For UK accounting practices

Your practice's second desk, without the hire.

Fairhaven Accounting handles bookkeeping for your clients — reconciled, categorised, and review-ready in Xero — so you take on more work without recruiting, training, or covering someone's holiday.

Client file · August Reconciled
Debit
Office supplies142.00
Software subs89.50
Contractor fees1,240.00
Fuel76.30
Credit
Invoice #0231980.00
Invoice #0232410.75
Invoice #0233157.05
  
Balance £0.00
Qualified accountant oversight Xero certified UK business hours Professional indemnity insured NDA on every engagement
The capacity problem

Small practices lose clients they'd love to keep.

Not because the work dries up — because there's nobody left to do it.

01

Recruitment takes months

A qualified bookkeeper costs £28,000–35,000 a year before you've covered training, holiday, or sick leave — and good candidates are hard to find.

02

Backlogs pile up fast

A few missed months of reconciliation becomes a client emergency at year-end — and untangling it eats hours your team doesn't have.

03

Growth gets capped by headcount

You turn away good clients not for lack of demand, but because taking them on means hiring first — and that's a slow, expensive bet.

How it works

You stay the firm your clients know.

We work behind your practice — your clients never see us, your name stays on everything.

01

Send the file

Give us access to a client's Xero file, or hand over the backlog. We agree scope and tier before anything starts.

02

We reconcile and report

Bank reconciliation, categorisation, and monthly financial statements — completed on your timeline, in UK hours.

03

You review and file

Everything arrives review-ready. You check, approve, and take it from there — all filing and advisory work stays with your practice.

Three ways to work with us

Priced per client file, not per hour.

No surprise invoices. Discounts apply automatically from your fifth file onward.

Ongoing

Monthly Bookkeeping

£150–220
per client / month
  • Bank & card reconciliation, monthly
  • Transaction categorisation in Xero
  • Financial statements on a set turnaround
  • Email support for quick queries
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As needed

Consulting & Training

£45–65
per hour
  • Xero setup for new client files
  • Chart of accounts & workflow optimisation
  • Training for your junior staff
  • Periodic accuracy reviews
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Bookkeeping services only. All VAT, tax filing, and accounts sign-off stay with your practice.

The comparison that matters

A UK junior bookkeeper costs £28,000–35,000 a year, plus recruitment and holiday cover. Ten monthly bookkeeping files with Fairhaven cost less — and flex with your workload.

10 files < 1 hire
Illustrative, based on monthly bookkeeping pricing
Why firms work with us

Qualified oversight on every file.

Qualified accountant, professional body registered

Xero certified, QuickBooks familiar

1–2 hours ahead of the UK — a full overlapping workday

Professional indemnity insured, NDA as standard

Give us one file. Judge the quality yourself.

Start with a single client file at standard Tier 2 rates. No long contract, no setup fee — just review-ready books at the end of the month.