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.
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Hawsons advise on sale of Pharmacy Group
Hawsons have advised the shareholders of the J M McGill Group of Pharmacies on their sale to Mr Pickford’s Pharmacies, backed by Connection Capital. The sale was part of a £14.2m transaction which sees Mr Pickford’s acquiring 14 pharmacies to add to their existing...
Large majority of vet consultation can be carried out remotely
Recent research carried out by app-based veterinary service Joii has found that 80% of vet consultations could be conducted online. During the pandemic, Joii found that in most cases online vet consultations did not need a physical follow-up appointment. It is...
Competitive market on pharmacy sales as demand outstrips supply
The number of new buyers seeking to purchase their own pharmacy increased by 56.9% from March 2019/20 to March 2020/21 according to sales agents, Hutchings Consultants. Despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought increasing challenges to pharmacies, the...
NHS dental target increased
NHS dental target increased The NHS dental target has been increased from 45% of pre-pandemic activity to 60%. This new target has been active since 1st April 2021. Up until 1st April practices that delivered less than 36% of their pre-COVID activity were subject to...
Two Promotions at Hawsons Doncaster office
The Partners of Hawsons are pleased to announce two new promotions at the firm’s Doncaster office. Effective from 1 April 2021 Dan Wood is promoted to Partner and James Snipe to Audit Manager. Dan WoodDan trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with...
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...