How to Perform a Month-end Process

A simple yet necessary task, the month-end process if left undone, can be a worrisome and potentially costly. In accounting, a month-end is a set of steps an organisation follows to review, record, and reconcile account information. Businesses perform a month–end to keep accounting information organized and ensure all transactions for the monthly period have … Read more

Meet the Team: Sabina Reed

Meet the team, Sabina Reed shares some information about her ideal client and what she likes to do outside of work. As we have not been able see our clients and network face to face for a while we thought we’d help you get to know us a bit more with our occasional ‘meet the … Read more

Meet the team: Samun Omer

  Meet the team, Samun Omer shares some information about her ideal client and what she likes to do outside of work. As we have not been able see our clients and network face to face for a while we thought we’d help you get to know us a bit more with our occasional ‘meet … Read more

“What’s the difference between accounting and bookkeeping?”

Working in the finance industry, we get asked this question a lot. It’s a common mistake, but keeping on top of both your bookkeeping and accounting is essential to your business’s financial health, particularly when it’s growing. As the Holy Brook Finance Team is made up of both bookkeepers and accountants, we’ve created this comparison … Read more

How to make your clients feel valued

As a small business, the importance of adding a ‘personal touch’ to your services or product is something that may be on your mind. You want to stand out from the crowd, and ensure that your clients keep coming back to you rather than going to your competitors. There are misconceptions that adding this value … Read more

Should I become a limited company?

You may have started up your business as a sole trader and not given it much thought to whether you should become a limited company. As your business develops you may find people advise you to change this. Ultimate you need to decide for yourself what’s right for you. Here are some thoughts to help … Read more

How to attract the right customer

Attracting and retaining customers is an issue for many small businesses and sole traders. Each client is important, and increasing clients is important to grow your business. However, you would have probably had first hand experience in realising that there are many different types of customers, some you like working with and some that makes … Read more

Reclaiming VAT

Once you are registered as a VAT business, you’re able to claim back the VAT on goods and services you have purchased for use in your business. This is something that we commonly find that our clients make mistakes with what they can reclaim and what they can’t. Use this blog as either a quick … Read more