Clearer numbers for a stronger restaurant business
Merranti provides accounting, tax and business support for independent restaurants, hospitality groups, takeaways and growing food businesses across the UK.
Restaurant accounting needs to keep pace with the business
Restaurants operate on tight margins, high transaction volumes and constantly changing costs. Waiting until year-end to understand the figures can leave important problems hidden for too long.
We help organise your financial information so you can see what is happening across sales, wages, food costs, overheads and cash flow. You receive practical explanations rather than reports filled with accounting jargon.
Whether you operate one independent restaurant or several locations, our role is to help you meet your obligations and make better-informed business decisions.
The figures restaurant owners need to understand
Your accounts should help you identify where money is being made, where margins are being lost and what needs attention next.
- Gross profit margins
- Food and drink costs
- Staff and payroll costs
- VAT liabilities
- Weekly cash position
- Delivery platform income
- Supplier expenditure
- Site-by-site performance
Complete financial support under one roof
Choose the services your restaurant needs now, with the option to add more support as the business grows.
Restaurant bookkeeping
Accurate bookkeeping gives you a reliable foundation for every financial decision. We can help establish an efficient process for recording sales, purchases, expenses and bank transactions.
Bookkeeping servicesVAT returns and advice
We can prepare, review and submit your VAT returns while helping you maintain the records needed to support the figures reported to HMRC.
VAT servicesPayroll support
We can help manage regular payroll processing, deductions and reporting, giving you more time to focus on your team and your customers.
Payroll servicesManagement accounts
Regular management information can show how the restaurant is performing before the year has finished, helping you respond to margin, cost or cash-flow pressures sooner.
Management accountsAnnual accounts and tax
We prepare annual accounts and the relevant tax returns for limited companies and sole traders, explain the results clearly and help you plan for upcoming liabilities.
Annual accountsBusiness and growth advice
When you are reviewing prices, opening another site, changing your structure or planning investment, we can help you assess the financial implications.
Discuss your plansAccountants who contribute to the business
Good restaurant accounting is not limited to submitting forms and producing a set of accounts. You need an accounting team that is accessible, commercially aware and prepared to explain what the figures mean.
We combine accounting and tax support with wider business insight, helping you understand the numbers behind your restaurant and the decisions that may improve its performance.
Your own accounting team
Deal with people who understand your restaurant, your structure and your priorities.
Agreed fixed fees
Know what your accounting support will cost and budget with greater confidence.
Clear, practical explanations
Understand your accounts, tax position and business performance without unnecessary jargon.
Support beyond compliance
Use financial information to review margins, manage cash and plan the restaurant's next stage.
Know what is happening before year-end
Turnover alone does not tell you whether your restaurant is performing well.
Regular management information can help you compare actual performance against expectations and identify changes in costs, margins or cash requirements.
The reporting can be adapted around the information that matters to your restaurant, rather than presenting you with a generic set of figures.
A straightforward route to better support
We can discuss your current arrangements, identify the support you require and guide you through the process of moving to Merranti.
Tell us about the restaurant
We discuss your business, current systems, reporting requirements and any immediate accounting concerns.
Receive a clear proposal
We outline the services recommended for your business and agree the accounting fees before work begins.
We manage the transition
Once appointed, we work with you and your previous accountant to obtain the information needed.
Restaurant accounting questions
Answers to some of the questions restaurant owners ask when reviewing their accounting arrangements.
Do you work with independent restaurants?
Yes. We can support independent restaurants, takeaways, hospitality businesses and operators with multiple locations. The service is adapted to the size, structure and requirements of the business.
Can you take care of our restaurant bookkeeping?
Yes. We can provide bookkeeping support or help improve the system used by your internal team. The aim is to maintain accurate records and produce useful financial information efficiently.
Can you help with restaurant VAT returns?
Yes. Merranti provides VAT return preparation, review and submission services, together with accounting support around the records used to complete the return.
Do you offer payroll services?
Yes. We can provide regular payroll services for restaurant teams and help ensure the relevant payroll information is processed and reported.
Can you help us understand which sites are profitable?
Where the underlying records provide sufficient detail, management reporting can be structured to compare locations, departments or other parts of the business.
Do you only work with businesses near your offices?
No. Merranti has offices across the South East and works with businesses nationally using telephone, email and cloud accounting systems.
Can you help us change from our current accountant?
Yes. After you appoint Merranti, the team can contact your previous accountant to request the professional information required for the transition.
Make your restaurant's numbers easier to understand
Talk to Merranti about your bookkeeping, VAT, payroll, annual accounts, tax and management reporting requirements.