Meet the team in 90 seconds – Lesley Kibble
Meet Lesley, our Office Manager at the Cambridge office.
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Charlotte Jelly
Meet Charlotte, a Client Advisor here at Wilson Partners and keen traveller.
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Tyron Reinecke
Meet keen golfer and dog lover Tyron, Senior Manager within the Corporate Finance Team.
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Stefan Botha
Stefan joined the Wilson Partners Corporate Finance Team in 2022 and works as a Corporate Finance Manager. Stefan is based in our South Africa office and is a lover of Braai!
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Jeremy Cuthbert
Meet Jeremy Cuthbert, Head of Marketing, Brand and Business Development, he's played a vital role in developing Wilson Partners into the firm it is today and is never one to turn down a chance to get on the dance floor!
Book Club: Menopausing by Davina McCall
The Book Club’s most recent read was Menopausing by Davina McCall and Dr Naomi Potter who look to break the shameful silence over peri-menopause and menopause with the intention to empower and support everyone through their experience.
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Kieran Mistry
Kieran joined Wilson Partners in 2022 as a Trainee after graduating from his Accounting and Finance degree at the University of the West of England.
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Sarah Clarke
Sarah brings a wealth of knowledge to our tax offering, specialising in Private Client advisory. She is popular with both clients and colleagues, and is quick to build a rapport with anyone she meets, which certainly helps when explaining complex ...
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Liv Errington
Meet Liv Errington, Digital Marketing Executive at Wilson Partners. .
Meet the team in 90 seconds – James Feast
Meet James Fest, Audit and Accounts Trainee. Partial to a Nespresso coffee and a crucial part of the Audit team, James completes a range of audit work year-end accounts and assists clients with company secretarial work.
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Steve Lawrey
Meet Head of Tax Steve Lawrey, who leads his in helping clients with all their tax needs.
Book Club: Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
The latest Book Club meet dived into the words of Simon Sinek’s Leaders Eat Last. Amongst the club there was […]
What does good governance really look like?
The starting point to answering this question is to consider what governance actually is and its purpose. The first version of the UK Corporate Governance Code, published by the Cadbury Committee in 1992 defined corporate governance as “the syste...
Meet the Team in 90 Seconds – Emma Montgomerie
Meet Emma Montgomerie, Head of Employee Experience, who focusses on everything people to ensure their employee experience is second to none!
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Bobby Battu
Meet Bobby Battu, Head of Payroll, who helps clients with one of their biggest costs each month.
Why ‘addressing worries’ is a core part of our strategy
We’ve all had concerns about money at one time or another. Whether business-related or personal finances, it’s not a particularly pleasant feeling. This is often compounded by the fact that, as humans (or maybe it’s a British thing), we generally ...
How software startups can use an EMI scheme to attract top talent
A struggle for businesses, not least startups, is attracting top talent. With the rise of remote work and booming growth in the tech sector, the software industry in particular is finding it difficult to find the right people for the job.
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Jo Goggin
Meet Jo Goggin, Employee Experience Manager helping the business grown and move forward.
Employee Engagement – what does it all mean?
Employee engagement. Positive employee experience. Development and mentoring. What exactly do these words all mean?
Book Club: Book One – A Quiet Leadership by David Rock
The first book has been chosen for our newly formed book club!
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Alice Pearce
Meet Alice Pearce, Senior Client Advisor and potter!
Wilson Partners take on the 3 Peaks
16 accountants hike up the 3 highest peaks in Britain. No not the start of a joke but the start of a great fundraising campaign!
Alexander Devine – Wilson Partners Corporate Charity Partner
Wilson Partners is proud to have chosen Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service as a chosen charity partner, who also reflect these core values.
The Power of Sport to Connect
Wilson Partners is also committed to supporting the local Maidenhead community and shares the same core values that MUFC holds, particularly with health and well-being. The power that sport can bring to connect the community and the benefits that ...
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Jodie Green
Jodie is a Tax Manager here at Wilson Partners and has a very full and interesting life outside of work. Have a read of her interview. Thanks for sharing Jodie.
Meet the team in 90 seconds – Dan James
Dan found 90 seconds to give us a hilarious interview, back to the sport now Dan, thanks for your time!
Meet the Team in 90 seconds – Duncan Bye
Duncan's passion for everything from Wilson Partners to surfing shines through in everything he does. Read his interview to find out more about this energetic chap!
The new face of professional – embracing the chaos
I have been very lucky with my employer, Wilson Partners Ltd, a relatively young and forward thinking firm, with many working parents among the team and facing similar struggles. This forward thinking approach is prevalent across all areas of the ...
After the biggest year of change in a generation, is there still room for more change in your business?
'Collaboration' is on the rise, especially among SME's and I've been amazed to see just how much this can benefit businesses at little or no cost. Gone are the days of keeping cards close to your chest, this is the time to open dialogue with busin...
A view on business in 2021
What is also very clear is that entrepreneurs will not wait for the pandemic to end before taking action. Indeed entrepreneurs generally face periods of huge uncertainty with increased enthusiasm for the way ahead. We have seen this manifest itsel...
Furlough scheme updated – Nov 2020
Under the extended scheme, the benefits will return to the same levels as August. The Job Support Scheme, which was scheduled to come in on Sunday 1st November, has been postponed until the furlough scheme ends.
