Your guide to Christmas expenses – from Christmas parties to client gifts
Bookkeeping

Your guide to Christmas expenses – from Christmas parties to client gifts

December 01, 2025 by Sinead
The festive season is rapidly approaching and whilst you’re planning your staff parties and buying gifts, it’s important to understand what your business can legitimately claim for. Getting it right…
Setting boundaries and finding balance: How to avoid burnout during the busy lead up to Christmas
Bookkeeping

Setting boundaries and finding balance: How to avoid burnout during the busy lead up to Christmas

November 17, 2025 by Hour Hands
The festive season is meant to be a time of celebration and rest, yet for most SME leaders and their teams, December is an absolute onslaught. Year-end deadlines, clients needing…
Accurate bookkeeping is the secret to better business decisions
Bookkeeping

Accurate bookkeeping is the secret to better business decisions

November 10, 2025 by Hour Hands
Unless you’re like us and love numbers, you’ll probably think that bookkeeping isn’t the most glamorous part of running a business. It’s not exciting like a big client win, an…
Autumn Wellbeing
Bookkeeping

Autumn Wellbeing

September 22, 2025 by Hour Hands
Our wellbeing guru, Nat, has been talking to us about how to change our work rhythms as Autumn approaches. Summer has passed and there’s a good four months until we…
Why September is ideal for a bookkeeping health check
Bookkeeping

Why September is ideal for a bookkeeping health check

September 17, 2025 by Hour Hands
As business owners focus on the next trading period, we propose that September presents an ideal opportunity for you (or us) to conduct a thorough bookkeeping review. For some, the…
What metrics should you track in management accounts?
Bookkeeping

What metrics should you track in management accounts?

August 20, 2025 by Hour Hands
Management accounts are not required by law and you don’t have to file them with Companies House or HMRC but they are a set of numbers that give you a…