Champion Round-Up | By Ged Cosgrove, group managing partner Champion is proudly renowned for its compliance-led services, but we’re far more than just accountants. We’re deeply involved in corporate finance, acting as trusted business advisors to help businesses like yours grow, supporting our clients from start-up to
Read more →Written by Lucy Panchal, partner at Champion Accountants Recently, while presenting to a group of business owners, I encountered some technical delays that forced me to ad-lib for the duration of the event. Surprisingly, the improvised presentation that followed brought incredibly insightful results and became one of
Read more →Written by Andrew Spillman-Hays, head of management accounts at Champion Accountants The government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) is midway through implementation and is now mandatory for VAT registered businesses. From 2026, MTD will also be phased into income tax self-assessments. But for many SMEs, digitisation represents a
Read more →Champion Round-Up | By Ged Cosgrove, group managing partner At Champion Accountants, our commitment to colleague development and progression runs deep – it’s woven into the very fabric of our business. Our culture of nurturing talent has been key to our continued success, and this month marks
Read more →Written by Suke Ridler, CEO & founder of My LifeJars Life is complex – and so are the physical and digital spaces where most of us keep important information. You probably know how your most vital documents, passwords, and accounts are stored and accessed. However, keeping an
Read more →Champion Round-Up | By Ged Cosgrove, group managing partner We’re accustomed, at Champion, to talking about change. Running alongside the minutiae of financial management is a big picture outlook. Horizon-scanning is a crucial part of the job. We are always working to understand what’s coming next, and
Read more →Written by Ed Barnes, director at Champion Health and Benefits The UK has one of the lowest staff retention rates in Europe, with a recent UK Money study estimating that around 16.8% of employees leave their jobs each year. That figure rises to 37.6% in the hospitality
Read more →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
Read more →Champion Round-Up | By Ged Cosgrove, group managing partner As a business with a rich history, spearheaded by our founder Fred Champion back in 1971, Champion Accountants has seen countless things come and go – from technological revolutions to changing laws, emerging industries to fading crafts, and
Read more →Written by Vicki Rolland, head of legal at MWQ Estate Planning Most business owners continually dedicate time to forward planning. Whether that’s considering upcoming recruitment, factoring in rising costs, or developing an ongoing growth strategy for your business, we can all appreciate the necessity of preparing for
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