May is Mental Health Awareness Month and you may have seen lots of advice on social media for how you can take care of your mental health when you’re feeling under strain, overwhelmed and anxious. In our latest blog, we discover the different ways that our team help to take care of their mental health……
Like many buzz terms, the “5 Year Plan” is something that many of us are familiar with, both in our personal and business lives. But how important is having a 5 Year Plan in your business? In this blog, Helen explains why a rigid 5 year plan may not be the best thing for your…
The new tax year began on Wednesday 6th April 2022 and if you are employed on a full or part-time basis, or you receive a private pension, you will receive a tax code notice each year. You should have already received your new tax code via letter from HMRC, although if your circumstances have changed…
We adore Xero at Insight Finance Solutions. As Xero Silver partners, we love bringing the simplicity and efficiency of the accounting software to our clients. Here are 10 reasons to choose Xero.
Do your finances need a Spring Clean? Why scheduling a day to deal with the build up of pesky tasks is great for your sanity, your peace of mind and your finances.
Finding small business grants in the UK can require investigation, with eligibility depending on a whole range of factors. That being said, it’s not impossible to find sources of small business funding you don’t have to pay back. We’ve put a list together to help take the stress out of finding financial help for your…
We have been offering a new service since January to our clients that is helping them to focus on long term goals and how we can achieve those by creating achievable targets each month. Have you ever heard of strategy boards? In this blog we discuss how these can help you to turn your business…
We have recently VAT registered and whilst we are celebrating achieving this huge milestone, we know that it can be daunting for many business owners. In this blog we explore why you may need to become VAT registered and how we can help to make it stress free for you and your clients…
January is typically the time when we hit the ground running with 137 New Year’s Resolutions and a “can do” attitude, but how many of those resolutions do we keep up past January 31st? In this blog, Helen discusses why New Year’s Resolutions aren’t the best thing for you or your business…
The start of a new year, whether tax or calendar, is a great time to assess your business and make firm, structured goals. One of the ways that helps us to do this is to revisit our company values and create a plan to ensure that we are delivering on our values to ourselves (as…
If you have been impacted by Coronavirus in 2021 and unable to fill in your tax return, HMRC will waive fines for those who file their self-assessment tax return late, however it’s not that simple for all…
As we near the end of 2021, we look back on our “Year of Adjustment” – how we and our clients learned to adapt our businesses and our mindset and what we’re looking forward to in 2022…
Tired of chasing invoices every month? Recent research shows that not only do a large portion of us feel awkward asking for payment of invoices, but it can even lead to anxiety and uncomfortable relationships with clients. Helen explains the ways in which we can make it easier for you to get paid on time,…
Accountants are all the same, right? Grey suits, grey offices and confusing jargon when explaining your balance sheet. WRONG! Helen explains why at Insight Finance Solutions Ltd, we are changing the game and bringing fun to your finances…
Helen’s son Ollie turned 5 recently and has started to earn his own pocket money. It is essential to teach children healthy money foundations at a young age to avoid them developing limiting money beliefs. Helen explains how a healthy money mindset can be created – and how our mindset coaching can help you and…
Do you feel like you just want to slow down, curl up with a good book in front of the fire and shut out the outside world lately? You’re not alone in feeling this way and there’s a simple explanation – Autumn is the season where we naturally slow down and rest after the bustling…
Were you amongst the millions of Facebook and Instagram users left horrified during the recent outage of the social platforms? Many influencers were no doubt scratching their heads about their future if the outage proved to be, as the rumours suggested, permanent. Could your business survive without the software or selling platforms you currently use?…
With the return to work for most of us in full swing, lockdown restrictions ended and schools open once again, now is a great time to take stock of what you learned during the lockdown – or what you may need help with post-pandemic! Here, we explore our own discoveries during the last 18 months…
Many of you will have already filed your Self Assessment Tax Returns for 2020/2021 but for those of you who are confused about how to account for any Self Employment Grants you may have received due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we explain how to fill out your tax return correctly…
