C & GB Associates - Accountants

C & GB Associates - Accountants C&GB Associates provides high quality accountancy and taxation services with a friendly and professional personal service.

C & GB Associates provides accountancy and taxation services for:
- individuals
- sole traders
- family managed businesses
- companies
- charities
- academies

We offer many accountancy and taxation services including:
- annual accounts
- tax returns
- book-keeping
- sales & purchase ledgers
- VAT
- payroll (PAYE)
- CIS
- help with business start-up
- company accounts
- corporation tax returns
- h

elp in setting up a limited company
- tax planning
- grant applications
- cashflow forecasts
- business plans

Changes to Statutory Paternity Leave from 6 April 2026♦️Paternity leave will be a “day one right” - an employee can give...
02/04/2026

Changes to Statutory Paternity Leave from 6 April 2026

♦️Paternity leave will be a “day one right” - an employee can give notice of leave from first day of employment.

Notice period temporarily reduced to 28 days
(previously 15 weeks)

www.cgb-associates.com

Changes to Statutory Sick Pay from 6 April 2026♦️Removal of lower earnings limitAll eligible employees will be entitled ...
01/04/2026

Changes to Statutory Sick Pay from 6 April 2026

♦️Removal of lower earnings limit

All eligible employees will be entitled to SSP, regardless of their income level

SSP paid at 80% of normal weekly earnings, or £123.25 (whichever is lower)

♦️Removal of SSP 3-day waiting period

SSP will now be paid from day one of sickness absence, rather than day four. This applies to sickness absence starting from 6 April 2026 (Sickness absence starting before 6 April 2026 will follow the rules for 2025/26).

♦️Holiday Pay

If full holiday allowance has not been taken due to long term illness, up to 4 weeks unused allowance can be carried over.

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The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) increases on 1 April 2026The table shows a breakdown of t...
31/03/2026

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) increases on 1 April 2026

The table shows a breakdown of the new rates.

♦️21 years and over (NLW) will be £12.71

♦️18 - 20 years will be £10.85

♦️Under 18s will be £8.00

♦️Apprentice* will be £8.00

* Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they are either: aged 19 and under OR aged 19 or over and in their 1st year of apprenticeship

It is illegal for any employer to pay below the minimum wage.

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We provide tax planning to a wide range of clients including sole traders & partnerships, employees & directors, people ...
20/02/2026

We provide tax planning to a wide range of clients including sole traders & partnerships, employees & directors, people looking to retire, business start-ups, plus others.

Our specialist advice covers many areas of tax including:
🔺Personal tax (including sole-traders & partnerships)
🔺Business tax (including corporation tax)
🔺VAT
🔺MTD
🔺PAYE & NI (including BIK)
🔺CIS
🔺Capital Gains Tax
🔺Inheritance Tax

www.cgb-associates.com


There are alot of changes happening in April 2026 that may affect you and your business.🔺Making Tax Digital (MTD) Sole T...
13/02/2026

There are alot of changes happening in April 2026 that may affect you and your business.

🔺Making Tax Digital (MTD)
Sole Traders and Landlords who have a turnover over £50k must use digital software and submit income and expenditure quarterly to HMRC. We will contact all our clients who this applies to, and provide you with the next steps to be MTD ready.

🔺Increases to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage

🔺Dividend Income Tax Rates will increase by 2%

We will keep our clients up-to-date over the coming weeks on all these changes and what it means for you and your business.

www.cgb-associates.com

Accountants in Thirsk | Making Tax Digital | Tax Changes

22/12/2025

Wishing all our clients and business partners a very Merry Christmas🎄and all the best for the year ahead!

The C&GB Associates office will be closed from 5pm on Tuesday 23 December and will reopen at 9am on Monday 5 January.

(Emails may be monitored but not checked regularly)

Merry Christmas from Guy, Carol and all the C&GB Associates team🎅🏻

The Deadline ⏰ is approaching if you need to regsiter for Self AssessementYou ideally need to register for Self Assessme...
05/09/2025

The Deadline ⏰ is approaching if you need to regsiter for Self Assessement

You ideally need to register for Self Assessment by 5 October 2025 if you need to complete a tax return and have not already registered.

Check to see if you need to complete a tax return here > www.gov.uk/check-if-you-need-tax-return

If you are looking for an accountant for your self-assessment get in touch today

☎️ 01845 525502
📍 37-39 Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QR
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.cgb-associates.com

From 1st April 2025 the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage increases.The table shows a breakdown of the new ...
03/04/2025

From 1st April 2025 the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage increases.

The table shows a breakdown of the new rates. It is illegal for any employer to pay below the minimum wage.

National Living Wage:
🔺23 years and over (NLW*) will be £12.21
🔺21 - 22 years will be £12.21
🔺18 - 20 years will be £10.00
🔺Under 18s will be £7.55
🔺Apprentice** will be £7.55

*National Living Wage
** Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they are either: aged 19 and under OR aged 19 or over and in their first year of apprenticeship

Happy New Year 🎇2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ to all our clients and business partners. Best wishes to the year ahead!The C&GB Associates...
02/01/2025

Happy New Year 🎇2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ to all our clients and business partners. Best wishes to the year ahead!

The C&GB Associates office is back open today after our festive break.

2024 was a BIG year for us including celebrating 35 years in business in April and moving premises from Millgate to Westgate in July 📍

www.cgb-associates.com

Wishing all our clients and business friends a very Merry Christmas 🎄The C&GB Associates Office is now closed for our Ch...
23/12/2024

Wishing all our clients and business friends a very Merry Christmas 🎄

The C&GB Associates Office is now closed for our Christmas break and will reopen on 2 January 2025.

Merry Christmas from Guy, Carol and the C&GB Associates Staff 🎅🏻

www.cgb-associates.com

CHRISTMAS CLOSURE DATES 🎅🏻🗓️The C&GB Associates office will be closed for our Christmas break from Noon on Monday 23 Dec...
18/12/2024

CHRISTMAS CLOSURE DATES 🎅🏻🗓️

The C&GB Associates office will be closed for our Christmas break from Noon on Monday 23 December 2024 and will reopen at 9:00 am on Thursday 2 January 2025.

(Emails will be monitored, but not regularly)

www.cgb-associates.com

Address

37-39 Westgate
Thirsk
YO71QR

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

01845525502

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