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Blog22nd Feb 2024

Expanding Childcare Provisions in GB: What Do You Need To Know

In March 2023’s Budget it was announced that the 30 hours of free childcare currently available for working parents in England is to be expanded to cover parents with children aged from nine months old. Currently this provision is only…

Blog15th Feb 2024

Top Tips For Selling Your Business: Fail To Plan At Your Peril

As a business owner, it’s easy to focus on short term performance and the day to day. However, it’s crucial to consider the future management and ownership of the company. Now, not tomorrow or next year. Business owners generally look…

By Gordon Christie

Blog13th Feb 2024

HMRC’s ‘One to Many’ Campaign – Targeting Undeclared Dividend

HMRC are now issuing letters to business owners under a ‘One to Many’ Letter campaign to target undeclared dividends payments. HMRC have been looking at company reserves and have noted that some are reducing but no dividends are being declared…

By Gillian Rushton

Blog12th Feb 2024

Here are 6 ways to prepare for a successful charity audit

A charity audit can be a real source of stress and anxiety for your organisation – the intense financial scrutiny, endless questions, and ensuring compliance with the Charities SORP make the day-to-day feel almost impossible.  But these pressures don’t have to bring everything to a standstill – the key is preparation.   To help make an…

By Emily Jackson

Blog7th Feb 2024

Is It Time To Upgrade Your Employee Benefits Programme?

It’s officially a new year. 333 days of growth opportunities for your business. While you’re looking ahead to the new year and planning for 2024 it is a great time to also think about your employee benefits programme. In its…

By Rhianne Stewart

Blog6th Feb 2024

How Are Organisations Attracting and Retaining Top Talent?

Attracting and retaining top talent is a crucial challenge for companies in 2024. Employee turnover rates are at an all-time high since 2020 and in today’s talent market offering a competitive salary and benefits package isn’t always enough to attract…

By Alix Baird

Blog2nd Feb 2024

Gender Pay Gap Reporting 2024

As we approach April 2024, UK businesses must turn their attention to an increasingly relevant issue – the gender pay gap. The need for accurate and timely submissions of gender pay gap data is not just a statutory requirement; it’s…

By Rachel Coupland

Blog2nd Feb 2024

Reclaiming NICs on car allowances – have rules changed?

When it comes to NIC on car allowances- we would always advise that you don’t leave money in HMRC’s pot. HMRC have not appealed the upper tribunal judgement on their case against Laing O’Rourke Services Limited and Willmot Dixon Holdings limited,…

By Niamh McKenna