The Evolution of Clear Books
A partnership of accounting and Internet expertise
Introduction
Clear Books is an online accounting system for small business owners with an aim to free your time.
Clear Books is developed with the user in mind using a simple design to clearly guide users through day to day accounting and bookkeeping tasks.
History
Clear Books is a joint venture between Tim Fouracre and Fubra Limited.
- 2008
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- June
- Clear Books Concept
- July
- Company Formation
- August
- Development Begins
- September
- First Test User
- October
- Web Design & Logo
- November
- FreeAccountingSoftware & Quinkit Merged
- December
- Beta Launch
- 2009
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- January
- Bank Import Tool
- February
- Fubra Passport Login
- March
- Multi-Currency Beta
- April
- Expenses
- May
- ICB Accreditation
- June
- Fubra Payments
- July
- Official Launch
- August
- End of Introductory Offer
- September
- Payroll Beta
- October
- Major Re-design
- November
- First Office
- December
- 150 Customers
- 2010
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- January
- AccountingIsBoring.com
- February
- Zendesk Support System
- March
- First Full Time Employee
- April
- Financing Deal
- May
- Larger Office
- June
- 500 Customers
- July
- 5 Employees
Tim Fouracre (MD)
Tim Fouracre qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2007 and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Tim trained at KPMG where he worked in audit, transaction services and forensics with an industry focus on Information, Communications and Entertainment.
Immediately prior to starting Clear Books, Tim worked as an equity research analyst at Arbuthnot Securities in the City.
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Fubra Limited
Fubra Limited was founded by Brendan McLoughlin in 2000. With the support of fellow directors Paul Maunders and Joe McLoughlin Fubra has grown from a web design company with a couple of computers in an attic to an established Internet media company with 100+ websites, 3 million subscribers, 6.1 million monthly visitors, generating over 80 million impressions (as at February 2009).
Fubra’s portfolio of websites includes Our Property, Petrol Prices and Airport Parking Shop.
The Clear Books Team
… and here we all are, the Clear Books team.
Unique
Read our mission statement to find out what we stand for.