As the 2025/26 tax year draws to a close on 5th April, taking proactive steps now can significantly impact your financial position. This summary is designed to guide you through the essential actions required to ensure your records are accurate, your compliance is seamless, and your tax efficiency is maximised. By addressing these key areas…
Against a backdrop of shifting global tides — from trade tariffs across the Atlantic to the uncertainty of unfolding conflicts in the Middle East — Chancellor Rachel Reeves sought to steer a stable course for the British economy in a bid to promote financial stability in a time of turbulence. As such, there were no…
Balancing pub support with broader SME incentives The Government has faced strong criticism following the November 2025 Budget from their own backbenchers and the hospitality sector, with many business owners warning that mass closures and job losses could result from the measures announced therein. This pressure resulted in the Government making a partial U-turn and…
White Hart Associates was delighted to support Class Tours Ltd (t/a Voyager School Travel) with their recent secondary private equity investment, which sees UC Partners (“UCP”) acquire the majority stake previously held by RJD Partners. Our specialist travel advisory team supported the transaction by way of facilitating the necessary regulatory clearances with the Civil Aviation…
Following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ November budget, which projects the tax burden to rise to a post-war high of just over 38% of GDP over the next five years — around five percentage points higher than before the pandemic — making full use of available tax allowances and reliefs has become increasingly important. To help you…
WHA Head of Travel and Leisure Chris Photi looks at the impact of a key budget announcement Of the numerous new taxes and tax rises (24 if you’re counting) introduced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Autumn Budget, her comments about Uber raised some eyebrows. Travel industry executives who book a ride home after a…
The Budget that asked everyone to contribute — but at what cost? This Budget was preceded by conjecture, which was astonishingly settled not by the Chancellor herself, but by an accidental leak of the forecast by the OBR. This leak made this Budget announcement somewhat more ‘taxing’ than usual for the Chancellor as the opposition…
WHA was delighted to have advised Hays Travel on its recent acquisition of Victoria Travel Group, including the headline brands Cruise.co.uk and Seascanner. This is a significant transaction for the UK’s largest independent travel agent in that it expands the Hays Travel footprint further into the global cruise market as well as being their first…
Verifying your identity in-person at the Post Office Further to Companies House requiring all directors and PSCs to verify their identity, an alternative method is available for those individuals who cannot — or choose not to — use the main digital methods available. This in-person option of verifying your identity will involve you starting the…
Act now to verify your identity before mandatory introduction in autumn 2025 Companies House are implementing a compulsory IDV process wherein all company directors, LLP members and people with significant control (PSC) need to verify their identity to prove who they are. Given that this process is mandatory, WHA has compiled some advice on how…
