Why we started
Accounting stopped feeling like a service
Priya spent eleven years in mid-sized firms watching small clients get handed to whoever had capacity that week. Nobody knew the business, so nobody spotted anything until year-end, and by then it was too late to do much about it.
The whole point of a small practice is that someone remembers your name and your numbers without opening a file.
Tallyborough opened in 2017 with nine clients and one rule: never take on more work than the team can do properly. That rule has not changed. We cap the client list, we quote a fixed fee so nobody hesitates before ringing, and every client has a named bookkeeper plus a second person who knows the file.
Most of our work is monthly bookkeeping, VAT, and year-end for freelancers, agencies, and independent shops. Around a third of new clients arrive behind on something. That is normal, and we are not going to make you feel bad about it.
our philosophy
Four things we hold to.
We believe good bookkeeping should be accurate, clear, and genuinely useful.
Accuracy, always.
Numbers should be right the first time, not fixed later.
Keep it clear.
No jargon, no confusing reports, no unanswered questions.
Do what we say.
Reliable bookkeeping keeps your deadlines firmly on track.
Make it useful.
Your books should help you understand your business.
9 yrs
Running the practice
1 day
Average reply to email
94%
Still here after year one
$0
Setup and migration fee
“I used to lose the last weekend of every month to receipts. Now I send a photo and forget about it.”
Hannah Vaux
Owner, Vaux Ceramics. Client since 2021.
"They caught a VAT error our old accountant had missed for two years. First call, no charge for finding it."
James Carter
Founder, Field Studio. Client since 2022.
Priya Raman ACA
Founder and accountant
Dan Whittle
Senior bookkeeper
Ceri Morgan
Payroll and VAT
Josh Okafor
Client manager
Next step
Thirty minutes, no sales pitch
Bring the question you have been avoiding. You will leave with a fixed price and a plain answer, whether or not you sign up.
Length
30 minutes
With
Priya or Josh
Where
Phone or Google Meet
Next opening
Thursday, 11:00
