• Free Online Accounting Software

    We provide Free Online Accounting Software to UK based businesses.

    Whether you are an Individual, Sole Trader, Limited Company, Small Business, Freelancer, Contractor, Landlord or Start Up we have the online accounting software that can support you.

    Everything you need in one software:

    Quotes, Invoicing & Reminders
    Bookkeeping, Receipt Upload, Bank Feeds & Reports
    Payroll & HR
    MTD VAT & CIS Returns
    CRM & Projects
    Telephone, Email & Live Chat Support
    And much more

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Free Online Accounting Software

We provide Free Online Accounting Software to UK based businesses.

Whether you are an Individual, Sole Trader, Limited Company, Small Business, Freelancer, Contractor, Landlord or Start Up we have the online accounting software that can support you.

Everything you need in one software:

Quotes, Invoicing & Reminders
Bookkeeping, Receipt Upload, Bank Feeds & Reports
Payroll & HR
MTD VAT & CIS Returns
CRM & Projects
Telephone, Email & Live Chat Support
And much more

Features
Create Free Account

Free Online Accounting Software

We provide Free Online Accounting Software to UK based businesses.

Whether you are an Individual, Sole Trader, Limited Company, Small Business, Freelancer, Contractor, Landlord or Start Up we have the online accounting software that can support you.

Everything you need in one software:

Quotes, Invoicing & Reminders
Bookkeeping, Receipt Upload, Bank Feeds & Reports
Payroll & HR
MTD VAT & CIS Returns
CRM & Projects
Telephone, Email & Live Chat Support
And much more

Features
Create Free Account

Simple, affordable and effective free online accounting software for small businesses nationwide

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For small businesses that are comfortable with accounting.

Projects
Bank Feeds
Receipt Uploads
Stock Control
PayPal Feeds
Multi Company Management
Telephone, email, live chat support
User Permissions
Unlimited Users
Budgeting
Items
Create Invoices with Logo
Recurring Invoices
Create Quotes
Customer Statements
Payment Reminders
Accept Payments on your Invoices
Customer Grouping
Unlimted Customers, Suppliers & Bank Accounts
Bank Transactions Imports
Bank Rules
MTD VAT Submission
EU VAT/EC Sales Lists
Business & Accounting Reports
Tax Estimations
Multiple Currencies
Bulk Editing
Transaction Locking
Notes

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Most Popular Package

Plus

£4

+ VAT per month

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For small busineses looking for more automation and insights.

Projects
Bank Feeds
Receipt Uploads
Stock Control
PayPal Feeds
Multi Company Management
Telephone, email, live chat support
User Permissions
Unlimited Users
Budgeting
Items
Create Invoices with Logo
Recurring Invoices
Create Quotes
Customer Statements
Payment Reminders
Accept Payments on your Invoices
Customer Grouping
Unlimted Customers, Suppliers & Bank Accounts
Bank Transactions Imports
Bank Rules
MTD VAT Submission
EU VAT/EC Sales Lists
Business & Accounting Reports
Tax Estimations
Multiple Currencies
Bulk Editing
Transaction Locking
Notes

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Premium

£5

+ VAT per month

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Everything that you need all in one place to run your small business.

Projects
Bank Feeds
Receipt Uploads
Stock Control
PayPal Feeds
Multi Company Management
Telephone, email, live chat support
User Permissions
Unlimited Users
Budgeting
Items
Create Invoices with Logo
Recurring Invoices
Create Quotes
Customer Statements
Payment Reminders
Accept Payments on your Invoices
Customer Grouping
Unlimted Customers, Suppliers & Bank Accounts
Bank Transactions Imports
Bank Rules
MTD VAT Submission
EU VAT/EC Sales Lists
Business & Accounting Reports
Tax Estimations
Multiple Currencies
Bulk Editing
Transaction Locking
Notes

Get Started

Optional Add-Ons avalible on all packages:

Payroll: £4 per month + VAT for up to 5 employees plus 80p per month +VAT for each additional employee
CIS: £4 per month + VAT for up to 5 Subcontractors plus 80p per month +VAT for each additional Subcontractor
CRM: £1 per month + VAT

Our free online accounting software is currently used by over 5,000 small businesses in the UK

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Free online accounting software that allows you take control of your finances

Our simple free online accounting software helps small businesses become brilliant bookkeepers

Balance is a cloud-based free online accounting software made with real people in mind.

Simple to use, yet comprehensive in its capabilities.

