Bookkeeping services in Longniddry — from £49/mo, fixed.
Monthly bookkeeping for Longniddry 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 Longniddry and nearby Seton Mains, Spittal, Elvingston.
Bookkeeping for Longniddry — done properly, entirely online
Sole traders, limited companies and partnerships in Longniddry 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 Longniddry businesses pick Bohzo
Secure portal and WhatsApp — no office visits, no printing, no waiting rooms.
Quote first, work second: one written price that can't drift, however many questions you ask along the way.
Self Assessment, VAT quarters, accounts, confirmation statements — each deadline is tracked and chased by us, well before it's close.
We're Bohzo Ltd (Company No. 15031604) — a registered UK company you can look up, not an anonymous website.
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 Longniddry quote low, bill by the hour and reserve the right to charge for every phone call. We work the other way round: one fixed fee agreed in writing before anything starts, every question included, and the whole engagement handled online — which is exactly why we can serve Longniddry at fees a walk-in office can't match.
There's no office to fund in Longniddry 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 Longniddry: from first message to filed
A WhatsApp message from Longniddry 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 Longniddry. 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 Longniddry as anywhere — by design
We built this service so that someone in Longniddry never pays a premium — or accepts worse service — because of geography. Same specialists, same published fees, same speed, wherever in Scotland you are.
Smaller towns like Longniddry are exactly why we work online: the nearest high-street firm may be a drive away, keep office hours, and price like scarcity. Your accountant should be as close as your phone — and priced like competition exists.
Where we work around Longniddry
Longniddry is part of Scotland, in the EH32 postcode area, with Seton Mains its nearest neighbour — about 1.1 miles to the south-west. Longniddry clients often ask whether we also cover the surrounding villages and towns. We do — here's what "nearby" actually looks like from Longniddry.
| Nearby | Distance from Longniddry | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Seton Mains | 1.1 miles | south-west |
| Spittal | 1.6 miles | east |
| Elvingston | 1.7 miles | south-east |
| Seton | 1.9 miles | south-west |
| Gladsmuir | 2.1 miles | south-east |
Distances are straight-line, between place centres. Every listed place — and everywhere between — is served online at the same fixed fees.
Longniddry 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 Longniddry?
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 Longniddry or anywhere else in Scotland.
I searched "bookkeeping near me" — is this service really local to Longniddry?
Longniddry 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 Longniddry town centre or the edge of Scotland. 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.
From our inbox: what Longniddry businesses ask us
Incorporation isn't a milestone, it's a calculation: corporation tax versus income tax and NICs, dividend taxation, what you need to draw versus what can stay in the company, and whether limited liability matters for your work. For some Longniddry businesses it saves thousands; for others it's pure extra paperwork.
Every tax bill is predictable months in advance — which makes tax the most plannable cost a business has. A separate tax savings account, fed a fixed percentage of every sale, converts January from a crisis into a transfer.
If a return is late because HMRC asked for one you don't actually need, it can sometimes be withdrawn entirely — penalties included. And where there's a genuine reasonable excuse, appeals succeed more often than people expect. The wrong move is ignoring the letters.
A good accountant should be able to tell you, in plain English, what they'll do, when, and for exactly how much. Vagueness on any of the three is the tell. Everything else — size of firm, fancy office, distance from Longniddry — is decoration.
Disposing of crypto — selling, swapping one coin for another, spending it — is a capital gains event, and staking or mining income is usually income. Exchanges share data with HMRC, so the tax position exists whether or not it's been calculated.
Payments on account catch people out because the first year effectively bills you one-and-a-half years of tax at once. Knowing that in advance changes how you save through the year — and if profits fall, we can apply to reduce the July payment rather than lending HMRC money interest-free.
Subcontractors under the Construction Industry Scheme have 20% deducted at source — often more than their final tax bill once expenses and the personal allowance are counted. That's why CIS refunds are so common: the average claim is well into four figures, but only if the deduction statements are all gathered.
Timing disposals across tax years, using losses properly, and the spousal transfer rules can all legitimately reduce capital gains bills — but only before the sale. CGT planning after completion is just arithmetic.
General guidance, not personal advice — thresholds and dates change. For advice on your own position in Longniddry, message us and we'll answer against your actual numbers.
Bookkeeping near Longniddry
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