UK company size thresholds have increased with effect for periods commencing on or after 6 April 2025. This change was initially announced in 2024, and has now come into force after a delay caused by the change in government last year. The new thresholds have reduced...
Hawsons is delighted to announce that its Corporate Finance team has been shortlisted in five categories at the South Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards 2025. The ceremony, hosted by Insider Media, will take place on Thursday 5 June, celebrating the region’s standout...
Owning and managing a care home is about more than just business—it’s about people, legacy, and ensuring financial stability in a constantly evolving sector. In Sheffield and the surrounding areas, many care homeowners are facing pivotal decisions about the future: Is...
On 7th October 2024, the Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud reimbursement scheme came into force. The scheme was introduced by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) which mandates bank and payment service providers must reimburse charities that are victims of APP fraud...
Charity accounting in the UK is based upon Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 102 which is subject to periodic review every five years. The latest revision to FRS 102 was published in March 2024. The Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) provides...
Recent research from the eighth quarterly VCSE Sector Barometer from Pro Bono Economics has found that only 37% of charities have what they consider to be a complete board of trustees. This means that 63% of charities have an incomplete board of trustees at the time...
On 28th November the Department for Transport unveiled their Integrated National Transport Strategy. The strategy aims to provide a vision for how transport can evolve across England in the next 10 years and provide a ‘people-first’ approach. This strategy was...
Due to a surge in applications Defra has taken the decision to pause offers for the capital grant scheme. This has led to some frustration from farmers who have been waiting for three months in some cases for Defra to come back to them regarding their application....
Many farm owners are self-employed and do not need to employ any staff. However, in some cases many farmers come to a point where they need to employ staff to cope with the high volume of work. Therefore, if you are employing staff for the first time you will need to...
In October, the new government published a green paper titled: Invest 2035: The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy. This outlines Labour’s industrial strategy for next ten years and focuses on sectors that they believe offer the highest growth opportunity for the UK...
Top challenges faced by Fleet Managers Fleet manager’s face multiple challenges on a daily basis that they need to tackle when it comes to managing a fleet of vehicles efficiently. These challenges include: · Administrative tasks · Fuel usage (rising...
When pharmacy first was first launched earlier this year almost half of people in the UK that utilised pharmacies were unaware of the schemes launch. Uptake increasing In January, there were 125,275 consultations and in July there were 186,190 consultations...