The importance of robust bookkeeping and accounting was thrust into the spotlight again recently, as a local fire authority announced debts of £15m. The debt, linked to pensions for injured firefighters, is said to be as a result of Read more
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Manufacturing firms increase outsourced spending
Recent figures have shown that UK manufacturing firms are spending more on outsourcing services as leaders look to take better control of daily operations and increase profitability.
According to the latest Read more
Sowing the seeds of success through benchmarking
Benchmarking is something that large businesses have been using for many years in order to shape direction, reduce costs, drive profits and grow a business. Increasingly, small firms are taking much the same approach, with outsourced accountancy service providers helping them Read more
Business and government figures express tax recovery plan concerns
Small and medium sized firms in the country have criticised Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on its plans to recover outstanding tax straight from the account of the debtor.
The plan, the Direct Recovery of Read more
Comet liquidation to be probed by Cable
Business Secretary Vince Cable is to launch a probe into the administrators that oversaw the liquidation of high street chain Comet, according to Sky News.
Cable has said that the liquidators responsible for Read more
Director to the rescue of leather company
A leather retailer trading since the 1960s has been saved from possible collapse after one of its directors acquired the firm in a pre-pack purchase deal.
The major assets of the Cumbrian-based firm, which was Read more
Car parts supplier falls into administration
One of the UK’s biggest suppliers of car parts has entered administration, despite denying that such a move was on the cards recently.
Over 1,200 people have Read more
Five a day for a healthy business launched by Kaspersky
The majority of the country’s small businesses do not believe they will be the victims of a cyber-attack, research from anti-virus software firm Kaspersky Lab has suggested.
According to the study, 82% of Read more