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.
Scott’s recent articles
NHS pension tax causes doctors to cut hours
A report compiled by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) has shown that some NHS services are struggling to remain open as doctors cut their hours to avoid being taxed on their pensions. Doctors are often refusing additional work as the taxes on pensions can...
Biggest challenge for care homes is to recruit and retain staff
According to global property adviser Knight Frank, staffing is still the most difficult challenge in terms of cost and recruitment. The ‘Care homes trading performance review – 2019’ has shown that there is a lot of difficulty in attracting qualified nurses and...
NHS buildings maintenance cost backlog rises to £6.5bn
New figures have discovered that as of April 2019 the NHS estimated cost to implement urgent repairs to “high risk” had increased by almost £60m in a year from £1.038bn to £1.095bn. (According to data from the Estates Returns Information Collection). Further...
£8m campaign launched to help haulier with Brexit Preperation
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced that a multi-million-pound campaign is being launched in the UK and Europe to make sure that businesses and hauliers are prepared for a potential no deal Brexit on 31 October 2019. This campaign will make sure that...
No deal Brexit will hit Small Businesses and Amazon Retailers
In the event of a no deal Brexit small and medium sized firms (SME) and Amazon retailers will be especially vulnerable. CBI (Confederation of British Industry) say 40% of SMEs that trade internationally do not have any plans for Brexit. The majority of small...
Hawsons Partners complete a-26 mile hike for charity
On the 27th July 2019 Hawsons partners David Owens, Paul Wormald, Scott Sanderson, Pete Wilmer and Craig Burton all took part in a 26-mile hike in the Peak District raising over £1,700 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Macmillan Cancer Support is a service that helps...
Tax Rates 2019/2020
We have summarised the key rates and allowances which are fundamental to our business and personal lives. We are sure that you will find them a useful point of reference and have set out below a few examples of how they can be used. Personal tax rates As the UK...
State-backed indemnity scheme launched to save GPs thousands.
From 1 April 2019, GPs will pay 80-90% less for their medico-legal cover due to a new state-backed indemnity scheme. The scheme for GPs will cover all future clinical negligence claims for NHS work, however GPs will still need to maintain cover for work that falls...
Spring Statement 2019
Amidst all the Brexit debates, the Chancellor Philip Hammond presented his second Spring Statement on Wednesday 13 March 2019. In his speech the Chancellor provided an update on the economy and responded to the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts. In addition...
Hawsons lead in the sale of Dr Anderson Lodge Care Home
Hawsons Chartered Accountants are pleased to announce that they have completed the sale of Dr Anderson Lodge care home in Doncaster. The home provides elderly nursing and dementia care to 60 service users. Hawsons have a dedicated team of specialist healthcare...
Hawsons Chartered Accountants will be baking and biking for BBC Children in Need
Employees and Partners at all three offices of Hawsons will be swapping their suits in favour of more leisurely attire as they set out to do their thing to fundraise for BBC Children in Need's 2018 Appeal. Money raised will help to support disadvantaged...
Survey reveals that the majority of GP partners earn less than locums
Most GP Partners earn less per clinical session than locums earn at their practices.The results come from a recent survey undertaken by GPonline that showed one in seven partners earn less than non-partner doctors.Thousands of partners across the UK now...
NHS England Launches review of all GP pension data after ‘discrepancies’ found
The NHS has launched a complete review of all data linked to GP pensions after they identified discrepancies between contributions and pensionable earning dating back more than a decade. However, the letter that was sent out from the BMA to GP’s said it...
Government announces scheme to help social care providers
The government has recognised the difficulty that the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) is causing for employers of social care providers with regards to sleep-in shifts and is therefore exploring options to minimise the impact...
Sheffield care home fee review and market analysis 2018/19
Residential care providers received much welcomed news that local authority care fees would rise up to 19% in 2018/19 following a cost of care exercise performed by the city’s council, in consultation with care home operators. Surprisingly we also see a change to the...