Balance automates your most time-consuming bookkeeping tasks, such as importing and confirming bank transactions, or sending payment reminders and recurring invoices.

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Benefits of using our Free Online Accounting Software

Get your books done faster

Balance can automatically handle tasks that used to take up all of your time. From importing bank transactions to sending invoice reminders, we’ll do the work for you.

Feel confident in your numbers

With all your data stored safely and in one place, it’s easy to get a snapshot of how your business is tracking.

Add more to your software

Look after your staff with Balance Payroll and drive profitability on your projects with Balance Projects. It’s fully integrated with Balance Accounting so you can keep all your business information in one handy place.

Do business from anywhere, on any device

It’s easy to access all your data and Books Wise tools from anywhere – just connect to the internet. Plus, keep all your essentials like invoicing and payroll at your fingertips with Balance’s mobile app.

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Everything small businesses needs in one Free Online Accounting Software

Quotes, Invoicing & Reminders
Bookkeeping, Reciept Upload, Bank Feeds & Reports
Payroll & HR
MTD VAT & CIS Returns
CRM & Projects
Telephone, Email & Live Chat Support
And much more

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Free Online Accounting Software that fits all Business Types

  • Retail

  • eCommerce

  • IT Services

  • Legal

  • Hospitality

  • Amazon Sellers

  • Cafes

  • Start Ups

  • Contruction

  • Creatives

  • Global Small Businesses

  • Healthcare

  • Farming

  • Manufacturing

  • Real Estate

Popular Features of Books Wise

Free Online Accounting software with all the time-saving tools you need to grow your business.

Explore features like invoicing, payroll, reporting and more. Balance’s small business online accounting software has all you need to manage your numbers effortlessly.

Invoicing

Create Invoices & Payment Reminders

Create professional invoices and receive updates when they’re opened. The best part? You’ll get paid faster, too with automatic payment reminders.

Payments

Secure Payment Services

Get paid faster when you accept credit cards and direct debit online in Balance. Say hello to automatic deposits, and goodbye to chasing clients for payments.

Expenses

Never Miss an Expense

Snap receipt photos, email receipts to your account, and import expenses from your bank account. Then organize and assign them to clients. Tracking every pound keeps you ready for tax time.

Banking

Manual & Automated

Set up Bank Feeds and Bank Rules to automatically import and categorise transactions from your bank accounts and payments platforms.

Reporting

Easy To Understand Reports

Reports in Balance are simple enough for you to understand but powerful enough for your accountant to love. It’s a win-win.

Accounting

Easy-To-Use Double-Entry Accounting

Use automatic checks and balances to ensure accuracy and compliance, while financial info helps you make smart business decisions and working with your accountant even easier.

VAT

MTD VAT Software

Stay compliant with Making Tax Digital by tracking VAT and submitting MTD VAT returns to HMRC, directly from Books Wise.

Asset Management

Track Fixed Assets

Stay in control of your assets with our Fixed Assets tool. Automatically depreciate your asset value or match a customised rate set by you.

Dividends

Create Dividend Vouchers

Use our handy tool to effortlessly record dividends paid to the relevant shareholders. Then produce vouchers and minutes documents instantly.

CIS

Easily Manage CIS Requirements

Automatically list out CIS deductions on your invoices, verify subcontractors with a single click, submit CIS returns to HMRC, create statements for subbies and view handy reports.

Payroll

Easily Manage PAYE Requirements

Calculate employee pay automatically, create payslips, P45s and P60s in seconds, report directly to HMRC and know exactly what payments to make.

Multi Currency

Enjoy Multi Currency Accounting

Create invoices or track bills and expenses in 170+ currencies.

Inventory

Stock Control

Keep track of the stock you have on hand using Balance stock tracking and reporting feature.

Projects

Manage Project Finances

Books Wise project management tool helps you keep a close eye on the financial success of separate projects within your business.

Support

Email & Live Chat Support

Enjoy award-worthy live chat support, from our team of trained bookkeepers. We’ve got your back, whenever you need us, all on our free plan.

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Intergrations that help you run your business

Balance integrates with many great apps to streamline your businesses processes,
collect payments and submit data.

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Interested in Balance? Give us a call on 0330 113 8442 or we can call you any time from 9am-8pm Monday to Friday and 10am-6pm Saturday

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Balance is a trading style of Balance IT Ltd, a limited company registered in England under company number 09365202. Our registered office is: The Carriages, Station Road, Ware, SG12 9PL UK.

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