Allia welcomes new Chairman Tim Jones as Ram Gidoomal steps down after 20 years
Allia welcomes new Chairman Tim Jones and four new Trustees with experience across finance, risk & governance sectors also join the Board.
Gareth John becomes Chair of the Cambridge Ahead Skills Group to help overcome resourcing issues in Cambridge
Gareth John, Chief Executive of First Intuition, has been announced as the new Chair of the Cambridge Ahead Skills Group. The Skills Group works to aid skills development in Cambridge and the wider Cambridgeshire area and influence change with local and central government.
MM Wealth cost-host Annual 'Growing and Preserving Wealth' seminar with Buckles Solicitors, Cambridge
MM Wealth says: It was a real privilege to welcome back clients to our ‘Growing and Preserving Wealth’ seminar, co-hosted with Buckles Solicitors for the first time in three years, this week.
Free workshop: accounting and finance for entrepreneurs
Small businesses and startups are invited to a FREE workshop that Watermill Accounting is hosting from 14.00 - 15.00 on Wednesday 13th July 2022.
Change Management doesn’t change the one thing you most need to change
High Performance Change says: If you wanted to drive across Australia, you’d pack the vehicle with a survival kit – to help you adapt to any situation you might find yourself in – before you departed. It would be utter madness to even think about just setting off as if it were a normal trip, armed only with the idea of dealing with stuff as it happens along the way. And yet, if the only way you…
MM Wealth's Gary King achieves STEP Advanced Certificate in Taxation of Trusts and Estates
MM Wealth are delighted to announce that Gary King has passed his final STEP exam of three over the last 2 years and has now achieved the ‘STEP Advanced Certificate in Administration and Taxation of Trusts and Estates’
MM Wealth give their support to Nepalese Orphanage
CPS Orphanage, Nepal is a very small charity caring for children aged between 6 and 17. It is managed by a Nepali couple, Bharat and Anjana who provide the children with a warm, loving and nurturing environment, good education and the support they need to transition into adulthood.
Are you one of the 8%? (Statistically, probably not…)
Adaptability is one of the skills employers say they need the most, but it’s the one they invest in the least – despite it being the skill employees possess the least.
An important update on fit notes from employees
Just when you feel you’ve got fit notes all figured out, there is a change coming that needs your attention.
Entries now open for the 2022 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 awards
Now in its 25th year, the awards recognise and rank the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the UK; Last year’s winner ClearBank achieved a three-year growth rate of 21,569% to the year 2020/21; The average three-year growth rate recorded for companies in the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 was 3,337% in 2020/21; Last year’s Fast 50 companies generated combined revenues of £2.92…
Death and pensions – how to avoid a high Inheritance Tax charge for your family
No one wants to think about death, but have you thought about what happens to your pension when you die. MM Wealth's Chartered Financial Planner, Gary King explains the importance of pension nominations and how you can avoid a high Inheritance Tax charge for your family.
Salaries increase as recruitment and retention become more difficult for accountancy firms in East Anglia
Accountancy training firm First Intuition has released the findings from its most recent salary survey of employers of accountants.
The Enterprise Centre, supporting the local business community
Would some form of a base in Norwich be useful for your company? Do you have colleagues who are Norfolk based and are finding continually working from home difficult, perhaps? Now could not be a better time to join our friendly and supportive community.
Four for the price of five
Trials start this week for a four-day week. If successful, will it just change our schedule or how we think about change itself?
Excel Summary Sheet - bringing accounts information together on one sheet in Excel
What is an Excel Summary Sheet? Why an Excel Summary Sheet? What to include on the Summary Sheet? How to create an Excel Summary Sheet.
BioMed Realty reveal a bold and chic new workspace delivered by COEL
BioMed Realty is at the forefront of real estate provision to life science and technology industries. Their location in Granta Park means they provide easy access to the thriving life science organisations that look to BioMed Realty for their expertise. After their recent relocation within the Science Park, COEL were asked to provide them with a design and fit out of their new office and…
Free workshop: accounting and finance for entrepreneurs
Small businesses and startups are invited to a FREE workshop that Watermill Accounting is hosting from 14.00 - 15.00 on Wednesday 15th June 2022.
Shareholder Protection: are you and your business protected against the unexpected?
Most businesses are small businesses; 99% of them, according to the Federation of Small Businesses, and it’s a subject they know a thing or two about. Many smaller, owner-managed businesses are successful in their field, with their value growing. The major shareholders are often active in the business and they might be key to the success of the business.
First Intuition expands its portfolio of training programmes by launching Digital Finance and Data Analytics courses
The award-winning accountancy training provider has added two new courses to its portfolio of training programmes for accountants and finance professionals. Digital Finance Essentials and Data Analytics in Finance will join First Intuition’s range of Post-Qualification Education programmes designed to help accountants to keep their knowledge and skills current and relevant.
Cost of living now leading concern among Gen Zs and millennials
Half of UK Gen Zs and millennials use all their monthly income on living costs, whilst two in five have taken on a side hustle to make ends meet. Gen Z and millennials prefer hybrid or remote working, but less than half have the option. Pay and burnout are top factors driving job turnover; work-life balance is the top consideration when choosing a new job. Findings come from Deloitte’s…
Inheritance Tax: gifting to family, a valuable but often underused exemption
Making a gift to your family and friends while you’re alive can be a good way to reduce the value of your estate for Inheritance Tax purposes and benefit your loved ones immediately.
Luminance Celebrates Multi-Million-Dollar Deal and Record-Breaking Q1 Results
04 May 2022 - Luminance, the world’s most advanced AI for legal document processing, announces that it has signed a multi-million-dollar deal with a US-headquartered multinational conglomerate, as the award-winning tech company celebrates a record-breaking quarter.
Robot Appeal to buy Addenbrooke’s a new surgical robot reaches £1.25 million mark
£1.25 million has been raised and pledged to buy a new surgical robot for Addenbrooke’s
Cambridge Innovation Capital - new office
With a push to better reflect their brand image and cater to a growing team, CIC engaged Eve Waldron Design to design their office with great success.
Virtual events - behind the scences
This year, due to COVID restrictions, the Hanover annual investor day was filmed and streamed to a private micro-site by webcast production company WaveFX.