Insights

Our specialist team will support you throughout the process of converting to academy status and beyond. We will guide you through the complexities of forming a multi academy trust and, once established, we will offer ongoing support.

What changes can we expect to the UK VAT regime after the UK leaves the EU?

This webinar helped those who are getting ready to sell their business.

Jordan Brown looks at how Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for residential properties has temporarily changed following last week’s exciting announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak.

Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality Partner, Chris Scargill, discusses whether the sector can really be helped by the recent reduction in VAT. 

Now lockdown is gradually easing, what advice is there for businesses to help them move forward? This blog highlights some specific links to our COVID-19 Hub on our website containing some very practical business advice.

Business Advisory experts James and Mark are back! Listen as they bounce around some impromptu views and ideas.

The launch of the New to Partnership payment scheme was deferred due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but the NHS has now released the latest guidance.

Brexit and our departure from the EU and the CAP provide us with a unique opportunity to redesign agricultural policies to meet our environmental ambitions, while supporting our farming sector. Will DEFRA's new ELM scheme be a success? What are the risks and opportunities?

It has been a theme of every statement made by the Government (and particularly the Chancellor) throughout the pandemic, that there are winners and losers (or those who lose and those who really lose, given there can be no real winners).

The next stage of the Government's recovery plan has begun with Boris Johnson's “Build, build, build” speech and the confirmation that Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, will be delivering an economic update on 8 July. 

Business Advisory experts James and Mark are back! Listen as they bounce around some impromptu views and ideas.

The phrase “if anything should happen to me…” is a very common euphemism. Frankly, the first word should be “when” not “if”. COVID-19 has concentrated the minds of many on their own mortality and may be a timely reminder that will planning is really something which, by definition, cannot be put off forever.

Watch back on our tourism webinar, offering genuine insight from businesses with information to help roadmap the future and what it means for the tourism sector. 

Survey findings highlight an estimated 1.9bn income loss in the region due to COVID-19. A new survey on the impact of COVID-19 for the Tourism, Leisure and hospitality sector indicates the significant financial consequences of lockdown and the ongoing impact it is having.

Due to the current situation with COVID-19, we have seen a number of our clients opting back into the NHS Pension Scheme. This is primarily because of the enhanced death in service benefits that active members receive, morbid as it may sound.

In my previous article I discussed the The Agriculture Bill, its keys elements and the rejected amendments. The Agriculture Bill is the biggest piece of legislation for the farming and agribusiness industry for a generation.

As the reports surface of the UK economy contracting by over 20% in a single quarter, with over 600,000 job losses already and the furlough scheme soon to end, you’d be forgiven for having a conservative outlook on business right now.

Under the original furlough scheme, it was not permissible for employees to carry out any work while on furlough (with certain exceptions for training).

Larking Gowen are pleased to announce two new appointments in their Ipswich office. Graham Mummery has been appointed as a new Corporate Partner and joined the team on the 15 June.  James Nichols was appointed as Senior Manager and joined on the 8 June. 

HMRC has postponed the introduction of the domestic VAT reverse charge for the construction industry until 1 March 2021. Initially this was to be introduced in October 2019, but was postponed until October 2020 to allow businesses to focus on Brexit preparations.

James and Mark are back for episode 5! This week they look at the mental health of business owners.

When I sit down to write these articles, I try to come up with a topical subject that is also useful to the potential readership. Sometimes that is easy and sometimes not so much! We had the subject of Brexit, a new Government, difficulties surrounding the Budget, and when that all seemed to calm down slightly, along came Coronavirus.

A new survey on the Tourism, Leisure and hospitality sector has been launched this week by leading players in the sector to gather detailed financial details from across the sector to establish the true cost to the sector of this pandemic.

Recent months have seen undivided government attention to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst this remains at the forefront of the country’s mind, there are important decisions being made for the agricultural industry in the form of the Agricultural Bill (The Bill), Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs) and the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). 

Did you miss our Business Brunch webinar this morning? The recording is now available! Becky and Ian discuss preparing your business for life after lockdown. 

We are pleased to announce that the attendees of our first virtual Business Brunch webinar have raised just under £500 in aid of the Suffolk Coronavirus Community Fund.