Step Stone Accountancy

01/08/2026

At stepstone HQ we are very excited for the first week of August. Mmm lets see - what is happening? Well oviously first Making Taxing Digital submissions..... Could there be anything else happening I wonder?

07/02/2026

So as well as looking after clients routine payroll, tax, VAT and accounting, with my prior experience as a Big 4 Accounting Firm Auditor and then Financial controller and Finance Director, I can also provide certain skills such as prepping for audits, group consolidations, reviews of financial systems and processes, capital and loan raising multiyear forecasts and cashflow models. We like to think of it as your very own "HOF in a BOX" / Head Of Finance (HOF) in a box service..... I have worked with local businesses with turnovers ranging from £1m - £50m to deal with the complex stuff on a part time basis where they do not necessarily need a fulltime member of staff nor pay substantially higher day rates - we work on a fixed fee so no suprises other than of course the HOFF *not* showing up of course.....

03/02/2026

The pavlova matter....

It seems my long overdue posts have prompted some queries regarding pavlovas.... As most will know I am not English and whilst there is a feirce antipodean debate between Australia & New Zealand as to who has the bragging rights, I follow strictly by the recipe from the Inverleigh Primary School Cookbook from the 1980s (see inverleigh - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverleigh) which I have been making since I was about 12 years old and still make every pavlova on my mums pavlova tray that is of a similar vintage. I love to make them (and yes my kitchen has 2 ovens). So, along with accounting stuff, I may indeed show up with such a treat. The kitchen is open so if you are due a catch up -feel free to remind me just how much I love to bake:) Pic below is one of mine and NOT a stock photo. I cant master an egg free one so unfortunately not suitable for vegans.

01/02/2026

Whilst planning out how many clients are due pavlova meetings, we were so excited to read about this!

Ramsgate Space is inviting businesses, creatives and community organisations to take part in a new wave of pop-up dining, food-led residencies and meanwhile uses across Ramsgate town centre, as par…

01/02/2026

Another Tax season done & dusted at Stepstone HQ. Now to start prepping for MTD for sole traders - oh wait - we already use Xero software for the vast majority of our sole traders so apart from a few tweaks here and there we are ready. So time for Gin, and the baking to recommence:)

15/08/2025

That Friday Feeling.... Snoops has closed his notebook and turned off the calculator for the weekend:)

24/03/2025

And whilst we are on the subject of Gurus - Amanda Holges from Holges Consulting has your business covered for all matters HR.

𝟱. 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗡𝗜𝗖𝘀) 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀
Effective from: 6th April 2025

Key changes to National Insurance Contributions include:
• Employer NICs rate increases from 13.8% to 15%.
• The threshold at which employers start paying NICs will decrease from £9,100 to £5,000 per year.

These changes will result in higher NICs costs for employers. Businesses should incorporate these increases into their financial planning for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

24/03/2025

Caught up with our favourate Money Coach, Mortgage advisor, Pensions advisor and all round feloow Gin Loving gal the Pink Haired Guru Claire Sweet today (and yes Pavlova was delivered along with our accountancy Service....

A timely reminder for all business owners to check in with their own finanical health and wealth.....

- Are you and your business protected if you get ill and cannot work?
- Do you want the added protection for you and your loved ones of private medical (and stepstone of course can deal with the tax / NI matters)?
- And what about those juicy tax deductions that we love from pension contributions?

Make sure to follow Claire (tagged in) and she might even share how her office decrates this weeks Pavlova:)

31/01/2025

2023/24 Tax Season Done. Send Gin....

30/01/2025

One day left to the end of tax season and we are almost there! A challenging one with the boss being somewhat hampered with a medical fubar but we have regrouped, we have welcomed more staff and Snoop Dogg has been earning his keep with the office cuddle morale.