R F Miller & Co

26/05/2026

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26/05/2026

Friendly reminder that tax deadlines don’t suddenly disappear just because the weather’s nice ☀️

While you’re trying to enjoy the sunshine, run your business, keep customers happy and maybe even switch off for five minutes… paperwork and deadlines still keep ticking away in the background.

That’s where having a good accountant actually matters.

Behind the scenes, we help keep everything organised, compliant and on track, so you’re not spending sunny evenings buried in receipts, spreadsheets and HMRC letters.

If things have started piling up a bit, now’s the time to get ahead of it.

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R F Miller & Co - Serving the community for over 100 years.

☎️ 01229 582149
📧 [email protected]
🌎 www.rfmiller.com

📍 Offices in Ulverston & Barrow-In-Furness

22/05/2026

Running a business means wearing about 14 different hats at once.

Sales. Admin. Staff. Marketing. Quotes. Invoices. Tax. Emails at 10pm.

That’s why having the right accountant matters.
Not just for compliance… but for peace of mind.

Whether you’re a sole trader, growing Ltd company, or established business, we’re here to help make the numbers make sense.

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R F Miller & Co - Serving the community for over 100 years.

☎️ 01229 582149
📧 [email protected]
🌎 www.rfmiller.com

📍 Offices in Ulverston & Barrow-In-Furness

20/05/2026

If your accountant only appears once a year to send an invoice and ask for your records… you might just have a very expensive form filler.

A good accountant should help you:

• Understand your numbers
• Plan ahead for tax
• Improve cashflow
• Avoid expensive mistakes
• Actually grow your business

Not just submit things to HMRC and disappear into the void for 12 months.

At RF Miller & Co, we work with businesses all year round, not just when deadlines start causing panic.

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R F Miller & Co - Serving the community for over 100 years.

☎️ 01229 582149
📧 [email protected]
🌎 www.rfmiller.com

📍 Offices in Ulverston & Barrow-In-Furness

18/05/2026

What a brilliant evening celebrating the people who make Ulverston what it is ❤️

Our MD Annie was proud to attend the Heart of Ulverston Awards this weekend, with RF Miller & Co sponsoring the Sports Volunteer of the Year Award.

A huge congratulations to John Edwards, who’s dedicated over 40 years to Ulverston Rangers FC An incredible commitment to local sport, local people, and the community spirit that keeps clubs like this going year after year 👏🏼

Events like this are a reminder that behind every successful town are volunteers, organisers, supporters and good people quietly putting the work in and We’re proud to support that!

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R F Miller & Co - Serving the community for over 100 years.

☎️ 01229 582149
📧 [email protected]
🌎 www.rfmiller.com

📍 Offices in Ulverston & Barrow-In-Furness

15/05/2026

You’d be surprised how often we hear it.

Just because it feels business-related doesn’t automatically mean HMRC agrees unfortunately

Getting proper advice before spending money usually works out a lot cheaper than dealing with the fallout later.

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R F Miller & Co - Serving the community for over 100 years.

☎️ 01229 582149
📧 [email protected]
🌎 www.rfmiller.com

📍 Offices in Ulverston & Barrow-In-Furness

13/05/2026

Things Your Accountant Wishes You’d Stop Doing

• Mixing business & personal spending
• Ignoring letters from HMRC
• Waiting until January to think about tax
• Sending receipts as blurry screenshots
• Saying “I think I earned about…”

We say it with love 😂

A little organisation now saves a LOT of stress later.

If your accounts currently live in your glovebox, desktop downloads folder and random WhatsApps… it might be time for a better system.

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R F Miller & Co - Serving the community for over 100 years.

☎️ 01229 582149
📧 [email protected]
🌎 www.rfmiller.com

📍 Offices in Ulverston & Barrow-In-Furness

11/05/2026

One of the biggest mistakes we see from small businesses?

Treating the VAT and tax money sat in the bank account like it’s spare cash 👀

Just because it’s sitting there doesn’t mean it’s yours to spend.

Then suddenly the VAT bill lands, Corporation Tax is due, or January rolls around and it turns into panic mode.

Good financial management isn’t just about making money. It’s about knowing what actually belongs to the business and planning ahead properly.

A little organisation now saves a LOT of stress later.

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R F Miller & Co - Serving the community for over 100 years.

☎️ 01229 582149
📧 [email protected]
🌎 www.rfmiller.com

📍 Offices in Ulverston & Barrow-In-Furness

08/05/2026

🙌🏼🙌🏼

One week to go 🫶

Next week, we’ll be back at The Coro for the Heart of Ulverston Awards 2026, celebrating our finalists and their guests.

This year’s award categories and sponsors are:
Helping Hand Award – sponsored by Oxley Developments
Teacher of the Year – sponsored by Hornby Commercial Finance
Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by Furness Building Society
Sports Performance of the Year – sponsored by LOCALiQ UK
Sports Volunteer of the Year – sponsored by R F Miller & Co
Employee of the Year – sponsored by Bender UK Ltd
Citizen of the Year – sponsored by Westmorland and Furness Council
Community Group of the Year – sponsored by J F Hornby & Co
Business in the Community – sponsored by BAE Systems
Environment and Sustainability Award – sponsored by Poole Townsend
Outstanding Courage Award – sponsored by Siemens Energy
Hospitality Venue of the Year – sponsored by Bluebell and Ivy
Lifetime Achievement Award – sponsored by Ulverston Town Council

Thank you to every sponsor for supporting the Heart of Ulverston Awards and helping make the event possible.

08/05/2026

It’s amazing how many business owners will spend hours chasing new customers… while completely ignoring the money leaking out the back door.

Unused subscriptions.
Poor pricing. Late invoices. No real tracking.
“No idea what we made this month but it felt busy.”

Busy doesn’t always mean profitable.

Sometimes the biggest boost to your business isn’t getting more work, it’s understanding the numbers behind the work you’ve already got.

That’s where a good accountant comes in

Follow for more tax news and business tips

R F Miller & Co - Serving the community for over 100 years.

☎️ 01229 582149
📧 [email protected]
🌎 www.rfmiller.com

📍 Offices in Ulverston & Barrow-In-Furness