Xero, set up and run by a Gold Partner
Xero suits businesses with stock, projects, multiple currencies, a real payroll or trade apps that post to the ledger. We set it up around how your business makes money.
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When Xero is the right software
Buzz is a Xero Gold Partner. Xero awards the status on the number of clients a firm runs on it.
- Stock
- Projects
- Multiple currencies
- A real payroll
- A lot of transactions
- An app for your trade that posts into the ledger
For a business with none of these, we set you up on FreeAgent, which may well be free with your bank account.
What a Gold Partner setup involves
Xero’s default chart
A chart built round a van-based trade
Tracking categories split one profit and loss by branch, van, service line or job.
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A chart of accounts built around your business
The default chart is generic. Yours should let you see gross margin by the thing you actually sell, which usually means restructuring cost of sales instead of accepting one line called “purchases”.
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Tracking categories
Set up by branch, by van, by service line or by job, tracking categories split one profit and loss into a per-unit one at no extra cost.
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Bank feeds and bank rules
Feeds from every account and card, then rules that code the repeating items automatically. Done well this removes most of the monthly reconciliation.
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The apps that matter to your trade
Job management, EPOS, e-commerce, stock, time, payments. We check that the connector posts to the ledger correctly before we recommend it.
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VAT scheme and MTD
The right scheme configured, digital links end to end, and returns filed from the ledger.
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A month running in parallel
Anything that does not agree gets found while there is still something to compare against.
Xero’s published UK plans
All excluding VAT. Xero’s own published UK pricing, checked 8 September 2026. Introductory discounts change, and we tell you which offer is running when you sign up.
Ignite
£18 a month
- 20 invoices and 10 bills
- Bank reconciliation
- VAT to HMRC
- CIS
- MTD for Income Tax ready
Enough for a very small business, tight for most.
Grow
£39 a month
- Unlimited invoices and quotes
- Automated bill entry
- Payroll for one
- 60-day cash flow forecast
Where most owner-managed businesses land.
Comprehensive
£55 a month
- Payroll for five
- Multi-currency
- Expenses for five users
- Budgeting
- 90-day forecast
Ultimate
£70 a month
- The larger payroll
- Advanced analytics
Suited to larger teams.
Xero and the Buzz portal
In Xero
The bookkeeping: bank feeds, invoices, bills and the ledger your accounts are prepared from.
In the Buzz portal and app
Your deadlines, documents, signed accounts and the questions between you and your accountant. The portal is included with your fee and built by us.
The what is included page walks through the portal screens.
Moving to Xero
A straightforward migration takes a few weeks including the parallel period. A file with years of history in it takes longer. The migration is included in your monthly fee.
Pick the date
A year end or a VAT quarter end.
Opening balances
Taken from your last filed accounts.
A month in parallel
Old and new run side by side until they agree.
Xero only
The old records stay exactly where they are. You must keep them for six years.
The step-by-step version is on digital switchover.
What people ask about Xero
What does Gold Partner actually mean?
Partner status in Xero is earned on the number of clients a firm runs on it and keeps there. In practice it means direct partner support when something goes wrong with your file, which is quicker than a general support queue.
Can you move me from Sage or QuickBooks?
Yes. Conversion tools handle the bulk of it and the judgement is in the opening balances and the chart of accounts, which is the part worth doing carefully. Best timed at a year end.
Do I need the payroll add-on?
Only if you want to run it yourself. If we run your payroll it happens on BrightPay and posts into Xero, so you do not pay twice for the same function.
Who owns the Xero file?
You do. The subscription can be in your name or billed through us, and either way the data is yours and travels with you if you leave.
Get a quote for Xero bookkeeping
One monthly fee covers setup, migration, training and the ongoing work, and you see it before you commit.
Call or WhatsApp 07476 989568 or email hello@buzzaccounting.co.uk
Xero or FreeAgent?
FreeAgent for sole traders, contractors, landlords and simpler limited companies, and it is free with a NatWest, RBS, Ulster Bank or Mettle account. Xero once you need stock, projects, multi-currency, a real payroll or high transaction volumes. We are partners for both and recommend the cheaper one where it fits.
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