This month (September 2024) David Southall marks ten years with Lewis & Co. “It’s quite scary to think how quickly the time has gone,” he says. David didn’t start his career wanting to be accountant, instead he was drawn to working in sport – which he loves. This led him to be being a […]
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Looking out from our office window onto the A26 heading to Tonbridge in one direction and Tunbridge Wells in the other with busy traffic in both directions, the pandemic period when the roads were quiet seems a lifetime away. What we are noticing more of is vans busy making deliveries and figures from the Department […]
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We are currently enjoyed a fabulous summer of sport – with the Euros in Germany, followed by the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 34th summer Olympics saw 329 Gold Medals up for grabs in 32 different sports; and Team GB sent 327 athletes, competing across 24 different sports. We were excited to see Kent-based Nathan […]
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Here at Lewis & Co, we’ve noticed a few independent retailers opening up in our local towns, including some clothing boutiques. After a difficult time for retail, it’s really promising to see small business owners feeling now is the time to take the plunge. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) non-food stores sales […]
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Figures secured by UHY Hacker Young have shown that there has been a 25% increase in the amount raised by HMRC from tax penalties in 2022/23, hitting a record £851 million. This figure is up from £681 million in 2021/2022, when investigations were stalled due to the pandemic. Analysis shows that most of the businesses […]
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At Lewis & Co, we have longstanding relationships with a number of clients who are farmers and we’ve recently taken on more clients in this area. In fact, we even have some hand’s on experience we can call upon, as Barney Lewis – who founded Lewis & Co – has a farm himself. As with […]
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If you’re a sole trader, then your second Payments on Account (POA) deadline is on the horizon, on 31 July, when you are expected to pay half of your estimated tax for the 2023/2024 tax bill. This figure, which appears on your most recent tax statement (which you can access online), is based on the […]
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There’s an old adage which says ‘never work with children or animals’ but a number of our clients have chosen to ignore this and have built some successful businesses working with both! In terms of animals, we support clients who work with dogs – as groomers, walkers and kennel-owners, for instance – and in the […]
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While we are all hoping that football will be ‘coming home’ this summer – we can reveal that, in September, it really will be! The Eland Cables FISTF World Club 2024 is being hosted in Tunbridge Wells. FISTF stands for Federation International Sports Table Football and, here at Lewis & Co, we are proud to […]
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We were able to enjoy a really lovely team get-together in the sunshine on Friday 24 May. After our fabulous day out at Balfour last year, we asked Emma Broom of Opulence Bespoke Wine Experiences to once again organise it all for us and she once again did a really super job! This time we […]
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