Making Tax Digital (MTD) isn’t a new concept, but it will become relevant for many more businesses over the next couple of years. From April 2022, Making Tax Digital will rollout to over 1 million more VAT registered businesses. It’s the next stage in the government’s 10 year strategy for MTD, soon followed by Income…
This month we have been celebrating 4 years of Insight Finance Solutions Ltd and, after a well deserved break, we are looking back at how far we have come in those four years. Helen reflects on the birth of the business and her plans for the future…
Are you giving yourself a break? We’ve all had a challenging 18 months and whilst many have been furiously pedalling to keep up, a rest could be exactly what you and your business needs. Read on to find out why the team took a break from the business this year and what we learned from…
At Inisght Financial Solutions Ltd, we work hard to make sure that we are there for our clients every step of the way. We believe that your finances shouldn’t be difficult to understand and give a personal and professional touch that we feel makes us different to many other financial management services! So, who…
We LOVE Xero Accountancy Software at Insight Finance Solutions. It makes our clients’ lives so much easier and makes keeping track of your business finances a doddle. From 23 September 2021, Xero are making changes to their pricing structure. Helen explains how this change may affect you…
The Restarts Grant Scheme was announced by the Chancellor on 3rd March 2021, to aid non-essential business in reopening safely following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, but what are the restart grants, and is your business eligible to claim? Helen from Insight Financial Solutions explains what the Restart Grant Scheme is and who it applies…
When you run your own business or you’re in charge of the finances in your workplace, finances can be stressful! We’ve put together our top 5 steps to stress-free business finance!
At Insight Finance Solutions, we pride ourselves on making finances stress-free and simple. So in the spirit of making information accessible and easy to understand, here’s our distilling of the budget and how it will impact businesses and individuals.
You’ve grown your business and you’re at the stage where you feel you need an in-house accountant or bookkeeper. Before you pop the advert out and get an influx of CVs, there is another way. And it could save you an average of 50% of the cost of someone in-house.
It’s coming up to a year until we heard that dreaded word uttered for the first time ‘lockdown’. It has been the toughest year for many businesses and individuals yet it has also been a time for reflection and reassessing many things in life and business. People want to work differently and that is OK.
If you have been impacted by the coronavirus and unable to fill in your tax return, HMRC will waive fines for those who file their self-assessment tax return late.
When it comes to your business finances there’s a lot to take into account when picking a decent accountant. Here’s our guide of what to look out for, the red flags to avoid and what you can expect from a good accountant worth their weight in gold.
As part of our commitment to helping small businesses at this time, we are hosting free virtual business finance surgeries every Monday.
If you’re self-employed, the latest Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant application has been announced. With new eligibility criteria, find out the latest here
If you own and operate a hospitality business or are part of the hospitality supply chain and the new Tier restrictions are adversely affecting your business, we can help with our financial advice.
If you are a business that has been forced to close under the Tier system or operate very differently to normal, or you are a supply chain whose customers have been forced to close, then make sure you check if you are eligible for the local or additional restrictions grant with your local council.
Could your accountant be inadvertently scuppering your future plans to get a mortgage on that dream house you have your eye on? Read more about the questions that accountants should be asking their clients and how you can future-proof your future plans with your business finances.
With the announcement of a second England-wide lockdown beginning Thursday, November 5, 2020, many UK businesses are in an unavoidable position of closure. Government financial support changed rapidly and at the last minute to help this lockdown period. Helen distils the latest advice and guidance on financial support.
Check out my live interview with BBC broadcaster and communications specialist, Gemma Ray, on business burnout and how we’ve been helping clients to focus on self-care, clarity and planning ahead for beyond 2020.
It’s National Work-Life Balance week, and I think it’s perfectly timed to reflect the change of month, the change of season and change of natural energy stores. I’ve put together my top tips for work-life balance.
Thanks to an exciting period of growth at Insight Finance Solutions, we’re looking for an accountant to join our team.
“Wow that sounds boring!” is usually the response I get when I tell people I am an accountant. My sister-in-law sent me this Tik Tok video and it made me laugh out loud. This is exactly what it is like! Here’s the questions I wish people would ask.
