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Your books, sorted.
Every single month.

Bedrock handles the bookkeeping for South African trade and service businesses so you can focus on what you actually do. SARS-ready, VAT-sorted, plain-English reports — delivered every month.

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No credit card required · Founding clients get 40% off their first year · Prices excl. VAT

Who We Serve

Built for SA trade & service businesses
doing R1M–R30M a year

If you run a trade or service business in South Africa — or any business that doesn't hold client money in trust, dentists and vets included — employ between 1 and 50 people, and you're too busy running the business to fuss over the books, Bedrock is for you.

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You're VAT registered
or getting close

You're already registered, or heading toward the new R2.3 million threshold. SARS compliance isn't optional — we make sure it's handled.

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Your books are behind
or just good enough

Most business owners know their books aren't where they should be. We fix that and keep them clean every month going forward.

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You want answers,
not accounting jargon

You want to know if the business made money this month. That's the answer we give you — in plain English, no trial balance in sight.

How It Works

Up and running in a week

We handle the complexity. You just run your business.

Connect your accounts

Link your SA bank accounts, credit cards, and payment processors — Yoco, PayFast, SnapScan. Takes about 10 minutes.

We categorise everything

A real bookkeeper reviews and categorises your transactions every month. Not just software guessing — an actual person.

Get your monthly report

A one-page visual story of your month — profit, cash, what changed and why — with the full financials attached for your accountant.

SARS-ready, every time

Provisional tax reminders, VAT201s prepared ready to submit, and a year-end pack your accountant files from — no last-minute scrambles.

What You Get

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Monthly Bookkeeping

Your bookkeeper — the same person every month, one WhatsApp away — reconciles your accounts, categorises transactions, and closes your books.

A Report You'll Actually Read

One visual page that tells the story of your month — what happened, why, and what to watch. The full financials ride along as an appendix for your accountant.

See a sample report →

SARS-Ready Financials

ITR14, ITR12, provisional tax reminders — we prepare your books so your accountant can file without the usual scramble.

VAT-Ready, Every Month

We track input and output VAT monthly and prepare your VAT201 figures, submission-ready. Registered or approaching the new R2.3M threshold — covered.

Catch-Up Bookkeeping

Behind on your books? Months or years — we've seen it all. We'll get you caught up fast, no judgment.

WhatsApp & Email Support

Message your bookkeeper directly. Get answers in plain English from a real person, not a ticket queue.

No Confusion

We're your bookkeeper.
Your accountant stays your accountant.

It's the cleanest division of labour in finance — and it usually makes your accountant's bill smaller, because the hard sorting is already done by the time they get the books.

What Bedrock does — monthly

  • Bookkeeping & bank reconciliation
  • Your one-page story report
  • VAT201 figures, prepared submission-ready
  • Payroll (EMP201) reconciliation
  • A clean year-end pack, handover-ready

What your accountant does — yearly

  • Income tax returns (ITR14 / ITR12) on eFiling
  • Annual financial statements & sign-off
  • Tax planning & SARS queries

Don't have an accountant? We'll refer you to one we trust — and hand them books so clean their bill shrinks.

The Question Everyone's Asking

"Can't AI just do my books now?"

Fair question — and here's our honest answer: we use the best technology available. It's just not the point.

AI sorts. It doesn't decide.

Software is brilliant at categorising transactions, and we happily let it do the grunt work. But it doesn't know that a job deposit isn't profit yet, or what that new bakkie does to your VAT picture. A qualified bookkeeper signs off your books every month before anything is final.

Software isn't accountable. We are.

When SARS sends a letter, you don't want a chatbot. You want a person whose name is on your books, who picks up when it matters, and who's responsible for getting it right. That accountability is the actual product.

Relationships compound. Tools don't.

The longer we do your books, the better we know your business — what's normal for your slow season, which customer always pays late, when something looks off. No app subscription learns your business like a person who works on it every month.

Technology does the heavy lifting. A person who knows your business does the thinking.

