For electricians
Bookkeeping for electricians — done between jobs
14 days free · no card required · sign-up takes about 60 seconds on WhatsApp.
Made for your trade
Your books, kept from the van
Between first fix, second fix and the drive to the wholesaler, the last thing you want at 7pm is data entry. SubReady turns the receipts already in your van — CEF, YESSS, Screwfix — into proper digital records the moment you photograph them on WhatsApp. Domestic or commercial, CIS or private work, your books keep themselves while you're on the tools.
Start free on WhatsApp14 days free · No card required
Expenses electricians should never miss
Most electricians miss claimable costs every single month. These are the ones that should always be in your records:
- Cable, accessories, consumer units and fittings bought per job
- Test equipment — MFT calibration, proving units, leads
- 18th Edition / 2391 courses, JIB/ECS card renewals
- NICEIC / NAPIT / SELECT scheme fees and insurance
- Van costs or mileage between jobs and the wholesaler
- Tools, drill bits, PPE and workwear replacement
- Phone, testing apps and certification software
CIS, handled
CIS for electricians
On site work for a contractor, 20% CIS is usually deducted from your labour before you're paid (30% if you're not registered). Materials you supplied are excluded — so invoices that split labour and materials properly, and CIS statements that are actually kept, decide the size of your year-end refund. SubReady reads every CIS statement you forward and tracks deductions per contractor automatically.
New to the scheme? Read our full CIS guide or how CIS refunds work.
A day with SubReady
What it looks like on WhatsApp
📷 Photo of a CEF receipt
Recorded as materials in seconds — merchant, amount and date read from the photo.
Invoice Baxter Homes, labour 1800, materials 420, due 14 days
A CIS-correct invoice — 20% shown on labour only, net payment amount clear.
What did I spend on materials this month?
An instant answer from your own records, right in the chat.
Your accountant will thank you
Accountant-ready, all year
Your accountant gets read-only access or a one-tap export pack — labour/materials already split, CIS statements attached, expenses categorised. Less chasing for them usually means lower fees and a faster refund for you.
Are you an accountant with electrician clients? See the Practice Plan.
Making Tax Digital
MTD without the homework
Self-employed electricians with qualifying income over £50,000 are in Making Tax Digital from April 2026 (over £30,000 from April 2027). Every receipt you send to SubReady is already a compliant digital record, and your quarterly figures build themselves.
Full details on our MTD page — including exactly what’s live today and what’s pending HMRC production approval.
Simple pricing from £8.99/month · how it works · allowable expenses guide · mileage at 55p a mile (2026/27)
Try SubReady free for 14 days
Start free on WhatsApp — your first receipt is recorded ten seconds later. No card required.
14 days free · No card required · Takes about 60 seconds