Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants Website Feed Bishop Fleming RSS Feed <![CDATA[Go green and save money]]> Cut your annual energy bill by a fifth - and earn a return of 5% to 8% a year on the money invested in achieving those savings.

It may sound too good to be true but it is achievable, say Bishop Fleming, one of the South West’s largest and fastest growing accountancy firms.

]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sports quiz raises money for Shelterbox]]> A big sports quiz night in Truro on Thursday (25 Feb 2010), organised by chartered accountants Bishop Fleming with support from NatWest and the Royal Bank of Scotland, raised £1,276 for ShelterBox’s disaster relief efforts.

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bench marking report for SW Care Homes]]> The care-homes team at South West accountancy firm, Bishop Fleming, has created the region’s first “bench-marking” report, enabling care-home owners to compare their business to competitors within the region.

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Jobs safeguarded at major Plymouth employer]]> One of Plymouth’s biggest employers has unveiled £18 million expansion plans which will safeguard existing jobs and create new ones in the city.

]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bishop Fleming backs university’s small business forum]]> Top 50 accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, is backing an initiative by the University of the West of England to bring together experts dedicated to helping family businesses share good practice, knowledge, skills and expertise.

]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[South West VAT expert publishes national guidebook]]> Rhona Graham, the recently-appointed Director of VAT for South West accountancy firm, Bishop Fleming, has become a best-selling author for tax advisers.

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Special Offer - No Initial Set Up Fee]]> We would like to inform all companies wishing to take advantage of our high quality payroll service of the great offer that we are running for the next 3 months.

Not only are we waiving the set-up fee but we have sharpened our pricing as well. Our processing fees now start at less than £2 per payslip for a monthly payroll.

This offer will only run until the 6 April 2010 so to take advantage of this you will need to move reasonably fast.

]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Key Payroll Dates]]>
  • PAYE income tax, Employee's and Employer's National Insurance Contributions (NIC), postal payments must reach HM Revenue & Customs every month by the 19th, the 22nd if paying electronically.
  • New income tax year commences on the 6th April.
  • Outstanding PAYE income tax and Class 1 NICs - postal payments must reach your HM Revenue & Customs Accounts Office by the 19th April, the 22nd if paying electronically.
  • Employer Annual Return (P35 and P14s) must reach HM Revenue & Customs by the 19th May.
  • Your employees must be provided with an end of year form P60 by the 31st May.
  • If you are required to file expenses and benefits forms, P9D, P11D and P11D(b), these must reach HM Revenue & Customs by the 6th July.
  • Class 1A NICs (that are due on the taxable expenses and benefits you’ve paid or provided) – postal payments must reach your HM Revenue & Customs Accounts Office by the 19th July, the 22nd July if paying electronically.
  • Class 1B NICs (income tax and NICs due on PAYE Settlement Agreements) – postal payments must reach your HM Revenue & Customs Accounts Office by the 19th October, the 22nd October if paying electronically.
    • ]]>     Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Bishop Fleming appoints new Chief Executive]]> The South West accountancy firm with the region’s widest spread of offices, Bishop Fleming, has announced a change of Chief Executive – and a new business plan for further growth within the region.

    ]]>     Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Global exam success for one of our trainees!]]> A South West trainee accountant has beaten all other regional candidates in the latest Advanced Stage exams towards qualification as a chartered accountant – and was positioned ninth among candidates throughout the world.

    ]]>     Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[FHL owners can soften the pre-budget tax blow]]> Owners of almost 62,000 furnished-holiday-let properties in the seven counties of the South West will lose all their special tax benefits next April, as a result of the Chancellor’s pre-Budget statement.

    ]]>     Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Businesses Face VAT Uncertainty]]> More than 25,000 South West retailers and manufacturers are poised to face heavy costs when the Government ends the special reduction in VAT rate.

    This is the warning from the VAT specialist at South West accountancy firm, Bishop Fleming, which has offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, and Truro.

