Ashmole & Co Swansea are delighted to sponsor the Llanelli Warriors for the next season to help provide rugby and rugby related experiences for adults with learning difficulties. 

We have welcomed this week’s announcement that local builders and construction firms will get an extra year to prepare for a major change in the way they account for VAT. 

We are delighted to announce a number of exam successes for our staff, in particular Gemma Williams, in our Carmarthen office, who has completed her studies and passed all her exams to become a qualified member of the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). 

We are delighted to announce that Kane Williams has started working for the accountancy firm full time after gaining his degree in Accountancy with first-class honours. 

We are concerned that not enough Welsh business owners, particularly farmers, have signed up to do their VAT data collection and filing digitally. Alarming new statistics show only 25% of VAT registered financial firms in the UK have signed up for Making Tax Digital despite the deadline fast approaching. 

Mark Gould, Ashmole & Co’s longest serving partner, is celebrating a significant work anniversary this year having been employed by the firm for 25 years. 

Ashmole Partner Skydives with Wales YFC to raise funds for Wales Air Ambulance 

A group of staff and friends from Ashmole & Co Accountants will be swapping their calculators for running shoes next month when they take on the Swansea Half Marathon. They are raising funds for a charity close to the firm’s heart - the Motor Neurone Disease Association. 

The Charity Commission for England and Wales (CCEW) recently reported that nearly 40% of small charities - those with an annual income below £25,000 - submitted inaccurate financial information. 

Nearly a quarter of UK businesses report that late payments threaten their survival. 

The Federation of Small Businesses reports that the problem goes beyond just paying late.