Wood and Disney Accountants Colchester

Managing Director ~ Peter is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Business and Finance Professional, Certified Profit Consultant and Accredited Business Navigator Provider.

He regularly presents to both business and student groups, has written over a dozen e-books as well as ’00s of blogs and articles on the subject of business and profit. Despite all of this he has always hankered after a more exciting life.

Peter has many years of experience in not only all the financial aspects of running a successful business, but also in growth strategies. In particular marketing, strategic thinking implementation and control, and leveraging technology for growth, are areas he specialises in.

Peter drives a classic British Racing Green Morgan Plus 4 when the sun comes out. Give him a friendly toot when you see him parked behind an AA van.

Some of our views from last week taking part in our "Walk 1 Mile a Day" Challenge for Dementia UK. Any donations would be greatly appreciated - https://fundraise.dementiauk.org/fundraisers/wooddisney

Tuesday Tip ~ set up a Personal Tax Account with HMRC

This account is for everyone and allows you access to many things including;
Checking your tax code.
Claiming a tax refund.
Getting a copy of your P60
Checking your State Pension.
Checking or updating your Marriage Allowance.
Telling HMRC about a change of name or address.

You can set up your account here https://www.gov.uk/personal-tax-account

Trainee Accountant ~ Aimee joined us in April 2024. She’s currently studying her AAT and is and Certified. Aimee is involved with preparing accounts, bookkeeping and CIS.

She has two boys under the age of 4 so is very busy, but If she ever gets spare time she enjoys arts/crafts and baking!

📣 The Chancellor has today announced that the mileage allowance rate has increased from 45p per mile to 55p per mile and is backdated to April 2026

Some of the views from last week completing our "Walk 1 Mile a Day" Challenge for Dementia UK. Any donations would be greatly appreciated - https://fundraise.dementiauk.org/fundraisers/wooddisney

Tuesday Tip ~ check your payslip

If you're concerned that your payslip is incorrect or something just doesn't feel right, you can download our App and go into the Calculators section and enter your payslip details to check it! Just search "wood and disney" in the App/Play Store and download for free

Bookkeeper ~ Tracy joined us in 2000. She's very experienced using both PC based accounting software and cloud based bookkeeping software such as and .

Tracy is a Certified Xero Advisor. She acts for a wide variety of clients from manufacturers, engineers, consultancies, wholesalers, construction and various service industries. Tracy has 2 sons and shares their love of West Ham! She enjoys reading and walking her 2 dogs.

Some of our views from last week completing our "Walk 1 Mile a Day" challenge for Dementia UK. Any donations would be greatly appreciated - https://fundraise.dementiauk.org/fundraisers/wooddisney

Tuesday Tip ~ Check your State Pension forecast

Although you will receive a State Pension, it may not be the "Full" State Pension if you have any gaps in employment or National Insurance contributions. Check your Pension forecast with HMRC ➡ https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension