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Belfast Telegraph How Digital Infrastructure is Shifting the Dial on Regional Balance

There’s a lot of talk in Northern Ireland about “regional balance”. Few argue with the principle that economic opportunity should be more evenly spread across the region. The challenge, as ever, lies in turning principle into practice.

Andrew Webb

| 4 min read | 03 Jun 2025

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Article FRS 102 Periodic Review series: Small companies
Explore key changes to small company disclosures under FRS 102 Section 1A, including UK GAAP updates on leases, tax, going concern and related parties.

Louise Kelly
| 6 min read | 30 Apr 2025
Audit and Assurance FRS 102 Periodic Review series: Other changes
On 27 March 2024, the Financial Reporting Council issued amendments to FRS 100 – 105 (known as GAAP, or Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), a suite of accounting standards applicable in the UK and Ireland. These are used by an estimated 3.4 million businesses in preparing their financial statements.

Louise Kelly
| 7 min read | 24 Mar 2025
Audit and Assurance ID Verification: Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023
Companies House is introducing mandatory identity verification requirements for Directors and People with Significant Control (PSCs), as the next step towards full implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.

Louise Kelly
| 3 min read | 20 Mar 2025
Audit and Assurance FRS 102 Periodic Review series: Accounting for leases
On 27 March 2024, the Financial Reporting Council issued amendments to FRS 100 – 105 (known as GAAP, or Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), a suite of accounting standards applicable in the UK and Ireland. These are used by an estimated 3.4 million businesses in preparing their financial statements.

Louise Kelly
| 7 min read | 24 Feb 2025

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Article The importance of ensuring your business is sale-ready

Prepare your business for a successful sale with expert tax planning and due diligence to minimise risk and maximise value.

| 3 min read | 10 Jun 2025

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Article FRS 102 Periodic Review series: Small companies

Explore key changes to small company disclosures under FRS 102 Section 1A, including UK GAAP updates on leases, tax, going concern and related parties.

Louise Kelly

| 6 min read | 30 Apr 2025

Audit and Assurance FRS 102 Periodic Review series: Other changes

On 27 March 2024, the Financial Reporting Council issued amendments to FRS 100 – 105 (known as GAAP, or Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), a suite of accounting standards applicable in the UK and Ireland. These are used by an estimated 3.4 million businesses in preparing their financial statements.

Louise Kelly

| 7 min read | 24 Mar 2025

Article Changes to company size thresholds in the UK

On 10 December 2025 the UK Government laid The Companies (Accounts and Reports) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2024, which will take effect on 6 April 2025.

Louise Kelly

| 4 min read | 28 Jan 2025

Audit and Assurance Enhancing Communication Between Audit Teams and Clients

Clear and effective communication between audit teams and clients is essential for any successful audit engagement – the key is fostering collaboration, trust, and transparency

2 min read | 16 May 2024

Risk, Compliance and Professional Standards Key financial reporting updates - December 2024

Substantial changes are set to be made to financial reporting have been announced recently. The UK Government is in the final stages of preparing changes to company size thresholds, increasing them by approximately 50%, effective from April 2025

Louise Kelly

| 4 min read | 10 May 2024

Belfast Telegraph Forecasting during uncertainty

The last number of years have presented unique sets of challenges for businesses, whether that be navigating the aftermath of Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing energy costs, or spiralling inflation and the associated cost of living crisis. This has led to business leaders making decisions that would have been unheard of a decade ago, and brought with it an ever-increasing level of uncertainty.

2 min read | 17 Jan 2023

Belfast Telegraph Audit and corporate governance reform

UK audit reform has been brewing for quite some time, on the back of large scale corporate collapses such as Carillion and BHS, which had a devastating impact on their employees, suppliers, and investors.

2 min read | 15 Nov 2022

Belfast Telegraph Climate change and Financial Statements

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has clarified that climate-related reporting in financial statements will be a key focus area for the regulator this year.

| 3 min read | 05 Jul 2022

Belfast Telegraph The changing role of finance

While the finance department will always be required to provide the core responsibilities of operational finance, including reporting and budgeting, organisations are increasingly looking to finance to play a role that goes beyond the traditional remit of the team.

| 3 min read | 14 Jun 2022

Belfast Telegraph Make ESG and Sustainability a priority or risk losing out

A significant topic in all boardrooms at the moment is the impact of sustainable strategy on business operations and reporting.

| 3 min read | 05 Apr 2022

Belfast Telegraph How can charities diversify their income streams?

Even before the arrival of Covid-19, forward-thinking charitable organisations had already begun to consider how to diversify their income streams. They were looking to step away from traditional fundraising methods, as the early warning signs indicated a waning public appetite for direct debits and voluntary donations

| 2 min read | 08 Jun 2021