Hospitality

Accountant for bars, restaurants, cafés and venues

Payroll, tips, VAT, stock and year-end accounts for hospitality businesses across the UK, from an accountant who has worked with bars, restaurants and venues. One fixed monthly fee.

Who I work with

Bars and pubsRestaurantsCafés and coffee shopsTakeawaysMusic and events venuesFood and drink start-ups

Payroll that keeps up

Variable hours, high staff turnover, weekly pay runs.

  • Weekly or monthly payroll and payslips
  • Starters, leavers and holiday pay handled
  • Auto-enrolment pensions
  • Tips paid out fairly and recorded properly

VAT done right

Food and drink VAT has more traps than most.

  • Hot food, cold food and drinks rated correctly
  • Quarterly VAT returns under Making Tax Digital
  • Advice on when to register and which scheme fits
  • Checks before HMRC finds a problem

Your numbers, every month

Margins in hospitality are thin. You need to see them.

  • Till system linked to Xero, so sales flow in automatically
  • Gross profit on food and drink tracked
  • Monthly management accounts
  • Cash flow forecasts for the quiet months

Year-end and tax

The essentials, on time.

  • Year-end accounts and Corporation Tax
  • Director’s pay planned around salary and dividends
  • Sole trader and partnership tax returns
  • Help when HMRC gets in touch

Why it matters

Running a hospitality business usually means working in it all day and doing the admin at night. Getting payroll, VAT and the numbers off your plate gives you that time back, and a clear view of which nights, menus and months actually make money.

Running a bar, restaurant or venue?

Book a free 30-minute call. I’ll look at how your books, payroll and VAT are set up and give you a fixed monthly price.

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