Pierce: Year-End Tax Planning | Member News
Pierce Business Advisory & Accountancy Group: Planning strategies to consider before 6 April 2024 Have you recently evaluated your personal tax situation? Is your tax structure optimised for efficiency? As we approach the end of the tax year on 5 April 2024, it presents an ideal opportunity to assess and utilise the various allowances and reliefs available to enhance your tax profile. [...]
Pierce: Understanding the Shift to Mandatory Payrolling of Benefits | Member News
Where a business is required to inform HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) about an employee's benefits in kind (BIK), they must report these on either a P11D or by registering to payroll benefits, allowing the benefits to be taxed in real-time through PAYE. Currently, the payrolling of BIKs is voluntary with many employers opting to submit annual P11Ds each [...]
Blackburn College and Lancaster University Team Up to Provide Next Generation Cybersecurity Training for Businesses Across the Region | Member News
Businesses across Lancashire are at greater risk from online criminals than ever before, according to cybersecurity experts. Experts led by Lancaster University are warning small and medium enterprises across Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Cumbria, that they are facing a huge wave of intensive cybersecurity attacks from web criminals. Now Blackburn College is collaborating with Lancaster University to bring a [...]
Burnley FC Players inspire students at Nelson & Colne College | Member News
Premier League football stars from Burnley FC recently took time out of their busy schedules to visit students at Nelson & Colne College (NCCG) providing a unique opportunity for the students and offering valuable insights into the world of professional sports. Working with BFC in the Community the Burnley FC players met with a number of students, shared personal [...]
Burnley College Sim-Racing Student Invited to Share His Passion for Esports at Major Education Technology Conference | Member News
A Burnley College Student has been sharing his views on Esports and education at a conference attended by more than 30 thousand delegates. Esports is one of the fastest growing sectors of the entertainment industry and Burnley College has been leading the way in introducing young people to this exciting and rewarding subject. Now one of our T Level [...]
Green Shield Group Announces Raft of New Projects in Manchester | Member News
Lancashire-based Green Shield Group has announced a number of new account wins across Manchester working with BEP Surface Technologies and Brooklands Health and Sports Club. The business installed a 123.82 kWp system at BEP Surface Technologies which will generate over 114,000 kWh of energy annually with an almost 100% self-consumption rate. The system in place will reduce their carbon [...]
AMP EV welcomes Workplace Charging Scheme grant for EV charge point installations at education institutions | Member News
On 5th February, the Government launched its Workplace Charging Scheme grant which will heavily discount the cost of EV (electric vehicle) charge point installations for state-funded education institutions. A generous discount of 75% off the cost of buying and installing charge points will be provided under the grant, up to £2500 per socket for a maximum of 40 sockets [...]
Themis at Burnley College Blazes a Trail in National Apprenticeship Week 2024 – And Beyond | Member News
Apprentices training with Themis at Burnley College are blazing a trail at the very heart of business success in the North West: that was the message during National Apprenticeship Week 2024. And this year there are so many exciting activities taking place that the College has had to expand its celebrations into the weeks either side. This week Burnley [...]
Forward Thinking on The Menu for Curry Club | Member News
Lancashire based business coaching, consulting, and mentoring consultancy Forward Thinking has been confirmed as the new sponsor of East Lancashire Chamber’s renowned Curry Club. Curry Club is East Lancashire Chamber’s signature occasion. Rotated around the region’s football clubs and other venues, this quarterly event brings together businesses from across East Lancashire in a sizzling combination of spicy speakers, commercial [...]
Racing Around the World! Former Burnley College Student Tours Globe with Legendary F1 Team | Member News
“If you’d told me last year I would go from running a College Esports team to working at international Esports events, I wouldn’t have believed you .” That’s exactly what has happened to Jac Cowie, a former Esports Student at Burnley College who has turned his passion into a career in one of the fastest growing entertainment industries in [...]
