For UK sole traders
The booking app that also does your tax.
Built for UK sole traders in beauty, fitness, and driving instruction. Take bookings without commission, handle cash at close, and submit your MTD quarterly returns automatically. From £14 a month.
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SOLEMATE
Thursday, 23 April
New booking
Leanne M
Lash Full Set
Thu 23 Apr · 2:00 pm
Income → MTD Q1
Submitted to HMRC ✓
“Set it up between clients. MTD sorted, bookings sorted — I stopped thinking about the admin entirely.”
No commission, ever.
One flat fee. Keep the lot. No 20% new-client charge, ever.
MTD, sorted.
Every booking is a digital record. Quarterly updates to HMRC in three taps.
Cash-first till-close.
Take bookings online. Take cash in person. Till closes itself at end of day.
Jane's Lashes
Chelmsford, Essex
Lash Full Set
90 min
Lash Infills
60 min
Lash Removal
30 min
No account needed · Instant confirmation
Bookings
A booking page that's yours, not a marketplace's.
- Magic-link booking — clients tap, confirm, done. No account, no password.
- Upfront deposits to stop no-shows before they happen.
- SMS reminders sent automatically. You don't lift a finger.
- Client list with notes. Yours forever — not a marketplace's asset.
“Clients just tap the link. Nobody has to remember a password.”
Tax & MTD ITSA
Quarterly HMRC submissions and digital records — the two things MTD actually requires.
MTD for Income Tax isn't a new tax — it's a new filing method. HMRC wants four quarterly digital updates per year instead of one annual Self Assessment. Solemate handles the two obligations inside that: every booking and payment is logged as a digital record automatically, and each quarterly summary is submitted to HMRC on your behalf.
Covered at launch
- Digital record of every booking and payment
- Quarterly income and expense summaries
- Submission to HMRC each quarter on your behalf
- Expense capture
Coming after launch
- End-of-year finalisation submission
- Annual Self Assessment tax return
- Mileage logging
You'll still need to file these separately — most sole traders use an accountant for year-end. Solemate's clean quarterly records make that a much shorter conversation.
When it applies
Apr 2026
Sole traders earning £50k+
Apr 2027
Threshold drops to £30k+
Apr 2028
Threshold drops to £20k+
Solemate is designed to meet HMRC's Making Tax Digital for Income Tax specification. HMRC-compatible software guidance ↗
MTD ITSA
Q1 Summary · Jan–Mar 2026
Total income
£4,840
Allowable expenses
£620
Taxable profit
£4,220
Deadline: 31 May 2026 · On track ✓
Already on Fresha?
Switching is straightforward.
Your clients
What happens to my client data?
Export your client list from Fresha as a CSV and import it into Solemate in a few minutes. Your clients and their contact details come with you.
Your booking history
Do my existing bookings transfer?
Your booking history stays on Fresha — we can't retrieve it. Future bookings move to Solemate from the day you switch.
Setup time
How long does setup take?
Most users are up and running in under 10 minutes. Add your services, import your clients, set your hours — and you're live.
Calculator
How much is Fresha really costing you?
Fill in two numbers and we'll work it out.
What do you do?
You could save
£141/month
That's £1,692 a year
Fresha's 20% new-client fee added £87 this month. Solemate never charges commission.
What sole traders say
Real people. Real savings.
“I was losing over £150 a month in Fresha fees on new clients. Solemate costs me £24. Done.”
Leanne
Lash Technician · Chelmsford
“Finally a booking app that understands cash. My till-close takes 30 seconds now.”
Marcus
Barber · Basildon
“Set it up between clients. My MTD records are just… sorted.”
Priya
Mobile Beauty Therapist · Romford
Pricing
One flat fee. No commissions. No surprises.
No percentage cuts. No per-booking fees. Just a straightforward monthly subscription.
Solo
One person. One calendar. Everything you need.
- 1 calendar
- Magic-link booking page
- 100 SMS/month
- Cash till-close
- MTD quarterly submission
- Priority access at launch
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Pro
Full MTD compliance and every feature unlocked.
- Everything in Solo
- 2 staff calendars
- 300 SMS/month
- Rebooking nudges
- Loyalty stamps
- Expense capture
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Studio
Up to 5 staff. Team commissions. Phone support.
- Everything in Pro
- Up to 5 staff calendars
- Team commissions
- 1,000 SMS/month
- Priority UK phone support
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No commission · No per-booking fee · No setup cost · No card to join
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