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TV’s Ant Middleton’s HMRC Ban Threatens His Political Aspirations

Robbie Meechan — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:19:55 +0000

The former star of SAS: Who Dares Wins, Ant Middleton has been banned from acting as a company director after his company failed to pay over £1m in taxes. Sway and Starting Limited was created as a means of managing income earned from Middleton’s media appearances. The company, which went into liquidation at the end […]

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Tax Avoidance Whistleblowers Set for 25% Incentive

Robbie Meechan — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:30:46 +0000

The government are continuing to find ways to replenish the treasury’s coffers by looking at UK businesses. Thankfully though, their new scheme is a little less controversial than their recent autumn budget measures. Using a longstanding American tax model as a template, the government are looking to implement a scheme that allows whistleblowers to earn […]

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What a First Gazette Notice Means and What to Do Next

Robbie Meechan — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:34:16 +0000

A first Gazette notice is a public declaration that a business will be made to close. The Gazette itself is an actual publication with accompanying website that lists companies that are due to be shut down. Starting out as a newspaper some 350 years ago, most people now access The Gazette via its website. It […]

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Could Trump’s Tariffs Affect Your UK Business?

Robbie Meechan — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:47:34 +0000

Donald Trump’s recent sweep of trade tariffs promises could have seismic repercussions across the world, and not just for those directly affected. A simmering global trade war has seen some UK companies hike their prices already according to a new survey conducted by HSBC. The report, that polled 1,500 UK businesses, found that 39% were […]

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Should You Take Out Used Tractor Finance? UK Buyers’ Guide

Robbie Meechan — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:16:49 +0000

When it comes to used tractor finance, UK agriculturalists have a couple of different options. For a start, they may decide to buy a brand-new model instead, or simply buy their next tractor outright. Whatever you decide to do, it’s important that you remember that any tractor is a business asset, and as such, your […]

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Invoice Discounting vs Factoring

Robbie Meechan — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:45:09 +0000

When it comes to understanding the differences of invoice discounting vs factoring, it can seem at first as if they’re almost the same as one another. While the two share a lot of similarities however, there are a few key differences between them. It’s important to think about what it is that your business specifically […]

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Water Rates Could Rise by 53% for Some UK Businesses

Robbie Meechan — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:38:44 +0000

The last thing that UK businesses want to hear about is another rise in operating costs, but unfortunately that’s exactly what’s on the horizon from April. According to industry regulator, Ofwat, the typical domestic household will experience an increase of 26% or £123. However, depending on where your business is based, you could be set […]

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January’s Insolvency Stats: Falling at the First Hurdle

Robbie Meechan — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:51:21 +0000

December’s reduction in the number of corporate insolvencies ended 2024 on a high note. In fact, 2024 as a whole saw a slight decrease from 2023’s worrying figures. As a result, there may have been a glimmer of hope among some that this would herald in an era of recovery of which company insolvencies became […]

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How Much Does it Cost to Sell a Business? A UK Guide

Robbie Meechan — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:35:52 +0000

If you’ve ever asked “how much does it cost to sell a business?”, you’ll have probably struggled to pin down a particular number. That’s because there are multiple variables at play when selling a business. The size and type of company you run has an understandably big impact on costs, but so too does the […]

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12 Essential Small Business Tools for 2025

Robbie Meechan — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:32:07 +0000

It’s practically impossible to escape the need for business software and digital solutions these days. Even the most analogue business is likely to utilise at least some of the essential small business tools on this list. The right software can transform a business by streamlining processes in such a way as to save money and […]

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