The next six months are going to be the toughest some business owners will have ever faced. As the furlough scheme comes to an end and businesses are affected by new restrictions, here’s my guide on how to save your business and jobs.
We are delighted to have been nominated in the 2020 Digital Accountancy Awards. The awards, run by the Digital Accountancy Magazine in association with Practice Ignition and ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) celebrate the accountants in practice that are using digital technology to help improve their clients’ businesses and their own.
We were delighted to have been nominated in the 2020 Digital Accountancy Awards in association with Practice Ignition and the ACCA (Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants). As part of the entry process, we outlined some of our favourite digital solutions for us both in-house as a cloud-based accountancy practice and for our clients too.
Do you go with your gut when it comes to business decisions? Or do you carefully pore over spreadsheets and data, trying to analyse the numbers before you make the leap and take action? In our latest blog, founder of Insight Finance Solutions, Helen Crapper, discusses the merits of intuition when it comes to making…
I know, I know, every business book tells you that in order to be a success you need to be in the 5 am club and hustle hustle hustle. While we believe that life and business don’t need to be a constant force of hustle and grind, we do swear by a solid morning routine…
Looking for your next accountancy adventure and want to do something different? You could be just who we are looking for!
Congratulations to Insight Finance Solutions client Greg Perlaki who has secured his own fitness training space. We were so pleased to be able to get Greg into a position where his business finances are clear. It has allowed him to plan for the future and continued growth of his business.
In this live interview, we chatted to Sarah Hattersley, director of Hattersley Wines about how the pandemic affected the wine business and how the whole team collaborated to get creative and pivot in the pandemic.
As businesses have faced their toughest quarter thanks to the pandemic, I am seeing more and more business owners suffering from burnout. As a coach alongside my accountancy expertise, I wanted to share my top seven steps to stop business burnout.
As part of my ‘Coming out of COVID’ series to help business owners feel more prepared post pandemic, this week’s focus is on communication.
Continuing my series on Coming out of COVID, week 3 is all about your reopening strategy.
As part of my ‘Coming out of COVID’ series to help business owners feel more prepared post pandemic, this week’s focus is on cashflow.
As an accountancy advisor working hard with clients all over the UK I wanted to do my bit to reduce the overwhelm and help business owners with a four week plan to get out of COVID-19 and get back open. Every week throughout June I will release an article with action steps that you can…
Looking to check your eligibility for self-employment income support? Here’s the ways in which HMRC will contact you and the tell tale signs of scams that every self-employed person should be aware of.
These last two months have been the craziest weeks of my entire career. They have also been the most rewarding in anything I have ever done in my working life. I have been humbled and it has been an absolute honour to help people make sense of this time. This is WHY I became an…
Last week I was honoured to take part in a conversation with Float Cashflow forecasting software and it has cemented my belief that cashflow management is the number one piece if business knowledge that I wish all business owners would embrace.
With current global economic situations presenting many challenges for businesses and business owners it is important to remember the Dos and Don’ts of Dividends. Read our latest blog and advice on how best to pay yourself in the pandemic if you are not operating in profit.
Monday April 20, 2020 HMRC opened the portal for employers to submit their claims to reimburse the 80% wage costs for furloughed staff. We’ve collated our thoughts on the portal with extra advice on all you need to know.
At Insight Finance Solutions we first connected with the team at Capitalise at the end of last year, and boy are we glad that we did! There seems to be no better time than right now to access the level of support and advice around funding and investment that Capitalise offers.
I talked in my last blog about adapting to the ‘new normal’ and we have been so proud at Insight Finance Solutions to offer our expertise to help those adjusting to their new normal in their businesses. There have been many heartwarming stories about how businesses have pivoted in this time. While we can’t offer…
There’s a few funny phrases flying around at the moment that were not part of our vocabulary a mere three weeks ago. From ‘furlough’ to ‘social distancing’, ‘unprecedented’ to ‘pivot’ – these words are becoming part and parcel of our daily lives, our daily news consumption and the conversation we have with our connections.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the British government has outlined some support available for businesses and those who are self employed. Watch our latest video on the information we have.
