Accountancy and Bookkeeping for charities and small businesses
The budget is the big set piece of the government’s finances and the impact of the 2021 budget for charities was highly anticipated. It has been seen as a key moment for setting the direction of the economy following both the pandemic and the implementation of Brexit. The reaction from the charity sector The reaction … Read more
Our founder Rachel Eden writes: I have been podcasting each week of 2021 with my new podcast “Accounting for the Real” world. Initially I set it up to help my accountancy and management students at Royal Holloway University connect their studies to the reality of running a business or a charity. However I’ve quickly found … Read more
Free Covid tests for employees of small businesses and charities are still available. The scheme to apply to have free workplace Covid testing for your employees closes on the 31st March. You need to be registered in England (there are different schemes elsewhere in the UK) and for your employees not to be able to … Read more
Exciting news – we have a bookkeeping job opportunity available. As a growing accountancy practice based in central Reading we are looking for a new bookkeeper or part qualified accountant. The role Your role will involve caring for a dedicated portfolio of clients on a regular basis as well as supporting year end processes and … Read more
The latest lock down announced this week has led to a further update in government support for businesses in the new lockdown. This also applies to charities and not for profits if they meet the criteria. The first thing to check is whether your business is now eligible for any of the pre-existing support that … Read more
At Holy Brook we pick a word of the year. Many people make new years resolutions, others feel that ‘new year’ is an arbitrary moment and that it is worth leaving it to when the mood takes us, but we feel choosing a word or two helps us focus. Usually we also have a January … Read more
During the initial lock down due to Covid HMRC allowed businesses a VAT payment delay. Many VAT registered businesses chose to take up this useful way to manage their cash flow at a difficult time. However, this was only a delay and the condition given at the time was these payments would need to be … Read more
The Chancellor’s speech on 25th November didn’t make much mention of small charities or the voluntary sector in general. However the Comprehensive Spending Review does impact charities. There are even some potential new funding opportunities. Here I look at the main areas small charities should be aware of. Supporting Charities Overall there was little mention … Read more
What you need to do to build an effective partnership: how businesses and charities are finding ways to support each other.
I’m very proud of our ‘charity of the year’ approach at Holy Brook as well as the ad hoc work we do for charities. Because of this I’m often asked by other small business owners about this. This blog post aims to answer this – I’m sharing my 5 steps for how your small business … Read more