STOCKEXPRESS

For stock auditors

Stocktaking software for the licensed trade.

Count on a tablet on site, enter deliveries from a photo of the invoice or by hand, and print your reports. Nothing to install.

The sample pack is a PDF of the main reports, for a sample outlet.

One minute: count, check, till, deliveries, reports.

Count on a tablet, on site

Works without signal in the cellar, and uploads when you are back online.

Invoices matched by AI

Upload a photo or PDF and each line is matched to the price list, or enter it by hand.

Backed up to the cloud

Every change saved as you go, and logged: who, what and when.

Multi-bar (coming soon)

Each bar counted and reported separately, with a GP for each.

40+ years

The founders’ experience in UK stocktaking

In use

Built with a working stocktaker and used on his clubs

Imports your data

From PS Stock Auditor and the other main stocktaking systems

What it does

Count

A count pad for each item with columns for each location, the cellar and ullage. Dozens are counted in dozens.

Deliveries

Upload a photo or PDF of the invoice and AI matches the lines to the price list, or type it in by hand. Either way it is checked against the total.

Reports

Bar summary, extended sheet, till differences, stock forward, valuation and more, in the usual layouts.

Counting

The count pad

  • Columns for five locations, the cellar and ullage
  • Large keys for a tablet, with the figure being entered shown in large print
  • Bottled beer and minerals counted in dozens (1:10)
  • A count check screen listing every figure entered, which you can correct there
The stock count check: every box counted for each item, side by side

Deliveries

Deliveries from a photo of the invoice

  • Upload photos or PDFs, one invoice or several at once, or type a delivery in by hand
  • AI reads each line and matches it to the club’s price list, using the name and supplier code
  • Cases converted to your counting units, and lines checked against the invoice total
  • Anything uncertain is flagged for you to check
A supplier’s invoice, as it came
The same invoice as a delivery: each line on its item, with the quantity and cost

Reports

The report pack

  • Cover sheet, bar summary, bar & food summary, extended sheet
  • Till differences, stock forward, stock valuation, delivery summary
  • Stock audit history: gross profit, yield and days stock, period after period
  • Print, or save as PDF to email
The bar summary report, section by section
Download a sample report pack (PDF)

Screenshots

Shown with a sample outlet. Tap any to see it full size.

Stock count

Items by section with opening, closing and sales. Tap an item to count it.

Stock count: Items by section with opening, closing and sales. Tap an item to count it.

The count pad

Columns for each location, the cellar and ullage, adding up to the closing count.

The count pad: Columns for each location, the cellar and ullage, adding up to the closing count.

Deliveries

This period’s deliveries by supplier, with any that need checking marked.

Deliveries: This period’s deliveries by supplier, with any that need checking marked.

A supplier invoice

A photo taken on a phone, as it would be uploaded. PDFs work too.

A supplier invoice: A photo taken on a phone, as it would be uploaded. PDFs work too.

Extended sheet

Prices, opening, purchases, closing, till sales and the till difference for every item.

Extended sheet: Prices, opening, purchases, closing, till sales and the till difference for every item.

Features

Counting

The count pad
Columns for five locations, the cellar and ullage. The figures add up to the closing count and are kept for checking later.
Made for a tablet
Large keys, with the figure about to be entered shown in large print underneath.
Dozens
Bottled beer, minerals and snacks can be counted in dozens, e.g. 1:10.
Stock count check
Every figure entered for each item, side by side, with ullage marked. Figures can be corrected on this screen.
Last ullage
Last period’s ullage is shown on the pad for reference.

Deliveries and credits

Photo or PDF
Upload one invoice or several. Multi-page invoices are put back together.
Or by hand
Type a delivery in line by line when there is no invoice to upload.
AI matching
AI reads each invoice line and matches it to the club’s items by name and supplier code, allowing for spelling differences. You check and finalise.
Supplier codes remembered
Codes from finalised deliveries are saved and used to match that supplier’s next invoice.
Checks
Flags lines that don’t add up, totals that are out, invoices already entered and dates outside the period.
Unit conversion
Cases and kegs are converted to your counting units, with the unit cost adjusted.
Totals ex and inc VAT
Enter either and the other is worked out.

The sheet

Extended sheet
Opening, purchases, credits, closing, till sales, sales and till difference for every item, with cost and selling prices.
Till sales
Entered by item. Items can be excluded from the till.
Column locks
Lock columns to stop them being changed by mistake.
Inventory
The full price list with sizes, yields and barrelage. New items can be added while entering a delivery.
Allowances and adjustments
Named as you like and shown on the reports.

Reports

The pack
Cover sheet, bar summary, bar & food summary, extended sheet, till differences, stock forward, stock valuation, delivery summary and stock audit history.
Stock audit history
Gross profit, yield, days stock and weekly averages by period. Last 30 months by default, or any range.
Printing
Tick the reports you want and print, or save as PDF.
Your details
Your practice name and phone number on the cover, your email and the auditor’s initials on each page.
Dozens or decimals
Choose how dozens are shown on printed reports.

History and the audit log

Past periods
Closed periods are archived and can be opened and printed at any time.
Undo a close
A period close can be undone. A recovery copy is kept.
Audit log
Every change to a job is logged: who, what, old and new value, and when.
Restore any version
A job can be rebuilt as it was at any earlier save.

Working together

More than one user
Two people can work on the same job, for example one counting and one entering deliveries.
Count on site, upload after
Count on a tablet at the outlet. With no signal it carries on, keeps the work on the tablet, and uploads it when you are back online.
Cloud backup
Every change is saved to the cloud as you go, and logged, so nothing depends on one machine.
Nothing to install
Runs in the browser. It can also be installed as an app on a tablet or laptop.
Your outlets
All your outlets in one list, visible only to your practice.
Multi-bar outlets (coming soon)
Count and report each bar separately, with a gross profit for each bar and the outlet as a whole.

Getting started

Import from PS Stock Auditor
Outlets, price lists and past periods imported from PSSA.
Other systems
We also import from the other main stocktaking systems.
Help getting set up
We do the import and check it with you.

Compared with traditional software

Runs on

Stock Express
Laptop, tablet or phone

Traditional software
A Windows PC

Installing and updates

Stock Express
Nothing to install, updates automatic

Traditional software
Installed, updates downloaded

Delivery notes

Stock Express
Read from a photo or PDF

Traditional software
Typed in line by line

Backups

Stock Express
Automatic, with every change logged

Traditional software
Up to you

Two of you on one job

Stock Express
Both work on it at once

Traditional software
One PC holds the data

Can be installed as an app
Keeps working without signal
Audit log of every change
All your outlets in one place

Our promise

Replies within 24 hours

Basic queries and bug fixes get a response within 24 hours.

Updates every week

Improvements are released weekly. There is nothing to install, so you always have the latest.

Ask for what you need

Request other reports and features, and we will consider them for development.

Switching over

Moving from PSSA or another system

We import your outlets, price lists and past periods from PS Stock Auditor and the other main stocktaking systems, so your next stock carries on from the last one.

  • Price lists, sizes, yields and selling prices
  • Last closing stock as the new opening
  • Past periods for the history report
  • We do the import for you
  • Deliveries by photo from the first stock

Book a demo

We’ll show you how it works, and can load one of your own outlets for you to try.