For trades & construction
CIS, reverse charge VAT, subcontractors, job pricing, van and tool claims. The stuff most accountants get wrong, we get right, so you stay paid, stay compliant, and stay out of bother with HMRC.
If running the business side of a trade feels like a second full-time job, you're in the right place.
CIS deductions never quite add up, and you're not sure if you're owed money back.
The VAT reverse charge confuses you, and you're worried your invoices are wrong.
You've no real idea which jobs actually made money once everything's paid out.
Subcontractors, verification and monthly returns are eating your evenings.
Van, tools and mileage: you're never sure what you can actually claim.
Cash is tight while you wait on retentions and stage payments to land.
The full job, from the compliance HMRC demands to the numbers that actually grow your business.
End to end. We verify your subcontractors, work out the right deductions, file your monthly CIS returns on time, and reclaim overpaid CIS where you're due it. Contractor, subcontractor, or both, we keep you compliant and help you secure gross payment status so you hold onto your cash.
The reverse charge trips up more builders than anything else. We make sure your invoices are worded correctly, your VAT returns reflect the reverse charge properly, and you're never paying VAT you shouldn't, or facing penalties for getting it wrong. We'll tell you exactly when it applies and when it doesn't.
From verifying new subbies to keeping their records straight, we take the admin of managing a flexible workforce off your plate and keep every deduction watertight.
Track profit job by job, not just at year end. We set up reporting that shows what each contract really earns once materials, labour and subbies are paid, so you price the next one right.
Vans, plant, power tools and equipment: we make sure every allowable purchase is claimed, capital allowances are maximised, and your mileage and travel are captured properly.
Employed staff paid right and on time, RTI and auto-enrolment handled, and CIS for your subbies running alongside it, all in one place, every week or month.
Digital bookkeeping on Xero, set up the way a trade actually works, so your numbers are live, your VAT is ready, and you can see where you stand without digging through a glovebox of receipts.
The biggest killer in construction isn't profit, it's timing. We forecast your cash, plan around retentions and stage payments, and make sure a slow payer doesn't sink a good month.
Sole trader or limited? Employed or self-employed? We get the structure right for your tax, your risk and your growth, and keep you on the correct side of HMRC's status rules.
Become a BuiltX client and our trade tools come as part of the service. Price jobs, track your pipeline and keep subbies straight, all built around how a trade actually works.
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If you work in or around construction, we speak your language.
Sparkies, joiners, plumbers, plasterers, groundworkers. Self Assessment, CIS reclaims and tool claims sorted, with no January panic.
Taking on subbies and bigger jobs. We handle the CIS admin, reverse charge VAT and job costing so you can keep building the business.
Limited companies running multiple sites and crews. Management accounts, cashflow and proactive tax planning to grow with confidence.
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