Bookkeeping Clean-Up & Catch-Up Services
Months — or years — behind? We'll get your books back to reality.
Unreconciled bank accounts, missing receipts, a suspense account nobody can explain: we work through the backlog period by period until every account ties out, then hand you clean books ready for your accountant, HMRC, a lender or an investor.
Built for businesses like yours
- Businesses whose bookkeeping has fallen months or years behind
- Owners facing a VAT, year-end or Companies House deadline with messy books
- Companies switching bookkeeper or moving onto Xero or QuickBooks
Cadence
Fixed-scope project · Priced by volume and complexity · Timeline agreed upfront
Everything covered, nothing left to chance
Backlog reconciliation
Every bank, card and loan account reconciled against statements for each outstanding period — not just the latest month.
Error & duplicate clean-up
Duplicated transactions, miscoded expenses and unexplained suspense balances found, corrected and documented.
Chart of accounts rebuild
A clean, sensible chart of accounts that fits how your business actually runs, so reports finally make sense.
Handover to monthly bookkeeping
Once you're caught up, we can keep you there with weekly reconciliation and a structured monthly close.
Common questions about our approach
How far behind can my books be?
There's no hard limit — we've cleared backlogs of nine months and more. We'll review your records on the discovery call and give you a realistic timeline before any work starts.
How much does a bookkeeping clean-up cost?
Clean-ups are priced by scope — the number of periods, accounts and transactions involved — and quoted once we've seen your records, before any work begins.
What if I'm missing receipts or statements?
That's common. We'll pull what we can from bank feeds and supplier records, tell you exactly what's still needed, and help you request copies.
Other ways we can help
Bookkeeping
Accurate day-to-day records, reconciled and up to date.
Accounting
Financial statements and compliance you can rely on.
Advisory
Forecasting, cash flow and decisions backed by numbers.
Outsourced Finance Function
A complete finance department for a fixed monthly fee.
VAT Returns
MTD-compliant VAT returns filed on time with HMRC.
Payroll
Pay runs, RTI submissions and pension auto-enrolment.
Let’s talk about your bookkeeping clean-up
Book a discovery call and we’ll put together a clear plan and fixed monthly quote.