Good luck to everyone that has sat professional level ICAEW exams this week. A massive good luck to Barlow Andrews own apprentices, you are all very deserving of fantastic results on 19th of July.

Good luck to the Manchester BMX Club at their upcoming National Team Event – HSBC UK BMX National Series Rounds 5&6 @ Birmingham BMX Track on the 18th & 19th June 2019. This link shows the current standings after rounds 3 & 4 at Kent showing MCR @ 16th...

Congratulations to Jess, who has passed her first paper at Certificate Level of ACA with flying colours. Great start Jess.

When a company is technically insolvent, it can be all-too-easy to end up on the wrong side of the law. If you’re a company director and your business has run into financial difficulties, it’s important to take professional advice at the earliest possible stage. If you end up trading...

When donating to charitable causes all charity’s will generally ask the giver to “gift-aid” their donation. Paul Burton expresses astonishment at how few of his own charity clients take advantage of the scheme. It never ceases to amaze me that when we first meet a new charity client, how many...

What is it the millennial generation – or the even younger Generation Z – looks for in an employer? We spoke to trainees at accountancy firm Barlow Andrews and the messages they gave us are ones that every company and organisation can take on board. Amy McKnight joined after...

There was good news in the recent Budget for businesses looking to invest, writes James Dawson . At the same time, it’s worth discussing the small print with your accountant.  The October Budget saw the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) increase from £200,000 to £1 million for a two-year period. At...

When you finally decide to sell a business you’ve built, it’s a big decision – both emotionally and financially. You will have invested a lot of time and hard work over many years and you’ll naturally want to get the best possible return. That means thinking in advance about...

A reality of the modern world is one of constant change.  At a technical level this means the frequent release of new digital services to users, without them noticing and a move away from long release cycles and big-bang implementation (and the associated drama). At an organisational level the...