by Richard Simpson | Apr 30, 2021 | The Captain
In May 2020, the UK Government introduced a temporary financial support system to help self-employed individuals, in the form of a Self-Employment Grant called SEISS. SEISS aims to help support individuals who have been financially impacted by the pandemic and...
by Richard Simpson | May 28, 2020 | The Bean Counter, The Captain
To strike off a limited company you are required to send form DS01 to Companies House. You can now do this with a simple online process that should only take around 10 minutes to complete. It costs £8 (instead of £10 by paper) to close a company and you’ll need:...
by Richard Simpson | May 13, 2020 | The Bean Counter, The Captain, The Explorer, The Investigator, The Journo
Relative Accountancy has been added as the latest accountancy firm in the Huddersfield, Yorkshire area on the Handpicked Accountants platform. The network narrows down the best performing accountants in regions across the country based on their dedication to the...
by Richard Simpson | Dec 20, 2018 | The Bean Counter, The Captain, Xero
Business that fail tend to fail because of cash flow problems. Good cash flow management means ensuring that you do everything within your power to ensure that money flows into your business as quickly as possible and also that it exits your business as slowly as...
by Richard Simpson | Nov 14, 2018 | The Captain
As business bank accounts typically have charges, it can make sense to try to avoid these costs and using a personal account is an easy way to do this, however there are reasons you may want to opening an account. Do I need a business bank account if I trade through a...
by Richard Simpson | Feb 20, 2014 | The Captain
Xero is the future! Using the cloud for bookkeeping eliminates so many problems: Software versions No need to upgrade each computer with the latest release of the software. No need for your accountant to make sure that your running a compatible version and that the...