Beany

Beany is an online accounting service for UK companies that pairs each client with its own UK-based accountant. It covers statutory filings, bookkeeping and payroll, and adds reporting and forecasting to help owners understand how their business is doing.

What Beany offers

• Tax compliance — annual accounts and confirmation statements for Companies House, company tax returns and HMRC matters.
• Management reporting — regular reports that show how the business is performing.
• Budgets and forecasts — planning tools so owners can see where the business is heading.
• Bookkeeping — keeping the books current, with a Xero connection.
• Payroll — pay runs, payroll tax and reporting.
• Business advisory — an accountant who works alongside owners on problems and opportunities, plus alerts about upcoming tax and unfiled returns.

Who it works with

Beany serves UK businesses of different sizes and says more than 4,000 companies have used it. New clients go through a discovery call, identity and anti-money laundering checks, HMRC authorisation and a handover from their previous accountant.

Key facts

• Market: United Kingdom
• Software: Xero
• Support: a named UK accountant and a helpdesk for day-to-day questions