Simple GoCardless Receipt Automation for Small Businesses
A practical, low-maintenance way to send professional PDF receipts for each Direct Debit payment — without adding admin work.
Official GoCardless partner
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Benefits for small teams
Every payment triggers a receipt automatically
Logo, colours and VAT details on each PDF
Clear breakdown for customers and bookkeeping
Resend any receipt from your dashboard, or download them all as a ZIP from Settings → Receipt Archive
Quick setup checklist
1 Connect GoCardless
Link your account in Settings → GoCardless Integration
2 Design Your Receipt
Open the Designer, add logo, address and VAT number
3 Configure Email
Set your "From" address and verify your domain for deliverability
4 Enable Auto Receipts (Pro)
On the Dashboard, turn on Auto Receipts (Pro plan). After that, each confirmed GoCardless payment gets a receipt automatically—no daily or monthly send window to manage. You're done! 🎉
Pricing & Plans
💰 Simple, Transparent Pricing
Start free and scale as you grow:
10 customers, 10 emails/month
Higher limits and premium features
See Pricing for current details and plan options.
Common pitfalls (and fixes)
📧 Customers don't receive emails
Fix: Verify your sending domain (SPF/DKIM), check spam folders, confirm email is connected in Settings, and on Pro ensure Auto Receipts is on if you expect automatic sends after payments are confirmed in GoCardless.
🧾 Receipt shows no VAT
Fix: Add your VAT number and set VAT rates on line items in the Designer.
🌍 Some customers should not have VAT on receipts
Fix: Open Customers, select the customer, and enable VAT Exempt. This keeps receipts sending but removes VAT lines for that customer. Use Snooze only if you want to pause sending entirely.
🎨 Wrong logo or colours
Fix: Re-save your template as default after making changes in the Designer.
Who this is ideal for
SaaS billing by Direct Debit
Consistent receipts for reconciliations
Limited admin capacity
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I switch templates later? +
Yes. Update the Designer and save; new receipts will automatically use the latest template. Your existing receipts remain unchanged.
Do you store PDFs? +
Yes. All receipts are kept for your records; you can download or resend any single receipt from your dashboard. To export everything at once, use Settings → Receipt Archive to download a ZIP of receipt PDFs plus a CSV summary for any date range — ideal for bookkeeping and VAT.
Does this work with GoCardless subscriptions? +
Yes. We send a receipt for each successful subscription payment, whether it's monthly, quarterly, or any other frequency.
How do I handle customers who should not have VAT on receipts? +
Use the VAT Exempt toggle in Customers for those payers. Their receipts continue sending but are rendered without VAT lines. Use Snooze only when you need to stop sending receipts to that customer.
How long does setup take? +
Most businesses complete setup in under 5 minutes. The longest part is usually designing your receipt template to match your brand.
Your payments are already automated. Your receipts should be too.
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