by Sophie Hutchings On 19 September 2024, the government unveiled new measures to deliver on the Labour manifesto pledge to tackle the rise of late payments affecting small businesses and the self-employed. Small businesses have long been calling for…
10 days ago, we woke up to a Country that had seen the first major change of government in 14 years. Keir Starmer’s Labour Party had won a landslide victory, winning 411 seats, to the Conservatives’ 121, almost 2/3 (63%)…
by Sophie Hutchings Procrastination, what is it? The definition stands as “the action of delaying or postponing something”. How many times do you sit in bed the night before, planning your day ahead. Analysing what you need to do,…
by Sophie Hutchings There have been several changes to rules and regulations in the Spring Budget 2024 that small business owners should be aware of and understand how they will affect their business. All changes in this list apply across…
On 26 October 2023, the groundwork was laid for the most momentous change in corporate governance in the UK since the Companies Act (2006). It went by the comparatively benign sounding name of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act…
We are thrilled to announce thar our own Managing Director James Baird has been named Most Exceptional Outsourced CFO in CEO monthly’s C-Suite awards. In their press release announcing the winners, CEO monthly say “Every leadership team is there at…
We are delighted to announce that Baird Consulting has won “Best Small Business & Startup Accountancy Firm (S.E. England)” at Acquisition International Magazine’s Business Excellence Awards Awards 2023. We have always prided ourselves as being small business and startup specialists…
We are delighted to announce that Baird Consulting has won “Best Bespoke SME Accountant (S.E. England)” at SME News Magazine’s Finance Awards 2022 – our third year running. Bespoke is at the heart of everything we do, whether that is…
Originally taken from an industry forum, and shared with permission: I thought it might be useful if I shared some of my experience as an ex HMRC compliance officer so here’s a list of useful things to take into…
Key points from today’s “mini-budget” announced by the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP: For Individuals A 1% reduction in the basic rate of income tax, planned for 2024, is being brought forward to 2023. In…