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
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Extracted by SpiralAPPROVED
MerchantScrewfix
Amount£146.40
VAT (20%)£24.40
CategoryMaterials
£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.