Rachel Reeves has delivered her first budget as Chancellor, the first Labour budget since 2010. We will be circulating a more detailed breakdown to clients later this week, but below are some of the key takeaways, changes and impressions that…
The 2024 Budget (due 30 October) will be the first budget of the new Labour Government. We can expect to see some dramatic changes from the last few years, and we will of course help you navigate the coming changes…
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 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…
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…
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…
The expectation ahead of yesterday’s spring statement (since termed a “mini bidget”) was that it would be “business as usual” and “nothing new”. Rishi Sunak, whatever his many debatable faults, never fails to disappoint with a dramatic announcement. In addition…