Category: Business
Employer Guide to New National Insurance Changes [2025]
The Labour government’s 2024 Autumn Budget introduced significant changes to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) that will take effect from April 2025. As chartered accountants supporting businesses of all shapes…
What is a Director’s Loan? A Complete Guide
As chartered accountants working closely with business owners and directors, we frequently field questions about director’s loans. Whether you’re considering borrowing from your company or lending to it, understanding the…
How to Avoid Self-Assessment Penalties in 2025
With the 2024/25 tax year well underway, understanding how to avoid self-assessment tax penalties is crucial for maintaining tax compliance and preventing unnecessary costs. At Hamlyns, we regularly guide our…
Advisory Fuel Rates for Company Cars (2024)
As we fast approach 2025, it’s worth noting that HMRC has updated the Advisory Fuel Rates (AFRs) for company cars, effective from 1st December. These rates are crucial for businesses…
A Deep Dive into Capital Allowances for Businesses
For ambitious and forward-thinking businesses looking to optimise their financial position, understanding and maximising tax relief opportunities is crucial for sustainable growth. One of the most significant tax benefits available…
Can a Company Write Off a Bounce Back Loan?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bounce Back Loans (BBLs) provided a crucial lifeline for many UK businesses. However, once the repayment period began, some companies struggled to meet their obligations, and…
How to Buy an Existing Business
Acquiring an established business can be an exciting and potentially lucrative venture. Whether you’re a first-time entrepreneur, acquiring a competitor, or looking to expand your business portfolio, purchasing an existing…
Benefits of Outsourcing Payroll
Entrepreneurs and business owners across all walks of life are always looking for opportunities to optimise and improve their operations. If they could free up time and resources to focus…
How to Prepare a Business for Sale
As a business owner, the decision to sell your company is one of the most significant milestones in your entrepreneurial journey. Whether you’re planning for retirement, seeking new opportunities, or…
How to Restart a Dormant Company
As a limited company owner, you may find yourself in a situation where you are forced to cease trading. Whatever the situation, after an extended period, you could invariably find…
Should an Invoice Always Be in the Name of the Business?
As a business owner, self-employed professional or director of a limited company, you may wonder which name you are required to put on your invoices. When issuing invoices to clients…
What Happens if You Fail to Declare Income to HMRC?
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) can equally be a business owner and taxpayer’s most useful ally and the sharpest thorn in their side. If you own or run a business…
Based in Woking, Hamlyns is a Different Kind of Chartered Accountants. Find Out What Makes Us Different.
Why Choose Hamlyns?
Personalised Service
We take a unified and unique approach to accountancy; providing an individual service to our clients
Time & Dedication
We take the time to offer proactive and innovative advice that help our clients achieve their long-term goals
Holistic Approach
Our holistic approach offers a combination of professionalism, a personal touch and attention to detail
Quality Assurance
Every one of our professional team is a member of one or more of the ICAEW or the ACCA
What Our Clients Say
When we came to Hamlyns, we were a start up business. In a few years, they’ve really helped us become a major player in our sector.
We have been working together for over 10 years and our relationship is vital to the success of our business; I would not hesitate to recommend them.
I appreciate Hamlyns expert and informed guidance and helpful approach.
Hamlyns took the stress away by anticipating and understanding what I needed.
Hamlyns gave me great advice and hand-holding to ensure my exit from the company was quick and clean. I am also thousands of pounds better off. Thank you, thank you.
Hamlyns treat me as an individual. I don’t feel like “just another client” to be processed.
Chris and his team gave us precisely the advice our business needed, even before we knew we needed it!
It’s great that I always get to speak to the same Partner who knows our situation, so I don’t need to keep repeating things.