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Behind the scenes: how our payroll experts protect your business

On November 7, 2025 / Business Advisory, Payroll

Behind the scenes: how our payroll experts protect your business Our Joint Head of Payroll, Danielle Molyneux, outlines the pitfalls of old-fashioned payroll methods – and how Champion’s innovative service helps you avoid them. Payroll mistakes can trigger a chain reaction: HMRC fines, the cost and time

Champion Round-Up | 22nd October

On October 22, 2025 / Tax, Business Advisory

Champion Round-Up | By Ged Cosgrove, group managing partner It’s hard to believe, but it’s already been a year since the 2024 Budget changes to inheritance tax were announced. With just six months to go before the new rules take effect, we’re fast approaching the point where

Breaking down the 2026 SORP, Audit and FRS 102 updates for charities

On October 22, 2025 / Audit & Accounts, Business Advisory

A major overhaul of charity financial reporting is on the horizon, as significant updates to the Charities SORP come into play from 1st January 2026. While changes to audit thresholds and FRS 102 have already been confirmed, we’re still awaiting the final draft of the SORP changes

Lessons for SMEs from the M&S cyber hack

On August 29, 2025 / Business Advisory

Dan Maloney, managing director of Champion Insurance Group (a specialist division of Champion), explores the growing cyber threat facing UK SMEs and owner-managed businesses – and why cyber insurance is no longer optional. Earlier this year, Marks & Spencer (M&S) suffered one of the UK’s most disruptive

Companies House ID verification requirements

On August 27, 2025 / Business Advisory, Tax

In line with the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), Companies House is making changes to enhance transparency and reduce economic crime within the UK’s corporate landscape through the use of identity verification (IDV). If you’re a company director or person with significant control (PSC),

Where should your registered office be?

On August 21, 2025 / Business Advisory

When you’re starting out, using your accountant’s registered office service makes sense – you might be working from home, operating from multiple locations, or simply want to keep your personal address private, and it provides stability and ensures you won’t miss important correspondence from Companies House when

Champion Round-Up | 31st July

On July 31, 2025 / Business Advisory

Champion Round-Up | By Ged Cosgrove, group managing partner We’re incredibly proud to have supported our long-standing client, Aquaflow Drainage Services, in the successful sale of their business to utility and infrastructure specialists, Ipsum. Having worked with Aquaflow’s founders, Keith and Karen, for more than a decade,

The secret to a successful sale? A team that cares

On July 30, 2025 / Audit & Accounts, Business Advisory, Tax

The secret to a successful sale? A team that cares Ballard Evans are corporate finance advisors, specialising in partner-led advice that helps owners of private companies secure the best deal when they’re ready to sell. Here, Managing Partner Jon Ballard shares the key considerations for anyone thinking

Associated Companies: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know

On July 28, 2025 / Audit & Accounts, Business Advisory, Tax

The Corporation Tax landscape changed significantly on 1st April 2023, with changes to the Finance Act 2021, but with so many other major reforms affecting businesses, it may have slipped somewhat under the radar. If you own multiple companies or have business connections through family relationships, these

Accounting Automation: Streamline Your Business Finances

On July 7, 2025 / Audit & Accounts, Business Advisory, Cloud Accounting

Accounting Automation: Streamline Your Business Finances New technology continues to change the business landscape. Yet despite that, we still find plenty of businesses working on legacy systems or using manual processes to manage their accounting. While they wrestle with spreadsheet formulas, and triple checking expenses and invoices,