Farmplan Business Manager

Spec sheet

What it does

Farmplan Business Manager is desktop accounting software for farms, estates and rural businesses.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Integrations

Business Manager connects to HMRC for Making Tax Digital submissions and supports data exchange between datasets.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Support

Users receive telephone support on 01594 545022, email support and remote-help sessions.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Founded

CB Insights lists Farmplan as founded in 1972 and based in Ross-on-Wye, United Kingdom.Read 21 Oct 2026 · cbinsights.com

API connection

Farmplan describes a new API connection for CLAAS equipment within its wider Gatekeeper integration ecosystem.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Asset register

An optional Asset Register calculates depreciation for individual machinery and can allocate repairs to machines.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Backup security

Private web backups use a password that Farmplan says it cannot recover, and ten private backup slots are included while support is current.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Bank reconciliation

Bank Reconciliation compares entered transactions with statements and permits edits from the reconciliation screen.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Cash analysis

The software records payments and receipts directly against bank accounts with VAT coding.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Company history

Farmplan says it was bought by Reed Elsevier in 2000; TELUS announced completion of Proagrica’s acquisition on 15 March 2024.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Company profile

LinkedIn lists Farmplan by TELUS Agriculture as privately held, with 11–50 employees and headquarters in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.Read 21 Oct 2026 · uk.linkedin.com

Data migration

Farmplan provides migration reports and exports for suppliers, customers and invoices to move Business Manager data into Business Cloud.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Development direction

Farmplan says most development resources are focused on Business Cloud, while Business Manager is updated mainly for legislative changes.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Documentation

The support centre provides downloads, getting-started guides, FAQs, how-to videos and release notes.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Electronic payments

An Electronic Payments module creates payment files for import into supported banks.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Income-tax MTD

Version 3.48 adds quarterly MTD Income Tax submissions for trading, UK-property and foreign-property activities.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Intercompany transfers

Invoices can be exported from one Business Manager business and imported into another as the opposite transaction type.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Invoice accounting

Higher program levels support supplier and customer invoices, Quick Pay, ledger payments, invoice printing and statements.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Items Inspector

Items Inspector filters and groups transactions to investigate spending, suppliers and other account details.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Licence model

The terms grant a non-exclusive licence for one computer, with network use requiring enough licences for simultaneous users.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Licence restrictions

The licence prohibits renting, sublicensing, modifying, reverse engineering, decompiling and creating derivative works.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Limit: implementation

Solevant says initial setup can take substantial time, especially for users unfamiliar with digital systems.Read 21 Oct 2026 · solevant.com

Limit: interface

Solevant reports that some users consider the interface dated and advanced features difficult to learn.Read 21 Oct 2026 · solevant.com

Limit: legacy support

After October 2024, unsupported legacy accounts products lost VAT submissions, online backups, product updates and support services.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Limit: year-end changes

Once a business is set up, its financial year end cannot be amended without creating a new dataset or paying Farmplan for assistance.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Ownership

TELUS identifies Farmplan among Proagrica agronomic solutions after acquiring Proagrica.Read 21 Oct 2026 · telus.com

Praise: broad functionality

Solevant highlights crop recording, field management, financial tracking, compliance, payroll, property and sales-order modules.Read 21 Oct 2026 · solevant.com

Praise: financial insight

Holkham Farming reported more detailed analysis, Excel export, live information, user-friendly reconciliation and clearer reports after adopting Business Manager.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Rating on Techjockey

4.4 out of 5 from 3 verified ratingsRead 21 Oct 2026 · techjockey.com

Rating on Trustburn

3.9 out of 5 from 10 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · trustburn.com

Report export

Reports can be exported to Excel or PDF and emailed in several formats.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Reviews on Serchen

Serchen lists Farmplan Computer Systems with 0 reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · serchen.co.uk

System requirements

The current release requires Windows 11; Windows 7, 8, 10 and Server 2008/2012 are not supported.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Templates

Data-entry templates store recurring transaction details to speed consistent entry.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

VAT and HMRC

VAT is calculated from transactions and returns can be submitted directly to HMRC through Making Tax Digital.Read 21 Oct 2026 · farmplan.co.uk

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Farm Accounting Software#20 of 267.6