Who's Behind Bedrock

A bookkeeping service run
by a qualified accountant

Steve Venter, founder of Bedrock Books

Steve Venter

Founder · CIMA (ACMA) · B.Compt (Unisa)

Steve spent a decade in the engine rooms of South African businesses — logistics fleets, telecoms, small accounting practices — preparing the management accounts that owners actually run their businesses on. More recently he's worked in financial advisory in the UK, helping large financial institutions untangle complex finance operations.

Bedrock is him bringing that rigour back home — and it's deliberately a bookkeeping service. Steve keeps your books immaculate and your reports human every month; your accountant keeps the tax returns and the sign-offs. You get an accountant's eye at a bookkeeper's rate.

Off the clock he's a dad of two — so he knows "almost on time" doesn't count, at bedtime or with SARS.

Questions? WhatsApp Steve directly →

Pricing

Flat monthly rate.
No surprises.

These are our standard rates. Founding clients pay 40% less for their first 12 months — and their standard rate is locked for life.

Hold client money in trust — attorneys, conveyancers, estate agents, debt collectors, brokers? See our trust account plans →

Running multiple stores or a franchise? See our multi-site plans →

Starter
R2,999/mo
For businesses up to R3M a year
Founding rate: R1,799/mo for your first year
  • Monthly bookkeeping
  • Bank & card reconciliation
  • Monthly story report — one visual page
  • Full financials as an appendix
  • Direct WhatsApp & email access
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Growth
R3,999/mo
For businesses doing R3M–R10M a year
Founding rate: R2,399/mo for your first year
  • Everything in Starter
  • Cash flow tracking in your report
  • VAT201 prepared, submission-ready
  • Provisional tax reminders
  • Job costing support
  • Quarterly check-in call
Established
R7,499/mo
For businesses doing R10M–R30M a year
Founding rate: R4,499/mo for your first year
  • Everything in Growth
  • Multi-entity support
  • Payroll reconciliation (EMP201)
  • Custom KPIs in your report
  • Priority month-end close
  • Monthly strategy call

All prices exclude VAT. Founding clients get 40% off for their first 12 months, then pay the standard rate above — locked for life, it never increases. Over R30M a year or multiple entities? WhatsApp us for a custom quote.

FAQ

Questions, answered straight

Do I still need an accountant?

Yes — for tax returns and annual sign-offs, and that's by design. Bedrock is your bookkeeper: we keep the books clean every month, prepare VAT201 figures submission-ready, and hand your accountant an organised year-end pack — which usually makes their bill smaller. We deliberately don't submit tax returns on eFiling or sign financial statements. Don't have an accountant? We'll refer you to one we trust.

What software do you use? Do I need to buy anything?

We run your books on leading cloud accounting software (like Xero or Sage), and the subscription is included in your plan. You don't need to buy, install or learn anything — you get a simple monthly report, and we handle the rest.

Is my financial information safe?

Yes. Bank connections are read-only — nobody at Bedrock can move your money. Your data is encrypted, processed in line with POPIA, and it stays yours: you can request a full export or deletion at any time. Read our privacy notice.

My books are months (or years) behind. Can you help?

That's our speciality, and there's no judgment — most clients arrive behind. We'll quote a fixed once-off fee for the catch-up based on how far back things go, get you current, then take over the monthly routine so it never piles up again.

What exactly does a founding client get?

Three things: 40% off your monthly rate for your first 12 months, your standard rate locked for life (it never increases as long as you stay on your plan), and first access when we start onboarding. There's no lock-in contract — you can cancel any time.

When do you launch?

We're onboarding the founding group in small batches during 2026, in waitlist order — that's how we keep the service personal. Join the waitlist and we'll be in touch with your onboarding date.

Early Access

Be first in line

We're launching to a small founding group. Get on the list now and lock in 40% off your first year — plus a rate that never goes up.

  • 40% off your monthly rate for the first 12 months
  • Standard rate locked for life — it never increases
  • First access when we go live
  • Dedicated onboarding support
  • Cancel any time — no lock-in contracts
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