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Champion Round-Up | 7th February

On February 7, 2024 / Business Advisory

Champion Round-Up | By Ged Cosgrove, group managing partner This time of year will find many of us looking ahead, predicting what is to come, and strategising for success. This is a useful moment in the calendar, and an opportunity to shake off anything that’s been needlessly

Champion welcomes new Partner in Preston

On January 30, 2024 / Team News

Champion Accountants, the expert accountancy, audit and advisory group, has strengthened its Hesketh Bank practice with the appointment of partner, Lucy Panchal. With more than two decades of experience, Lucy’s track record as an expert advisor to SMEs and entrepreneurs stands her in excellent stead to take

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

Champion Round-Up | 20th December

On December 20, 2023 / Business Advisory

Champion Round-Up | By Ged Cosgrove, group managing partner What a year it’s been. In our own business and amongst our clients, we’ve seen extraordinary growth, ingenious innovation, and relentless determination. All four Champion practices – Manchester, Preston, Blackpool and Chester – have experienced continued growth. This

GUEST ARTICLE: Protecting your business through cross-border trading and fluctuating exchange rates

On December 19, 2023 / Business Advisory

Written by Mike Wainwright, head of UK partnerships at Corpay Does your business trade in multiple currencies? Are you confident you’re doing so efficiently? Upping the efficiency of any cross-border trading you carry out – whether it represents a small or large portion of your income –

Nine new recruits embark on Champion careers

On December 18, 2023 / Team News

Renowned for developing young talent, Champion Accountants has welcomed a fresh tranche of trainees across its four practices. Following its annual trainee recruitment drive, nine new starters have begun their accountancy and advisory careers and will gain experience as well as qualifications in specialisms, including audit, management

HMRC checks in with Airbnb hosts

On November 28, 2023 / Business Advisory, Tax

In recent months, Airbnb has handed over data regarding user activity to HMRC, who, in turn, has begun contacting Airbnb hosts, requesting they file any undeclared earnings from the home-sharing site. Some reports assert that 19,000 Airbnb hosts have received letters from HMRC, alerting them that the

Autumn Statement 2023 – Champion’s Reaction

On November 22, 2023 / Business Advisory, Tax

Today, chancellor Jeremy Hunt outlined his Autumn Statement and key decisions affecting the nation’s finances. Despite the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) downgrading UK economic growth forecasts for 2024 (1.8% down to 0.7%) and 2025 (2.5% down to 1.4%), Mr Hunt promised that his 110 measures announced

Champion Round-Up | 8th November

On November 8, 2023 / Business Advisory

Champion Round-Up | By Ged Cosgrove, group managing partner We recently welcomed a new cohort of budding trainees at Champion, a tradition – and landmark moment – we uphold each year. The arrival of fresh new talent across all our offices is poignant for so many of