Invoices, cash collection, and payment signals
Raise invoices, collect through Stripe-backed payment flows, and keep outstanding cash visible without leaving the shell.
YionLedger
Real UK accountingwithout the spreadsheet.
Invoices, expenses, VAT (MTD-ready), bank feeds, and an AI that reconciles every transaction before you wake up. Built for UK rules — Companies House, HMRC, MTD ITSA and CT.
Open Banking matchedHMRC and Companies House in the same businessApproval-first reconciliation
MTD path
ITSA + CT
Bank feeds
Open Banking
Receipts
AI parsing
Illustrative preview
Finance board
Cash, books, and next filings
Outstanding
£18.4k
VAT due
7 May
Invoices
2April retainers
5 unpaid · £7.2k
Training cohort
Sent · £4.8k
Bank feed
2Barclays main
3 items to review
Stripe payouts
Matched today
Returns
2VAT Q1
Ready for review
CT workpapers
Drafted
Statutory
1CS01 window
14 days remaining
3 matches ready for approval
AI reconciliation
Supplier, amount, and VAT have been suggested from the bank and receipt evidence.
Why finance teams switch
The books, the filings, and the operating evidence finally live together.
Bank feeds with actual reconciliation flow
Open Banking transactions, exceptions, and approval-first matching keep finance work moving instead of exporting it.
HMRC and VAT built into the route
VAT periods, HMRC context, and year-end readiness sit in the same surface as the live books.
Statutory records stop living in side folders
Companies House, statutory books, dividends, shares, and corporation-tax work stay linked to the real company record.
Finance thread
From invoice to filing, one finance operating thread.
Bill the customer, collect the money, match the bank, run VAT and statutory work, and keep the company record ready for review without jumping between products.
Bill and collect
Start with invoices, payment links, and the cash view your team needs every morning.
InvoicesPaymentsOutstanding cash
Match money and evidence
Bring bank activity, expense capture, and AI-assisted reconciliation into the same month-end lane.
Bank feedsReceipt parsingApproval queue
File and govern
Carry the books into VAT, Companies House, dividends, and corporation-tax work without rebuilding the company context.
VAT + HMRCStatutory booksDividends + CT
Month-end lane
April close
Collection
£42k
Paid this month
Exceptions
7
Need human review
Invoices sent and collected
Customer billing and payment movement are already attached to the same cash view.
Transactions reviewed and matched
Open Banking and expense evidence keep bank work grounded in the real ledger context.
Filings and governance surfaced
VAT periods, Companies House deadlines, dividends, and shares stay connected to the company record.
Compliance queue
What finance should not miss
VAT period ready
Companies House deadline approaching
Dividend voucher draft prepared
Management view
Live finance signal
Cash collected vs billed
Overdue invoice count
Expense approval backlog
Inside the shell
The finance surfaces that replace month-end glue work.
The live product already exposes the core flows a UK business expects from accounting, banking, tax, and statutory operations.
InvoicesExpensesVAT (MTD)Bank feedsPaymentsStatutory accountsCorporation Tax
Invoices and customer collections
Create invoices, monitor overdue balances, and keep payment movement visible without hiding cash position in another tab.
InvoicesOverduePay now
Expenses and evidence capture
Record spending, attach receipts, and keep the approval trail tied to the transaction that actually hit the books.
ExpensesReceiptsApprovals
Banking and reconciliation
See accounts, transaction matching, and exception handling in the same shell as invoicing and spend.
Bank feedsMatchingExceptions
VAT and HMRC paths
Run VAT periods, monitor thresholds, and keep HMRC-facing work in a dedicated route instead of a spreadsheet checklist.
VATHMRCPeriods
Companies House and statutory books
Keep filing deadlines, statutory records, and company-level obligations sitting beside the live finance history.
Companies HouseDeadlinesStatutory books
Shares, dividends, and corporation tax
Carry equity and year-end flows in the same business as the books instead of splitting them into a second advisor-only tool.
SharesDividendsCT
Rollout and control
Stand up finance in the order your team can actually absorb.
The fastest wins usually come from getting money in and bank matching under control first, then widening out into tax and statutory work.
Cash-control first
Best when overdue invoices and collection visibility are the immediate pressure.
- Raise invoices quickly
- Track outstanding balances
- Start collecting online
Bank and month-end lane
Best when reconciliation and expense evidence are what keep slowing finance down.
- Connect accounts
- Review exceptions
- Approve AI matches
Full statutory route
Best when the books, filings, and company record need to stop drifting apart.
- VAT periods
- Companies House deadlines
- Shares and dividends
Operational record
Northbridge Studio Ltd
Customer, bank, and statutory context linked
Finance context
Outstanding
£2.1k
VAT profile
Quarterly
Month-end note
AI flagged two supplier transactions and one late invoice for manual review before close.
Timeline
Recent shell activity
Invoice
April retainer issued and partially collected.
Bank match
Stripe payout matched back to invoice batch.
VAT
Return prepared with input and output boxes ready for review.
Statutory
Confirmation statement window surfaced on the filing calendar.
Why it lands better
A UK finance system, not a generic ledger with local notes bolted on.
Money in
Typical stack
Invoices, payment links, and overdue chasing often live in separate apps.
YionLedger
Billing, collections, and cash visibility stay inside the same operating shell.
Bank matching
Typical stack
Transactions get exported, reconciled elsewhere, then checked again by hand.
YionLedger
Bank activity, exceptions, and approvals sit next to invoices and expenses.
VAT and HMRC
Typical stack
Tax periods are handled as a separate end-of-quarter scramble.
YionLedger
VAT paths and HMRC-facing flows live inside the same finance route from day one.
Statutory work
Typical stack
Companies House, dividends, and share records are usually parked in side folders.
YionLedger
Company obligations and statutory records remain attached to the live books.
Adviser collaboration
Typical stack
Operational finance and adviser-only work drift into different tools.
YionLedger
The business keeps the books and compliance context together so review starts from the same truth.
Launch lanes
Choose the finance rollout lane that matches the current pressure point.
Invoices and collections
Best when cash timing and overdue follow-up are the first pain to solve.
- Invoice desk
- Payment links
- Outstanding view
Operational bookkeeping
Best fitBest when reconciliation, expenses, and finance hygiene need to tighten up fast.
- Bank feeds
- Receipt capture
- Month-end review
UK statutory business
Best when the team wants tax, filings, and governance to sit inside the same finance shell.
- VAT + HMRC
- Companies House
- Dividends + CT
Practical note: many teams start with invoices and cash visibility, then widen into banking, VAT, and statutory obligations once the daily pressure drops.
Common questions
The questions buyers ask before they switch.
- Are you HMRC-recognised software?
- On the path — MTD ITSA and Corporation Tax workflows are built. The recognition application is paperwork that takes 8–12 weeks externally; meanwhile the calculations and submissions match HMRC schemas.
- Can my accountant use it too?
- Yes. Add an accountant role with read-only or full access to the books, invoice approvals and VAT returns. We export to FRS 102 / FRS 105 mappings on request.
- Which banks do you support?
- Anything on UK Open Banking — HSBC, Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds, Santander, Monzo, Starling, Tide, Revolut, plus business cards. Read-only feeds, FCA-regulated.
Final CTA
Close the books in days, not weeks.
YionLedger reconciles, drafts and files. You review and approve. Spin it up in 2 minutes.
Finance queue
5 approvals ready before close
April suppliers
Receipt parse confirmed for two high-confidence transactions.
VAT period
Return boxes prepared and waiting for finance approval.
CS01 prep
Companies House checklist surfaced with the current due window.
Month-end signal
Current period
Collected
£42k
Overdue
3