I'm Connor Rawcliffe. I set up CR Bookkeeping after five years of doing the books for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, most of them in construction or running a small service business.
The pattern I kept seeing was people who were good at their trade paying too much tax, or losing sleep over a brown envelope from HMRC, because nobody had taken twenty minutes to explain things properly. That's the gap this business exists to fill.
Qualified, not just good with a spreadsheet.
Anyone can call themselves a bookkeeper. These are the bits of paper behind the name.
AAT Level 2 and 3
The Association of Accounting Technicians qualifications in bookkeeping and accounting. It's the standard professional bookkeepers are measured against, and it covers double entry, VAT, final accounts and the rules behind all of it.
CIPP Payroll Technician
Certified by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals, which is who you want running RTI, pensions and CIS every month.
Five years at the desk
Day-to-day bookkeeping for sole traders and limited companies before CR Bookkeeping existed. Real ledgers, real deadlines, real HMRC letters.
What working with me looks like
Plain English, every time
If something matters to your business you'll hear it in words you'd use yourself. The jargon stays in the HMRC guidance where it belongs.
A price before the work
Every job is quoted as a fixed fee in writing. No hourly rate ticking in the background, no invoice that's bigger than the number you agreed to.
You deal with me
Not a call centre and not a trainee you've never met. I know your business and I'll remember what you told me last time.
Deadlines are my problem
Self-Assessment, VAT quarters, CIS returns, payroll. I track them and you hear from me before they matter, not after.
Who I work with
Construction
Builders, electricians, plumbers, heating engineers, scaffolders
CIS returns and refunds for subcontractors. For contractors and small firms, the monthly bookkeeping, VAT (reverse charge included), payroll and CIS300 returns.
Service businesses
Marketing and social media agencies, aesthetics and beauty
Self-Assessment, sole trader registration and Making Tax Digital for freelancers and small agencies, then bookkeeping and VAT once you grow into them.
What clients say
“They handle our VAT returns, CIS and payroll, liaise with our accountant at year end, and provide useful financial reports throughout the year. Everything is managed professionally and efficiently.”
B P L Construction Limited
VAT, CIS and payroll client
Not sure if I'm the right fit?
Send a few lines about your business. If I can help I'll say so and tell you what it costs. If I can't, I'll point you at someone who can.