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Shaw Gibbs promote Malik Salim to Associate Director, Audit

Shaw Gibbs are pleased to announce the promotion of Malik Salim to Associate Director, Audit. Malik has been with Shaw Gibbs for over 18 years, starting as a trainee accountant and working his way up through the ranks. During his time at the company, he has proven himself to be a valuable member of the team, consistently delivering high-quality work and demonstrating strong leadership skills.

9 May 2023

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Shaw Gibbs promote Malik Salim to Associate Director, Audit - news article image

Shaw Gibbs promote Malik Salim to Associate Director, Audit

Shaw Gibbs are pleased to announce the promotion of Malik Salim to Associate Director, Audit. Malik has been with Shaw Gibbs for over 18 years, starting as a trainee accountant and working his way up through the ranks. During his time at the company, he has proven himself to be a valuable member of the team, consistently delivering high-quality work and demonstrating strong leadership skills.

9 May 2023

Accounting firms work together at the leading association, DFK International. - news article image

Accounting firms work together at the leading association, DFK International.

The IAB findings for 2023 have now been published, showing that DFK International, with $US 1.4 billion in global billings, remains one of the top accounting associations of independent member firms worldwide.

25 Apr 2023

Do I need to be a maths genius to become an accountant? - news article image

Do I need to be a maths genius to become an accountant?

In his first speech of 2023, Rishi Sunak set out his plans to improve on numeracy skills by increasing the age which every pupil will study maths to 18. One question I get asked a lot is how strong you have to be with maths in order to become an accountant.

20 Apr 2023

Shaw Gibbs sponsor the Business and the Community Award - news article image

Shaw Gibbs sponsor the Business and the Community Award

There are so many fabulous community-focused businesses in Basingstoke and Deane – and one of them will take home a coveted prize from this year’s landmark A Place to be Proud of Awards. The Business and the Community Award is sponsored by Shaw Gibbs.

20 Apr 2023

Shaw Gibbs appoint Corporate Tax Partner Anna Roberts - news article image

Shaw Gibbs appoint Corporate Tax Partner Anna Roberts

Shaw Gibbs is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Roberts as the new Corporate Tax Partner, effective immediately. Roberts brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the firm, having previously worked for all of the Big 4 accounting firms.

19 Apr 2023

Tax strategy - two ways to reduce business costs - news article image

Tax strategy - two ways to reduce business costs

Business owners looking for ways to cut costs should ensure they have a tax strategy and that it includes taking advantage of new Capital Allowances and R&D tax relief announced in the Spring 2023 Budget.

17 Apr 2023

Shaw Gibbs open Basingstoke office - news article image

Shaw Gibbs open Basingstoke office

The team will be led by Corporate Tax Partner Tim Smith alongside Jo Gibbons, Personal Tax Partner. They bring with them an abundance of Corporate Tax, Personal Tax, Accounts and Outsourcing experience after operating in the Basingstoke and surrounding area for numerous years.

3 Apr 2023

Shaw Gibbs join forces with Wise & Co - news article image

Shaw Gibbs join forces with Wise & Co

Top 100 accountancy practice Shaw Gibbs are pleased to announce the acquisition of the business of Wise & Co chartered accountants and business advisers.

31 Mar 2023

The Basis Period Reform is quickly approaching - news article image

The Basis Period Reform is quickly approaching

As part of HMRC’s Making Tax Digital ‘MTD’ project, from the 2024/25 tax year, self-employed individuals and partnerships will have to use the tax year (6 April to 5 April) as their basis period. Even though MTD is being delayed, HMRC are pushing ahead with the basis period reform to provide taxpayers two more years to adjust to the tax year basis before getting to grips with the MTD income tax self-assessment.

27 Mar 2023

Did you know there is a way to guarantee Care Fees payments? - news article image

Did you know there is a way to guarantee Care Fees payments?

