SVENNISAIClaude for Small Business, set up for UK companies
Claude for Small Business is Anthropic's plugin for Cowork: 15 workflows and 15 skills that connect Claude to the tools a small company runs on. Its tax, payroll and hiring defaults are American, so VAT, PAYE and UK GDPR are left to you. Claude Pilot B sets it up on your company's account, the UK way.
All prices are in GBP and exclude VAT.
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The struck line is what Anthropic's plugin assumes. "Now" is what Claude Pilot B sets up today. "Later" is the UK pack, our add-on, planned and not yet built. Click a tile to see the UK answer; the exchanges are illustrative. What the UK pack will add.
What Claude for Small Business is
Six facts from Anthropic's own pages, read 18 October 2026. Anthropic's announcement. For Claude itself, read what Claude is; for the app it runs in, Claude Cowork.
- 01Launched on 13 May 2026. By Anthropic, as a plugin for Cowork, the part of the Claude desktop app where Claude works in your files and tools.
- 0215 workflows and 15 skills. Across finance, operations, sales, marketing, HR and customer service: the Monday brief, closing the books, proposals, leads and marketing among them.
- 03On any paid Claude plan. Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise. Anthropic lists no separate price for the plugin: you pay for the Claude plan.
- 04Installed from Cowork. In the desktop app for macOS or Windows: Customize, then Plugins, then Small Business, then Install.
- 05Connectors to the tools you use. Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho Books, Zoho CRM, Zoho Desk, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Stripe, PayPal, Shopify and more.
- 06You approve every step. Anthropic's own words: you approve every step that touches money or customers. Claude reaches only what the connected account already allows.
What Claude for Small Business does for a UK company, and what it leaves out
Read from the plugin's own files, version 1.35.1, on 18 October 2026. The workflows run anywhere; the rules behind tax, payroll and hiring are American.
Works for a UK company as it ships
- 01Your ledger, if it is Xero, QuickBooks or Zoho Books. Bills, invoices, aged debtors and the month-end close, through Anthropic's connectors. See Zoho Books.
- 02Your CRM and service desk. Zoho CRM and Zoho Desk among them, for leads, follow-ups and support replies.
- 03Your office tools. Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace: the inbox, the calendar and the files Claude reads.
Left for you to set up
- 01Tax and VAT. The tax skills work out US federal estimates; a non-US business gets a closed-books packet for its accountant. UK VAT returns and MTD dates are not in it.
- 02Payroll. Direct connections are to US payroll only. PAYE, RTI and pension dates are not in it.
- 03Sage and FreeAgent. No connector for either. We build an MCP server, priced in the offer.
- 04Companies House, UK GDPR and PECR. Nothing on them in the plugin. They go into the company's AI policy and into skills we set up.
- 05Hiring paperwork. US forms and a US offer letter, with a note to replace them outside the US.
What Claude for Small Business costs a UK company
The plugin comes with the Claude plan; the seats are billed by Anthropic in pounds, Claude's UK prices. Setting it up with us is Claude Pilot B, from 12,500 GBP. This is what its base price includes.
- The wholeteamOn Claude Team or Enterprise, on your company's account, not on personal accounts.
- SSOand rolesSign-in with the company account, roles, and who may install what.
- Allexisting connectorsMicrosoft 365, Google Workspace, Zoho, Xero, read-only at first.
- 3real tasksFrom your team's work, done in Cowork, with their skills.
- 1company AI policyWhat data may go into Claude, which actions need approval and who is responsible.
- Limitson spendingOn every account, with a colleague who reads the usage dashboard.
- 2Claude ambassadorsColleagues on your team who help the others after we leave.
- Day 30written reviewWho uses Claude, for what, what it cost and what is worth extending.
- A security file for Enterprise
- A new MCP server, for a system that has no connector
- A second department: Department Activation
- The seats: you pay Anthropic directly, not us
You get the final price in the written offer, before you sign. It does not change along the way without your agreement.
The full page, with the timeline and what you bring: Claude Pilot B. A team already on Claude Team starts with Claude Team Adoption.
The four steps, and where the plugin goes in
- Step 1 of fourClaude Readiness Workshop2 weeks: the processes worth doing, with the value and the cost of each. Credited in full against a pilot signed within 60 days.2,500 GBP
- Step 2, option AClaude Pilot A: an AI agent on Claude30 days. The base price covers one process end to end, one channel, the existing connectors, one new MCP server and the skills.from 16,800 GBP
- Step 2, option BClaude Pilot B: Claude Team for your team30 days. Claude for Small Business goes in here, with Cowork on every seat.from 12,500 GBP
- Step 3 of fourDepartment ActivationA 2-week sprint per department, with 5 to 8 tested skills.from 5,600 GBP per department
- Step 4 of fourManaged AI OperationsMonthly, no minimum term: monitoring, model upgrades tested on your own cases, a quarterly readout.from 550 GBP a month
- Beside the stepsClaude Team Adoption2 weeks with one lead, under 250 users: a team already on Claude Team learns to use it on its own work.from 5,900 GBP
- Beside the stepsClaude Relaunch4 weeks: paid, idle seats put to work.from 8,400 GBP
Claude seats are billed to you directly by Anthropic, in pounds; an agent's model usage by Amazon Web Services, in US dollars, on use and not capped unless you set a budget.