The Job Support Scheme (JSS) starts 1st November
The JSS starts on the 1 November 2020 and runs for 6 months, until 30 April 2021. The government will review the terms of the scheme in January. Employers will be able to claim in arrears from 8 December 2020, with payments made after the claim ha...
Wellbeing tips for business owners
Be proud and remind yourself how great you are Running your own business is no mean feat, remember that! You should be proud.
It’s time to create a new culture in pursuit of cash excellence
At the start of the COVID-19 crisis, many businesses reacted quickly to stave of the imminent crisis and keep their […]
Beware the dangers of recovery
It’s often said, and rightly so, that the most dangerous time for businesses is not going into recession but on the way out. During a recession cash balances and balance sheet reserves often shrink and the return to growth, which usually requires ...
7 Pillars of success – Part 7, Sales
And finally, make sure your team completely understands your product or service and are prepared to put in the effort to do their homework and understand the prospect as well.
Research report: Business in the Thames Valley in the midst of COVID-19
Well, unsurprisingly COVID-19 and the lockdown measures have had a polarising effect across business. Whilst some have seen their sales fall off a cliff due to exposure to certain sectors such as retail or hospitality, others with exposure to more...
FLEXIBLE FURLOUGH IS COMING – BE PREPARED!
The Government, has confirmed further changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) with the introduction of flexible furloughing as well as the increased costs to employers, from 1 August, who have furloughed employees. Whilst it is wit...
PARENTS RETURNING TO WORK AFTER EXTENDED LEAVE ELIGIBLE FOR FURLOUGH
People on paternity and maternity leave who return to work in the coming months will be eligible for the government’s […]
7 pillars of success part 6 – Finance and Legal, interview with Duncan Bye
For part 6 of our ‘7 pillars of success’ series, we’re talking to our very own Duncan Bye. ‘Dunc’ is […]
It’s time to think like a start-up and act like a grown up – you need to be on top of your game to trade through the COVID-19 crisis
Beware also that as you trade through this, often the most dangerous time for a businesses is coming out of recession. Growth inevitably eats cash and so the funding of your business to allow that growth will be vitally important – especially if b...
Government Furlough Scheme Extended By Four Months
The changes to the current scheme will become clearer in the days and weeks ahead, but following a series of tweetson Rishi Sunak's account this afternoon, what we can tell so far is that the extension to the scheme is designed to offer flexibilit...
Avoid relaxing your IT Security to enable working from home during the COVID-19 crisis
In mid-March, a frantic scramble ensued to equip office-based workforces in so many different businesses with the ability to work from home, as it was either this or no business at all. Everything happened in a blur, and accordingly many processe...
Should you consider cocooning your business during the COVID-19 crisis?
If your business has seen a huge drop in revenues in recent weeks due to the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve produced this blog to give you an idea of what cocooning (or mothballing) a business might look like and why and how you might do it in response to...
Our tips for keeping your head through the Coronavirus crisis
It’s now almost 3 weeks since Boris Johnson began his daily press briefings and Rishi Sunak unveiled the first raft […]
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ***UPDATED 17th APRIL 2020***
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is a temporary scheme open to all UK employers for at least three months starting […]
7 Pillars of Business Success, Part 5 – Operations
Introduction No matter what business you’re in, your ability to bring on new clients while maximising lifetime profit value of […]
Don’t feel isolated – 10 considerations for your business in the wake of Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Be aware of your responsibilities as a director. If you’re looking at a period where losses may be made and the long term viability of the business could be in doubt you will have to remember your responsibilities and duties as a director. It ma...
Huge support for UK plc: COVID-19. What action should you take NOW? ***UPDATED 27th APRIL 2020***
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, all UK employers will be able to access support to […]
4 New Year’s resolutions you need to make for your businesses, to give you more time, more money, more knowledge and stay motivated
he Government offers tax reliefs to reward UK businesses investing in innovation, known as Research and Development (R&D) tax reliefs. These can have a huge and valuable impact on small and large businesses.
How to stay motivated in business
Find stuff you love to do, stuff you are good at and stuff someone will pay you to do. It took me a few years into my 20s but I got there with help from others. It kind of meant that from that date I no longer saw work as work !
7 Pillars of Business Success, Part 3 – Building a Team
As a business leader, the single most important decisions you ever make will concern the people you hire and the […]
Rethink time management to give your energy a boost
You can only spend your time in a productive, effective manner if you have enough energy to do so. Most […]
7 Pillars of Business Success, Part 1 – Strategy and Leadership
Championing strong values The final characteristic of all great leaders is their ability to create a shared culture, which demands […]
13 ways to be a great employee
So much time is spent teaching leadership, but very little is spent on how to be a good follower, especially for those who didn't have great coaches. The fact is that no company succeeds without disciplined, loyal, and effective followers
Charity Begins at Work
The classic mantra says ‘Charity begins at Home’ but perhaps this should be amended in the modern day. After all, the most rewarding part of work for many members of staff, especially those in small and medium businesses, is the ability to give ba...
So, what IS Business Advisory – and why did we win an award for it?
We recognise that ‘Business Advisory’ is a widely used term amongst accountancy practices but to the majority of business people, […]
Where next for me and my business?
It’s never too early to think about your exit – 9 things you should consider to ensure you get the […]
The 7 pillars of business success that ensure you achieve your ambitions
As an owner manager, it’s not rocket science that to achieve your ambitions you need to have a vision and a clear and well articulated plan of how you’re going to get there. You’ll face many challenges along the way and you’ll need to possess ment...