Astar Certified Accountants

22/05/2026

📌 School Holiday Opening Hours Reminder

Just a quick reminder that our office hours will be slightly reduced during the school holidays from today until Monday 1st June.

🕘 Minimum opening hours will be:
Tuesday to Friday – 9:00am to 3:00pm

❌ Closed Bank Holiday Monday

As always, emails and messages will still be monitored outside of these hours, where possible.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding ✨

— Astar Certified Accountants

21/05/2026

So the big takeaway from today is the increase in mileage allowance from 45p for the 10,000 miles to 55p, back dated to April 2026. The 25p thereafter remains unchanged

If you need to use your car for work (not simply just for travelling to or from work) you'll now be able to claim tax relief on 55p per mile for the first 10,000 miles driven in the tax year. This is up 10p from 45p per mile. It comes as the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has today (Thursday 21 May) annou...

21/05/2026

‼️CALLING LAST MINUTE SHOPPERS! Book in now for May Half Term ‼️

Booking lines: 01522 793777 📞

✅Super Sale Now On! Dresses from just £50 & 100s of dresses £195 & under available to take away same day
✅3500+ styles of dresses in every colour, size & shape available to take away same day. Try it, buy it & take it away - have your dream dress in hand ready for your prom! Or reserve with a £99 deposit & pay nothing else until 12th June
✅ RCR Exclusives Collection - these are dresses we design & are not sold anywhere else in the UK. This means unlike other collections, you are guaranteed UK wide dress exclusivity - you won’t find this anywhere else. All available to take away same day
✅ Fantastic Value Collection - brand new RCR Exclusive dresses for just £250!
✅ Limited Edition - brand new, stunning discounted dresses. All colours, all styles, all shapes, up to 50% off!

21/05/2026

13/05/2026

☀️ Whitsun Week Opening Hours ☀️

Please note that during the school half term holidays, our minimum office hours will be:

📅 Tuesday 26th May – Friday 29th May 2026
🕘 Open at least 9:00am – 3:00pm

Our team may be available outside of these hours where possible, and emails will continue to be monitored throughout the week.

Thank you for your continued support and we hope everyone enjoys the half term break 😊

— Astar Certified Accountants

12/05/2026

🌟WE ARE HIRING🌟

Personal Assistant to CEO & Office Manager (Full Time or Part Time)

✅ Up to £37k PA + £3k bonus scheme + optional paid overtime (pro rata part-time salary based on hours worked)
✅ Assist the CEO in her personal & business affairs, from simple to complex, & ever ever-changing workload & needs

At Red Carpet Ready, we are looking for our next stars to join our expanding, award-winning team. Not only do we invest in our staff, we consistently develop them, offering career progression, in-house graduation schemes, staff awards events & some of the best pay rates in the Lincoln area - all of which was recognised recently with us winning UK Employer of the Year 2025 at the National Business Women's Awards.

Got what it takes? Find out more details & apply at: https://www.redcarpetready.co.uk/join-our-team/

09/05/2026

Reviews like this genuinely mean a lot 💚

Thank you to Martin at Middle World Farms for the kind words. We pride ourselves on offering more than just accountancy support — being approachable, supportive and genuinely invested in our clients’ success is at the heart of what we do at Astar.

It’s always rewarding to know our advice, care and dedication are making a real difference.

05/05/2026

⚠️ Advance Warning ⚠️

We’ve just been informed of upcoming strike action next week, which is likely to result in school closures.

This will impact Tara and Andy from Monday through Thursday, as they balance supporting home schooling alongside helping a child whose GCSEs begin on Monday (Great timing).

Thank you in advance for your understanding and support during this time.

04/05/2026