How to set up Claude for Small Business for a UK company
Six steps, in the order Claude Pilot B takes them over 30 days. Where Claude runs and where the data goes: how Claude runs in your company.
- 01Claude Team on the company account. Not personal accounts: sign-in with the company account, roles, and who may install what.
- 02Cowork and the plugin on every seat. The desktop app on Windows or Mac, with Claude for Small Business installed from Cowork.
- 03Your systems connected, read-only at first. Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, and Xero, QuickBooks or Zoho. For each connection to your systems we build what fits: a connector, an MCP server, a plugin or a skill. We show you the options, with the cost of each, and you choose.
- 04The UK way in place of the US defaults. Your own documents and rules as skills: VAT and MTD dates, PAYE, UK offer letters, PECR consent.
- 05Rules and people. The company's AI policy, spending limits on every account, and two Claude ambassadors: colleagues who help the others after we leave.
- 06Three real tasks, then the review. Three tasks from your team's work done in Cowork, and the written review at day 30.
When to set it up with a partner, and when not to
When you do not need us
We say so on the call.
- 01One person writing emails and documents. Claude Pro is enough, and the plugin installs on it.
- 02A small team that only wants accounts. Claude Team starts in minutes on Anthropic's site.
- 03An IT team that works with APIs and has time. Simple connections can be built in-house.
When a partner pays for itself
- 01Client and staff data on the seats. Team on the company account, the AI policy and spending limits, decided before anyone starts.
- 02A UK ledger without a connector. Sage or FreeAgent, through an MCP server we build and test.
- 03Nothing may leave the UK. The agents run in your own AWS account in London, where Claude Opus 5.5 is served in the UK. The seats go to Anthropic in the US, so we decide with you what goes on them.
- 04The whole team using it, not two people. Claude ambassadors, three real tasks and a review that says what is worth extending.
Claude work Svennis has delivered, measured
The UK pack: what it will add to Claude for Small Business, job by job
Our own add-on, in development, with no date promised. Sage and FreeAgent connected, Companies House checked on every new customer or supplier, and the HMRC paperwork as ready-made skills. Your pilot does not depend on it.
- 01Tax and VATAnthropic's plugin today: US federal estimates and 1099s; for a UK business, a closed-books packet for your accountant.
- Your VAT return checked box by box against the books before anyone files it
- Corporation Tax, PAYE and VAT dates on your calendar, with a reminder a week before
- Claude files nothing and keys nothing in: you or your accountant file from your MTD software
- 02PayrollAnthropic's plugin today: A run sheet from a spreadsheet; direct connections to US payroll only (Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll).
- The run sheet checked against UK rules, ready for Xero Payroll, Sage Payroll, BrightPay or Staffology
- RTI (FPS and EPS) and pension dates on the calendar
- The owner presses the button; Claude never submits
- 03LedgersAnthropic's plugin today: QuickBooks, Xero, MYOB, NetSuite, Zoho Books.
- Sage Accounting and FreeAgent connected, through connectors we host, on your own logins
- Draft bills and invoices prepared in your ledger for a person to approve
- Aged debtors and creditors read back in plain English, on request
- 04Company checksAnthropic's plugin today: None.
- Companies House on every new customer or supplier: status, officers, charges, last accounts
- A watch on the ones that matter: a new charge, a director change or a late filing, flagged to you
- Your own filing deadlines, the confirmation statement and director identity verification on the calendar
- 05Grants and tendersAnthropic's plugin today: US portals built in (SAM.gov, Grants.gov, DIBBS); elsewhere it asks you where to look.
- Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, filtered to your size, sector and region
- Innovate UK and UKRI calls that fit, with the deadline on the calendar
- A first draft of the response, written from your own past bids
- 06Hiring paperworkAnthropic's plugin today: US forms and a US offer letter, with a note to replace them outside the US.
- Right-to-work check, HMRC starter checklist, P45, pension auto-enrolment
- The written statement due on day one, and a UK offer letter for your solicitor to approve
- Employment Rights Act 2025 changes on your calendar as they come into force
- 07Money and datesAnthropic's plugin today: USD, the calendar year, "March 14".
- GBP, your own year end, "14 March", VAT shown on every figure
- Every UK date on one calendar: VAT, PAYE, Corporation Tax, confirmation statement, accounts, the ICO fee, insurance renewals, vehicle MOT and tax from the DVLA record
- UK addresses checked against the postcode database before they go into a record
- 08Data and marketingAnthropic's plugin today: Nothing on UK law.
