Insights

Short notes on tax, reporting and deals.

Written by the people who do the work, for owners who want the answer in five minutes.

A man in a shirt reading a printed report by a tall window.

Reporting

Closing the month in five days: the calendar we use

Closing the month in five days: the calendar we use

A fast close is not about working harder at month-end. It is about moving the work out of it.

Ruth Mensah, a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair in a black suit and roll-neck, against a dark backdrop.

Ruth Mensah

A quiet meeting room with closed folders laid out on a marble table.

Deals

What a buyer checks first in due diligence

What a buyer checks first in due diligence

Daniel Calder, a smiling man with glasses and a short beard in a dark jacket and white shirt, arms crossed, against a light grey backdrop.

Daniel Calder

Two colleagues talking over figures at a standing desk in a glass-walled office.

Tax

Paying tax in advance: when to ask for a reduction

Paying tax in advance: when to ask for a reduction

Priya Shah, a woman with long straight hair in a grey suit and dark shirt, hands folded, against a grey backdrop.

Priya Shah

A hand with a fountain pen over a printed page on a desk.

Reporting

The two-page board pack

The two-page board pack

Tom Ellery, a man with short dark hair in a dark button-up shirt, smiling slightly against a grey backdrop.

Tom Ellery

A woman working late at her desk, seen through a lit office window.

Finance lead

When to hire a finance lead, and when not to

When to hire a finance lead, and when not to

Jonas Wren, a bearded man in a black polo shirt, seated and looking to one side against a light grey wall.

Jonas Wren

A woman working at a laptop on a long desk by city windows.

Finance lead

Three numbers an owner should see every Monday

Three numbers an owner should see every Monday

Clara Wynn, a woman with long dark wavy hair in a checked blazer and a chain necklace, looking straight at the camera against a black backdrop.

Clara Wynn

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