Our Knowledge Hub adds value through unique perspectives, exploring the latest industry changes and business news to help you make sense of what’s shifting, what it means for you, and how to move forward with clarity and confidence.


How the insurance market quietly sets the UK driver shortage.

What the CMA early years study means for nursery investors and operators.
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Turnover is a vanity metric. Profit is the measure that matters
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The deal is the easy part. What comes next decides everything.

As part of the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) 2024 amendments to UK...

The Autumn Budget 2025 will be delivered on Wednesday 26 November...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries at a remarkable pace...

As part of our series on the upcoming amendments to UK GAAP, announced by

Ballards has relocated its Birmingham office to the prestigious Colmore...

Over the coming weeks, we will be highlighting some of the key changes...

As an accountant, we are not regulated to give financial advice, such as

The COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses across sectors to rapidly change

As the 2023/2024 tax year draws to a close on 5 April 2024, it’s crucial to

In the world of project management, having the right tools at your disposal

The United Kingdom’s tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

Assessing ERP against current workflows spanning finance, HR, manufacturing

Customer relationship management (CRM) software serves as the backbone

If you’re a small business owner in the UK, you likely handle many

Inheritance tax is levied on the total value of an individual’s estate,

Cyber security is no longer just an IT concern – it’s a fundamental

The role of practice managers in GP surgeries has become increasingly

The Spring Budget is fast approaching on March 6th, and there is intense

Maintaining organised and accurate financial records is a critical yet
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For start-ups and small businesses looking to attract, retain, and

Having overseen GP Practices for more than 25 years, I’ve witnessed

As a doctor, managing your finances and ensuring accurate tax payments can

Implementing a new software system or process can lead to major improvement

In today’s dynamic business environment, digital transformation is no longe

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Feeling ready to expand and being ready are not the same thing

Why SFI26 planning in Year 1 could shape farm income for years
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For owner-managers, exit and succession planning is one of the most importa
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A major rebrand signals Ballards’ transformation into one of the Midlands’

Understanding the April 2026 changes and how to prepare your organisation.

The UK has now formally endorsed IFRS 18 – Presentation and Disclosure...

What directors need to know about the 50% threshold increase and audit...

As one team, CreativeFolks and the Ballards Digital Transformation...

The Wave is an inland surfing destination, situated on the outskirts of...

Ballards was commissioned to provide project management services for...

Ballards worked with ARC Inspirations to conduct an IT Current State

Ballards worked with Inventor-e to conduct a system specification and...

Ballards worked with the London Borough of Harrow to conduct a Waste...

Risilience have gone through a period of rapid growth, with a number of...
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Ballards was appointed by the University of Bristol to manage and...
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Ballards worked with Procomm Site Services to provide project management...

Ballards worked with Risilience to conduct an internal ISO27001 Audit.
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Ballards worked in partnership with Enable.Services to implement the...

Ballards worked with Risilience to conduct an IT Current State Assessment.

As the 2026 revisions to FRS 102 bring UK GAAP even closer to IFRS...

Mandatory quarterly digital reporting is coming for sole traders and

Ballards welcomes Smart Accountancy Solutions and founder Mark Smith
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EPR's biggest cost risk may be poor packaging data, not packaging itself


Ballards worked with PSE to conduct an IT Current State Assessment

Ballards worked with Newton Waterproofing Systems Ltd to conduct a...

Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance (CRGPA) are a GP Federation Company...

Ballards worked with Groupe Deslog to conduct financial, tax and IT due...

Ballards worked with Aca (Midlands) Holdings Limited and owner Chris...

Ballards worked with Aeromet to conduct an IT Current State Assessment.

Harrold Jones Services (HJS), a leading Midlands based provider of...

We’re delighted to welcome our 2025 graduate intake, marking another step..

CAIP has moved house, not disappeared. The new scheme behaves differently.

When a key customer stops buying, hidden concentration risk quickly becomes
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Why UK family hauliers can’t afford to delay succession plans
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Family manufacturers face tougher succession choices in 2026

Pension rule changes could leave families with far less wealth to inherit
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Freight crime is rising and haulage firms must strengthen vetting now
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The £1 billion package announced at the end of March was the most coherent

The deadline to report Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) data
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UK manufacturers face rising inheritance tax risks as investment growth cla
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CBAM is already reshaping UK manufacturing supply chains ahead of 2027.
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UK haulage faces consolidation as rising costs force owners to sell, scale.
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2026 R&D tax changes could sharply reduce manufacturers’ relief claims.
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Hauliers fail not from lack of work, but not knowing true profitabilty.

Ballards LLP has appointed Tim Lynch as Private Client Tax Partner

Project Management of an Office Move for a leading UK professional services

Ballards worked with CreativeFolks to provide project management service...

Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance is a not-for-profit federation of GP...

From 6 April 2026, the rules around Business Property Relief and Agricultur

Accountancy firm Ballards LLP and Four Squared Recruitment ran from Droitwi

Midlands-based businesses raise over £6,000 for Motor Neurone Disease...

As part of the Lowesmoor lifeline’s most recent effort to assist individual

Maintaining accurate and reliable financial records is paramount. These rec

Pronounced as “ee-bit-dah,” this acronym stands for Earnings Before Interes

As an executive leader, you know that cybersecurity is critical for protect

At Ballards, we understand that receiving an audit notification can cause
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The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) is a government initiative des

As a physician opening your own medical practice for the first time, you ha

As a business owner, understanding how to extract profits from your company

The Autumn Budget, scheduled for October 30, 2024, is expected to...
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A CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system is a powerful tool designed