- UK GDPR and the ICO fee, with the fee renewal on the calendar
- PECR consent and the soft opt-in applied as a checklist before a marketing email goes out
- The company's AI policy in plain English, and a complaints route that meets the duty in force since 19 June 2026
- 09Late payersAnthropic's plugin today: Reminder emails.
- Reminders that cite the statutory interest and fixed compensation the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 allows, with the figures worked out
- A chase sequence you approve once: day 7, day 14, day 30
- The oldest debts listed every Monday, with who to call
- 10Getting paidAnthropic's plugin today: PayPal, Square, Stripe, Airwallex.
- GoCardless Direct Debit, the UK way to collect recurring invoices: mandate and payment status on every chase
- A card and a bank link on every invoice you send
- Payment matched to the invoice in your ledger, for a person to confirm
- 11ReputationAnthropic's plugin today: Google, Yelp, Facebook.
- Trustpilot and Checkatrade beside Google: every review in one place
- Every reply drafted in your voice, for your approval
- A review request after each closed job, timed and worded for the UK
- 12Trades and site work · Sector add-onAnthropic's plugin today: Nothing for the construction trades.
- CIS deduction statements prepared from the ledger each month, for you to issue
- Gas Safe, NICEIC and other registration renewals on the calendar
- Job sheets and certificates filed against the customer record
- 13Online shops · Sector add-onAnthropic's plugin today: Shopify orders read; VAT and returns left to you.
- Orders from Shopify or WooCommerce into the ledger with the right VAT treatment
- Returns and refunds logged against the order, the customer told
- Stock-outs and slow lines flagged every Monday
- 14Field service · Sector add-onAnthropic's plugin today: Nothing for engineers on the road.
- The day's jobs with addresses checked and travel order suggested
- Vehicle MOT, tax and insurance dates from the DVLA record on the calendar
- The job sheet from the engineer's photos and notes, ready for the invoice
Tick up to three. They go into the notes of your call. Your Workshop and your pilot do not depend on any of them.
We are not accountants or solicitors and the pack gives no tax, legal or HR advice: it prepares, checks against published rules and cites its sources, then hands over to your accountant or solicitor. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic, PBC; the UK pack is Svennis's work, not Anthropic's. Other product names are trademarks of their owners. Source for what the plugin does today: the plugin's own files, version 1.35.1, read on 18 October 2026.
Claude for Small Business: questions from UK companies
What is Claude for Small Business?
Anthropic's plugin for Cowork, launched on 13 May 2026, with 15 ready-to-run workflows and 15 skills for finance, operations, sales, marketing, HR and customer service. It connects Claude to tools such as Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho and Microsoft 365. You approve every step that touches money or customers.
How much does Claude for Small Business cost?
Anthropic lists no separate price for the plugin: it installs on a paid Claude plan, and the seats are billed by Anthropic in pounds. Setting it up for a UK company with us is Claude Pilot B, from 12,500 GBP. A team already on Claude Team takes Claude Team Adoption, from 5,900 GBP.
Does Claude for Small Business work in the UK?
It installs and runs for a UK company, and its connectors to Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho and Microsoft 365 work as they do anywhere. Its tax and payroll skills are written for the US: a non-US business gets a closed-books packet for its accountant. UK VAT, PAYE, Companies House and UK GDPR are left for you to set up.
Pro, Max or Team?
Team, for a company. We set up Team seats only: Anthropic's business plan, with a data processing agreement, central billing and an admin who decides which connectors are allowed. Anthropic does not train on Team content by default, so client and staff data go on Team, not on Pro or Max.
Where does the data go?
Anthropic stores Team and Enterprise data in the US and may process it in the US, Europe, Asia or Australia; no plan keeps a seat's data in the UK today. The agents we build run in your own AWS account, on Amazon Bedrock in London. There Claude Opus 5.5 runs in the UK, while Sonnet 5.5 and Haiku 5.5 are processed within Europe.
Does it work with Sage or FreeAgent?
Not as it ships: the plugin has connectors for Xero, QuickBooks and Zoho Books, and none for Sage or FreeAgent. For those, and for any other system with an API, we build an MCP server, priced in the offer. We show you the options, with the cost of each, and you choose.
Pilot B or Claude Team Adoption?
Pilot B stands up Claude Team or Enterprise for the whole team, on the company account, with no user ceiling, in 30 days. Claude Team Adoption is for a team that already has Claude Team: 2 weeks with one lead, under 250 users.
Can the pilot stand alone?
Yes. You keep the company account set up, the connectors, the three tasks with their skills, the company's AI policy, the two Claude ambassadors and the written review at day 30. A second department follows when that review says it is worth extending.
Pick a time. Bring the process that hurts most.
You leave with a straight answer on whether Pilot B is worth it for you, and what a first agent would cost. You speak to a Claude Certified Architect from our team, not a salesperson.
- 01One process: how many a week, which system, who checks the result.
- 02A yes or no on Pilot B for your company, and on a first agent.
- 03If it is a yes, the written offer with the final price before you sign.
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