Quiz Question: What do these companies have in common – Whitbread of the United Kingdom, Molson Coors of North America, Qantas of Australia, Honda of Japan and Adidas of Germany? Yes, they all deliver consumer products and services. Whitbread is in hospitality, Molson-Coors is in brewing, Qantas is in airline transportation, Honda is in automotive [...]

As a volunteer crew member of Mudeford RNLI Lifeboat I dedicate quite some time to making sure I’m fully prepared to help rescue people who’ve got themselves in to trouble on the water.  So this month I spent 3 days on a ‘Casualty Care’ course at the RNLI’s amazing training facility in Poole. This wasn’t [...]

After quite some time helping me out behind the scenes, my partner Kathy has officially joined MFP as Marketing Director. Kathy is a marketer by trade with 15 years experience working in large organisations such as GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and First Drinks Brands. Whilst at GSK she was responsible for multi-million pound budgets and iconic British [...]

No doubt you’ve seen the headlines, and maybe read various budget reports, so below are the key snippets we feel are most relevant to our clients.  Please give us a call to chat about any questions you may have. Tax Implications What The Government will increase the personal allowance by £1,100, taking it to £9,205 in [...]

A journalist from the Daily Express asked me to be on a panel of advisers providing tax advice pertinent to the upcoming end of the tax year.  Like my other blog post, now is a critical time to make sure you’re making the most of your tax allowances. I’m quoted talking about Capital Gains Tax [...]