Your local bookkeeper in Verwood
Knights Book Keeping is based right here in Verwood, run by Amy Knight, a Xero Certified Advisor. If you run a business in BH31 – from a trade van on Manor Road to a workshop on the Ebblake Industrial Estate – your bookkeeper is just around the corner.
A Verwood bookkeeper who knows the town
Verwood has changed enormously over the past few decades. Once known for its pottery and heathland, it’s now one of East Dorset’s busiest towns, with a strong community of tradespeople, small manufacturers and home-based businesses. Many of them are sole traders who have grown steadily by word of mouth – and are now finding that their bookkeeping needs to grow up too.
That’s where I come in. Being based in Verwood means I can meet you in person, drop by to collect paperwork, and understand the practical realities of running a business here, from quiet Januaries to busy summers.
Making Tax Digital is arriving for Verwood sole traders
Plenty of Verwood tradespeople and landlords have gross income over £30,000, which means Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will apply to them from April 2027, if it doesn’t already. Now is the time to get records digital and software set up – calmly, rather than in a rush next spring. I can check whether you’re affected and have you ready in plenty of time.
Payroll bureau and CIS returns in Verwood
Verwood has a big community of builders, groundworkers and trades, and two jobs come up again and again: CIS returns and payroll. I file monthly CIS returns in Verwood for contractors, verify subcontractors and help self-employed subbies claim back their deductions. And as a small, local payroll bureau, I run weekly or monthly payroll for Verwood employers – payslips, RTI, pensions and all. See my construction bookkeeping page for more.
Popular services in Verwood
- Payroll for small employers, from a single director to a team of fifteen
- Subcontractor verification and CIS for builders working across Dorset and Hampshire
- VAT returns for growing businesses approaching or over the £90,000 threshold
- Monthly bookkeeping for trades and small firms who want their evenings back
- Self assessment for sole traders, landlords and people with a side business
- Xero and QuickBooks training at your kitchen table
Meet in person
Whether you’d prefer a coffee in town, a chat at your workshop, a quick WhatsApp or a video call, I’ll fit around you. You’ll always deal with me – the same person, every time.
Verwood bookkeeping FAQs
Can I drop paperwork off in Verwood?
Yes. Local clients are welcome to drop off folders by arrangement, or I can pop round to collect. Most clients find a receipt app on their phone even easier.
Do you work with businesses in the villages around Verwood?
Absolutely. I work with clients in Three Legged Cross, Woodlands, Alderholt, Edmondsham and the surrounding countryside, as well as in the town itself.