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Plain-English guides for UK limited company bookkeeping, with links to the official GOV.UK pages.
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YadenOne Books helps you keep the records a UK limited company needs – without accounting jargon.Add your com…Financial year and key dates
Your financial year (accounting reference date, ARD) is the 12-month period your annual accounts cover. By de…Profit & loss in plain English
Income (turnover) is what customers pay you for your work, excluding VAT. Expenses are costs of running the b…Annual accounts (Companies House)
Every UK limited company must file annual accounts with Companies House – even a company with no activity.Dea…Confirmation statement
The confirmation statement tells Companies House that your company information is up to date: registered offi…Corporation Tax (HMRC)
A limited company pays Corporation Tax on its taxable profit.Rates: 19% on profits up to £50,000; 25% on prof…VAT – when and how
When must I register? When your VAT-taxable turnover goes over £90,000 in any rolling 12 months (not the cale…Records and receipts – what to keep
A limited company must keep accounting records that explain all money received and spent, plus the supporting…Foreign currency (EUR, USD …)
UK accounts are kept in pound sterling. When you enter an invoice in another currency, Books converts it to G…Freelancers & portal invoices
If you run the YadenOne portal, invoices flow into Books automatically for the linked company account:Custome…PRO: freelancer panel
The freelancer panel is part of the PRO plan. It lets your freelancers send you their invoices without needin…What do the labels in Transactions mean?
⇄ Portal: copied automatically from your portal. It updates itself; change it in the portal.Receipt: a docume…Closing a filing period
After you have filed your accounts and tax return, open Filing periods, choose the period end date and press …The accountant pack
At year end your accountant needs your figures and your documents. Reports → Accountant pack creates one ZIP …Free trial and payment
Every new account starts with a free trial – no card needed. After that, access costs a one-off payment for a…Glossary of UK terms
ARD – Accounting Reference DateThe last day of your financial year.CT600The Company Tax Return you file with …