Sole traders
Keep sales, purchases, expenses and mileage in a clearer routine while staying focused on the work itself.
About Simple Books
Business software built to keep things understandable
Simple Books brings everyday records, planning and reporting tools together for UK sole traders, freelancers and small owner-managed businesses—without expecting you to become an accounting expert.
Why Simple Books exists
Bring the pieces of a small business together
Simple Books started as a practical project focused on making everyday business records easier to organise and understand.
For many small businesses, useful information ends up spread across invoices, bills, receipts, spreadsheets and separate files. Simple Books brings those records and the tools around them into one place, so it is easier to see what is happening and decide what needs attention.
The aim is not to make people learn accounting software for its own sake. It is to make the information behind a business more manageable.
Built for small businesses
Made for the people doing the work
You should be able to organise the business without already knowing the language of accounting systems.
Freelancers
Bring client work, invoices, project costs and cashflow into one practical view.
Owner-managed businesses
Build a more organised record of activity and use deeper planning or reporting tools when they become useful.
Start simple, use more when useful
Begin with today's records and go further when you need to
Simple Books is designed around a natural progression, without making every tool feel like a starting requirement.
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Everyday records
Keep the basics organised
Start with invoices, bills, expenses, mileage, clients and the projects behind your work.
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Planning and visibility
See what needs attention
Use the dashboard, budgets, cashflow and Business Insights to understand the wider picture.
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Accounting and reporting
Open the detail when useful
Move into reports, ledgers and accountant-ready exports when the business or your adviser needs them.
Working with an accountant
Stay organised between conversations with your accountant
Simple Books can sit alongside professional support. Keeping structured records in one place can make it easier to review the business and prepare useful information to share.
Reports, exports and the Accountant Pack can help you gather relevant records. Simple Books does not replace professional judgement.
Simple Books is business management software and is not a substitute for professional financial or tax advice.
Why the product is kept simple
Capability should not make the product harder to understand
As Simple Books grows, the aim is to keep it easy to navigate: familiar wording, practical tools and enough context to understand what each area is for.
Clear navigation
Everyday tasks should be straightforward to find and return to.
Understandable wording
Features should explain their purpose without assuming accounting expertise.
Practical tools
New capability should help with a real business task, decision or record.
Take a closer look
See whether Simple Books fits the way you work
Explore the product at your own pace, or start free and organise the records that matter today.