Insights: Blog

The legal sector has possibly for too long focussed its benchmarking around Lock-up and Profit Per Equity Partner (PEP). The constituent parts of both of these are vital to forecast […]

Sarah Barron – VAT Senior Manager VAT inspections used to be a fairly regular occurrence for VAT registered business owners. Whilst the number of routine VAT inspections has decreased significantly […]

When laws came into force in 2003, HMRC lost its preferential status in insolvencies. However, in order to boost tax revenues and fund public spending, HMRC’s creditor position during an […]

Managing Partner – Julie Adams Gender or any other characteristics never held senior partner, Julie Adams, back. Even when she was referred to as being ‘someone to pour the tea’, […]

Dave Gosling – Partner and H&L Sector Specialist Business owners in the hospitality and leisure sector spend a lot of time and effort working within the business. However, they should […]

Alex Duffy – Corporate Finance Director The level of Merger and Acquisitions (M&A) activity is especially high within the tech sector, which attracts a variety of buyers spread over a […]

A recent report by online farming experts, Farmers Guardian, suggested that only 1 in 5 farms in the UK is making a profit from farming activities.  These results have led […]

If so, are you getting the tax right?  Dave Gosling – H&L Specialist Many hotel and restaurant businesses provide workers with accommodation, food, or both, due to long shifts. With […]

Dave Gosling – Partner and H&L specialist A number of businesses in the food and beverage sector are missing out on potentially lucrative tax credits available from product development, through […]

Robert Facer – VAT Director Changes to the VAT rules for construction services from 1 October 2019 will be a significant challenge for suppliers and customers.  Businesses will need to […]

Georgina Davis – Manager As more of us shop online some retailers are strategically moving away from the traditional high street store, but that is not the end of bricks […]

Russell Dickie – Senior Manager In recent years, solid and steady capital growth and reliable rental yields, as well as favourable exchange rates and regulation have made the UK commercial […]

Return of Industrial buildings allowance? Not quite! Lucy Mangan – Partner In the 2018 Budget, the chancellor announced a new Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA) which will apply to construction […]

For many owner-managers, expanding their business is a key objective and although growing their supply network may be required, focusing too heavily on the quantity rather than on the quality […]