Hawsons Celebrates 170 years On 12th December 2024, we celebrated our 170th Anniversary. Founded on the same date in 1854 by John Hewett and Alfred Allot, Hawsons has grown to become one of the longest-standing independent firms of Chartered Accountants in the UK....
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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...
Hawsons Advises on the Management Buy-Out of Kingsway Mortgages Limited
Since opening its doors in 1999, Kingsway Mortgages Limited (“the Company”) has gone from strength to strength, delivering mortgage advice and education to thousands of homeowners within London and the surrounding areas. With an in-depth knowledge of the market and a...
Autumn Budget 2024 Summary
Autumn Budget 2024 SummaryChancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget on Wednesday 30 October 2024. She pledged to ‘invest, invest, invest’ to drive growth and ‘restore economic stability’. Billions in tax rises Ms Reeves said the Budget will raise £40 billion in...
Autumn Budget 2024 – Key Tax Announcements
Today, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her 2024 Spring Budget where she summarised the UK economic performance and announced her proposals for tax. In this budget, the chancellor announced that she will raise taxes by £40bn to increase government funding. In this...
HLB Survey of Business Leaders
Hawsons is a proud member of HLB International, a global network of independent advisory and accounting firms. Being part of HLB gives Hawsons access to expertise across 157 countries globally. Therefore, when required we have the capability to assist our clients...
Master Cutler Challenge 2024
After successfully participating in the Master Cutler Challenge in 2022 and 2023, Hawsons assembled a team of staff to take on the challenge in 2024. This year, the chosen charity was the Sheffield Cathedral Schools Singing Programme. To raise money for this fantastic...
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Hawsons advise on Spencer Agents transition to employee ownership
Hawsons Corporate Finance are delighted to announce that Spencer Agents have completed their transition to an Employee Ownership Trust. Spencer Agents are a local and independent estate agent based in Sheffield. Founded in 1993, we believe that they are the first...
Hawsons advise on Spawforths move to Employee Ownership
Hawsons Corporate Finance had the pleasure of supporting Spawforths, a masterplanning and architectural consultancy based in Wakefield during their transition into employee ownership. The Wakefield-based company works on an array of development projects, spanning from...
Date announced for 2024 Autumn Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that she will deliver her Autumn Budget on Wednesday 30th October. This will be Rachel Reeves’ first Budget as Chancellor. It should also provide an insight into what direction the new Labour government will take on tax policy....
Millions shifted into higher tax brackets
As tax thresholds remain unchanged, the number of taxpayers paying the additional rate will exceed 1 million for the first time. Tax revenue and increasing burden This year, HMRC is projected to collect £63.2 billion in income tax, contributing to a total of £272.6...










