Transparent pricing

Payroll that costs
less than the risk
of doing it wrong.

Fixed monthly fees. No setup costs on standard payrolls. No lock-in. Rolling monthly arrangement. You know exactly what you pay before the first run.

"Payroll software starts at £8/month. Bureau payroll starts at £79/month. The difference is that software leaves the work on your desk. Bookd takes the whole process off it — payslips, HMRC submissions, records, deadlines. All of it."

SME & Small Business

PAYE Payroll

For businesses with 1–25 employees. Includes payslips, RTI submissions, starters, leavers, pension figures and monthly payroll summary. No software required from you.

Starter
Starter Payroll
1–3 employees including director-only payroll
From
£79
per month
  • PAYE payroll processing
  • Payslips for all employees
  • HMRC RTI submissions every payday
  • Pension payroll figures
  • P60 at year end
  • Monthly HMRC payment reminder
Most common
Small Business
Small Business Payroll
4–10 employees with variable data each month
From
£149
per month
  • Everything in Starter
  • Starter and leaver processing
  • Tax code management
  • Monthly payroll summary report
  • Payroll deadline reminders
  • WhatsApp data intake
Growing
Growing Payroll
11–25 employees with more complex requirements
From
£249
per month
  • Everything in Small Business
  • Priority processing
  • Custom payroll reports
  • Dedicated contact
  • SLA on turnaround time

Per-employee pricing (alternative)

PAYE payslip — monthly pay frequencyFrom £4.00 per payslip
PAYE payslip — weekly or fortnightlyFrom £2.50 per payslip
Director-only payroll (annual salary, monthly RTI)From £39/month

Pricing depends on headcount, pay frequency, and complexity. Weekly payrolls and fortnightly payrolls are priced higher than monthly — more runs, more submissions, more data management per month. Final pricing confirmed after a free payroll check.

Construction & Trades

CIS & Construction Payroll

For construction firms, contractors and trades businesses. CIS requires more than standard payroll — verification, records, deduction statements and monthly HMRC returns. Priced accordingly.

CIS Only
CIS Starter
CIS subcontractors only — no employed PAYE staff
From
£149
per month
  • CIS subcontractor processing
  • HMRC verification before first payment
  • Deduction calculations (20%/30%)
  • CIS payment statements to subcontractors
  • Monthly CIS300 return by the 19th
  • Nil returns filed where required
Most common
PAYE + CIS
Construction Full
Employed staff plus CIS subcontractors — one monthly process
From
£299
per month
  • Full PAYE payroll for employees
  • Full CIS processing for subcontractors
  • Separate HMRC submissions for each
  • Monthly CIS control summary
  • Starters, leavers, rate changes
  • Records maintained for HMRC review
Higher Volume
Construction Control
Higher-volume or more complex construction operations
From
£549
per month
  • Everything in Construction Full
  • Larger subcontractor rosters
  • Complex PAYE structures
  • Multiple sites or entities
  • Priority support and SLA

Per-item CIS pricing

CIS subcontractor processing (per subcontractor per month)From £9.50
PAYE employee payslipFrom £4.00
CIS setup, catch-up and record remediationQuoted separately

From April 2026, CIS carries personal director liability under the "should have known" standard. Gross Payment Status can be revoked immediately — no advance notice — and reapplication banned for five years. A properly documented CIS process is no longer optional.

Bookd prices CIS properly because it involves more work than PAYE alone. Anyone quoting £20/month for CIS is processing without verifying, recording, or filing properly.

For Accounting Practices

White-Label Payroll

Wholesale rates for accounting practices. Your brand, your client relationship, your margin on top. No minimum client volume required to start.

Per Payslip
White-Label Payroll
Per-payslip wholesale rate for PAYE payroll production
From
£3
per payslip
  • PAYE payroll processing
  • FPS/EPS HMRC submissions (after your approval)
  • Payslips in your practice brand
  • Monthly partner report
  • Your sign-off before every submission
Most requested
Per Employer
Payroll + CIS Bundle
Per-employer rate covering PAYE and CIS for construction clients
From
£40
per employer / month
  • Full white-label PAYE payroll
  • CIS subcontractor records
  • Verification tracking
  • CIS300 preparation and filing
  • Deduction statements issued

Volume pricing

Practice Payroll Desk — agreed monthly volumeFrom £300/month
Per CIS subcontractor (within white-label arrangement)From £7.50

All white-label arrangements include: no client contact from Bookd, branded output in your name, human approval required before every HMRC submission, and a documented SLA before the first run. Pricing is discussed and agreed in the partner conversation — no commitment required.

Market context

How Bookd compares.

The honest version. Software isn't the same as a managed bureau. These are different products.

Provider type Typical cost What you get What's left on your desk
DIY payroll software (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage) £8–£35/mo Software access to run payroll yourself All the work. All the submissions. All the checks. All the deadlines.
Basic bureau service (national providers) £20–£60/mo Someone else runs payroll from your data Chasing data, approving runs, monitoring deadlines, managing queries.
Bookd — SME managed payroll From £79/mo Full managed process — data in, payslips out, HMRC handled Sending a WhatsApp. Approving the summary. Nothing else.
Local accountant (payroll as add-on) £50–£150/mo Payroll processed by generalists alongside other work Depends entirely on the accountant's capacity that month.
Bookd — CIS bureau From £149/mo CIS specialist: verification, records, CIS300, deduction statements Telling us who got paid. We handle the rest.
Pricing questions

Common questions about cost.

No setup fees on standard payrolls. If your payroll has been badly set up or has gaps in the records — starters never processed, old tax codes, missing RTI submissions — there may be a one-off catch-up fee to get things clean. This is quoted before any work starts.
Prices shown are starting points for the stated headcount or configuration. Final pricing depends on pay frequency (weekly payrolls cost more than monthly), number of employees or subcontractors, and complexity. A free payroll check gives you an exact figure.
No. Bookd operates on a rolling monthly arrangement. No lock-in, no minimum term. The arrangement continues month to month and either side can end it with one month's notice.
Weekly payroll means four or five runs per month instead of one — four sets of RTI submissions, four sets of payslips, four data collections, four checks. The cost reflects the actual work involved.
Yes. Request a free Payroll/CIS Check. We review your current setup and come back with an exact monthly fee within one working day. No obligation, no commitment required.
Yes. All packages include HMRC RTI submissions (FPS and EPS) for PAYE, and CIS300 monthly returns for CIS packages. Nothing extra for submissions.
Get an exact quote

Know exactly what you will pay before the first run.

Request a free Payroll/CIS Check. We review your current setup and come back with an exact monthly fee within one working day. No obligation.

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