Accounting software for UK non profit organisations

Purposeful non-profit accounting with Zoho Books

Financial clarity, programme by programme

Zoho Books simplifies accounting for your programmes and activities. Log time and track expenses across tasks, projects, and volunteers, then generate reports to see exactly where you stand financially on each one.

Your donors, looked after

Zoho Books lets you collect donations from across the globe in any currency. Create dedicated donation pages using Zoho Checkout and share them instantly with your supporters. Every payment is automatically recorded in Zoho Books, keeping your accounts accurate without any manual effort.

Every pound, accounted for

Donations, grants, and restricted funds each arrive with a purpose attached. Create separate expense accounts for each fund in Zoho Books, tag spends by source, and run reports that show exactly where every pound went.

HMRC filing, sorted

If your non-profit is VAT-registered, Zoho Books generates your VAT returns from your transactions and files them directly to HMRC. You are MTD-compliant, with a full audit trail maintained as you go.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I record donations from overseas supporters in their original currency?
Zoho Books supports multi-currency transactions, so contributions from international donors can be recorded as income in their original currency.
Can volunteers and staff have different levels of access in Zoho Books?
Yes. Add employees and volunteers as users and set permissions to match each person's role. Your accountant gets access free of charge on every plan, including the free plan.
Is Zoho Books MTD-compliant for VAT-registered charities?
Yes. Zoho Books is HMRC-recognised and supports MTD for VAT. VAT returns are generated from your transaction records and filed directly to HMRC.
Does Zoho Books help accept & track donations?
You can log donations as income, generate and send payment receipts to donors, and track transactions in multiple currencies. With integrations to payment gateways, non-profits can also accept online donations as income and automatically reconcile them within their books.
Does Zoho Books support donor management?
Zoho Books offers basic contact/customer management, allowing you to store donor details and track their transactions.
Is Zoho Books free for nonprofit organisations?
Zoho Books offers a forever free plan for micro and small businesses that can be a great starting point for non-profits with basic accounting needs, such as recording income and expenses, generating financial reports, and staying MTD for VAT compliant.

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Purposeful non-profit accounting with Zoho Books