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Delve Accounting Paperless, personable, professional: Accounting for small businesses - Affordable Accounting for Small Businesses

Our mission is to put personality into accountancy making financial management less complex and more affordable – We are not typical high street accountants. We are experienced in the pub trade and truly understand the needs of pub owners. We work with pub businesses of all shapes and sizes. Our approach is proactive, personal and down to earth. Fairmile are specialist Licensed Trade accountants – We have a deep understanding of the sector, helping licensees to control their businesses and increase profits. We offer the usual services you’d expect from a professional accounting firm, but go the extra mile guiding clients’ utilisation of their financial information ensuring business growth. In addition to preparation of comprehensive accounts, we generate a customised “dashboard.” ‘Translating’ data into human language, enabling clients to easily analyse relevant information. We advise on administrative and system improvements, enabling licensees to implement simple processes, making their lives easier. We offer a ‘local’ service meeting regularly with our customers to examine their accounts, offering strategic advice where required. Each client is assigned a dedicated Account Manager so help is only a call or email away. We have strong links with industry specialists and suppliers, adding value and enabling cost savings. We benchmark against other similar pub businesses, allowing further industry specific insight and advice. We offer a hugely competitive fixed price monthly fee with no contract tie-in ensuring great value for money

Today is the last day of the 5% VAT on children's meals.Still 5% until close. From tomorrow it is 20% again. So the till...
01/09/2026

Today is the last day of the 5% VAT on children's meals.

Still 5% until close. From tomorrow it is 20% again. So the till gets changed at the end of tonight's service, not during it, or you overcharge on your last cheap day.

It was only ever a summer sweetener. You do not get to keep it past September.

While you are in there, one more. If you ran kids eat free, or kids for a quid, alongside an adult main, that never qualified for the 5% at all. HMRC treats it as one sale at one price, so the whole bill should have been at 20% the entire time. Plenty of publicans will have assumed otherwise.

Get it straight before the next VAT return goes in. If any of it needs un-confusing, that is what we are here for.

Read the full blog here: delveaccounting.co.uk/post/kids-menu-vat-cut-ends-1-september

April 2027. That is when the 20% business rates cut for pubs actually reaches your bill.The Budget on 28 October might g...
23/08/2026

April 2027. That is when the 20% business rates cut for pubs actually reaches your bill.

The Budget on 28 October might go further. It might not. Either way you pay full rates for two more years.

The better question is what you can claim this year. Employment Allowance. Capital allowances on the refit. And the rateable value the whole discount is calculated from, which most pubs have never once challenged.

Call 01793 677 644.

436,000 filed. 864,000 were meant to.HMRC published the first Making Tax Digital figures this week. More than 436,000 so...
21/08/2026

436,000 filed. 864,000 were meant to.

HMRC published the first Making Tax Digital figures this week. More than 436,000 sole traders and landlords sent their first quarterly update. Over 570,000 have signed up to the service.

Back in February, HMRC said more than 864,000 people would need to be in it from 6 April.

There is no penalty this year, which is why the gap has been easy to ignore. That changes twice. From September HMRC starts signing people up itself. From 6 April 2027 the points start, and four points is a £200 fixed penalty.

The next quarterly deadline is 7 November. And the threshold drops to £30,000 in April 2027, so a lot of people who are safely outside this today will not be next year.

If you are not certain which side of the line you are on, that is not a thing to guess at. We check it in one look at your figures.

£21 a week.That's the 20% rates cut in real money for the average pub. Roughly £1,100 a year, and it doesn't start until...
10/08/2026

£21 a week.

That's the 20% rates cut in real money for the average pub. Roughly £1,100 a year, and it doesn't start until April 2027.

Nobody's turning it down. But that 20% comes off your rateable value, and most pubs have never once looked at theirs. Get that number wrong and 20% off is 20% off the wrong bill.

We're accountants, not surveyors. We'll check what's on the bill and tell you if what's behind it is worth a second look.

Call 01793 677 644.

Five tax deadlines a year now. Not one.If you're self-employed or a landlord and took more than £50,000 last year, Makin...
06/08/2026

Five tax deadlines a year now. Not one.

If you're self-employed or a landlord and took more than £50,000 last year, Making Tax Digital applies to you. Your first update is due this Friday.

It's £50,000 of income, not profit. Rent counts before you take the mortgage off.

There's no fine if you're late this year. But the days of sorting a whole year's paperwork every January are over. HMRC wants an update every three months now.

We do all five filings for you and keep your books straight as you go.

Call 01793 677 644 and we'll tell you if this affects you.

Most accountants just file your return. Overpaid rates, the summer VAT window worked properly, allowances on kit you've ...
30/07/2026

Most accountants just file your return. Overpaid rates, the summer VAT window worked properly, allowances on kit you've already bought. We work with pubs every day, so we know exactly where the line sits. Fancy an accountant who fights your corner? https://link.delveaccounting.co.uk/sp/59009c201f4

Westminster just turned hiring into a minefield and the clock's ticking. From 1 January 2027, staff get unfair dismissal...
23/07/2026

Westminster just turned hiring into a minefield and the clock's ticking. From 1 January 2027, staff get unfair dismissal rights at six months, not two years. Fix your contracts and probation periods now, before it bites. Not sure yours hold up? We'll point you the right way.


Rachel picked a number for your rates. That doesn't make it right. This year's revaluation added around £3,126 to the av...
21/07/2026

Rachel picked a number for your rates. That doesn't make it right. This year's revaluation added around £3,126 to the average hospitality bill, but rateable values are just estimates, and estimates are often wrong. Challenge one that's too high and you could claw serious money back. Want us to see what's recoverable? delveaccounting.co.uk/consultation



Rachel says she's cutting your energy bills. Your meter disagrees. Wholesale gas is easing, but the charges bolted on to...
16/07/2026

Rachel says she's cutting your energy bills. Your meter disagrees. Wholesale gas is easing, but the charges bolted on top keep climbing. Get fresh quotes the day your contract ends, challenge the standing charge, and claim the allowances on energy-efficient kit. Want us to find what's claimable? Call 01793 677 644.



The government shrank your talent pool. Don't let it shrink your team. With settlement rules stretching toward 10–15 yea...
14/07/2026

The government shrank your talent pool. Don't let it shrink your team. With settlement rules stretching toward 10–15 years, the easy hires are gone, so keep the staff you've got. Retention beats chasing people who aren't out there. Worth a chat about your rotas and wage bill?

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