Name

Accurise

Legal name

Accurise Ltd

Website

https://accurise.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Accounting and Payroll Services

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP Implementation & Systems Integration Services (BPAEAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA), Application Outsourcing (AO) (BPAEAMAA), Intercompany & Consolidation Support (Eliminations, Group Reporting Support) (BPAAAGAG)

Keywords

• Hospitality accounting services
• Outsourced finance teams
• Multi-entity ERP implementation
• Managed payroll bureau
• Xledger implementation partner

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Outsourced Accounting Services: Full-service finance team provision for hospitality businesses. Cost similar or less than an in-house team, without the churn. Includes month-end close, consolidated reporting, VAT, payroll posting, and financial analysis.
2. Payroll Processing: Fixed rate per payslip model. One price covers almost everything including starters, leavers, and BACS runs. Extras only for gender pay gap reporting, ad hoc reports, P11Ds, and payroll reruns caused by client error.
3. Xledger Implementation: Two-part revenue: Xledger licence (based on business size and complexity) plus implementation fees (based on scope: historical data import, integrations, company consolidation). Implementation typically 3-6 months.
4. Add-on Advisory Services: Weekly flash reporting, short/medium/long-term cashflow forecasting, detailed financial modelling, board commentary, new site feasibility studies, investor liaison, and budgeting support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Accurise provides outsourced accounting, managed payroll, and Xledger multi-entity ERP implementation services exclusively to multi-site hospitality businesses in the UK. The company operates as an embedded finance team for clients, handling day-to-day bookkeeping, multi-entity consolidation, payroll processing, and year-end compliance, while also implementing and configuring the Xledger cloud ERP platform for hospitality groups.

Product overview

Accurise is a hospitality-focused outsourced accounting, payroll, and multi-entity software practice. The core offering consists of three interlinked services: (1) Outsourced Accounting — where Accurise acts as the in-house finance team, handling day-to-day bookkeeping, invoice processing, payroll posting, VAT, and real-time P&L reporting; (2) Xledger Implementation & Setup — Accurise is the UK's leading Xledger partner for hospitality, implementing and managing the Xledger ERP platform for multi-site groups; and (3) Managed Payroll Services — BACS-approved payroll covering all pay frequencies, powered by Petticoat Management Team (an acquired sub-brand with 25+ years of hospitality payroll expertise). These services are delivered by a UK-based team of qualified accountants and are backed by VIEW Group. Add-on modules include weekly flash reporting (Excel/Power BI-based), a secure payroll portal, cashflow forecasting, financial modelling, and investor liaison support. All accounting clients are managed through Xledger, and the payroll service integrates with Xledger as well as Polaris, Troncmaster, and rota systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Petticoat Management Team: BACS-approved payroll bureau offering hospitality payroll services since 1999, acquired by Accurise in May 2025. Provides payroll processing, pensions, HMRC liaison, and compliance services with approximately 150+ clients.

