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  1. Blog27th Feb 2026

    An image of Joel Topham wearing a black suit jacket with a blue shirt.

    10 Sectors Facing Change as the UK National Minimum Wage Rises

    At the heart of the Autumn Budget 2025 announcement was a further rise in the UK national minimum wage, set to take effect from April 2026. It’s a move designed to support workers. However, for employers, it brings renewed pressure…

    By Joel Topham

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  2. Blog13th Feb 2026

    Stephen Smyth

    4 Key Steps to Prepare Your Business for Private Equity Investment

    Private equity investment can be a powerful catalyst for growth, but securing funding is only the beginning. You have to prove that you’re genuinely ready to scale, inside and out. Having recently secured private equity investment from Goldman Sachs, at…

    By Stephen Smyth

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  3. Blog7th Jul 2025

    Alexandra Wheelan, VFF Manager, author of blog for revenue recognition

    FRS 102: Revenue Recognition- what’s changing?

    As accounting standards evolve, staying informed about the updated FRS 102, particularly in relation to revenue recognition, is crucial for your business. The Financial Reporting Council has introduced significant amendments to UK GAAP, including a new revenue recognition model. These…

    By Alexandra Wheelan

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  4. Blog11th Jun 2024

    Lauren McCluskey, head of Office of the CFO and author of news as AAB Launches “Office of the CFO” Service

    Can A Fractional Finance Director Help Achieve Growth?

    One of the new trends we’re seeing in the finance market has been the rise of the fractional finance director. A fractional finance director is a part-time member of the team hired on a contractual basis. This director is then…

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  5. Blog8th Apr 2024

    An image of Natalie Boyle smiling at the camera.

    Charities in the Cost of Giving Crisis: 7 CFO Solutions

    Despite the extreme pressures brought on by the pandemic, we witnessed in awe the charity sector rallying together and continuing to support those in need. Barely recovered, the voluntary sector (along with everyone else) was then quickly thrown headfirst into…

    By Natalie Boyle

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  6. Blog21st Dec 2023

    2023 Business Unit Year In Review

    Oxford recently released their word of the year for 2023 and it was “rizz”. If we had to pick a word for our year it would be ‘growth’. You might have heard us talk about our growth journey a time…

    By John Beevers

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  7. Blog15th Feb 2023

    Will the new ‘IFRS 17’ apply to non-insurance providers?

    Think back to where you were as 2022 became 2023, at the stroke of midnight. It is possible that you felt the ground quiver at that precise moment; that you had an unshakeable feeling of a seismic change kicking into…

    By Lauren McCluskey

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  8. Blog21st Nov 2022

    How to organise your finance function 

    Your finance function is the eyes and ears of your business. It gives you insight where you need and reports on your past and predicts your future. A finance team needs to have the right people in the right seats.…

    By Lauren McCluskey

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