Kestrel for freelancers and small studios

Books that close by the 3rd, while you do the work.

Every card below is the real control from the app. Scroll, and try them. 4,120 UK sole traders closed September in under 22 minutes.

Free for 30 days. No card.
Receipts

Receipts match the moment they land

Forward a receipt or snap it. Kestrel pairs it with the bank line by amount, date and payee.

Paperhaus Ltd£184.202 Oct · card 4417
Rail Direct£62.403 Oct · card 4417
Fold & Fix Printers£1,040.006 Oct · transfer

2 of 3 lines still need a receipt

Month-end

Month-end is a list of four

Kestrel does the reconciling. You confirm what only you know.

Tax pot

Tax set aside as you get paid

Pick a rate once. Each invoice paid moves your share into the pot.

Invoice KS-0412 paid£4,820.00
£1,253.20
to the tax pot at 26%keep £3,566.80
Mileage

Mileage, read from your calendar

Trips with an address become claims at 45p a mile. Switch off the personal ones.

Studio visit, Leith14 Oct · 38 mi
Print proofing, Falkirk17 Oct · 52 mi
Dentist21 Oct · 6 mi
Claim for October£40.50
Chasing

Late invoices chase themselves

Choose a tone. Kestrel writes and sends the follow-up from your address.

Sends 7 days after the due dateHi Mara, a quick nudge on KS-0409 for £2,150, due 20 Oct. The pay link is below. Thanks, Ines
VAT

The VAT return, drafted every night

Jul to Sep, from 412 categorised lines. Check the boxes, then file.

Box 1 · VAT due on sales£6,384.00
Box 4 · VAT reclaimed£1,912.36
Box 5 · to pay by 7 Nov£4,471.64

October closes in 4 days. Two receipts to go.

Last month, Kestrel users spent a median of 21 minutes on month-end.

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