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Bookkeeping & Accounts for Driving Instructors
Simple, fixed-fee plans that save you time, reduce stress and keep your finances in order – so you can focus on teaching.
Bookkeeping and Accounts For Driving Instructors
I do your bookkeeping every two weeks and, if they apply to you, your Making Tax Digital quarterly updates, so your evenings and weekends are yours again. At the end of the year, I’ll complete your accounts and submit your tax return for you.
Feeling Overwhelmed By Your Accounts?
When you’re self-employed, keeping on top of your records can be a constant challenge. Receipts go missing, spreadsheets get forgotten, and when the January 31st deadline rolls around – it’s stressful.
Figuring out what you can claim for can be confusing too – especially your car (whether you buy it or lease it), your dual controls, roof sign and vehicle graphics, franchise fees, and your ADI renewal and DBS check. Get it wrong, and not only could you miss out on tax savings, but one mistake on your tax return could mean a penalty from HMRC.
And if you’ve been meaning to “sort it out soon” for a while … you’re not alone. The good news? I make it easy to fix.
The Hidden Cost of Managing Your Own Bookkeeping
Being a driving instructor isn’t just about teaching your pupils how to drive – it’s about running a business.
Managing your own accounts takes up evenings, weekends – time that could be spent with your pupils, your family, or simply relaxing.
Every hour you spend buried in paperwork is an hour you’re not earning or enjoying life.
It doesn’t have to be that way.
Making Your Accounts One Less Thing To Worry About
At Zelah Solutions, I take care of your bookkeeping throughout the year and complete and submit your year-end accounts and Self Assessment for you.
You can ask questions at any time – I’m always happy to help.
Here’s how I’ll support you and your driving school business:
- Track your income and expenses clearly
- Bookkeeping updated fortnightly – your records are always current
- I handle your bookkeeping, end-of-year accounts and tax return – all included in one fixed monthly fee
- Understand what you can claim (and what you can’t)
- Submit your tax return on time, stress-free
- Taking care of your Making Tax Digital obligations – where they apply, I send your quarterly updates to HMRC, so there’s nothing new for you to learn
- Get real time updates so you know how much profit you’re making
- Know how much tax you’ll owe at least 8 months before the deadline
- Evening and weekend appointments by arrangement – because your working day doesn’t end at 5pm
Hi, I’m Lisa, owner of Zelah Solutions Ltd. I’ve spent over 20 years working in accounts, and I now look after the bookkeeping, year-end accounts and tax returns for driving instructors.
Not sure where to start? Send me a quick message, no obligation.
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Just Getting Started?
If you haven’t registered as self-employed yet and you’re not sure where to begin, don’t worry – I’ll help you with that too.
When you sign up to one of my packages, I’ll:
- Register you with HMRC
- Request your UTR number
- Explain what happens next
All included in your plan.
What My Clients Say
Transparent, Straightforward Pricing
Many accountants give you the software and leave you to do the bookkeeping. At Zelah, once your bank is connected, I do it for you, every two weeks, so everything is in the right place and you claim everything you’re entitled to.
Choose the option below that looks closest to what you need – I’ll confirm everything before anything is set up.
Starter Plan
£40/month (£480/year)
Best for: newly self-employed instructors building up their diary.
- Bookkeeping done for you every two weeks
- End of year Self Assessment tax return (self-employment section included)
- Bookkeeping software included (worth £120/year)
- Up to 50 transactions per month
- Making Tax Digital included
- Tax estimate (what to put aside) – when I complete your tax return
- Support by email – 48 hour response time
Optional extras
- + £15/month in total for any extra tax return sections (e.g. rental income)
- + £15/month for VAT returns (if needed)
Is this plan for me?
Oliver has just qualified and gone self-employed, with a handful of pupils and more joining each month. He doesn’t want his evenings eaten up by paperwork, and he’s nervous about getting his first tax return wrong. Making Tax Digital doesn’t apply to him yet, but it will as his income grows, and by then everything will already be set up and running smoothly. The Starter Plan looks after his records and his tax return from day one. When he’s regularly going over 50 transactions a month, he can move up to Standard.
Talk to Lisa about this planStandard Plan
£60/month (£720/year)
Best for: established instructors working most days of the week.
- Bookkeeping done for you every two weeks
- End of year Self Assessment tax return (self-employment section included)
- Bookkeeping software included (worth £120/year)
- Up to 500 transactions per month
- Making Tax Digital included
- Tax estimate (what to put aside) – when I complete your tax return
- Support by email, WhatsApp or telephone – 24 hour response time
Optional extras
- + £15/month in total for any extra tax return sections (e.g. rental income)
- + £15/month for VAT returns (if needed)
Is this plan for me?
Abigail has been instructing for years and works five days a week. She knows Making Tax Digital is coming for her this year, but she doesn’t really understand what it means, and it worries her. On the Standard Plan, Making Tax Digital is included. I send the quarterly updates to HMRC for her and give her a tax estimate when I do her tax return, so she knows what to put aside. She can carry on teaching and leave the rest to me.
Talk to Lisa about this planPro Plan
£90/month (£1,080/year)
Best for: long-established instructors with a bigger business and more than one source of income.
- Bookkeeping done for you every two weeks
- Everything in the Standard Plan, plus:
- Up to 1,000 transactions per month
- Extra tax return sections included
- VAT returns included
Is this plan for me?
Thomas has run his driving business full-time for many years. Six self-employed instructors work under him and pay him a franchise fee, and he also has investment property, so he has more than one source of income to record. He’s VAT registered too. The Pro Plan is built for that: up to 1,000 transactions a month, extra tax return sections and VAT returns included, and Making Tax Digital taken care of, all for one fixed monthly price.
Talk to Lisa about this planYou're protected by my 2-month guarantee:
If you're not happy within the first two months, you can walk away – no hard feelings – and I’ll refund everything you’ve paid.
Your monthly price is fixed for the whole tax year (6 April to 5 April), with no surprise charges. Because I look after your whole tax year, if you join part-way through it you first pay a one-off amount covering the months from 6 April up to when you join, then the normal monthly fee after that.
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