Now taking waitlist applications

Practice books done
to audit standard.

Bedrock handles monthly bookkeeping for South African professional practices — including the trust and client accounts where mistakes aren't an option. SARS-ready, audit-ready, explained in plain English.

✓  You're on the list — we'll be in touch shortly.

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

Who We Serve

Built for practices where the books
carry professional consequences

If your practice holds client money — attorneys and conveyancers, estate agencies, debt collectors, brokers collecting premiums — your bookkeeping isn't admin. It's part of your licence to operate.

✓

You hold money
that isn't yours

Trust and client accounts demand to-the-cent reconciliation, every month, with records your auditor and regulator can rely on. That's the standard we work to.

✓

Compliance exposure
is personal

Partners and principals carry the risk personally — trust audits, VAT, EMP201, professional body requirements. We keep the records clean so the sign-offs are simple.

✓

Your practice manager
needs backup, not more work

We slot in alongside your practice manager and your auditor — taking the monthly bookkeeping load off their desk, not adding another system to babysit.

How It Works

Up and running in a week

We handle the complexity. You just run your practice.

Connect your accounts

Link your business accounts, trust or client accounts, and payment processors. Read-only connections, set up in under an hour.

We reconcile everything

A senior bookkeeper reconciles business and trust accounts every month — to the cent, with a clear audit trail. Not software guessing.

Get your monthly report

Income statement, cash flow, debtors and trust position — plus a plain-English note on what happened with the practice's money.

Audit & SARS-ready, always

VAT201s prepared ready to submit, EMP201 reconciled, provisional tax reminders, and year-end records your auditor and accountant sign off without the scramble.

What You Get

Everything a practice needs.
Nothing it doesn't.

Trust Account Bookkeeping

Business and trust accounts reconciled separately, to the cent, with the audit trail your regulator expects. No commingling, no surprises.

Plain-English Reports

Profit, cash flow, fees outstanding, trust position — what the partners actually need to know, without wading through ledgers.

SARS & Audit-Ready

ITR14, provisional tax reminders, and year-end records packaged for your auditor — so trust audits and filings don't become projects.

VAT Return Support

Input and output VAT tracked monthly, VAT201 prepared and submission-ready, with nothing left to reconstruct at deadline time.

Payroll Reconciliation

EMP201 reconciliation every month, so PAYE, UIF and SDL are accounted for and your payroll matches your books — always.

Direct Access, Always

Your practice manager messages your bookkeeper — a qualified accountant — directly on WhatsApp or email. Plain answers from a person who knows your practice.

Straight Answer

Why trust account plans cost more
than our standard plans

It's a fair question — our standard plans start at R2,999/mo, and you'll pay more for what can look like the same service. Here's the honest difference: books that hold client money carry regulatory weight that ordinary books don't.

Trust and client accounts are reconciled separately and to the cent, because "close enough" is a finding, not an answer. Every month must stand up to your auditor, your regulator, and SARS — at the same time.

That means senior-level bookkeeping, double the reconciliation work, and audit-trail discipline on every entry — not software running on autopilot.

The rule is simple: it's the trust account, not the title on your door. No trust or client account? Then our standard plans are the right fit — whatever your profession. A group dental or veterinary practice belongs there too, at standard rates.

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 and stand up to regulatory scrutiny.

Bedrock is him bringing that rigour back home — and it's deliberately a bookkeeping service. Steve keeps your business and trust records immaculate every month; your auditor and accountant keep the sign-offs and filings. The cleanest division of labour there is.

Questions? WhatsApp Steve directly →

Trust Account 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.

No trust or client account? Our standard plans are for you — whatever your profession →

Core
R11,999/mo
For practices up to R10M a year
Founding rate: R7,199/mo for your first year
  • Monthly bookkeeping
  • Bank & trust account reconciliation
  • Monthly story report — one visual page
  • Full financials as an appendix
  • VAT201 prepared, submission-ready
  • Provisional tax reminders
  • Direct WhatsApp & email access
Most Popular
Professional
R13,999/mo
For practices doing R10M–R30M a year
Founding rate: R8,399/mo for your first year
  • Everything in Core
  • Cash flow statement
  • Debtors & creditors tracking
  • Practice-specific reporting
  • Payroll reconciliation (EMP201)
  • Quarterly check-in call
Enterprise
R15,999/mo
For practices doing R30M+ a year
Founding rate: R9,599/mo for your first year
  • Everything in Professional
  • Multi-entity support
  • Multiple trust accounts supported
  • Custom chart of accounts
  • 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.

FAQ

Questions, answered straight

Do you replace our auditor or accountant?

No — we work alongside them. We do the monthly bookkeeping and keep trust records audit-ready; your auditor performs the trust audit and your accountant handles filings. Clean monthly records typically make both of their engagements faster and cheaper.

Can you handle our trust account requirements?

Yes — separate, to-the-cent monthly reconciliation of trust and client accounts with a full audit trail, kept distinct from your business books at all times. We prepare the records your regulator and trust auditor expect; the formal audit and sign-off remain with your appointed auditor.

Is our client and financial data safe?

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

Our books are behind. Can you get us audit-ready?

Yes — catch-up work is our speciality. We'll quote a fixed once-off fee based on the backlog, reconstruct the records properly, and then keep them current month to month so the next audit is uneventful.

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. No lock-in contract — 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
🪨

You're on the list!

We'll be in touch shortly with your founding client offer. Thanks for joining — you're in good company.

WhatsApp us