresholds and your other income. Setting it once in April — rather than guessing through the year — is one of the simplest pieces of planning a director can do.
The July payment on account is the forgotten deadline: no return is due, but money often is. We diary it for every client it applies to, because HMRC charges interest from the day it's late even though nothing was "filed" late.
Most HMRC letters are routine — a statement, a code change, a reminder. The rule is simple: never ignore one, and never panic over one. Forwarded to your accountant the day it arrives, almost every letter is a five-minute job.
Changing accountant mid-year is routine: you authorise the new firm, we write a professional clearance letter to the old one, records transfer, and HMRC authorisation moves online. Clients are usually surprised the whole thing needs almost nothing from them.
CIS deduction statements go missing constantly — contractors change, emails vanish. HMRC's records can fill some gaps, but the fastest refunds belong to subcontractors who keep every monthly statement. If you're in construction around Clerkenwell, that one habit is worth real money.
General guidance, not personal advice — thresholds and dates change. For advice on your own position in Clerkenwell, message us and we'll answer against your actual numbers.
Bookkeeping near Clerkenwell
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