From Corporate Finance to Building an Accountancy Practice | NDC
From Corporate Finance to Building a People-First Accountancy Practice Neil Criddle shares the setbacks, lessons and values behind NDC’s growth in Weston-super-Mare. What does it really take to leave a corporate finance career and build an accountancy practice from the ground up? For NDC founder Neil Criddle, the journey involved redundancy, a short financial runway, […]
HMRC Approved Mileage Rates 2026/27

HMRC has updated its Approved Mileage Allowance Payments for the 2026 to 2027 tax year, and the headline change is a welcome one for employees using their own cars or vans for business travel. From 6 April 2026, the approved rate for cars and vans increased to 55p per mile for the first 10,000 business […]
Optimum 2024/25 Director salary strategy
Autumn Statement 2023
Optimum 2023/24 Director salary strategy
Spring Budget 2023

Our Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has recently unveiled the Spring Budget for 2023 in the House of Commons. Here are the main highlights: Tax and Income The full expensing of Capital Allowances. There’s been no real change here for micro/small business as the current allowance of £1 million is normally more than enough(!), but companies […]
Autumn Statement 2022
Mini Budget 2022 Announcement (updated)
Optimum 2022/23 Director salary strategy