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Expenses

Every receipt captured, every pound of VAT reclaimed

Photograph a receipt and Spiral reads the merchant, amount, VAT and category in seconds — then tells you exactly how much you can claim back before the deadline.

£2,340
avg VAT reclaimed
3 sec
to scan a receipt
100%
HMRC-ready records
VAT reclaim · Q3 2026
Ready
£1,842.60
42 expenses
At risk
£384.00
7 expenses
Blocked
£126.00
3 expenses
VAT return due in 24 days · 7 expenses missing a receipt
Review reclaim worksheet
Snap & extract

Photograph it. Spiral does the typing.

Our scanner reads the numbers off any receipt or invoice — merchant, net, VAT and a smart category — so your books stay complete without the data entry.

Reads VAT & category automatically
Email receipts in — we file them
Digital records that satisfy MTD
receipt.jpg
Extracted by Spiral APPROVED
Merchant Screwfix
Amount £146.40
VAT (20%) £24.40
Category Materials
£24.40 added to your VAT reclaim
Reclaim with confidence

Know your reclaim is watertight

Spiral splits your input VAT into what's ready, what's at risk, and what HMRC won't allow — so you claim every pound you're owed and none you're not.

Ready / at-risk / blocked breakdown
Flags expenses missing a receipt
One-tap reclaim worksheet
Ready to reclaim £1,842.60
At risk — needs review £384.00
Blocked by HMRC rules £126.00
Approval workflow

From captured to reimbursed, tracked

Every expense moves through a clear lifecycle — draft, submitted, approved, reimbursed — so nothing slips and everyone knows where a claim stands.

Clear expense status at a glance
Approvals for teams & contractors
Reimbursement tracking built in
DRAFT
Fuel · £62.10
Captured from photo
SUBMITTED
Client lunch · £48.00
Sent for approval
APPROVED
Software · £29.00
Approved by you
REIMBURSED
Mileage · £84.60
Paid back this month
Three steps

From shoebox to sorted in three taps

1
Snap

Photograph a receipt or forward an email — Spiral reads it instantly.

2
Categorise

It’s auto-categorised and VAT-split, ready to review in a tap.

3
Reclaim

Come VAT season, your reclaim total is already tallied and evidenced.

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