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Expected recovery date for eating out market in doubt

Recent research conducted by Lumina Intelligence has found that the UK eating out market was expected to make a full recovery by the end of 2022. By the end of 2021 the UK eating out market was expected to grow by 33.4% to £63.6bn and expected to continue growing by...

Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

The Chancellor has announced further support for the Self-Employed, by making a fourth and fifth grant available under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The fourth grant, covering the period February to April 2021 will be worth 80% of average profits...

How to Stay Safe When Working from Home

Staying Safe Whilst Working from Home For many businesses, working from home (WFH) looks like it is here to stay even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Companies are typically looking at a hybrid model where staff split their week between home working and working...

A New VAT Deferral Payment Scheme has just Opened

HMRC have confirmed that businesses that deferred VAT payments between March and June 2020 will be eligible to join the new scheme where they can pay the deferred VAT in smaller monthly instalments. This will now give businesses the option to pay their deferred VAT in...

Self-Assessment – More Time to Pay

HMRC has announced further help for Self-Assessment taxpayers, by extending the late payment penalty deadline until 1 April 2021.  Under normal circumstances, a 5% penalty would be incurred on any tax payments which were due by 31 January 2021 and are still...

Charities and Fundraising During Lockdown

Recent research including nearly 250 charities conducted by Pro Bono Economics (PBE), the Charity Finance Group, and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising found that in the weeks leading up to Christmas charities lost out on more than £200m of fundraising income....

Are manufacturers becoming more sustainable?

In recent years slowing down climate change by reducing emissions has become a top priority for many countries around the world. In 2019 the UK government signed a legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2050. A survey of senior figures (managing directors,...

Chancellor Announces New Grant for Businesses

The Chancellor has announced a new one-off top-up grant which will be available for businesses in the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors. The grants will be worth up to £9,000 per property. This grant is available on top of business rates relief and the furlough...

Expected recovery date for eating out market in doubt

Recent research conducted by Lumina Intelligence has found that the UK eating out market was expected to make a full recovery by the end of 2022. By the end of 2021 the UK eating out market was expected to grow by 33.4% to £63.6bn and expected to continue growing by...

Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

The Chancellor has announced further support for the Self-Employed, by making a fourth and fifth grant available under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The fourth grant, covering the period February to April 2021 will be worth 80% of average profits...

How to Stay Safe When Working from Home

Staying Safe Whilst Working from Home For many businesses, working from home (WFH) looks like it is here to stay even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Companies are typically looking at a hybrid model where staff split their week between home working and working...