Man loading a stack of notes into a smart safe in a bright wholesale office while a colleague works at his laptop
Business owner depositing notes into a smart safe in a warm, plant-filled office while his team works
Owner depositing the takings into a smart safe while two colleagues review figures on a laptop
Two colleagues going through the paperwork together while a team member uses the smart safe behind them
Woman depositing notes into a compact smart safe fitted under the office counter
A busy, friendly office team, with a colleague using the smart safe at the back
Two colleagues reviewing figures together while a manager deposits notes into the smart safe
Two colleagues going through paperwork while a manager deposits notes into the smart safe behind them

Smart safes · Same-day settlement

Your takings, treated like treasure.

A smart safe on your premises, under the counter or in the back office. It counts, checks and secures every note as your team loads it in. Same-day value*, in your account by midday the next working day.

Installed in a morningInsured from validationAround 30% less on average

Secure depositEvery note counted as it goes in
Same-day valueIn by 4pm, in your account by midday the next working day*
Insured from validationCovered under our providers’ insurance the moment a note is accepted
Around 30% lessOn average against the branch route, priced site by site
Out of sightUnder the counter or in the back office, sized to the room
Convenience storesHairdressers & barbersPubs & barsRestaurantsCafésPharmaciesBeauty & nail salonsTakeawaysJewellersOff-licencesBakeriesButchersForecourtsCar washesCash & carryWholesalersMarket tradersEventsHotelsDry cleanersGaragesTaxi officesRetail groupsConvenience storesHairdressers & barbersPubs & barsRestaurantsCafésPharmaciesBeauty & nail salonsTakeawaysJewellersOff-licencesBakeriesButchersForecourtsCar washesCash & carryWholesalersMarket tradersEventsHotelsDry cleanersGaragesTaxi officesRetail groups

What we do

One machine, one collection, one rate

We replace the counting, the bank runs and the opaque bank charges with a single arrangement you can actually read on one page.

A smart safe on your premises

Staff load a stack of notes into the feeder and the safe takes it from there. It validates every note — counterfeits rejected — counts to the penny and locks the notes away. Shrinkage and till discrepancies start falling from the day it is installed.

Same-day value, in by 4pm

Deposit by 4pm on a working day and it is credited with that day’s value*, in your account by midday the next working day. Your money is working from the day you take it — not from whenever a courier or a bank clerk gets round to it.

One simple all-in rate

One blended rate for the whole service, agreed up front and falling as your volume grows. Around 30% less than the bank route on average, once staff time and losses are counted, with your projected saving shown before you sign. No hidden bank fees.

Filmed on one of our machines. The total on screen is live.

In use

Load a stack. Watch it count.

A bundle of mixed notes goes in at the top. The safe pulls it through, checks every note, shows the running total on screen and locks the money away. Nobody has to count anything twice.

  • Every note validated as it goes in — counterfeits handed back
  • The total on screen is the total in your portal
  • Insured under our providers’ cover from the moment a note is accepted

Discreet by design

Out of sight. Never out of mind.

The safe lives where your takings already end up: under a staff-side counter, beneath the back bar, or in a private office. Customers never see it. Your team uses it all day.

  • Compact machines slide under a standard shop counter
  • Larger units sit in the cash office, out of public view
  • Staff load a stack of notes; the safe counts, checks and locks it away
  • Nobody on site can open the sealed cassette, so there is nothing to tempt anyone
Café owner depositing notes into a compact smart safe beneath the staff counter
Under the counter
Restaurant manager securing takings in a smart safe inside a private office
In the back office
Warehouse supervisor at his desk with a high-capacity safe in the corner of the cash office
In the cash office

How it works

Four steps, none involving a deposit bag and a car park

01

We install

Site survey, then a smart safe sized to your takings is installed and your team trained — typically inside a morning.

02

You deposit

Load a stack of notes into the feeder as you trade. The safe counts the bundle, validates every note and shows the running total on screen.

03

We collect

A national cash-in-transit partner empties the safe on a schedule that suits your volumes — insured door to door. The safe also calls for itself: at around 60–70% full it alerts our collection partner and a collection is arranged.

04

You’re credited

Funds are credited with same-day value* and in your bank by midday the next working day, and every deposit appears in your portal with a full audit trail.

See the detail →

Follow the money: your takings, hour by hour. Your money: taken at the till, into the safe, same-day value by 4pm, in your bank by midday the next working day, on record in your portal — insured under our providers' cover from the moment a note is accepted. The notes: sealed cassette, insured collection, counted at the cash centre. Collection runs separately; your credit never waits for it.

From the moment a note leaves the till to the moment it lands in your bank. Your money and the physical notes travel separately, so a collection never holds up your credit.

Follow the money

Your takings, hour by hour

From the moment a note leaves the till to the moment it lands in your bank. Your money and the physical notes travel separately, so a collection never holds up your credit.

The safes

Three sizes. One service.

We fit the smallest machine that comfortably takes your busiest week, decided at the survey, not before it.

Tresora smart safes compared to scale beside a 1.75 metre person and a 90 cm counter: Option A compact, 63 cm tall, 31 cm wide, 1,500 notes; Option B mid-size, 80 cm tall, 41 cm wide, 2,500 notes (10,000 with bag); Option C high-volume, 118 cm tall, 55 cm wide, 10,000 notes (15,000 with bag)
A

Compact

Slides under a standard shop counter. Shops, cafés, salons, pharmacies.

B

Mid-size

For the back office of a pub, restaurant or busy store.

C

High-volume

For cash offices: wholesale, supermarkets, multi-till sites. Coin module optional.

