Accounts Receivable Management in the United Kingdom
We shorten your cash-collection cycle and keep DSO under control. Delivered to FRS 102 / UK GAAP for UK businesses, priced in GBP.
A UK invoice is a VAT event. Output tax falls due by reference to the tax point rather than the payment date, so a slow-paying customer still leaves you funding VAT on the next quarterly return. We invoice and collect on a structured cadence, report DSO monthly, and keep that VAT timing visible in the cash forecast rather than discovered at quarter end.
We issue invoices, run structured collections, apply payments, and report on aging — so revenue actually lands in your bank account instead of sitting in receivables.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAT return and payment (Making Tax Digital)VAT-registered businesses | Quarterly | 1 month and 7 days after the end of the VAT period | HMRC |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with HMRC. This is general information, not tax advice.
Accounts Receivable deliverables
- Invoice issuance & delivery
- Structured collections / dunning
- Payment application & matching
- AR aging & DSO reporting
- Customer statement management
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Making Tax Digital means the VAT return must come out of MTD-compatible software with an unbroken digital link — no spreadsheet copy-paste into the return.
A worked example, in your currency.
A London marketing agency, 900 transactions a month, VAT-registered, 18 staff.
- In-house bookkeeper (fully loaded, per month)
- £3,400
- Salt bookkeeping + VAT compliance
- £1,150
- Monthly saving
- £2,250
Figures in GBP. Fully loaded cost includes employer NIC, pension, software and supervision.
The framework your United Kingdom accounts are held to.
We prepare to UK GAAP (FRS 102) or IFRS, as adopted. These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
- Professional bodyICAEWInstitute of Chartered Accountants in England and WalesUK chartered accountancy body and ethical code.
- Professional bodyACCAAssociation of Chartered Certified AccountantsGlobal professional body with a large UK membership.
- Standards setterFRCFinancial Reporting CouncilIssues FRS 102 and UK auditing standards.
- RegulatorHMRCHM Revenue & CustomsVAT, corporation tax, PAYE and Making Tax Digital.
- RegulatorCompanies HouseStatutory accounts and confirmation statements.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
Accounts Receivable in United Kingdom
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Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.