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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,

HMRC notification of changes for sole traders and landlords arriving in April 2026

On April 1, 2025 / Tax, Business Advisory, Cloud Accounting

HMRC is changing the way some sole traders and landlords need to report their income and expenses. The changes will impact sole traders and landlords whose combined self-employment and property income exceeds £50,000 on their Self-Assessment Tax Return for the 2024/25 tax year – this threshold refers

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

Digitising your accounts: how and why to transition to digital platforms

On September 2, 2024 / Business Advisory, Cloud Accounting

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

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

Going digital: a seamless transition from Sage to Xero

On September 4, 2020 / Cloud Accounting, Business Advisory

Every business is different. So, it makes sense that not every digital accounting platform will work for every business. Instead, companies should take the time to understand the different solutions available and choose one which suits their needs. Or, they should employ a specialist like Champion Accountants

Introducing our team of Sage Business Cloud experts

On October 31, 2019 / Business Advisory, Cloud Accounting

As we move towards a future of digital accountancy, Champion is committed to ensuring all of the members of our team are fully equipped with the knowledge and know-how to support our clients through these changes, while continuing to deliver excellent levels of service. With this in

Making Tax Digital is here

On April 22, 2019 / Cloud Accounting, Corporate Finance

The introduction of Making Tax Digital legislation has already seen a number of Champion clients successfully switch to compatible online accounting platforms, such as Xero or Sage Business Cloud, by using the advice and guidance of our team to find the right software for their business. Under

Hints and tips to getting the most out of Xero

On March 29, 2018 / Business Advisory, Cloud Accounting

Xero is an innovative cloud-based accounting software that we at Champion have been using for quite some time now. It gives growing businesses a head start ready for when Making Tax Digital comes into place. Our in-house Xero expert and audit & accounts manager, Nathan Jones from

Xero: The Future of your Finances in the Cloud

On August 30, 2016 / Business Advisory, Cloud Accounting

Having a handle on your finances is vital to ensuring your business can grow and blossom. Yet smaller firms, with limited in-house resource, know all too well how this can take time away from your customers. Thankfully, accountancy is going through a huge transition, fuelled by advancements