As a financial planner I found myself watching the spring budget on 15th March 2023 very closely. There had been a lot of suggestions regarding changes to pension legislation. However, I wasn’t too surprised to see no mention of the Social Care reforms that were deferred in the 2022 Autumn Statement.

22 Mar 2023

Going, Going, Not quite Gone but should be Gone in 2024 - news article image

Going, Going, Not quite Gone but should be Gone in 2024

It’s difficult to believe now that in 2006 we had Pensions Simplification, but we did. One of the things that was introduced to simplify the system was the Lifetime Allowance, an overall limit of tax advantaged pension funds that could be built up in whatever type of pension you might have.

22 Mar 2023

What does the Spring Budget mean for Corporate Tax? - news article image

What does the Spring Budget mean for Corporate Tax?

On Wednesday 15 March 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his first Spring Budget to Parliament. His aim was to deliver on 3 of the 5 key priorities set out by the Prime Minister in January 2023, against a backdrop of a challenging economic environment, recent political disarray, the highest level of unemployment for nearly 50 years, the cost of living crisis and spiraling inflation.

17 Mar 2023

Spring Budget Summary 2023 - news article image

Spring Budget Summary 2023

On March 15 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his ‘Budget for Growth’, amid a backdrop of industrial action, inflation and a cost-of-living-crisis. The changes outlined yesterday focused on boosting the UK’s economic growth with inflation continuing to fall.

16 Mar 2023

What does the Spring Budget mean for VAT? - news article image

What does the Spring Budget mean for VAT?

The announcement of the freezing of the VAT registration threshold for a further two years from April 2024 (until 2026) means that more small businesses and entrepreneurs will be sucked into the world of VAT. It means that the VAT threshold will not have moved for 9 years, leading to additional tax compliance costs for some entities that can ill afford those costs.

16 Mar 2023

Using a sledgehammer to sew on a button - news article image

Using a sledgehammer to sew on a button

Ostensibly this all sits in the how to get people to keep working and ideally get some of those who stopped working to come back to the workforce section of the Budget. The thing is, if that is the case, it’s actually not going to be very effective.

16 Mar 2023

Shaw Gibbs appoint John Williams as Chief Financial Officer - news article image

Shaw Gibbs appoint John Williams as Chief Financial Officer

Shaw Gibbs, a leading UK accountancy firm, is delighted to announce the appointment of John Williams as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

13 Mar 2023

Shaw Gibbs Financial Planners named in Top Rated Adviser Guide - news article image

Shaw Gibbs Financial Planners named in Top Rated Adviser Guide

Shaw Gibbs are happy to announce that two of its Financial Planners, Head of Financial Planning, Ed Gibson and Associate Director, Nick Hutchings, have been named in the prestigious VouchedFor 2023 Top Rated Adviser Guide.

9 Mar 2023

Take the eye-roll out of Payroll - news article image

Take the eye-roll out of Payroll

Payroll is the business’s biggest cost and ensuring your employee are paid on time and accurately is extremely important. As a payroll professional with over 20 years under my belt, here are the top four ‘eye-roll’s’ my clients experience.

8 Mar 2023

What our clients say

  • I have been a client of Shaw Gibbs since the 1960's and have always found a professional but friendly response from the partners or staff

    I have been a client of Shaw Gibbs since the 1960's and have always found a professional but friendly response from the partners or staff

    Richard Preston

  • Thank you for being such a great partner in building our business!

    Thank you for being such a great partner in building our business!

    Oege de Moor - CEO, Semmle

  • Experience, expertise and support was not only invaluable from a financing perspective, but also in assisting us to determine the future strategy.

    Experience, expertise and support was not only invaluable from a financing perspective, but also in assisting us to determine the future strategy.

    Charles Parry – John Parry Estates Ltd

  • Shaw Gibbs’ service provides timely expertise at a reasonable cost

    Shaw Gibbs’ service provides timely expertise at a reasonable cost

    OATS Limited

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