Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · A new practice

Books kept properly.
Software explained plainly.

Montpellier Bookkeeping is a new bookkeeping practice for sole traders, landlords and small businesses in Cheltenham and the Cotswolds. The doors aren't open yet. We'll be taking enquiries soon — and the ledger is already ruled.

Opening balance

As at today

Dr — brought inCr — written off
Thirty years of making IT systems behaveThe shoebox of receipts
Xero, set up the way it should beSunday evenings lost to spreadsheets
Plain English, no jargonSurprises from HMRC
A local practice you can actually ringMaking Tax Digital dread
Balance brought downPeace of mind

What we'll offer

Three things, done well

01

MTD-ready, without the panic

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is arriving in stages: sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000 from April 2026, over £30,000 from April 2027 and over £20,000 from April 2028. We'll get your records, software and quarterly updates in order — and show you how it works.

02

Xero set-up & training

Bank feeds connected, invoices templated, chart of accounts tidy. Then a proper walkthrough so you understand what you're looking at, rather than a login and a wave goodbye.

03

Monthly bookkeeping

Transactions reconciled, VAT prepared, reports that mean something. A fixed monthly fee, no surprises, and books your accountant will thank you for at year end.

A sole-trader practice, run from Cheltenham by someone who spent three decades in IT before turning to the numbers. Cloud software holds no fear here.

About the name

The ladies of Montpellier Walk

Thirty-two caryatids have held up the shopfronts of Montpellier Walk since 1840 — draped figures loosely modelled on those of the Acropolis, quietly carrying their load and never once dropping it. The one in our M does the same job: she is the letter's right-hand column.

It seemed the right emblem for a business whose whole purpose is to carry something for you, reliably, so you can get on with the work you actually started your business to do.