Dorset Charities Conference 2019 Review
Ward Goodman hosted their annual Dorset Charities Conference on 4thJuly at Bournemouth University. Now in its eighth year, the one day conference provided Trustees, Fundraisers, Volunteers and Chief Executives from the charity and the not-for-profit sector with an understanding of current issues affecting the sector and also opportunities for networking. Ian Rodd, Managing Director of […]
Ward Goodman Hit The Road
Ward Goodman and The Weymouth Vehicle Preservation Society held the thirty first Dorset Tour on Sunday 26th May, at Lodmoor Country Park, Weymouth. Sixty eight vintage vehicles took part, which included the Mayor of Weymouth, and club member, Councillor Graham Winter, who drove his Marina camper (photo attached) The event is solely run by club […]
Ward Goodman Help Japanese Knotweed Grow Their Pension Offering
As a result of automatic enrolment, millions of people now have a workplace pension. Millions of workers have now been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension by their employer. Saving into a workplace pension is easy – you don’t have to do anything. Once you’re enrolled by your employer, not only will you pay into […]
Steaming ahead with audit
Ward Goodman’s audit team steamed ahead with fieldwork in preparation for an audit of the Swanage Railway Trust, the volunteer-led charity behind the award-winning Swanage Railway. The team, comprising Tom Mackey, Joseph Foard, Dan Cotter and Emily Mitchell, joined Lorna Lock, finance manager at Swanage Railway, as the Flying Scotsman steamed into the town. The […]
Dorset Sparkles And Shines For BH Star Award Winners
The winners of the inaugural 2019 BH Star Awards were announced at a glamour-filled, glitzy gala awards’ ceremony held at The Lighthouse, Poole on 14thMarch 2019. A fabulous, fun-filled celebration of tourism, business and retail at its finest, the new BH Star Awards were extremely competitive, drawing entrants from throughout the BH post code area […]
Office of Tax Simplification’s report on inheritance tax
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published the first part of its inheritance tax (IHT) simplification review. The report highlights a variety of issues with the current IHT system: IHT returns are submitted for about half of all estates, even though tax is paid by less than 5%; Most of the paperwork cannot be […]
Index-linked savings certificates
The popular National Savings & Investments (NS&I) savings certificates will be indexed to CPI instead of RPI from next year. The certificates have not been on sale since 2011, but NS&I allow existing certificate holders to reinvest in new series of certificates when their old ones mature. The terms have gradually worsened over the years […]
UK dividends remain strong despite volatile markets
UK dividends are continuing to grow faster than inflation, according to the latest quarterly data from Link Asset Service. Source: Link Asset Services, FTSE The latest UK Dividend Monitor (UKDM) shows that in the third quarter of 2018 dividend payments were 4.1% up on the previous year, comfortably above the current rate of inflation. Looking […]
New probate fees to affect many estates
The government has revived plans to raise probate fees in England and Wales. A new, banded structure for probate fees in England and Wales is to be introduced, according to a written statement issued a week after the 2018 Budget by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice. The announcement comes after the absence […]
State pension equality means increases for all
The State Pension Age (SPA) became equal for men and women for the first time, at age 65, on 6 November 2018. Having reached this landmark, the next stage of SPA increases has already started. For both men and women, the state pension will become payable for anyone born between 6 December 1953 and 5 […]
