Bevan Buckland

09/10/2026

Budget day brings plenty of headlines. Working out what the changes actually mean for you and your business usually takes a little longer.

The Chancellor will deliver the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 28 October. At 3pm that afternoon, we'll cover the key announcements in our free webinar, Autumn Budget 2026: Beyond the Headlines.

Matthew Denney, Tax Partner at Bevan Buckland, will explain the main tax changes. He will be joined by Martyn Davies, Partner in the corporate team at HCR Law, who will ask the questions many business owners are asking and share his view on how the changes are likely to affect them.

The session will run for 40 minutes on Zoom, with time for your questions too.

Register here: https://buff.ly/IYpvn9q

08/10/2026

In many charities, AI adoption is outpacing the policies in place to govern it. Staff are already using AI to draft funding bids, prepare meeting minutes and respond to supporter enquiries, often through free tools and without formal approval.

With the right controls, AI can ease the pressure on stretched teams and free up more time for the work that matters most. The key is knowing how and where to use it without exposing your organisation to unnecessary risk.

Join us on Tuesday 27 October at 1pm for our free quarterly charity webinar, held jointly with our cyber security partner, PureCyber. Michael Jones, Partner at Bevan Buckland, will be joined by Tomas Evans, PureCyber's Chief Offensive Security Officer, to cover:

- Where charities are already using AI, and where it could add the most value
- The risks of using AI, and the risks of not using it
- The governance, frameworks and controls that support responsible use

The session will run for 30 to 40 minutes on Zoom and is open to trustees, chief executives, finance teams and anyone else working in the sector.

Register for free here: https://buff.ly/Rit77Xi

05/10/2026

28/09/2026

Anyone who works closely with independent pharmacies will recognise the pressure the sector currently faces. A recent survey by the National Pharmacy Association, reported in The Daily Telegraph, found that of 420 pharmacy owners surveyed, nearly half are contemplating closing their doors altogether, while 55% are considering relocating to cheaper premises. For an industry that sits at the heart of local healthcare, particularly in rural areas, those are significant numbers.

In our latest blog, Sara Dennis, Director and Pharmacy Specialist at Bevan Buckland, looks at why independent pharmacies are under such sustained strain, and what owners can do to protect their position while a longer-term funding fix is agreed.

Read the full blog here: https://buff.ly/Pb81Fox

If you're a pharmacy owner concerned about margins, rates, or what the future holds for your business, please get in touch by emailing [email protected] or calling 01792 410100.

25/09/2026

With our Family Investment Companies webinar just a few days away, there's still time to register.

Matthew Denney, Tax Partner at Bevan Buckland, and Andrew Knott, Director, are hosting the session on Monday, 28th September at 1pm, covering how FICs work, their tax advantages, and how they can help you retain control while passing wealth to the next generation.

If you haven't registered yet, click the link below to secure your spot before Monday.

https://buff.ly/cD9fWGZ

14/09/2026

You can pass on wealth to the next generation and still retain control.

Family Investment Companies (FICs) are one way to do this while staying tax-efficient. But without the right structure, they can create unintended tax exposure or turn out to be the wrong solution altogether.

Our upcoming webinar examines the key tax considerations behind FICs, from structuring share classes to retain control, to the inheritance tax planning opportunities they offer, and when a FIC is, and isn't, the right solution.

Matthew Denney, Tax Partner at Bevan Buckland, and Andrew Knott, Director, are hosting the session on Monday, 28th September at 1pm.

If you are a business owner, high-net-worth individual, or professional adviser thinking about how to pass on wealth to the next generation, click the link below to register.

https://buff.ly/WmcflJ7

26/08/2026

Still carrying too much of your business on your own shoulders, or feel like your leadership team isn't quite pulling in the same direction? A handful of places are left for our scaling workshop with EOS Implementer Victoria Moffatt on Wednesday 30 September 2026 at our Swansea office.

In two hours, you'll cover the six things every business needs to get right to scale: vision, people, data, issues, process and traction. It's free to attend, and lunch is included.

The session is designed for founders, owners and MDs. Click below to fill in a short form; requests close 28 August 2026.

https://buff.ly/zRd6MU9

Know a founder or MD who'd get real value from this? Tag them below.

24/08/2026

It's now seven months since the new Charity SORP took effect. The preparation of the first set of accounts under the new SORP is still to come, but what gets captured between now and then will determine how smooth, or how stressful, that first year-end turns out to be.

In this blog, Michael Jones, Partner at Bevan Buckland, recaps the key changes under the new SORP and sets out the data that trustees and finance teams should capture now, well before their first accounts under the revised rules fall due.

To read the blog in full, please click here: https://buff.ly/Tx3GaMH

11/08/2026

Decisions keep landing back on your desk? Priorities shift by the week, and growth feels like more hours, not more freedom. Here's an exciting opportunity to fix that: a free two-hour workshop and lunch, led by EOS Implementer Victoria Moffatt.

Join us on Wednesday 30 September 2026, at Bevan Buckland's Swansea office. This session is specifically aimed at founders, owners and MDs of growth-focused businesses.

Know a founder or MD who'd get real value from this? Please tag them below.

Click below to fill in a short form and request your place by 28 August 2026:

https://buff.ly/mTdWMnQ

31/07/2026

HMRC collected over £104m in unpaid tax from landlords in 2025-26, the highest number of voluntary disclosures since 2018-19. 11,511 landlords came forward through the Let Property Campaign after receiving HMRC nudge letters, with average settlements exceeding £9,000.

It reflects HMRC's growing use of Land Registry data to cross-reference against tax returns and identify undeclared rental income. Many of those caught out are accidental landlords tripped up by changes to mortgage interest relief and allowable expenses, rather than anyone trying to avoid tax. After many quiet years, we've noticed a sharp pickup in HMRC enquiry activity at Bevan Buckland, which we can only assume is due to HMRC's wider use of AI and data matching across its compliance work.

If you let property and aren't certain your tax position is right, the Let Property Campaign still offers materially lower penalties than being found first. Speak to our tax team on 01792 410100, or find out more by visiting https://buff.ly/h7DqPeF