Accounts
Accounts
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Looking beyond profit: The financial ratios that really drive business decisions
A business can look healthy on the outside but what’s happening at its core? The strongest businesses look beyond the headline numbers to uncover risks, spot opportunities, and stay one step ahead. In this article, we break down why financial ratios are essential in every business owner's toolkit.
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Shaw Gibbs welcomes White Hart Associates acquisition as it further strengthens specialist offering for clients
Shaw Gibbs is pleased to announce the acquisition of Richmond-based White Hart Associates (“WhiteHart”), a specialist professional services firm with particular expertise in the travel sector. The deal brings one of the UK’s leading specialist travel advisory firms into the Shaw Gibbs Group as it continues its strategy of combining strong local client relationships and specialist expertise with the capabilities and scale of a growing group.
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Avoiding the year-end shock: The accounting issues business owners discover too late
Many year-end accounting surprises arise from complex accounting requirements rather than poor financial management. Learn how proactive reviews can help businesses spot issues early and avoid year-end surprises.
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Structuring your residential property development business - Conclusion
Choosing the right legal structure is only part of the equation for property developers. In conclusion, Lloyd Pearman explores the practical considerations that sit behind the decisions.
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Structuring your residential property development business-Sole trader
For first-time developers or those testing the waters with a small project, operating as a sole trader is the simplest way to start a property development business. It offers low set-up costs and straightforward administration, but understanding the commercial and tax implications is key to deciding whether it's the right fit for your long-term plans.
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Structuring your residential property development business-Special Purpose Vehicles
Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) are widely used by property developers to separate individual projects and ring-fence risk. Explore the typical SPV structure, together with the key commercial, tax and compliance considerations, benefits and drawbacks.
Completing year-end accounts and advising on the best systems & procedures.
Whether you’re a sole trader, a limited company or a large corporate, accounting is at the very heart of your business
Accounting is at the very heart of your business
Core services
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Management Accounts
A comprehensive set of management accounts allows your business to make informed decisions for the future.
At Shaw Gibbs, we advocate the preparation of periodic management accounts, as opposed to waiting until the year-end to gauge your business performance. Our management accounts service can assist you in making informed, timely decisions for the future of your business.We will provide you with a monthly or quarterly management pack, including reports detailing money owed both to and from the company.Book a Meeting
Our team can review distributable reserves and your ability to pay dividends where applicable.
Reviewing expenditure to highlight any reportable benefits provided to employees, other than salary, which may need to be reported separately to HMRC.
From this, we can help to develop clear key performance indicators for your business, as well as assisting with budgeting and cash flow forecasting.We will provide you with a monthly or quarterly management pack, including reports detailing money owed both to and from the company.Book a Meeting
Our team can review distributable reserves and your ability to pay dividends where applicable.
Reviewing expenditure to highlight any reportable benefits provided to employees, other than salary, which may need to be reported separately to HMRC.
From this, we can help to develop clear key performance indicators for your business, as well as assisting with budgeting and cash flow forecasting. -
Year end accounts
Assisting with your year-end (or end of period) accounts preparation, from agreeing timetables to ensuring that technical accounting standards and reporting deadlines have been met. We think that year-end accounts should be prepared as soon after the year end as possible, providing you with a finalised picture of your business performance and allowing you to best position your business going forward.By contacting all clients two months before their period end, we ensure that any tax planning opportunities can be explored, as well as agreeing timeframes for preparation.Book a Meeting
We are on hand throughout the year and by providing us with regular updates, we can highlight opportunities and threats for (and to) your business in a timely manner.By contacting all clients two months before their period end, we ensure that any tax planning opportunities can be explored, as well as agreeing timeframes for preparation.Book a Meeting
We are on hand throughout the year and by providing us with regular updates, we can highlight opportunities and threats for (and to) your business in a timely manner. -
Consolidated accounts
Consolidated financial statements are the combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries. These are a legal requirement for most large groups. Because consolidated financial statements present an aggregated look at the financial position of a parent and its subsidiaries, they let you gauge the overall health of an entire group of companies as opposed to one company's standalone position.At Shaw Gibbs, we can prepare these statements, including: making all relevant adjustments for inter-group transactions, listing costs of investment and dividends as well as recognising minority interests and goodwill where applicable. We can also assist where the financial year of a subsidiary differs from that of the parent company and where interim accounts for that subsidiary need to be prepared to the parent company’s accounting date for consolidation.Book a MeetingAt Shaw Gibbs, we can prepare these statements, including: making all relevant adjustments for inter-group transactions, listing costs of investment and dividends as well as recognising minority interests and goodwill where applicable. We can also assist where the financial year of a subsidiary differs from that of the parent company and where interim accounts for that subsidiary need to be prepared to the parent company’s accounting date for consolidation.Book a Meeting -
Company formation
Having the right expertise on your side when setting up your company or partnership is vital to achieving growth. At Shaw Gibbs, we offer a service that not only gets the company up and running, but advises you of your compliance requirements and remuneration strategies. We look at your long-term goals and make sure that you have the plans, documents and structure in place to achieve them.Our service will include registering with Companies House, appointing officers and issuing shares and share certificates. We can also assist in writing up statutory records and minutes of your first directors’ meeting. With strong tax expertise, we offer support in registering for VAT, supplying details to HMRC, providing tax advice on ‘benefits in kind’ and advising on tax efficient income extraction.Book a Meeting
Contact us for a full list of our company formation services.Our service will include registering with Companies House, appointing officers and issuing shares and share certificates. We can also assist in writing up statutory records and minutes of your first directors’ meeting. With strong tax expertise, we offer support in registering for VAT, supplying details to HMRC, providing tax advice on ‘benefits in kind’ and advising on tax efficient income extraction.Book a Meeting
Contact us for a full list of our company formation services.
Added value services
Business review
Once we have met with you, we will provide you with a written report and recommendations and agree an action plan.
Bespoke reports and references
Such references are usually for individuals or small businesses and we can confirm useful information such as how long we have acted for you, your net income and profits reported in preceding periods.
Attendance at board meetings
In other organisations, we are also able to attend your monthly or quarterly board meetings. We can attend in any capacity you wish from chair, to a silent observer or minute taker.
Advice on technical accounting issues and standards
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