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Health & Social Care8 April 2025

How Care Agencies Can Survive Delayed Commissioner Payments

Eight in ten homecare providers have experienced late payments from local authorities or the NHS. For a sector already operating on razor-thin margins, a delayed commissioner payment isn't just inconvenient — it can threaten the survival of your business. Here's how to protect your cashflow.

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Cashflow & Finance

Driving Your Business: Why You Need More Than the Rear-View Mirror

Running a business is a lot like driving a car. You’ve got a destination in mind — growth, profit, freedom — and you need to get there safely and efficiently. But here’s the thing: if you only look in...

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Cashflow & Finance

Why Your Business Needs Regular Management Accounts (and No, It’s Not Just for Accountants!)

Let’s be honest — when most small business owners hear the words “ management accounts,” their eyes glaze over. You might picture spreadsheets, jargon, and flashbacks to that one time you tried to do ...

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Tax & Legislation

UK property tax update 2025

The UK property tax landscape has undergone significant changes over the past year or so, particularly impacting England. These adjustments were introduced in the Spring Budget 2024, but it is only no...

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Business Growth

Spring Statement 2025

​ Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement on March 26, 2025, introduced several measures poised to impact small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and taxpayers across the UK. ​

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Tax & Legislation

In April 2025, National Living Wage and National Insurance significant changes

In April 2025, UK businesses will face significant changes to employment costs, notably a 6.7% increase in the National Living Wage (NLW) to £12.21 per hour and a rise in employers’ National Insurance...

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Tax & Legislation

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: What UK Small Business Owners Need to Know

The UK government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative is transforming how individuals and businesses report their income and pay taxes. While VAT-registered businesses have already been required to ...

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Cashflow & Finance

The Key to Improving Cashflow in Your Business

Take control of your cash, take control of your business. Cashflow is the lifeblood of any business—but managing it well isn’t always easy.

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Cashflow & Finance

5 ways to overcome economic uncertainty

Economic uncertainty is an ongoing worry for any business owner.

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