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How do I know when my business has outgrown its bookkeeper?
Five signs a professional services firm has outgrown bookkeeping alone, what the next layer of finance is, and what leaving it actually costs.
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Straight answers on running a firm
Written by a CIMA Member in Practice, for owners of professional services firms. No jargon, no hedging.
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What does a good management accountancy function look like?
How management accounts differ from bookkeeping and year end, what a monthly pack should contain, and the signs yours is not earning its place.
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How many months could my business survive with no new income?
The one number most owners never work out. Cash today, minus the tax you owe, divided by your fixed monthly costs. Here is the one hour financial fire drill that finds it.
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The sooner you do your year end, the more it is worth
Your year end is a whole year of data about your business. The sooner it is read, the more you can act on it, and over time that builds a business worth more when you come to sell.
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Making Tax Digital is coming, and it is closer than you think
Digital records and quarterly updates phase in from April 2026. Move now, calmly, not in a scramble.
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You may be losing money on work you love
Busy is not the same as profitable. Some of your best loved clients may be your worst earners.
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Your profit is real. Your cash is stuck in invoices.
You did the work and raised the invoice. Until it is paid, it does not keep the lights on. Most owners have never measured debtor days.
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Do you know your break even number?
The point your business starts making money is the most important number most owners are not watching.
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My accountant already does this." Do they?
Filing accounts and tax is compliance. Helping you decide what happens next is a different job.
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Tax compliance is the floor, not the service
A tax return keeps you legal. It does not help you run or grow the business. That is a different job.
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Will every law firm have to submit its accountant's report to the SRA?
What the SRA is proposing on annual accountants reports, annual declarations and fixed penalties, and how a firm holding client money should prepare.
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There is more in your year end accounts than a filing
Your statutory accounts are the legal minimum, but they hold a year of data most owners never hear read back. Here is what is in them, and what to do with it.
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Why does client account reconciliation still take two days in most UK law firms?
Why the client account reconciliation still eats a day or two every month in most UK law firms, and what changes when the same work is done daily.
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The numbers don't speak for themselves
Why well produced management accounts often change nothing, and what it takes to turn a monthly pack into decisions the leadership team acts on.
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How can UK law firms use AI safely in their finance function?
How a law firm can use AI in its finance function without breaching client confidentiality or weakening its SRA Accounts Rules controls.
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What risks do solicitors firms face when using AI with client data, and how do you use it with confidence?
The three real AI risks for a solicitors firm, what the SRA expects on confidentiality and supervision, and the four layers of a defensible setup.
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When should an SME outsource finance?
The five triggers that tell you finance needs outside help, the three models available, what each costs, and what to keep in house.
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What should 13 week cashflows show?
What a 13 week cash forecast needs to contain, how to lay it out, how often to update it, and the warning signs it should surface early.
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What does a part time FD do?
What a part time finance director actually covers, when to bring one in, how an engagement runs month to month, and what it costs.
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How do I prepare for bank lending?
What banks actually test before they lend to an SME, the document pack you need, the ratios they model, and how to write a lending proposal that gets read.
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How do I improve cashflow in a small business?
The five levers that move cash in a small business, from invoicing and credit control to a rolling 13 week forecast, and what quietly drains it.