How Hospitality Businesses Can Mitigate the April 2025 NIC Increase
With Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) rising from 13.8% to 15% in April 2025 and the secondary threshold dropping from £9,100 to £5,000, businesses—especially in hospitality and retail—must act now to manage the additional costs. Here’s how to reduce your NIC liability and protect your bottom line. Maximise the Employment Allowance The Employment Allowance […]
Unlocking Hidden Talent: Why Hospitality Businesses Should Hire Mature Workers & Retail Redundancies
The hospitality industry continues to face a recruitment crisis, with many businesses struggling to fill vacancies. While traditional hiring strategies may not be delivering results, there is a wealth of untapped talent in mature workers and those made redundant from retail. These candidates bring valuable skills, reliability, and a strong work ethic—making them ideal for […]
The Rising Cost of Hospitality: Why Inflation is Squeezing Businesses
Inflation has once again made headlines, with the latest figures revealing that UK prices continue to rise at a troubling rate. While the reported 3.0% inflation rate might seem like an improvement compared to last year’s highs, the reality for hospitality and nightlife businesses is far more severe. Why Inflation Hits Hospitality Harder Unlike other […]
Are You Keeping Your Covid Changes?
Not everybody is ready to come back to your premises. That may seem like a strange thing to say after a few months since we ended locked down, but it’s a fact. It’ll tend to be the older generation perhaps, but it might be for various reasons they haven’t come back; some might have […]
How Allergies Can Create Local Advocates For Your Hospitality Business
Today I want to talk to you about how allergies can create local advocates for your hospitality business. We’ve probably all got friends who are vegan, they might have a seafood allergy, they might have a gluten allergy – how do we know this? They don’t wear a badge. We know this because they’ve […]
How Customers Can Support Your Pub Or Restaurant
In this blog post we have some great tips that you can share with your audience. We all love our favourite local cafe, restaurant, bar or pub. Your customers will want to help you during this time. However, they may not be sure how. Why not share some of the following tips with them – […]
Sterling Stock Auditors – BLOG – How To Keep Your Pub Moving Through CV-19
I think we can all agree that the local pub is missed. Especially with the warmer weather we have been experiencing recently. The local beer garden would be a welcome treat on those sunny and warm evening. Right now however, it’s not meant to be. The local pub is a place of friendship, happiness and […]
Coronavirus Puts Thousands Of UK Pubs At Risk
With the recent lock down in the UK, thousands of pubs and restaurants are at risk of collapse. The latest research shows that insolvencies in the sector had spiked before the outbreak and these establishments now look to be more at risk of closure than ever before. There was a jump of 10% last year […]