Audit & Accounts - Champion Accountants

Clear insights: how digitisation strengthens your financial health

On March 14, 2025 / Audit & Accounts, Cloud Accounting

Now is the time to embrace digital accounting. In today’s fast-moving business landscape, immediate access to financial data empowers faster, more informed decision-making. Companies that delay digital adoption risk falling behind, while competitors leveraging cutting-edge financial tools adapt dynamically to changing conditions. Traditional accounting often means working

Statutory audits demystified: what to expect & how to prepare

On March 12, 2025 / Audit & Accounts

A statutory audit is a legally mandated review of a company’s financial statements by an independent auditor, ensuring they accurately and fairly reflect the company’s financial position. Beyond compliance, a statutory audit brings significant benefits: Enhanced Credibility – Boosting trust with stakeholders, investors, and regulators. Improved Internal

The property pinch: Managing a successful portfolio amid high, fluctuating interest rates

On January 29, 2025 / Audit & Accounts, Business Advisory

If you’re a landlord or property investor, you’re likely to feel that building and managing your property portfolio has become significantly more challenging of late. Although once considered a reliable path to financial stability, a solid investment, and a dependable income stream, times have changed. Factors like

Informed, experienced, and considerate: How to hire the right audit team

On September 17, 2024 / Audit & Accounts

An independent and impartial evaluation of your business’s financial statements and internal controls can be invaluable. External audits help stakeholders, including prospective buyers, investors, creditors, referral partners, regulators, as well as your employees, trust and feel fully confident in the accuracy and reliability of your financial reporting.

Champion bolsters audit talent following revenue boost

On August 12, 2024 / Audit & Accounts, Team News

Champion Accountants, the expert accountancy and advisory group, has bolstered its thriving audit team with the appointment of two talented audit professionals, Fahim Ashraf and Jake Edwards. The appointments follow significant growth in Champion’s audit arm, after the group recorded a 31 per cent revenue increase in

Real time financial data is the linchpin of a successful business strategy

On July 19, 2024 / Audit & Accounts, Business Advisory, Cloud Accounting

Written by Andrew Spillman-Hays, head of management accounts at Champion Accountants In business, and particularly accounting, surprises tend to be unwelcome. The element of surprise might be lauded in other areas of life, but it is rarely good news in bookkeeping and financial planning. Fortunately, it doesn’t

Champion records audit market share boost

On January 19, 2024 / Audit & Accounts, Team News

Champion records audit market share boost Champion Accountants, the expert accountancy and advisory group, recorded double-digit growth in 2023, with its audit arm bolstering revenues by 31 per cent compared to the same period in 2022. With practices in Manchester, Chester, Preston and Blackpool, Champion Accountants has

Jet setting success: Travel World takes flight with Champion

On January 10, 2024 / Audit & Accounts, Business Advisory

Online holiday agent Travel World sells holidays and cruises to travel-loving consumers. Key to its operations are licences awarded by I.A.T.A., A.B.T.A. and A.T.O.L./CAA, and so in order to trade, Travel World must meet strict criteria from these organisations. Prior to Champion Accountants’ appointment, audits were causing

Fighting fit finances for sports rehab start-up

On July 12, 2023 / Business Advisory, Audit & Accounts

When two physios with more than 20 years’ experience in top-flight football decided to launch their own business, they called on Champion Accountants to put together their financial game plan. Rehab 4 Performance is a world-class physiotherapy, sports injury, rehabilitation, and performance centre in Liverpool. Using equipment

Charities and COVID-19: Two years on

On April 22, 2022 / Audit & Accounts, Business Advisory, COVID-19

The charity sector was amongst the industries impacted most by the implications of the pandemic. Now, two years on from the original introduction of restrictions, the sector has an opportunity to recover. Two of Champion’s charity experts, Peter Buck & Sue Harris, delve into how the industry