The more time I spend time talking to clients, the more I realise that many business owners don’t need a complete overhaul in order to operate at their best. They just need a bit of help clearing the fog and finding their way again. Whether that’s providing their first timely set of accounts or helping them ‘find their why’, all they need is guidance.At Valued we’ve spent the last few years trying to distil the process of helping down into something more tangible and yet still fle ..read more

Hey, It’s Stephen here. Founder of Valued and a fellow business owner.Starting a business is exciting, but much like any journey, it’s not uncommon for entrepreneurs to lose direction along the way. In fact, there are regular patterns of behaviour that we see amongst many new clients and we’ve given it a name. We call it ‘Losing your compass’. Any of this sound familiar ..read more

Jeremy Hunt announced his second fiscal statement and first Budget since becoming Chancellor against a backdrop of fragile public finances, an ongoing cost of living crisis, and increased Government borrowing.In January, the Chancellor appealed to the nine million ‘economically inactive’ people in the UK, specifically retirees, claiming: “to those who retired early due to the pandemic, or haven’t found the right role after furlough, I say Britain needs you.”Ahead of time, then, we expe ..read more

You've got an accountant to help you file your tax but how do you actually make the payment once that's done?It's a question we get a lot at Valued. So we put together this quick guide to explain how:If you have a government gateway account you can log in to pay your tax. This way you can view how much is owed and keep track of what you have paid.  https://www.gov.uk/pay-self-assessment-tax-billFollow the above link and click on the green 'pay self assessment now' button.It asks for your UT ..read more

How the April tax rise affects SMEs. After multiple policy U-turns and much uncertainty, the main rate of corporation tax will rise from 19% to 25% from 1 April 2023, affecting companies with profits of £250,000 and over.The legislation provides that small companies with profits up to £50,000 will continue to pay corporation tax at 19%, with profits between the two limits being subject to a tapered rate.All UK companies must pay corporation tax on the profits they generate, while the prof ..read more

Looking ahead to 2023 we're excited. We've been doing a lot of work on ourselves as a business recently and it feels like this has all been distilling down to this point.Goal setting is easy, remaining accountable and actually achieving them isn't. So we're publishing this quick blog post to both share our goals and hold ourselves to account.So here they are, the Valued company goals for 2023:Develop the Valued brand to be a market leader in cloud accounting - This is important as the better inf ..read more

"British families make sacrifices every day to live within their means, and so too must their Government, because the United Kingdom will always pay its way." - Chancellor Jeremy Hunt As Jeremy Hunt took to the dispatch box just 34 days after taking on the role of Chancellor of the Exchequer, all eyes were on him. Following the dramatic sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng after his October mini-budget unleashed market turmoil, a swift change in Prime Minister, and an ever-burgeoning cost of living crisis ..read more

We had the wonderful opportunity to chat with Jonathan Readman, the owner of Reel Wood Designs recently, catch the live here if you missed it.  ..read more

Do you ever get off the phone from your accountant or HMRC more confused than when you started? Have no fear Valued are here!We’ve broken down some of the most commonly used accounting terms along with their acronyms so why not save this blog and use it as a reference for in the future ..read more

We had the wonderful opportunity to chat with Jonathan Readman, the owner of Reel Wood Designs recently, catch the live here if you missed it.  ..read more