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Navigating 2025: Key Considerations for Businesses in the Care Sector

Happy New Year! As we step into 2025, it’s a great time to pause and reflect on the challenges and opportunities ahead for those of us operating in the care sector. Whether you run a fostering agency, a nursery, a care home, mental health support or indeed any another business supporting vulnerable individuals, the start…
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Understanding Trivial Benefits for Staff and Directors: A Handy Guide

As an employer or director, you might want to show appreciation to your team or treat yourself with a little something now and then. But did you know there’s a way to provide small, tax-free perks without triggering a tax liability? Trivial benefits are a great way to do just that. Here’s a straightforward guide…
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Planning the Perfect Staff Christmas Party: A Guide to Tax-Free Celebrations

As Christmas approaches, many businesses are gearing up for their annual staff Christmas party. While it’s a great way to reward your team and celebrate the year, there are a few tax implications to keep in mind to ensure your party doesn’t come with an unexpected bill. Here’s a straightforward guide to help you understand…
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Is Compliance dead ? Why My Clients Just Want the Basics—and Why That’s Perfectly Okay

Over the years, as an accountant specialising in the care sector, I’ve often pondered the broader business advice landscape. There’s a lot of buzz in the accounting world about providing more than just compliance work—offering business growth services, strategic advice, and being that all-encompassing advisor that helps clients not just survive but thrive. But here’s…
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Streamlining Financial Processes in Care Sector Businesses

In the world of care – whether it’s foster care agencies, child nurseries, care homes or any business where you are trying to help others- the focus should always be on providing top-notch care services. However, the administrative side, particularly managing finances, can often become overwhelming and time-consuming, taking away from the core mission of…
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The Unwavering Commitment of Care Sector Businesses: A Personal Reflection

In the bustling world of business, where numbers often speak louder than words, I find myself in awe of a particular sector that truly embodies the essence of dedication and compassion – the care arena. As an accountant, my professional journey intersects with various businesses, but those in the care sector, such as foster care…
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Nurturing the Mind: The Vital Role of Mental Health for Care Sector Business Owners

Introduction When you’re deeply involved in the care sector, whether running a foster care agency, a child nursery, a care home or any business where your main focus is the care of others you’re not just managing a business; you’re leading a mission. While it’s incredibly rewarding, it’s equally demanding and I believe that it’s…
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Payroll – A Helping Hand for Child Nurseries, Care Homes, and Foster Agencies

In the care sector ? Hands up if you’d like more sleep ? National Payroll Week is here, and it’s the perfect opportunity to shed some light on the advantages of outsourcing payroll for businesses in the care arena such as child nurseries, care homes, foster care agencies, and similar organisations who often have unique…
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Unleashing Your Passion for Care in Your Business: Amplifying the Impact Together

Being a business that helps others, whether that’s a Foster Care Agency, Child Nursery, Care Home, alternative education, you know it takes more than just numbers and management skills to thrive. It’s about having a real passion for making a positive impact on people’s lives and as someone who has been a foster carer and…
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