Sizes, capacities and speeds →

Day one

What changes the morning we install

The branch route

  • Counting up after close, then counting again
  • Someone leaves the shop with a bag of takings
  • Queues, shorter branch hours, further to travel
  • Fees on every £100, plus the staff time nobody costs
  • Counterfeits found by the bank, not by you
  • Money credited when the bank gets to it

With Tresora

  • Staff load notes into the safe as they trade
  • Nobody on your payroll carries money off site
  • Insured collections, booked around your hours
  • One all-in rate, around 30% less on average
  • Every note checked as it goes in
  • Same-day value on deposits in by 4pm*

Day to day

Give your team time back

Counting and recounting, bagging, the trip to the bank and the queue when you get there. One managed cash service takes all of it off your staff, and the hours go back to your customers.

Give your team time back: counting and recounting, bagging cash, travelling to the bank and waiting in a queue all flow into one managed cash service, returning more time with customers, less back-office admin and fewer banking trips.

Counting and recounting, bagging, the trip to the bank and the queue when you get there. One managed cash service takes all of it off your staff, and the hours go back to your customers.

The numbers

What handling your takings really costs — and what you save

Banks charge £1 to £1.50 per £100 just in deposit fees — then you pay again in staff hours counting, trips to the branch, shrinkage and counterfeits. Tresora replaces the whole stack with one arrangement — collection, insurance, settlement and reporting all in — and the average site ends up around 30% better off.

£50,000 a week
What handling your takings costs today · illustrative
The bank route£29,000–£42,000
Deposit fees £26,000–£39,000 at £1–£1.50 per £100, plus counting, bank runs & losses ~£3,000
With Tresora~30% less
One all-in arrangement — validation, insured collection, insurance, settlement and reporting
Save around £8,700–£12,600 a year Every site is priced individually · your rate is quoted after a survey
£100,000 a week
What handling your takings costs today · illustrative
The bank route£57,000–£83,000
Deposit fees £52,000–£78,000 at £1–£1.50 per £100, plus counting, bank runs & losses ~£5,000
With Tresora~30% less
One all-in arrangement — validation, insured collection, insurance, settlement and reporting
Save around £17,100–£24,900 a year Every site is priced individually · your rate is quoted after a survey
Stacked bar: the branch route costs £39,624 a year for a site taking £50,000 a week — £32,500 bank deposit fees, £4,524 staff time, £2,600 losses. With Tresora, around 30% less, saving roughly £11,900.
Illustrative. The deposit fee is the number people quote back at you. The other two are usually bigger together than anyone expects.

Work out your own numbers →

Why now

The branches are going. The notes are not.

Businesses that still take notes are paying more, and travelling further, to bank them.

6,800+UK bank branches closed since 2015
3.9bnCash payments still made in the UK in a year
~30%Average saving with Tresora against the branch route
4pmDeposit cut-off for same-day value*

Sources: Which? bank branch closures tracker (2026); UK Finance, UK Payment Markets 2026.

Your customer portal

Every pound, visible.

Watch deposits land as your team makes them, see when each settlement will reach your bank, and know how full every safe is. One login for every site.

  • Live deposits by site, till and member of staff
  • Settlements and their expected bank dates
  • Safe fill levels and upcoming collections
  • Invoices, statements and exports for your accountant
Tour the portal →
portal.tresora.co.uk

Good afternoon, Sam

Example Café Group · 2 sites
Safes online
Deposited today£2,6203 deposits · all validated
Next settlement£2,620Tomorrow by midday
Safe fill42%
Deposits this weekMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
WhenSiteByAmount
16:42High StreetAmira K.£1,240.00 Validated
13:05Station RoadTom B.£860.00 Validated
11:18High StreetAmira K.£520.00 Validated
YesterdayAll sites—£4,615.00 Settled

Illustrative design with example data.

Why businesses trust Tresora

Your money is never on its own

The same safeguards the big retailers rely on, run for you by one company with its name on the contract.

Insured from validation

From the moment a note is accepted it is covered under our providers’ insurance, up to the limit in your agreement.

National, insured collection

Safes are emptied by established national cash-in-transit operators, insured door to door.

Certified hardware

CEN IV rated safe bodies and high-speed note validators on our mid and high-volume machines.

Every note checked

Counterfeits are rejected at the safe, not discovered later by the bank.

Written terms, no surprises

One rate agreed in writing. Nothing on the invoice that was not on the quote.

A registered UK company

Tresora Ltd, registered in England & Wales, company no. 17368042. Know-your-customer checks on every account.

Who it’s for

Every business that still takes notes

From a corner shop or a hair salon to a cash & carry: if somebody on your team is still counting notes in a back office at closing time, we can help.

Questions

The things people ask first

Straight answers. If yours is not here, email hello@tresora.co.uk.

All questions →
Where does the safe go?

Wherever your takings already end up, out of public view: under a staff-side counter, beneath the back bar, or in a private office. Compact machines fit under a standard shop counter. We check the space at the survey.

Who is responsible for the money once it is in the safe?

It is still your money, but from the moment a note is validated it is covered under our providers’ insurance, up to the limit in your agreement, not under your business policy.

When do I get my money?

Deposits validated by 4pm on a working day get that day’s value and are in your account by midday the next working day.*

What does it cost?

One all-in rate per £100, quoted after a free survey. Around 30% less than the branch route on average, and nothing on the invoice that was not on the quote.

Book your free site assessment

Find out what your takings are really costing you

Twenty minutes on site gets you a one-page quote: the machine, your rate per £100, and your projected annual saving against what you pay now.

No obligation. Every site priced individually.

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