What we do

Smart Finance.Clean Admin.

A CFO’s judgment, and the machine it runs on. Not a task-at-a-time service, not another tool to log into — one team that advises you and runs the numbers behind the advice. Focus on what matters. We take care of the rest.

/ Why clients stay
Est. 2016
Founded in London
30+
Active clients
< 24h
Response time
5+ yrs
Avg. relationship
/ How it works

Your tools.
Our system.

We connect your existing stack directly — real API integrations, not exports — and produce your numbers on time, every month.

// before
xero.api
$ xero --connect
Xero
Live
stripe.api
$ stripe --connect
Stripe
Live
revolut.api
$ revolut --connect
Revolut
Live
shopify.api
$ shopify --connect
Shopify
Live
hubspot.api
$ hubspot --connect
HubSpot
Synced
wise.api
$ wise --connect
Wise
Live
quickbooks.api
$ quickbooks --connect
QuickBooks
Synced
paypal.api
$ paypal --connect
PayPal
Live
salesforce.api
$ salesforce --connect
Salesforce
Synced
monzo.api
$ monzo --connect
Monzo
Live
woo.api
$ woocommerce --connect
WooCommerce
Live
google.api
$ g-workspace --connect
G Workspace
Synced
custom.api
$ any-api --connect
+ any API
Open
// with matters2
matters2 · automation engine · londonall systems running
Automations
nowBank feed sync → Xero reconciled
nowManagement accounts generated
nowKPI dashboard refreshed
readyVAT return → managed to deadline
readyPayroll → BACS file ready
readyBoard pack compiled
readyCorp tax computation
readyCompanies House filing → ready
/ How it works

Your tools.
Our system.

We connect your existing stack — real API integrations — and produce your numbers on time, every month.

Connected sources
XeroStripeRevolutShopifyHubSpotWiseQuickBooksPayPalSalesforceMonzoWooCommerceG Workspace+ anything with an API
Automations
nowBank feed sync → Xero reconciled
nowManagement accounts generated
nowKPI dashboard refreshed
readyVAT return → managed to deadline
readyPayroll → BACS file ready
readyBoard pack compiled
readyCorp tax computation
readyCompanies House filing → ready

Real API integrations. Not manual exports.

What’s included

Everything we run for you.

Ten services, one team, one monthly rhythm — led by a CFO who answers for all of it.

/ The engine room

/ 02

Management Accounts

Know exactly where you stand every month, without having to ask. Clean numbers, on time, explained.

/ 03

Cash Flow Forecasting

Always know what’s coming and when to worry. Rolling forecasts you can actually plan against.

/ 04

KPI Dashboards

The metrics that matter to your business, wired to the tools you already use and always current.

/ 05

Budget & Planning

Annual budgets, scenario models and board decks — built, maintained and ready when you need them.

/ 06

Corporate Governance

Board packs, Companies House filings, minute books and cap-table hygiene — never your problem again.

/ 07

Tax & Compliance

VAT, corporation tax and annual accounts — managed to every deadline, no last-minute scrambles.

/ 08

Payroll

PAYE, pensions and HMRC reporting — run every month so your team is paid and your filings are clean.

/ 10

Bookkeeping

Every transaction coded, reconciled and correct — the foundation everything above is built on, without you touching it.

Build your company's operating system

The nine layers every growing company needs — put in place and wired to work together, so nothing falls through the cracks as you grow.

01

Governance

Who decides what, and where responsibility lives as you grow.

02

Tech Stack

The right tools, connected — not a drawer of logins.

03

Processes & Policies

How the work actually gets done, written down.

04

Admin

The day-to-day back office, handled.

05

Bookkeeping & Accounting

Clean books, always current.

06

Planning & Forecasting

Budgets, models and runway you can plan against.

07

Management Reporting

The numbers and controls to steer by.

08

Human Resources

People, contracts and onboarding.

09

Legal & Compliance

The filings and obligations, never missed.

/ Where to start

Not sure which of these you need first?

Tell us what's on your desk and we'll show you what to hand off first.

Book a call →

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