It’s that hilarious time of year again when HMRC reveal their best excuses for not filing your tax return on time and also the reasons why those ludicrous expense claims should be classed for business purposes. This is always a favourite on the HMRC content calendar and this year does not disappoint!
We’re lovers not fighters! Yet sometimes we have to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee when it comes to fighting our client’s corner.
Do you need a life admin day? Why scheduling a day to deal with the ‘intolerables’ and niggly tasks is great for your sanity, your peace of mind and your finances.
“There’s a lot of *ah-hem* interesting things that go through my business expenses so I knew I needed an accountant who wouldn’t judge.” said sex coach Caroline D’Arcy. Watch her testimonial video here.
Have you embraced any of the new modern banking solutions from savings that link to Facebook messenger through to app based banks? We explore the latest in banking technology that can help you save, manage your finances and get savvy with money.
You might have a vision board for your life, dreams and business goals for 2020 but do you have a solid plan for your business finances?
“No accountant has ever asked me that question before!” exclaimed a new client we met with this month. It was a pretty life changing question to ask and got us wondering – are you getting the right advice from your accountant?
Four years worth of HMRC fines and letters had built to a staggering £5,000 and Cherry self confesses that she was “burying her head in the sand.” With our help, within a couple of months Cherry’s whole life turned around. Watch her testimonial video and read her story here.
So it is that time of year when yes we might still be in a post-Christmas carb coma, but we also get excited about new goals and plans for the year ahead. This year, in 2020 it is also a new decade and what better time to start planning your financial resolutions?
It’s the first week of January which can only mean one thing… sole traders and small businesses unite in panic to get together a year’s worth of receipts, check PayPal, Amazon, and tick any other purchases off a big daunting spreadsheet ready to submit their tax return.
There has been a rise in the number of different telephone, text and letter scams by fraudsters pretending to be HMRC. As we approach self-assessment time, it is more important than ever to protect yourself by being aware of the facts. Read our latest advice here.
The world of work is changing and 2019 was a big change for us at Insight Finance Solutions. A lot has happened in a year and we love reflecting back on the highs and the lessons of the last year.
This month at Insight Finance Solutions has been all about unfolding the new Float app and integration with Xero to our valued clients. Have a read of our review of the Float Cashflow Forecasting app here.
Insight Finance Solutions client, Wendy McGovern has owned her Pilates business for 16 years and her coaching business for the last 5 years. Chatting with Wendy on our recent monthly money call she revealed something really important – this is the FIRST YEAR for as long as she can remember that she has not been…
Insight Finance Solutions founder, Helen Crapper takes us through some of the common finance facts she wishes we’d all learned at school.
As we move into the cooler Autumn months and on the coat tails of celebrating two years in business, we’re delighted to offer all current clients and new clients a whopping 20% off our services.
So you buy something for your business. What happens with the receipt?
What makes you happy in your business? Grab a cuppa, have a read and take a minute to focus on the positive in your business.
Existing bank feeds connected in Xero may be subject to new EU requirements.
Common Money Mindset Blocks That Could Be Blocking Business Growth
What is SCA and will it affect your business?
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Whether you’re just starting out in business or you’ve been established for donkey’s years we totally get where you’re at in your journey and can help make finances stress free.
No boring accountants here! No no. We are fresh and contemporary in our approach.
We are mindset coaches and offer virtual solutions to help you on a business AND personal level.
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Now I have a clear idea of my profit and loss reports, my finances are now in a position so it’s easy to pull off the VAT reports. I can clearly see where my business is going and don’t feel scared about it anymore!! Basically you’ve really helped to empower me and excite me about…
The process of working with Helen has been brilliant, she makes it easy to understand , simplifies what needs to be done, listens and gets how we feel as well as understanding our business. We now feel more organised, on top of our accounts, able to forecast better and don’t feel under pressure and stupid…
Clear, supportive, confidence. I particularly like the monthly check-in/call. I’ve felt more confident to take the steps needed that will grow my business.
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