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the ledger

Notes on keeping books that hold up

Practical writing on bookkeeping, reconciliation, controls and financial reporting — no jargon, no gatekeeping, written for people running the business rather than the ledger.

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4 articles in reporting

A glowing financial statement pack under a magnifying lens
Reporting26 August 20267 min read

What a lender actually reads in your accounts

Nobody is reading your accounts for pleasure. They are looking for the answer to one question: will this business still be able to pay us in eighteen months?

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A glowing price tag beside a bar chart of cost layers
Reporting7 min

What your books tell you about pricing

Gross margin, contribution and break-even, computed from ledger data you already have — and the three signals that say your price is wrong.

24 August 2026
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Reporting6 min

Impress your boss with the speed and quality of your accounting statements

Month-end statements by the third working day, with notes, drill-downs and zero spreadsheet archaeology. Here is the workflow that makes it routine.

23 August 2026
Streams of cash flow diverging across a dark grid
Reporting7 min

Your cash report is not a cash flow statement

The difference between a bank movement report and a formal indirect-method statement of cash flows — and why profitable businesses still run out of money.

14 August 2026