Professional invoices & HMRC-compliant records — just by talking to your phone.
Describe the job the way you’d describe it to your mate. We turn it into a UK-compliant invoice, log it for MTD ITSA, and split your CIS labour and materials — in about 30 seconds, from the van.
No card required · 14-day full trial
£15/month, price-locked for life · cancel any time
What you can do
The four things people click on most.
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days to the first-ever MTD deadline
7 August 2026. The first MTD ITSA quarterly submission for £50k+ sole traders.
Countdown clock, what to submit, and the new points-based penalty regime.
Van door open. Phone up. Invoice sent in 40 seconds.
Voice-to-invoice with a review step before anything saves — see sample transcripts across trades.
You’re legally owed 8% + BoE base rate.
Automatic under UK law. Plus £40–£100 compensation.
£15/mo
Locked. Forever.
No price hikes for existing customers.
Try it now
Describe a job. See the invoice.
No signup. Speak it or type it — we’ll generate the invoice in seconds.
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Who it’s for
Built for busy tradespeople.
If any of these sound like you, Honest Invoices will save you hours.
The multi-job juggler
You’re doing 5–8 jobs a day. You finish one, drive to the next. By Friday evening, you can barely remember Monday’s jobs.
30 seconds at the end of each job. By Friday, all 8 invoices are drafted ready to send. Saturday’s yours.
The emergency responder
Late-night callouts. Weekend emergencies. You’re on tools, not spreadsheets. Admin happens “later” (which means never).
Record the job before you drive away. Tomorrow morning the invoice’s already drafted — you just hit send.
The paperwork avoider
You’re brilliant at your trade. You’re terrible at admin. Typing invoices feels like homework. So they pile up.
Talk to your phone like you’d describe the job to your mate. The invoice is done before you’ve finished your tea.
The weekend warrior
Evenings and weekends are for family, not admin. But invoices don’t write themselves, so they wait until Sunday night.
Invoice in the van between jobs. Sunday evenings are for the family again.
How it works
Three steps, no admin.
From spoken description to ready-to-send invoice in under a minute.
Talk or type
Describe the job like you’d describe it to your mate. “Fixed Mrs Smith’s boiler, 3 hours, new thermostat — £45.”
Invoice appears
Line items, hours, materials, totals, dates — all filled in. Read it back and tweak anything wrong. No re-typing.
Send and get paid
One click to email it. Track who’s paid and who hasn’t. Statutory interest added automatically when invoices go overdue.
Did you know
You’re legally owed 8% interest on every late invoice.
Under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act, you can charge statutory interest at the Bank of England base rate plus 8% on any invoice that isn’t paid on time — plus a fixed compensation fee per invoice. Most tradespeople never claim it.
Honest Invoices calculates it for you and adds it to the next reminder, with a clear paper trail. Get paid faster — with the law on your side.
Read more about the statutory interest rules on GOV.UK.
Free tools · no signup
Use these whether you subscribe or not.
Built for UK tradespeople. Grounded in HMRC guidance and UK legislation. Each takes under a minute.
Ask HMRC assistant
Plain-English answers to UK tax questions — grounded in gov.uk. Five free per day, no signup.
HMRC deadlines calendar
Every sole-trader HMRC date for the next 12 months — Self Assessment, MTD, CIS, Payments on Account. Applies-to tags and penalties.
CIS deduction calculator
Work out exactly what your contractor will deduct at 20% or 30%. Registered, unregistered, or gross.
Late-payment calculator
See what you’re owed under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act — interest plus compensation.
MTD wave calculator
When you’ll be forced into MTD ITSA, by income. April 2026 / 2027 / 2028 thresholds mapped out.
Hourly-rate calculator
What you should be charging per hour to hit your target take-home, after tax + expenses.
Mileage calculator
HMRC-compliant mileage rates for van + tools. 45p per mile for the first 10,000 miles.
Perks · while you’re here
Trade discounts we’ve hunted down for you.
Real deals, honestly listed. If it’s not signed, we say so.
Toolstation Trade Account
5% off + up to 60 days interest-free credit.
Public offer — anyone can sign up. We’ve linked it because it’s genuinely useful for tradespeople.
See the offer →More perks on the way
We’re working to line up discounts on trades insurance and fleet fuel cards. Nothing’s signed yet — we’ll list real terms as soon as anything is.
No deal to click yet.What’s included
Everything you need.
Nothing you don’t. Built specifically for UK self-employed tradespeople.
Voice-powered invoicing
Just talk naturally. No forms, no typing. Our AI understands how tradespeople describe jobs.
Time & materials tracking
Track hours worked and materials used. Start/stop timers or add manually. Never forget to bill for anything.