    ]]>     Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Accolade For Bishop Fleming’s Payroll Service]]> Staff at the specialist payroll service at South West accountancy firm Bishop Fleming are celebrating after achieving the prestigious ISO 9001:2008 accreditation.

    ]]>     Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Red Tape On the Increase in the South West]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Trainee Heads For BBC Radio Awards In London]]> An Exeter trainee accountant will be taking a day off this month to see if he has won a national BBC radio award, due to be announced at the 02 Arena in London.

    ]]>     Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Bishop Fleming to stay in Plymouth city centre]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[We achieve Platinum trainer status]]> Bishop Fleming, which has over 180 employees working in offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay and Truro, received the coveted “Platinum Employer” accreditation from the globally-recognised Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bishop Fleming appoints new VAT director]]> ]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bristol office to host international conference]]> ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Grants still available for South West businesses]]> Grant support remains available for South West businesses – it is just getting harder to find, according to a specialist at Top 50 accountancy firm Bishop Fleming.

    ]]>     Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Double exam success for Bishop Fleming trainees in Truro]]> The Truro office of Top 50 accountancy firm Bishop Fleming is celebrating more exam success after one of its trainees scored top marks in two recent papers.

    ]]>     Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Marine businesses hit hard by recession]]> Most owners of South West marine businesses (59%) believe that their sector will not emerge from the recession until next year, or the year after.

    ]]>     Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[West businesses are hit by the loss of international banks]]> The collapse and withdrawal of international banks is possibly the biggest factor constraining credit for South West businesses.

    ]]>     Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Goverment refuses to back down on tax penalties for furnished-holiday-lets]]> A Government refusal to abandon new tax-penalties for furnished holiday let properties could cost the South West £1.3 billion per year, and threaten accommodation for up to 4 million holiday-makers every season.

    ]]>     Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[General Election likely before next April]]> South West voters can expect a General Election before next April, ahead of new tax increases taking effect.

    ]]>     Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Free guide for parents on school accounts]]> At the time of year when parents are trying to choose their children’s school, a South West-based specialist accountant has warned them to study the financial accounts of schools – and not just the Ofsted report.

    ]]>     Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Private schools at risk from new charity rules]]> The South West could see more of its fee-paying schools close, merge, or switch into the state-system, as a result of the recession and new rules for charities.

    ]]>     Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West will see more shop closures around Christmas!]]> South West shoppers are warned to expect another wave of shop-closures, around Christmas and the New Year.

    ]]>     Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Care Homes face funding crisis]]> Care homes in the South West are facing a funding crisis, at a time when the region’s large and growing elderly population is also under financial threat. Tim Godfrey, head of the specialist care home team at South West accountancy firm, Bishop Fleming, spells out the dangers.

    ]]>     Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Bristol office of Bishop Fleming recruits “the region’s most active tax adviser”]]> Mountain-climbing, scuba-diving, flying, and running tax-expert joins Bishop Fleming.

    ]]>     Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[More Business Failures Likely in the South West]]> While the recession has already taken its haul of business-failures in the South West, the Autumn will bring a second wave of collapses, according to an insolvency expert.

    ]]>     Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[We step up our Furnished Holiday Lets campaign.]]> Tourism specialists at South West accountancy firm, Bishop Fleming, have stepped up their campaign against a Government threat to abolish vital tax help for owners of furnished holiday let (FHL) properties.

    ]]>     Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[New Partner Joins Exeter Office]]> A top business expert – and probably the South West’s tallest accountant – has joined the Exeter office of Bishop Fleming.

    ]]>     Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Is the South West good for business?]]> Plymouth, Torbay and Cornwall have fallen far behind Bristol and Exeter when it comes to being “good for business”, according to a new regional survey.

    ]]>     Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[We launch the campaign to avoid the loss of up to 62,000 furnished-holiday-lets]]> Click here to read our full report, including summaries of the current situation and the proposed changes, and our letter campaign to the Chancellor and local MPs.

