Ashworth Bailey Limited

02/03/2026

Are you ready for Making tax Digital? Are you a Sole Trader or Landlord? If so, this is for you.

12/02/2026

One of the most asked questions I receive from clients is “what can I spend my money on to save tax?” They say they had seen a tip on YouTube or LinkedIn or a mate “down the pub”said his accountant tells him to spend to save tax. I’m sorry break the myth but this is nonsense. Tax is a consequence of success, don’t try to avoid it by nonsense spending.

05/01/2026

Happy New Year!!

31/12/2025

23/12/2025

Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all our clients and service providers 🎄

Thank you for your continued support throughout the year — we truly appreciate it.

We’ll be back in the office on Monday 5th January 2026.

Enjoy the break and see you in the New Year.

20/12/2025

The £3,000 Mistake Most Directors Don’t Know They’re Making

Most small company directors aren’t aggressive with tax.

They’re just… careless.

Not because they want to overpay —
but because they assume “small stuff doesn’t matter.”

Parking. Mileage. Subscriptions. Home working. Training.

Individually? £20 here, £50 there.
Over a year? Thousands gone.

I regularly see perfectly legitimate expenses paid personally, never claimed, and then taxed again as dividends.

HMRC doesn’t reward honesty.
It rewards records.

If you’re paying business costs from your personal account, you’re probably overpaying tax — quietly.

19/12/2025

Businesses are being crushed by a perfect storm of policy. The FSB estimates Labour’s new employment rights will add £5bn a year in costs, the minimum wage is heading towards £12+ an hour, employer NICs have risen while thresholds have been cut, and dividend tax hikes punish the very people who take the risk to create jobs. Big corporates absorb this. Small firms don’t, they stop hiring, stop investing, or shut down. This isn’t pro-worker policy, it’s anti small business economics. Can your business save money through AI automation?

15/12/2025

Headline: The most expensive thing in business isn't a bad decision. It's indecision born from uncertainty.

Look at the bottom right of this image: "No More Guessing."

That is the ultimate goal for any founder. We want to know that the strategic path we are choosing is based on data and focused constraints, not just a gut feeling.

The path to that clarity starts on the left. It requires moving beyond basic AI prompting and adopting a "systems" approach. By utilizing a Master Prompt to set the stage and Targeted System Prompts to define the boundaries, you turn AI into a high-level strategic advisor.

This visual is the blueprint for the methodology I teach in my new book, "The GPT CEO."

The book is the operating manual for this engine. It shows you exactly how to structure prompts that cut through the noise and deliver high-impact strategic direction.

Stop hoping you're right. Start knowing you are.

15/12/2025

Governments don’t create wealth.
Businesses do.

But every Budget treats small firms like a bottomless wallet.

You can’t tax growth into existence.