The bookkeeping app for tilers
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.
“Tiled the bathroom floor and splashback for Mr and Mrs Green, £640. Adhesive and grout, £58. Twenty miles over two days.”
Made for the way tilers work
Quotes by the square metre
Save your rates in a price book and build a quote in a minute. The customer accepts it online.
Deposits for tiles
Invoice a deposit from the accepted quote, then the rest when the job's done.
What each job made
Link adhesive, grout and tile cuts to the job and see the real profit.
Photos of the finished work
Before and after photos on the invoice, and a Google review request when 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 tilers ask
What can a tiler claim?
Adhesive, grout, trims and materials used on jobs, cutters and tools, van costs or mileage, workwear and knee pads, trade insurance and phone.
Does Making Tax Digital apply to me as a tiler?
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 tilers
- 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?