Ward Goodman announce the appointment of Jen Richardson as Audit and Charities Director
Ward Goodman, the Dorset based firm of Chartered Accountants and Independent Financial Advisers, has announced the appointment of Jen Richardson as Audit and Charities Director of Ward Goodman Audit Services Limited. Jen has made a consistent and significant contribution to Ward Goodman since she joined the company in 2010 as a Chartered Accountant, bringing with […]
Ward Goodman’s new Wareham offices
Just a few weeks ago, Ward Goodman Accountants and Financial Advisors moved into their new offices at St Mary’s House, 24 North Street in Wareham. They now have more modern functional offices with a space to hold meetings and events. Offering accountancy, tax, small business and financial services, the new office is in a more […]
Perks Of Summer
Summer’s here at last… More than three quarters (84%) of employee respondents believe that receiving summer perks makes them more productive, according to research by workplace consultants, Peldon Rose. The company’s survey of 600 UK-based office employees discovered that 34% of respondents aren’t offered any form of seasonal benefits. The research also found that: 40% […]
Interest Rate Rise
Getting our hopes up for an interest rate rise? Last month saw the first suggestions that interest rates could increase soon. Source: The Federal Reserve In June, the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, increased short term interest rates for the second time this year and the fourth time since December 2015. The 0.25% increase […]
Dorset Charities Conference 2017
Ward Goodman is returning to Queen Elizabeth School in Wimborne to host their annual Dorset Charities Conference on Thursday 6th July. This event has earned its place in the Dorset events’ calendar by welcoming back charities and businesses for the sixth year running. “This conference is special to the local charities’ community as it offers […]
Inflation Rises
Mr Carney prepares to write a letter as inflation rises The latest inflation numbers show prices rising at their fastest rate for nearly four years. The May inflation data came as a surprise to many pundits. The expectation had been for inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), to remain at April’s level […]
Employee Benefits Takeaway
Behind the golden arches: take a leaf out of McDonalds’ book on employee benefits? When you think of McDonald’s restaurants, what comes to mind? A Big Mac and fries? Chicken McNuggets? What about a great employer which offers career progression and numerous benefits? It’s probably not how most people would think of the high street […]
Employers named and shamed over pensions
Auto-enrolment non-compliant employers named and shamed The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published the names of employers who have not complied with pensions auto-enrolment. These firms have been issued an escalating penalty notice. TPR’s list includes organisations that they have secured a court order against failure to pay the escalating penalty notices for auto-enrolment non-compliance, as […]
Worrying statistics for the retirement gap
A significant minority of people are heading for a retirement which is going to be very tricky to fund. They have neither a private nor a workplace pension. A new study by Aegon, the Readiness Report, found that as many as one in seven people aged between 55 and 65 face going into old age […]
After The election
And after the election… There is unfinished business for the new government to deal with. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. However, when it comes to general elections, there is plenty of history to suggest that tax increases are more likely in the first Budget to occur after the polls have […]
