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Increase to Company Size Thresholds
Increase to Company Size Thresholds

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...

Equity Release Guide
Equity Release Guide

A Guide to Equity Release If you have significant value (equity) tied up in the property where you live and you want to have some liquid cash to use, to perhaps help your family, upgrade/repair your house or maybe go on a big holiday, you might want to consider...

Selling a Care Home: Full Guide
Selling a Care Home: Full Guide

Selling a care home is a complex process and to undertake it successfully requires a deep understanding of both the care sector and real estate market together with specialist knowledge of company sales and their tax consequences. The process of selling a care home...

Benefits of Private Medical Insurance
Benefits of Private Medical Insurance

Implementing Private Medical Insurance into your organisation as an employee benefit can have a significant positive impact on employers and employees. In this article, we are going to cover the benefits of implementing private medical insurance as an employee benefit...

Tax benefits of marriage
Tax benefits of marriage

Considering popping the question on Valentine’s Day?  Here we look at some of the various tax credits and breaks married couples can benefit from and how it can pay to get married. The Marriage Allowance | Inheritance Tax | Pay less Capital Gains Tax | Reduce Income...

Will Rose appointed Head of Risk & Governance

Will Rose Will Rose has been appointed Head of Risk & Governance at Hawsons Wealth Management. Will studied Environmental Studies at Sheffield Hallam University completing his degree in 2007. Will started his career as a Technical Support Adviser in 2008 before...

CTW Hardfacing Management Buyout – Case Study
CTW Hardfacing Management Buyout – Case Study

A management buyout (“MBO”) has been completed at CTW Hardfacing. Based in Sheffield and established in 1972, CTW Hardfacing provides long term wear resistant solutions to a wide range of industries, including those in the power generation, steel production, oil and...

New advisory fuel rates for company cars
New advisory fuel rates for company cars

HMRC has published new advisory fuel rates for company car users which take effect from 1 December 2024. The rates have decreased by 1p per mile for petrol and diesel engine cars. Whilst rates for LPG and electric mileage remains unchanged. HMRC reviews the advisory...

EOT Case Study – Lindway Scaffolding Limited
EOT Case Study – Lindway Scaffolding Limited

Hawsons Corporate Finance had the pleasure of supporting Lindway Scaffolding Limited (“Lindway”), a family run scaffolding company, during its transition to Employee Ownership. The company, based in Chesterfield, and mostly serving the East Midlands and South...