Scott Sanderson
Partner, Sheffield
Scott is the partner responsible for looking after the firm’s healthcare and medical sector clients, together with managing a general commercial portfolio of clients, as well as being responsible for our payroll services. Scott has worked at Hawsons throughout his career and during his time at the firm, Scott has developed his expertise across a number of departments including audit, business services and payroll and now acts for both corporate and non-corporate clients. Scott has the commercial skills to offer practical business and taxation advice to clients of all sizes.
Scott is also a trustee and deputy chair of SheffCare, a local charity operating a number of care homes across Sheffield and chairs the audit committee as part of this role.
Away from the office, Scott is a keen footballer and avid follower of Sheffield Wednesday. Scott usually spends his weekends chauffeuring his two young sons around Sheffield to various sports clubs.
Quick links
Scott’s recent articles
Dental practices are struggling to meet new government targets
In December 2020, the UK Government set targets for NHS dentists to achieve 45% of their pre-pandemic activity. The aim of this new target was to increase the amount of NHS appointments available for patients. However, these new targets have come under a lot of...
Rebrand 2021 | When better than now?
Hawsons are delighted to introduce our new rebranded logo. The sleek design fits in with the image we aim to give our clients and connections, of a professional, high-quality multi-disciplinary Accountancy and Business Advisory Firm. Our new brand incorporates our...
Covid-19 is causing care home staff shortages
A recent poll conducted by the National Care Forum (NCF) has discovered that care homes are experiencing a high rate of staff absences due to employees testing positive for the virus and forced to isolate. Staff shortages are also being caused by contact tracing...
Change to Carer’s Allowance Rules 2021
The Carer’s Allowance Payment Rates will be increasing from £67.25 to £67.60 per week from April 2021. Who is eligible for Carer’s Allowances? Carer’s allowance is available to those who care for someone for at least 35 hours a week. In addition to this the person...
Chancellor announces further financial help for businesses, employees, and the self-employed
Furlough Scheme extended until March 2021 The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has recently announced that the furlough scheme will be extended until the end of March 2021. This comes just a few days after the government announced the scheme would be extended until 2 December...
HLB Communities Day – Food Bank Collection
HLB Communities Day Today our international network HLB is holding its annual communities day in an effort to support local communities during their COVID-19 recovery. In previous years Hawsons staff have had a day out volunteering at various local charities across...
HLB Communities Day 2020
On Friday the 9th of October our international network HLB will be holding its annual communities’ day in an effort to support local communities during their post COVID-19 recovery. This is a worldwide effort with a common theme of giving back to local communities. In...
£588m of additional funding announced for adult social care
£588m of additional funding announced for adult social care The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that from 1 September a fund of £588m will become available for the NHS to use for adult social care. The purpose of this fund is to speed up hospital...
Additional support now available for the self employed
Additional support now available for the self-employed The applications for the second stage of the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) opened on the 17th August 2020. The first stage of the scheme saw 2.7 million self-employed people received a total of...
NHS England announce abatement figure for dental practices
NHS England announce abatement figure for dental practices NHS England and the Chief Dental Officer England have published a letter setting out key NHS contractual issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This letter dates back to 1 April 2020. This...
Additional Funding Available for Pharmacies
Community pharmacies that meet certain requirements will be entitled to claim additional funding of £1,630 per contractor through the Pharmacy Quality Scheme. There are 14 requirements that pharmacies will need to meet to be eligible the Pharmaceutical Services...
Two promotions at Hawsons
Two new promotions at Hawsons The partners are pleased to announce two new promotions in the firm’s Sheffield office. Effective from 1 July 2020 Ben Lomas is promoted from Audit Senior to Audit Manager and Craig Walker from Senior Tax Manager to Tax Director. Ben...
Basic Cash Flow Management Tips
Basic Cash Flow Management Tips This article serves as an introduction to the fundamentals of cash flow management. If you need help with anything concerning cash flow or anything else, then please do get in touch. What is cash flow? Cash flow is typically...
Temporary changes to Veterinary Medicine Supply
Due to the social distancing requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has decided to relax the rules of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations. The reason for this is to enable veterinary surgeons to order their veterinary...
Large number of SMEs decide to furlough staff
Latest Statistics show that over 70% of SMEs have furloughed staff The Chamber of Commerce has announced that over 70% of small and medium-sized businesses have furloughed at least some of their staff. These businesses are currently awaiting government funding from...