We run every client on Xero — the same file, at the same time, from the same numbers. No emailed spreadsheets, no month-old picture of your business. Xero has recognised us as a Gold Partner for it.
City Solution (UK) Ltd holds Gold partner status with Xero. Verified on the Xero advisor directory.
Xero is cloud accounting software. Your bank feeds into it automatically, your invoices and bills live in it, and your accountant works in it alongside you — from a browser, on any device, with no software to install and no file to email back and forth.
For a founder that means three practical things: you can see your cash position and profit today rather than at year end; HMRC filings for VAT and payroll happen straight from the same system that holds the records behind them; and the hundreds of tools you already use — Stripe, GoCardless, Dext, Wise, Shopify — plug in instead of being reconciled by hand.
Xero's partner programme is earned, not bought. Points accrue from the number of clients a practice runs on Xero and from the certifications its team holds — so the tier is a straightforward signal of how deep a practice really is in the platform.
Gold is the third of Xero's five partner tiers, above Bronze and Silver. It reflects an established base of clients running on Xero and a team that holds current Xero certifications.
Certification isn't a one-off. Our team re-certifies as Xero ships changes, which is why we can answer "can Xero do this?" without guessing.
Partner-level account management and support escalation. When something needs Xero themselves to resolve, we don't queue behind a general contact form.
Whether you're starting fresh, moving off another system, or sitting on a Xero file that's drifted out of shape.
QuickBooks, Sage, FreeAgent or spreadsheets. We convert opening balances plus historic transactions, reconcile back to your last filed accounts, and keep the old system read-only until you're happy.
A chart of accounts built to the way you actually read your business — by product, channel or department — with tracking categories set up so reporting works from day one.
Dext for receipts, Stripe and GoCardless for collections, Wise for FX, Telleroo for payment runs. We pick the smallest stack that removes the most manual work.
Unreconciled items, a suspense account nobody has touched in a year, VAT that doesn't tie back. We diagnose it, fix it, and tell you what caused it.
A working session for whoever raises invoices or approves bills, so the file stays clean between our reviews. Recorded, so new hires get the same walkthrough.
Weekly reconciliation, monthly management accounts, MTD VAT and payroll — all from the one file you can log into whenever you like.
We build every client on Xero — it's what lets us work in your live file rather than a copy of it. If you're on something else, migration is part of onboarding at no extra charge.
Your choice. We can hold the subscription on our partner account and bill it inside your monthly fee, or you can own it directly. Either way the licence and the data are yours.
Typically two to four weeks from kick-off to a reconciled file, depending on how much history comes across and how quickly we get access to the old system.
You keep the Xero file. We hand over subscription ownership, remove our access, and provide professional clearance to your new adviser. No exit fee, no hostage-taking.