Products and services

• Outsourced Accounting Embedded in-house finance team for hospitality brands handling invoice processing, approvals, purchase orders, bank reconciliations, sales processing, expense management, payroll posting, VAT, real-time P&L reporting, and year-end liaison. Includes dedicated qualified accountants, consolidated multi-entity reporting, and month-end closed by day 8. Targeted at mid-to-large multi-site hospitality operators.
• Xledger Implementation and Setup Multi-entity accounting software implementation and setup using Xledger cloud ERP. Includes real-time multi-site reporting and consolidation, hierarchical entity structures, built-in 4-4-5 accounting calendar, cloud access, Open API integrations with EPOS, inventory, payroll, and procurement systems, BACS-approved payments, approval workflows, and ongoing training/support. Implementation engagements typically run 3 to 6 months.
• Managed Payroll Services Fully managed BACS-approved payroll for hospitality. Handles weekly, fortnightly, four-weekly, monthly, and quarterly pay frequencies. Includes dedicated UK-based payroll manager, pension filing end-to-end, employer PAYE liaison with HMRC, multi-site labour costing, and integrations with Troncmaster, Xledger, Polaris, and rota systems. Enhanced through Petticoat Management Team's 25+ years of hospitality payroll expertise.
• Petticoat Management Team Acquired BACS-approved payroll bureau operating as a sub-brand under Accurise. Specialises in hospitality payroll with 150+ clients, 25+ years of expertise, and approximately 35,000 monthly payslips processed. Founders Di Stevens and daughters Jo and Amanda continue to lead the brand. Provides payroll processing, pensions, HMRC liaison, and compliance services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% YoY revenue growth for clients
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• XledgercoreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive ERP software partner. Accurise is the UK's leading Xledger implementation partner with 40+ hospitality implementations across 500+ UK locations. Co-founder Rob Howard selected Xledger after years of evaluating accounting tools for scaling hospitality businesses. Accurise runs Xledger internally for all outsourced accounting clients.
• Petticoat Management TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired in May 2025. BACS-approved payroll bureau founded in 1999 by Di Stevens. Brought 150+ payroll clients, 25+ years of hospitality payroll expertise, and 35,000+ monthly payslips. Di and her daughters Jo and Amanda continue to lead Petticoat under Accurise. CEO Rob Howard worked with Petticoat for 15 years before acquisition.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Payescape: UK-based outsourced payroll bureau serving multi-site and hospitality operators. Directly comparable to Accurise's Petticoat sub-brand in offering managed payroll, pensions, and HMRC liaison to hospitality groups, though typically with broader sector coverage and less hospitality specialization.
• Fourth: Hospitality-specific software platform covering restaurant operations, inventory, workforce, and finance. Competes with Accurise at the systems layer for hospitality operators' technology stack and overlaps on payroll, scheduling, and finance reporting — a vertical SaaS peer serving the same hospitality finance function.
• BrightPay: UK payroll software provider widely used by accountants and bureaus. Competes with the technology layer of Accurise's managed payroll offering (delivered through Petticoat), targeting similar hospitality and SME payroll customers with software-led rather than full-service delivery.

Others

• Xledger: Accurise's exclusive ERP platform partner and the underlying technology on which its outsourced accounting and multi-entity consolidation services run. While Xledger sells directly to enterprises, Accurise is its largest UK hospitality implementation partner — making them simultaneously a strategic partner, a distribution channel, and a potential competitor if Xledger expands its own UK services bench.

Broad incumbents

• Moore Kingston Smith: UK mid-market accounting firm with a strong hospitality, restaurants, and leisure practice. Serves multi-site hospitality groups with outsourced finance, payroll, and advisory services, competing for the same client profile Accurise targets.
• RSM UK: Mid-tier accounting firm with a strong hospitality, leisure, and tourism sector focus. Provides outsourced finance, payroll, and ERP implementation services to multi-site operators, competing for the same enterprise hospitality buyers as Accurise but with a national brand and broader advisory offering.
• MHA: Top-15 UK accounting and advisory group with sector specialisms including hospitality and leisure. Competes with Accurise on outsourced finance, multi-entity accounting, and systems implementation for multi-site hospitality groups, with more geographic coverage across the UK.
• BDO UK: Major UK accounting and advisory firm with a dedicated hospitality and leisure sector practice. Serves multi-site hospitality groups with audit, tax, and outsourced finance services — the same buyer that Accurise targets, but at significantly larger scale and with broader service lines.
• Crowe UK: Mid-tier UK accounting and advisory firm with a notable hospitality sector practice. Competes for the same multi-entity hospitality clients as Accurise, offering outsourced finance, payroll, and systems implementation as part of a wider portfolio including audit and tax.

Regional players

• Azets: Nordic-headquartered accounting, payroll, and HR outsourcing group owned by investor Capital Group. Structurally the closest international peer to VIEW Group (Accurise's parent), serving mid-market clients across Northern Europe with outsourced finance and tech-enabled services — comparable in business model, though operating in different geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/accuriseltd
• Facebookfacebook.com/Accurise
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/accuriseuk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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