Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
Keeping Books and Accounts
Colin Richards · 2008
66/100
👎 Skip It
A no-nonsense starter guide that genuinely helps someone who has never touched a spreadsheet set up basic bookkeeping for a UK small business. The plain English and multiple-edition track record speak well of its durability, but the UK-only scope and deliberately surface-level coverage mean most readers will outgrow it fast — or find it irrelevant entirely if they're not in Britain.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance58
craft62
originality45
accuracy70
hype75
age-fit80
human-eye60
Penny’s verdict66
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