21-01-2025
As a trustee, you will regularly meet and attend board meetings as necessary, and they are a key component of your charity's governance. An effective way to demonstrate that your actions align with your charitable purpose is by taking board minutes. You must act in the best interest of the charity and due to
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20-01-2025
Did you know the third Monday in January, is unofficially called “Blue Monday”, and has been marked as the most depressing day of the year? The festive period seems a lifetime ago, many New Year resolutions have fallen by the wayside, and, for accountancy and tax professionals, it is often the busiest time of year.
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13-01-2025
It was the “family-friendly vibe” that drew Charlotte Willmore to Wilder Coe in September 2010, as an aspiring audit trainee at the very beginning of her accountancy career. Now, Charlotte officially stepped into her new role as Audit Partner, joining Wilder Coe’s growing Senior Management Team on 1 October 2024. We had a chat with
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07-01-2025
If you are a UK-registered charity, depending on your income or charity structure, you may need to file a charity annual return. You must file an annual return to the Charity Commission if your charity’s income is more than £10,000 or you are a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation). The charity annual return must be submitted
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02-12-2024
Every year, criminals target charities, NGOs and not-for-profits for cybercrime and fraudulent activities as they exploit the current global crisis. Charity fraud can occur in many forms and come from internal and external sources, such as fundraising, banking, tax and Gift Aid, properties and investments or charity identities. Trustees must manage resources responsibly and take
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13-11-2024
With a dynamic career history and expertise gained across many niche and intriguing specialisms, Mark Dawes joined Wilder Coe in April 2024 and is a valuable addition to the tax department in his new role as Tax Partner. We sat down with him and learned more about the man behind his many talents. Mark Dawes
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12-11-2024
The Government estimates that new obligations placed on employers under the Employment Rights Bill could result in substantial compliance costs – totalling around £5 billion. The Bill will introduce a ban on many zero-hour contracts and extend day one employment rights across several areas, such as protection from unfair dismissal and parental leave. For employers,
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12-11-2024
In this year’s Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the majority of unspent pension funds will form part of an estate from April 2027 This move is expected to affect around eight per cent of estates each year. In practice, this means when an individual dies, they will still be able to pass on
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12-11-2024
Recent research by Three Business indicates that tech-enabled SMEs could add an impressive £79 billion to the UK economy over the next year. Technology is clearly a key driver and enabler of growth for businesses. Despite this, their research also revealed a notable 42 per cent of SMEs worry that the complexities of adopting new
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12-11-2024
As we approach the end of the year, one trend has become increasingly concerning for UK businesses – debts are on the rise. According to a recent report, small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have seen the value of bad debt surge by 127 per cent over the past six months. This figure is alarmingly high,
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12-11-2024
In Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ 2024 Autumn Budget, she announced over £40 billion of tax increases, as the Government attempts to fill a £22 billion gap in public finances. The headline measure was a rise in employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs), from 13.8 per cent (where applicable) to 15 per cent. The Chancellor also reduced the
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12-11-2024
Capital Gains Tax (CGT) was a significant target for the Chancellor in the Autumn Budget – with an immediate rise put in place for both the basic and higher rate of CGT. The basic rate paid by basic rate taxpayers rose immediately to 18 per cent – up from 10 per cent. Meanwhile, the higher
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