In spring this year we conducted a survey with clients of Evans Weir to find out what they understand about the auto-enrolment scheme. Firstly, thank you to all those who participated in the survey – your input was much appreciated. As you are probably aware the auto-enrolment pension scheme has come into effect for larger […]
Goodrowes of Chichester has been established since 1943 and serve the farming, estate and outdoor communities in West Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey. The core of the company’s business is dedicated to agricultural and dairy engineering. However, over the last 70 years Goodrowes has developed and diversified into a number of separate but highly integrated departments, […]
Company vehicles – Leasing, purchasing or renting? How to buy a company car or vehicle for use in the business is one of the most frequent queries posed to us. Unlike other more industry or size specific tax queries, vehicles form a common theme across all size and types of business. Here we look at the […]
Business Advice for SMEs Following the recent article we featured from Natwest Mentor we thought we would provide you with a bit more information on the Mentor service. Mentor provides support to small and medium sized enterprises, or SMEs, in the areas of employment law & HR, health & safety and environmental, meeting the needs […]
Tax News As the nights are drawing in and we get ready for another raft of new tax legislation to be announced in the autumn statement, we thought we would bring you up to date on a number of previously announced measures and look at what is in the pipeline for April 2016 and beyond. […]
Can Chichester catch a Chinese cold? As Chinese economic issues continue to ripple out across the world, I found myself wondering what impact a Chinese slowdown, or even meltdown could have on us here in Chichester. If you are like me and often see these stories on the news and think to yourself that is […]
We are delighted to welcome Lucy Sampson to the Evans Weir team this month. Lucy has joined us as trainee accountant and will be working with us on an apprenticeship whilst continuing her studies. Currently learning to drive, Lucy mixes being a girly girl with her interest in pit bikes where she rides her own […]
Not only are we proud to support our clients through the accounting and financial advice services we offer, but also by promoting the inspiring work they do. Animal Care in Egypt, ACE, is a small charity in Luxor that provides free veterinary care for thousands of vulnerable working animals. 15 years ago, ACE was founded […]
Recruiting new staff, without cutting corners Advertisement The CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel Development) estimates that the average cost of recruiting the wrong person is £8,200, rising to £12,000 for senior managers. SMEs are naturally keen to reduce costs wherever possible, however cutting corners when recruiting new staff can lead to some terrible decisions, increasing […]
The Budget Summer 2015 …and breathe I think it is fair to say that modest relief is the best way of summing up the 2015 summer budget, the first wholly Conservative budget for nearly two decades. On the face of it, it wasn’t all that painful. As the BBC commented, George Osborne seems to have […]
The landscape for UK small business is strong, with a new report confirming confidence across the sector. The report, from the Federation of Small Businesses, suggests that small businesses expect to grow this year, following a “robust” improvement in confidence during the past three months. Encouragingly the research showed that business confidence was at its […]
Many small businesses have welcomed the announcement by HMRC that it intends to move away from automatic penalties for tax to a less rigid approach. As part of the drive, a “more proportionate approach” will be taken when small employers miss PAYE filing deadlines. This announcement follows on the back of HMRC accepting “reasonable excuses” […]