For self-employed people and owner-operated small businesses that keep sole-trader records: scan statements and receipts, review straightforward GBP cash-basis books, and use supported bank and HMRC connections when they are available.
Start 7-day trialNo accounting qualification or software installation needed. Upload, review and keep moving.
Drag and drop your bank statement PDF, CSV, or receipt image.
Our engine detects reviewed bank formats and extracts transaction rows for you to check.
Check the extracted figures, keep them in your books and export them when you need to.
UK-first statement conversion for reviewed bank formats. Always check the extracted rows against the source statement.
See the tools directory for currently reviewed statement formats.
The essentials for a self-employed person or owner-operated UK small business that keeps sole-trader records, without company accounts, payroll or multi-user administration.
Turn PDF and CSV bank statements into reviewable transactions without typing every line by hand.
Upload store receipts as images or PDFs and extract line items, totals and VAT into a spreadsheet.
Keep money in and money out organised for day-to-day sole-trader bookkeeping.
Keep customer details, create basic quotes and invoices, and follow up on money still owed.
Check categories, transfers and supporting evidence before relying on your records or filing.
Prepare and review HMRC categories in BankScan. Live MTD Income Tax filing is not currently available and requires separate HMRC Production access, compatible-software recognition and permission for customer live use.
One focused plan for one owner-operated business. Start with a 7-day free trial.
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Everything you need to know about BankScan AI.
BankScan supports PDF and CSV statements for reviewed bank formats, with a UK-first focus. Receipt uploads accept PDF, PNG, JPG, TIFF and BMP files. Scanner compatibility does not expand the bookkeeping product beyond GBP sole-trader records.
Transfers use TLS and temporary parser working copies are deleted after processing. An encrypted exact original and the structured records are retained as bookkeeping evidence for the applicable statutory period, subject to account erasure and legal holds. Uploaded documents are not used to train BankScan or third-party AI models. BankScan never stores your bank login details.
Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time with no questions asked. You will retain access until the end of your current billing period.
The scanner supports reviewed formats from major UK banks including HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, Monzo, NatWest, Santander, Halifax and Nationwide. Check the current tools directory or try a statement and review the result before relying on it.
Yes. Create an account, verify your email, and add a payment card to start the 7-day free trial. You are not charged during the trial and can cancel before it ends. The focused business-books plan is £3.99 per month.
It is for UK self-employed people and owner-operated small businesses that keep sole-trader records and want simple GBP cash-basis bookkeeping. It is not designed for limited-company accounts, partnerships, payroll or multi-business administration.
Keep one sole-trader business organised without paying for a large-company accounting suite or managing multiple businesses.