Event and wedding venues
Clear event profitability, deposits, supplier costs, bar income, staffing and forward cash commitments.
Hospitality and venue accountants
Busy businesses need
calm, clear numbers.
Joined-up accounting for event venues, holiday accommodation and independent hospitality businesses across Sussex and the UK.
See the detailReporting by site or activity
Protect cashPlan for seasonality and liabilities
Stay organisedBookkeeping, VAT and payroll together
Built around your operation
Not just compliant.
Commercially useful.
Hospitality finances can become fragmented quickly: deposits arrive before events, platforms deduct fees, staffing moves with demand and every site performs differently. A year-end profit figure arrives too late to manage any of that.
Side by Side brings the records and reporting into one dependable monthly process, so you can understand performance while there is still time to act.
Who we support
Designed for owner-led hospitality.
Holiday lets and accommodation
Booking-platform reconciliation and reporting by property, location or income stream.
Pubs, bars and hospitality operators
Reliable bookkeeping, VAT and payroll with visibility over margins and labour costs.
Growing multi-site businesses
Consistent processes and consolidated reporting without losing sight of individual sites.
One connected service
From daily transactions
to better decisions.
Choose the elements you need now and build towards a complete outsourced finance function as the business grows.
Bookkeeping that keeps pace
Sales, booking platforms, card processors, bank feeds and supplier costs brought together and reconciled.
VAT and payroll
Accurate returns and dependable payroll built around a high-volume, people-led business.
Performance by site or activity
Use tracking to see results by venue, property, event type, department or another useful part of the business.
Cash-flow planning
Look ahead to quieter periods, deposits, payroll, VAT and major supplier commitments before they become pressure points.
Monthly management reporting
A concise view of revenue, gross margin, staffing, overheads and cash—explained in plain English.
Year-end accounts and tax
Your ongoing records flow into annual accounts and tax compliance without a separate clean-up exercise.
Useful management information
See what is driving the result.
Your reporting is shaped around the decisions you actually make—not a generic pack of accounting schedules.
- Revenue by venue, property or event type
- Food, drink and event gross margin
- Payroll as a percentage of sales
- Average booking value and occupancy
- Forward bookings, deposits and cash
- VAT and supplier liabilities coming due
Getting started
A cleaner finance operation in three steps.
- 01
Understand the operation
We map your sites, systems, payment channels, responsibilities and current reporting.
- 02
Build the monthly rhythm
Deadlines, reconciliations and reporting are organised into a clear repeatable process.
- 03
Improve the view
We refine the information as the business grows and your decisions change.
Free, no-obligation consultation
Want clearer control of your hospitality business?
Book a free initial call with Toby to discuss your operation, current systems and the reporting that would make the biggest difference.