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Hospitality

Accountants for restaurants & hospitality in London

Daily takings, tips, rotas and wafer-thin margins make hospitality one of the toughest sectors to keep on top of. We connect your tills to Xero and handle the payroll and VAT — so you can see how each site is really doing.

Challenges we understand

The pressures of a hospitality business

We've worked with hospitality businesses, so the realities of service and slim margins are familiar to us.

Daily takings & cash

Cash, card and delivery sales that all need reconciling, day after day.

Tips & tronc

Sharing and reporting tips fairly and correctly, without the headache.

Rotas & variable payroll

Shifting hours and headcount that make payroll a moving target each period.

Tight food & drink margins

Small margins where a few percentage points decide whether you profit.

Stock & wastage

Perishable stock and wastage that quietly erode your gross profit.

Seasonality

Peaks and troughs through the year that make cashflow hard to plan.

How we help

A firm grip on every site

  • POS-integrated bookkeeping

    Your till data flows into Xero, so daily takings reconcile without manual entry.

  • Reliable payroll & tronc

    Rotas, variable hours and tip distribution handled correctly and on time.

  • Margin & cost-of-sales reporting

    See gross profit by site so you can act on food and drink costs early.

  • On-time VAT

    Returns prepared and filed on schedule, hospitality quirks handled.

  • Real-time cashflow

    A live view of the money so seasonal peaks and troughs hold no surprises.

Your cloud stack

The right tools for hospitality

As a Xero Gold Partner we connect your tills and payroll so the data flows by itself.

Core ledger
Xero

Your single source of truth — reconciled, real-time books with reporting by site.

Point of sale
Hospitality POS

Till and ordering systems synced so daily takings land straight in your books.

Payroll & capture
Payroll + Datamolino

Variable-hours payroll and supplier-invoice capture, handled and reconciled.

We tailor the exact apps to your venues and systems — these are a typical starting point.

Simple, transparent monthly packages

Fixed pricing built around your venue — no hourly billing, no surprises.

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FAQs

Hospitality questions

How do you handle tips and tronc?
We set up tip and tronc handling so it's shared fairly and reported correctly, including the payroll and tax treatment. That keeps your team happy and keeps you on the right side of the rules — without you having to work it all out.
Can you manage payroll with variable rotas?
Yes. Variable hours, multiple roles and changing headcount are standard in hospitality, and we run payroll around them — accurately and on time — so your people are paid right every period.
Do you reconcile daily takings from the till?
We connect your POS to Xero so cash, card and delivery takings reconcile automatically against your bank. You get an accurate daily picture without anyone keying in totals by hand.
Can you help me understand my margins?
Yes. We report gross profit and cost of sales by site, so you can see where food and drink costs or wastage are eating into margin — and act before it hits your bottom line.

Run a restaurant, café or bar?

Book a free, no-obligation consultation and we'll tailor it to your venue.

(+44) 07754 199911
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