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Skills & employment could help hospitality realise potential
Skills & employment could help hospitality realise potential

The trade body, UKHospitality has said that implementing an employment and skills strategy would help the sector realise its true potential.   Hospitality vacancies are falling Recent statistics from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed that vacancies...

Covid-19 impact on restaurant technology
Covid-19 impact on restaurant technology

In the fast-paced and competitive world of the restaurant industry, restaurant operators need to ensure that their operations are as efficient and customer-friendly as possible. Therefore, it is imperative that the latest restaurant technology trends are adopted by...

EOT case study – Specialised Movers

Background In 2022, Hawsons Corporate Finance had the pleasure of supporting Specialised Movers Limited (“SML”), a well-established storage and removals company, based in Sheffield, during their transition to Employee Ownership. SML was not previously a client of...

Autumn Statement 2022: When is the Autumn Statement?

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Autumn Statement on Thursday 17th November 2022.  This is postponed from the previously planned date of Monday 31 October 2022.   What time is the Autumn Statement? The Autumn Statement will be...

Charity Cyber Security
Charity Cyber Security

In 2021, one in eight charities (12.5%) were victims of a cyber-attack according to a survey of 2,330 charities across England and Wales conducted by IFF Research. The pandemic meant that charities were forced to gravitate towards online fundraising methods to enable...

One off charity donations drop as digital donations rise
One off charity donations drop as digital donations rise

Recent data has found that one-off charitable donations have dropped due to the cost-of-living crisis. However, perhaps unsurprisingly since the start of the pandemic charities have reported a significant rise in digital donations.   One-off charity donations...

New VAT Penalties coming from 1 January 2023

What are the new VAT penalties? From 1st January 2023 a new penalty-based points system will be introduced for all VAT returns that are submitted late or the payment is late. This new system will replace the current default Surcharge. Nil or repayment returns that are...

Skills & employment could help hospitality realise potential
Skills & employment could help hospitality realise potential

The trade body, UKHospitality has said that implementing an employment and skills strategy would help the sector realise its true potential.   Hospitality vacancies are falling Recent statistics from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed that vacancies...

Covid-19 impact on restaurant technology
Covid-19 impact on restaurant technology

In the fast-paced and competitive world of the restaurant industry, restaurant operators need to ensure that their operations are as efficient and customer-friendly as possible. Therefore, it is imperative that the latest restaurant technology trends are adopted by...