Accuracy is Key
The Charity Commission have recently checked a sample of charity accounts and annual returns to assess accuracy levels. The charities sampled are of varying sizes. Charities with income under £25,000…
Charity Fraud
Unfortunately, there is a risk of fraud being committed to charities. In October we saw Charity Fraud Awareness week (#charityfraudout), an initiative designed to help educate and remind charities and…
Client of the Month: Brainworks
Brainworks was born in 2017 with the goal to improve the brain health of the nation by producing healthy and nutritious bars. However, the brand’s journey to better brain health…
VAT quarter end will determine MTD start date – when will your business be affected?
As per previous information we have shared, Making Tax Digital IS happening for VAT registered business. However the start date effecting your business is dependent on your VAT Quarter end…
Charity Updates
The 2018 annual returns service opened on the Charity Commission website back in August. It sees a few changes and new questions added after consultations with the charity sector, including:…
Client of the Month: Insight Photography
Insight Photography are an East Yorkshire based studio dedicated to creating exceptional photographic stories for their wedding, commercial and family portrait clients. Andy Crozier, a specialist in wedding photography, and…
The Startup Guide To: GDPR
Europe is now covered by the world’s strongest data protection rules. The mutually agreed General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25, 2018 and is designed to…
Disqualification of Trustees – New Rules
From 1st August 2018 there will be 2 key changes made: People who are disqualified for acting as a trustee will also be disqualified from holding certain senior management positions…
The Road To Starting a Business
After another successful Saturday Surgery in advising people on starting up in business, a reminder that looking at starting a business is not always straight forward. There are a couple…