The bookkeeping app for kitchen fitters
Do your books from the van, out loud. Say what you did and VanBooks writes the invoice, logs the costs and miles, and keeps your tax figure up to date.
“Fitted the kitchen for Mr and Mrs Patel, £1,850 labour. Worktop joining kit and fixings, £65. Forty miles over four days.”
Made for the way kitchen fitters work
Stage payments
Take a deposit from the accepted quote, then invoice the rest when it's fitted.
Sign-off when it's done
The customer signs off the finished kitchen on your phone, with photos on the invoice.
Working for a kitchen company?
CIS worked out on your labour, and statements of every job for them.
Reviews in a tap
Ask happy customers for a Google review the moment they pay.
Also in VanBooks
- Making Tax Digital quarterly updates and VAT returns
- How much to put aside after every payment, and when to pay HMRC
- Mileage worked out from postcodes, 45p and 25p a mile
- A private link for your accountant, or their own sign-in
Questions kitchen fitters ask
What can a kitchen fitter claim?
Fixings and materials used on jobs, tools and jigs, van costs or mileage, workwear and PPE, trade insurance, phone and software.
Does Making Tax Digital apply to me as a kitchen fitter?
It depends on your turnover (money in before costs), not profit. It starts in April 2026 if you took over £50,000, April 2027 over £30,000 and April 2028 over £20,000. VanBooks keeps the digital records and sends the quarterly updates.
Can I claim for my van?
Yes. Either claim 45p a mile for the first 10,000 business miles and 25p after, or the actual costs (fuel, insurance, repairs and the van itself), but not both for the same van. VanBooks works out either and warns you if you mix them.
Guides for kitchen fitters
- How to invoice as a sole trader: what an invoice must include
- What can tradespeople claim as expenses?
- CIS for subcontractors: how deductions work and getting money back
- Retentions in construction: how they work and how to claim them
- How much tax should I put aside when I'm self-employed?
- Making Tax Digital for sole traders: what changes and when
First month free, then £9 a month
No card needed to start. Cancel any time.
Free tools: tax calculator · mileage calculator · Does MTD apply to me?