    ]]>     Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Fleming Financial becomes Bishop Fleming Independent Financial Advisers]]> Bishop Fleming, the accountancy firm with the widest spread of offices throughout the South West, has re-branded its independent financial adviser (IFA) business.

    ]]>     Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Care Homes Survey Results]]> Most South West care-home owners (66%) suspect that their occupancy levels and fee rates are under threat and more than a third (37%) of the region’s care-home owners have seen their profits decline in the past year.

    ]]>     Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Hotels Report “Disappointing” Summer Bookings]]> Almost half of South West hotels (47%) have reported that Summer bookings are lower than last year, despite earlier hopes for a “bumper season”.

    ]]>     Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Bristol to Host International Tax Conference]]> South West accountant chosen to chair newly enlarged International Practice Group, focus will be on off-shore tax-havens.

    ]]>     Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Torbay Charities Have Only Weeks Left to Apply for £15 Million Fund]]> Torbay is the only Westcountry area to qualify - but time is running out for applications.

    ]]>     Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Tax Opportunity Available for Upgrading Commercial Properties]]> According to Andy Richens, technical tax director at Bishop Fleming: “100% enhanced capital allowances are now available for approved energy saving fixtures and plant, and this tax benefit can be factored into any repair or replacement expenditure plans.

    ]]>     Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Owners Of French Property Should Beware Of Wealth Tax Change]]> People who own property in France will no longer be able to avoid a potentially hefty tax bill by setting up a non-trading company, according to a leading South West tax expert.

    ]]>     Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Businesses Remain Tangled In Red Tape]]> The South West's SMEs see no evidence that the Government is fulfilling its promise to cut red tape affecting businesses, according to a new survey.

    ]]>     Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Budget changes could lose South West tourism £1.3 billion]]> Westcountry tourism could lose up to 4 million visitors and more than £1.3 billion from next year if the owners of furnished-holiday-let properties are forced out of business by new tax threats.

    ]]>     Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Chancellor axes all tax reliefs for furnished-holiday-let owners]]> A major part of the South West’s tourism industry suffered a shock blow from yesterday’s Budget, according to tax experts at Bishop Fleming, the accountancy firm with the widest spread of offices throughout the region.

    ]]>     Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Bishop Fleming payroll specialist competes in European martial arts championship]]> Silver medallist at 2008 World Championships is nominated for Torbay’s Senior Sports Personality of the Year.

    ]]>     Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[What the South West needs from the Budget]]> Bishop Fleming calls on the Chancellor to help the South West's recession-recovery.

    ]]>     Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Care Homes could be forced to shed jobs.]]> Care homes across the South West could be forced to shed jobs due to a VAT change which comes into force this week, according to Top 50 accountancy firm Bishop Fleming.

    ]]>     Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA["Top Tier" Accountant Joins Bishop Fleming's Torbay Office]]> One of the top partners at Bishop Fleming, the accountancy firm with the widest spread of offices throughout the South West, is joining the firm's Torbay team.

    ]]>     Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Fast Track to Success for jjFOX]]> Truro based jjFOX has been named by The Sunday Times as one of the fastest growing company’s in the UK, 7 December 2008.

    ]]>     Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Hotels Report a Tough Year]]> UK and overseas visitors were down. Red-tape and tourism agencies are a problem!

    ]]>     Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Businesses Should Expect "A Raft Of New Stealth Taxes" Next Month]]> Messrs Brown and Darling will be out to replace reduced tax income, say Bishop Fleming’s tax experts.

    ]]>     Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Miss The New Tax Return Deadline And Pay £100]]> Beware this year's potential double-whammy, warns South West tax expert.

    ]]>     Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Can Profit From The Property "Downturn"]]> It's not all bad news, say South West accountancy specialists for property

    ]]>     Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Sherborne Antiques Business Goes Into Administration]]> Administrators announce major stock sale

    ]]>     Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Businesses Will Put Pressure On Companies House And The "Tax-Man"]]> Companies will be changing their tax-year and incorporations, say South West accountants for owner-managed businesses.