MTD-ready digital records
Start building digital invoice records now for Making Tax Digital. Every job stored with proper dates and amounts.
Professional templates
Beautiful, branded invoices that make you look professional. Customise with your logo and details.
Payment tracking
See who’s paid, who owes, send automatic reminders. Never chase payments manually again.
Mobile-first
Works perfectly on your phone. Create invoices in the van, on site, anywhere you work.
What £15/month actually buys
Four heavy-duty trade compliance systems, in one app.
Each one would normally need its own piece of software, its own subscription, and its own learning curve. They’re all built into Honest Invoices, included in the flat fee.
Voice-to-Invoice engine
Whisper transcription plus GPT-4-class extraction turns a natural-language job description into a structured invoice draft. Every row lands in an editable grid with a confidence pill — green, amber, red — so you know exactly what to double-check before approving.
Whisper · GPT-4 · Editable grid · Confidence pills
HMRC MTD ITSA, sandbox-proven
Built end-to-end against HMRC’s five MTD ITSA APIs and validated 16/16 in their sandbox — quarterly updates, BSAS, and individual calculations. Every invoice becomes a digital record from the moment it’s saved. Ready for the 7 August 2026 first quarterly deadline.
Quarterly logging · 5 APIs · Aug 2026 ready
CIS subcontractor module
Every invoice splits labour and materials so the contractor can’t accidentally deduct CIS on the whole lot. Per-client Gross Payment Status verification, 20% / 30% rate handling, year-end reclaim total kept running so Self Assessment is a one-line figure — not a shoebox of Payment and Deduction Statements.
Labour/materials split · GPS verification · PDS export
Gas Safe compliance wizard
Four-step landlord CP12 / Domestic Gas Safety Record wizard with full system-level installation checks (tightness test, ECV, pipework, meter), per-appliance combustion analysis, dual digital signature capture, and 30/7-day renewal reminders. HSE-defensible audit trail on every cert.
CP12 · Digital signatures · Renewal reminders
All four systems included in the £15/month flat rate. No add-ons, no per-cert charges, no per-API usage fees.
Who’s behind this
Founder
I’m Vix — software engineer, UK-based. I built Honest Invoices for the small businesses, grass-rooots companies and sole traders.
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MTD ITSA
The first quarterly deadline is closing in.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is live now for self-employment income over £50k. Cohorts follow: £30k+ from April 2027, £20k+ from April 2028.
Start building digital records today — the foundation HMRC requires is the one Honest Invoices builds for you automatically.
What MTD means for mePricing
Simple, fair pricing.
No hidden fees. No per-invoice charges. Just one simple price.
Professional Plan
or £150/year (save £30)
14 days free · no card required · cancel anytime
What you can do on day one
- Record your first invoice in 30 seconds
- Email it directly to the customer from the app
- See it stored as a digital record, MTD-ready
Within a week
- 5–10 invoices logged, dated, MTD-aligned
- Hours tracked on every job
- Customer details saved — no more re-typing addresses
FAQ
Common questions.
Do I need to download an app?
No. Honest Invoices is a Progressive Web App — it works in any modern browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) on phone, tablet, or laptop. Add it to your phone’s home screen for one-tap access.
What about VAT?
If you’re VAT-registered, set your VAT number in Settings once and every invoice shows the correct VAT calculation. If you’re below the £90k threshold, VAT lines just don’t appear.
Can I use my own branding?
Yes. Upload your logo and add your business details — every invoice gets your branding automatically.
Is my data secure?
All data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256). Database access is gated by Row Level Security, so even at the database layer you can only see your own data. UK GDPR compliant; servers in the EU.
What if I’m not tech-savvy?
That’s exactly why we built this. If you can leave a voicemail or send a text, you can use Honest Invoices. No learning curve.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes — one click from Settings. No contract, no exit fee. You keep access until the end of the period you’ve paid for, and you can export your data any time.
Will you put the price up?
No. £15/month is locked for as long as you subscribe. Big SaaS companies raise prices yearly — we don’t. You signed up at £15, you stay at £15.
Who actually built this?
One developer: Vix Hawley, UK-based. Email goes directly to me.
Your expenses,
already done.
Receipt Vault is a future companion product— not part of your Honest Invoices subscription. Connect your business bank account once, every expense auto-imported, AI-categorised against HMRC codes, and ready for your quarterly MTD submission.
- Bank feed auto-capture
- GPS mileage logged automatically
- MTD-ready quarterly submissions
This week
£342.00
12 transactions · 2 need review
Screwfix
Materials · Auto-categorised
847 miles logged
£381 claimable · GPS auto-tracked
Ready to stop typing invoices?
14 days to find out if voice-to-invoice fits your week. No card, no risk. Cancel in one click if it’s not for you.
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