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BGA Accountants Bowes Brooks was started by Jessica Brooks after she relocated to the Axminster area.

Devon's Go-To Accountants: Empowering Business Owners with Jargon Free Tax & Financial Advice | 30+Yrs of Tailored, Tech-Savvy Accounting | Friendly, Professional | Committed to Growth & Excellence at Outstanding Value Jess trained at a Chartered Accountancy Practice in Bath more years ago than she cares to remember! She went on to run their small business section and was responsible for a team of

6 and over 1000 clients whose businesses ranged from start-ups to several million pounds in turnover. She has since been the Finance Director for several companies (including a blue-chip one) and treasurer for many charities. She has worked for Administrators and Factoring companies as a turnaround specialist dealing with failing and struggling companies and has set up, run, and sold businesses herself. In all Jess brings over 20 years of private practice and invaluable commercial experience to the team at Bowes Brooks. Bowes Brooks is proud to be the first point of call when clients need help with any aspect of their business and have an extensive network of specialist professional advisors to call on when necessary.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ... ๐ŸงพHow many receipts are currently living in your:  โ€ข Wallet?  โ€ข Car?  โ€ข Coat pocket?  โ€ข Random kitchen...
14/07/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ... ๐Ÿงพ

How many receipts are currently living in your:

โ€ข Wallet?
โ€ข Car?
โ€ข Coat pocket?
โ€ข Random kitchen drawer?

No judgement, we've seen worse. ๐Ÿ˜…

A little organisation now can save a lot of stress later.

Where's the strangest place you've found a receipt?

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—›๐— ๐—ฅ๐—– โ€“ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ?Scammers often impersonate HMRC through phone calls, emails, texts and ...
13/07/2026

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ฝ

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—›๐— ๐—ฅ๐—– โ€“ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ?

Scammers often impersonate HMRC through phone calls, emails, texts and letters in an attempt to steal personal or financial information. Knowing how HMRC genuinely communicates can help you spot potential scams and protect yourself from fraud.

๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://bga-accountants.co.uk/blog/b/contact-from-hmrc-is-it-genuine

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜†

Passing on an investment property during your lifetime or as part of your estate can have very different tax consequences. Understanding the potential impact of Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax and the seven-year rule can help you make informed decisions and plan for the future.

๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://bga-accountants.co.uk/blog/b/passing-on-the-investment-property

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ โ€“ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€

Delaying your self-employment registration with HMRC could result in penalties, interest and additional tax obligations. Registering on time can help you stay compliant and avoid unnecessary costs.

๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://bga-accountants.co.uk/blog/b/registering-late-for-self-employment-the-tax-implications

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ, ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜?Our independent estate agency client had experienced several years ...
12/07/2026

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ, ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜?

Our independent estate agency client had experienced several years of growth, with increasing sales and steady lettings income. However, it was becoming difficult to understand how each revenue stream contributed to overall profitability once staffing costs, marketing spend, and branch overheads were taken into account.

By introducing monthly management reporting and rolling cash flow forecasting, we helped the business gain clearer visibility over sales commissions, lettings income, and ancillary revenue. This highlighted which income streams generated consistent profits and where marketing investment delivered the strongest return. With improved budgeting, better performance monitoring, and more informed recruitment planning, the result was healthier margins, stronger financial visibility, and greater confidence in future growth.

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น: ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?Making Tax Digital doesnโ€™t have to be stressful.Get our FREE fact sheet below to se...
09/07/2026

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น: ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?

Making Tax Digital doesnโ€™t have to be stressful.

Get our FREE fact sheet below to see if and when youโ€™re affected ๐Ÿ‘‡

https://bga-accountants.co.uk/MakingTaxDigitalDownload

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜†Thank you so much for sharing this, Tim. Weโ€™re truly grateful for your trust, and it means a lot to ...
08/07/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜†

Thank you so much for sharing this, Tim. Weโ€™re truly grateful for your trust, and it means a lot to know that our support has made bookkeeping and accounts feel like a real part of your team.

We love proving that distance is no obstacle, and weโ€™re delighted to be on this journey with you. ๐Ÿ’™

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜€ ๐ŸงพFuture you will be grateful.Keeping your records organised now makes tax season much l...
07/07/2026

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜€ ๐Ÿงพ

Future you will be grateful.

Keeping your records organised now makes tax season much less stressful later.

What's one receipt that nearly disappeared forever?

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€, ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€?Our commercial cleaning client had successfully expanded its contracts and grown ...
05/07/2026

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€, ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€?

Our commercial cleaning client had successfully expanded its contracts and grown its team, but rising payroll costs, travel expenses, and inconsistent pricing made profitability difficult to predict.

By introducing clearer management reporting and rolling cash flow forecasts, we helped the business understand which contracts were genuinely profitable. This revealed that some larger contracts were delivering weaker margins once staffing, travel, and consumable costs were taken into account. With improved pricing, refined scheduling, and closer contract monitoring, the business achieved stronger profitability, greater confidence in recruitment planning, and better-informed decisions when bidding for new work.

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ? ๐Ÿค”We love helping business owners, whether youโ€™re with us ...
02/07/2026

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ’ฌ

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ? ๐Ÿค”

We love helping business owners, whether youโ€™re with us or not.
Weโ€™ve got you covered, ask away!

๐Ÿ‘‡ Click below to ask us a quick question โ€“ itโ€™s ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ and you donโ€™t even need to be a client!

https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/bga-quick-question

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜†Thank you so much for these kind words, Heather. Weโ€™re truly grateful to know that our advice and re...
01/07/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜†

Thank you so much for these kind words, Heather. Weโ€™re truly grateful to know that our advice and resources are helping to build confidence for those starting out in business.

Supporting sole traders and new business owners on their journey is something weโ€™re really proud of, and weโ€™re honoured to be seen as a trusted resource. ๐Ÿฉต

๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? ๐Ÿ˜‚Whatโ€™s YOUR Tuesday mood: cool, calm, or spreadsheet pa...
30/06/2026

๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? ๐Ÿ˜‚

Whatโ€™s YOUR Tuesday mood: cool, calm, or spreadsheet panic?

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

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01297 692200

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