    ]]>     Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Bishop Fleming Scores "Double-Top" In The South West League For Accounting Software]]> Bishop Fleming, the accountancy firm with the widest spread of offices throughout the South West, has achieved a "double-top" in the region's league of more than 120 business partners for UK accounting software giant, Sage.

    ]]>     Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Charities Suffer A "Double-Whammy" From Economic Downturn And The London Olympics]]> Individuals and companies are cutting charitable giving, while Lottery funds are being diverted from "good causes" to fund the London Olympics.

    ]]>     Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Plymouth's Athletic Accountants Deliver "Gold"]]> Athletic staff at the Plymouth office of South West accountants, Bishop Fleming, chose the Olympics timing to deliver "gold" for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

    ]]>     Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Companies Can Now Profit From a European Judgement On R&D Investment]]> As one of the UK’s foremost nurseries for business innovation, the South West is poised to gain from a new decision by the European Commission to back increased tax incentives for research and development.

    ]]>     Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Hotel Bookings are hit by Credit Crunch and Currency Rates]]> Soaring energy costs and reduced bookings are hitting employment plans, but hoteliers are backing local food and eco-tourism.

    ]]>     Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West's Targets For New Homes Can Still Be Achieved, Despite Dire Times For Builders]]> Targets to build 29,000 new homes per year in the South West, to tackle its severe housing crisis, could still be delivered - despite dire times for the region’s property and construction companies.

    ]]>     Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West Is Good For Care-Home Businesses, But "Red-Tape" Has Become Excessive]]> Competition for South West residents is less of a problem than competition for staff

    Most South West care-home owners acknowledge that the region is good for their business, despite strong competition – but agree that the volume of Government “red tape” has become excessive

    ]]>     Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Bishop Fleming advises Good Energy Group on £1m Share Offer ]]> Good Energy Group plc, owner of 100 per cent renewable electricity supplier Good Energy Ltd., has raised over £1 million in its latest public share offer

    ]]>     Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West businesses urged to tap into "Stealth Grants" ]]> Grant eligibility not limited to Cornwall and parts of Devon, says Bishop Fleming

    ]]>     Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Cheap flights and the 2012 Olympics could be "bad news" for South West tourism ]]> Publicity about floods, FMD, and blue tongue was the biggest factor in reducing overseas visitors to the South West in 2007

    ]]>     Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West's Economy is not heading for the rocks! ]]> South West is uniquely placed to benefit from the “slow-down”.

    ]]>     Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West care sector must prepare for a tough year, says Bishop Fleming ]]> Sector expert forecasts flurry of sell-offs in advance of Capital Gains Tax changes.

    ]]>     Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Plymouth business chiefs welcome the city's regeneration, but want more people to know about it! ]]> “Plymouth remains ‘remote and unknown’ to most national audiences”

    ]]>     Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West companies have just three months to capture a profit on past years' R&D investment ]]> Tax experts at Bishop Fleming have warned that innovative companies have a looming deadline to claim a 150% tax credit for research and development investments made over the past six years

    ]]>     Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[South West tax expert warns that new Government initiatives will hit owner-managed businesses ]]> “Why has the Government done a U-turn on its enterprise culture”? asks Bishop Fleming’s tax chief

    ]]>     Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Bishop Fleming secures Bacs Approved Bureau status ]]> Top 50 accountants and business advisers Bishop Fleming have secured Bacs Approved Bureau status for the second time. The firm is one of only 15 companies in the South West to have won the accreditation.

    ]]>     Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Tourism specialists call on all South West MPs to back parliamentary move over funding cuts ]]> This is not the time to cut funding for such a crucial sector, says South West accountancy firm, Bishop Fleming

    ]]>     Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT     <![CDATA[Torquay professionals explore UK's oldest human dwelling ]]> The Torquay office of Top 50 accountancy firm Bishop Fleming went underground for its annual professionals’ networking event.

    ]]>     Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT