Blog27th Oct 2025Failure to Prevent Fraud Law Guidance – 9 Key Actions to Protect Your BusinessWHAT IS THE NEW ‘FAILURE TO PREVENT FRAUD’ LAW? Fraud continues to damage trust in business, imposes substantial costs and causes harm to the public purse. CIFAS, the UK’s leading Fraud prevention service, reported a record 421,000 fraud cases in…By Sean McAuleyView more
Blog22nd Oct 20254 Key Steps to Prepare Your Business for Private Equity InvestmentPrivate equity investment can be a powerful catalyst for growth, but securing funding is only the beginning. You have to prove that you’re genuinely ready to scale, inside and out. Having recently secured private equity investment from Goldman Sachs, at…By Stephen SmythView more
Blog17th Oct 2025The new Charities SORP is coming: Everything you need to knowThe new Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (Charities SORP) is due to be published later this year, effective for financial periods starting on or after 1 January 2026. While this may feel a while off, now is the time to…By Lucy JenkinsView more
Blog24th Sep 2025Self-Assessment Returns: Everything You Need To KnowWith the 5th October deadline for registering for Self-Assessment fast approaching, are you prepared to file on time? If this deadline is missed, HMRC have the right to charge you a penalty. This penalty is known as a ‘Failure to…By Sarah SargentView more
Blog22nd Sep 2025Malta: Escape high UK tax for a Mediterranean location?Following on from our last blog connected to those choosing to leave the UK to mitigate their UK tax position, where we then focused on Dubai, there are many seeking an overseas destination that is a little closer to the…By Kirsty RinglandView more
Blog5th Sep 2025‘Fiscal Drag’ pulls more UK Taxpayers into higher rate bands Inheritance Tax (IHT) has long been seen as a levy on the wealthy. But increasingly, it’s affecting more and more individuals and families. One of the key reasons for this is a concept known as ‘fiscal drag’. What is fiscal…By Emily RobsonView more
Blog15th Aug 2025Do You Know How To Decipher Your Tax Code?Understanding your PAYE (Pay As You Earn) tax code is a crucial aspect of managing your finances, yet it is something many people overlook or find unnecessarily complicated. While they may appear as a cryptic combination of numbers and letters,…By Sarah SargentView more
Blog31st Jul 2025UK Whistleblowing Protections: Time for a cultural reset?UK whistleblowing protections are on the brink of significant reform. The Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) was passed in 1998, was praised globally as an innovative and vital piece of legislation, aiming to protect workers who raised concerns about wrongdoing…By Sean McAuleyView more
Blog30th Jul 2025HMRC nudge letter campaign: what online sellers need to knowHM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have launched yet another nudge letter campaign to encourage individuals to consider the accuracy of their tax reporting. The HMRC nudge letter campaign is not designed to be accusatory but instead to act as a…By Kerry McGeeView more
Blog24th Jul 2025New merged R&D Scheme: What’s changed? There’s been no shortage of headlines about the UK’s new merged R&D Scheme. However, for many businesses, the real impact is only just beginning to be felt. R&D tax claims follow the end of the accounting period, so it’s only…By Chris WebsterView more
Blog17th Jul 2025Business Valuation: 5 ways they can add valueWhen discussing business valuations, it can be easy to focus solely on their role in selling a company, but there are, in fact, many situations where they are required. A valuation report provides crucial insights for businesses at every stage…By Paul TurnerView more
Blog16th Jul 2025Insolvency insights: Misfeasant trading scope widenedBHS highlighted the importance of what advice directors received and whether they adequately considered it in the years leading up to insolvency, says Jude Howson. June 2024 saw the landmark decision handed down by Mr Justice Leech in relation to…By Judith HowsonView more