Metro Bank is changing the face of high street banking, according to CEO Craig Donaldson, who was speaking at the annual Rawlinsons Business Conference on Thursday. The retail bank, which is entirely customer focused, opened a Peterborough branch last year. Speaking at Rawlinsons Annual Business Conference at the… read more
Rawlinsons joins forces with Baldwins Accountants
Posted 06/03/2018Baldwins, one of the UK’s fastest growing business advisory firms, is expanding into Cambridgeshire for the first time after joining forces with Rawlinsons. Rawlinsons, which has offices on Lincoln Road in Peterborough and Bar Road in Lolworth, has joined the Baldwins Group on 1st March. Baldwins, a CogitalGroup… read more
HMRC considering plans for new points-based penalty system
Posted 27/02/2018HMRC has announced its intention to reform the current penalty system for late or missing tax returns, as part of its review of tax administration and compliance. Under the proposed new system, taxpayers who miss the self assessment filing deadline could receive driving licence-style points instead of an… read more
Abolition of Class 2 NICs is delayed
Posted 27/02/2018The government has delayed the abolition of Class 2 national insurance contributions (NICs) by a year, to 6 April 2019. Under the reforms, which had been due to take effect in April 2018, Class 2 NICs will be abolished and Class 4 contributions will be reformed to include… read more
Are you prepared for the new data protection regulation?
Posted 27/02/2018The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to come into effect on 25 May 2018, and will require all organisations that deal with individuals living in an EU member state to protect the personal information belonging to those individuals, and have verified proof of such protection.… read more
New National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates
Posted 24/02/2018In the 2017 Autumn Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced increases in both the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the National Living Wage (NLW). The new rates will apply from April 2018, and are as follows: Apprentices* 16 and 17 18 – 20 21 – 24 25 and over… read more
2018 Greater Peterborough Business Survey
Posted 30/01/2018Measuring Peterborough’s economic health The 2018 Greater Peterborough Business Survey has been launched to measure economic progress in the city over the last 12 months and look ahead to future prospects. This survey, introduced five years ago by city accountancy firm Rawlinsons and supported by economic development company… read more
Metro Bank CEO to address Rawlinsons’ business conference
Posted 23/01/2018Craig Donaldson, CEO of Peterborough’s newest high street retail bank – Metro Bank will be the high profile keynote speaker at this year’s Rawlinsons Business Conference in Peterborough on March 8. He will share his own thoughts on the changing face of high street banking services and why… read more
Government brings forward state pension age rise
Posted 12/12/2017The government recently announced that the rise in the state pension age from 67 to 68 will now be phased in between 2037 and 2039 – earlier than originally planned. Those individuals born between 6 April 1970 and 5 April 1978 will be affected. However, no one born… read more
Self assessment deadline is approaching – don’t be late!
Posted 11/12/2017The deadline to complete your 2017 self assessment tax return online is midnight on 31 January 2018. You may receive a penalty of £100 if you miss this deadline, and further penalties will be issued for continued payment failures. We can assist you in this process by preparing… read more