Duncan & Toplis On Air

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Graeme Hills, Head of Tax, and Heather Hodson, Chartered Financial Planner, to discuss the announcements in the 2025 Autumn Budget. Graeme and Heather share their reactions to the announcements delivered by the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, on Wednesday 26 November, and delving deeper into the changes to ISA allowances, pensions and inc...

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Niall Kingsley, Chair of The Duncan & Toplis Foundation, to discuss the foundation in detail as we approach its third anniversary.   Caroline and Niall highlight how the foundation supports local charities with the help of the Duncan & Toplis Group, and Niall shares his future goals for the foundation, including how people can get in...

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Graeme Hills, Head of Tax at Duncan & Toplis and Heather Hodson, Chartered Financial Planner at Castlegate Financial Management, to discuss the announcements in the 2025 Spring Statement.   Graeme and Heather share their reactions to the announcements delivered by the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves on Wednesday 26 March. They also provide...

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Rachel Barrett, Business Services Director and Head of Academies at Duncan & Toplis, to discuss the recently released 2025 Kreston UK Academies Benchmark Report. Rachel shares her initial thoughts and reaction to the report, highlighting the most important findings, such as a third of trusts now holding less than 5% reserves, and 81%...

In this special festive edition of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by CEO, Damon Brain, to reflect on the year and ambitions for 2025. Damon shares his personal highlights from an important and exciting year for Duncan & Toplis as well as his favourite festive traditions.

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Alistair Main, Director and Head of Assurance at Duncan & Toplis, and Damon Tunnicliffe, Director and Head of Payroll at Duncan & Toplis, as they discuss their respective teams and their roles as heads of service line. Having recently been shortlisted for 'Progressive Audit Firm of the Year' and 'Progressive Payroll Team of the Year'...

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Graeme Hills, Head of Tax at Duncan & Toplis, as they discuss the result of the recent general election and the impact a change in government could mean for taxes. Graeme shares some thoughts on taxation for businesses and individuals, and what he would do first were he to be appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Niall Kingsley, Head of Charities and Director at Duncan & Toplis, as they discuss the recently released Kreston UK Charities Report 2024. Niall shares his initial thoughts and reaction to the report, highlighting the financial outlook for charities, the biggest risks emerging and the overall feelings charities expressed in the repor...

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Kay Botley, Head of Healthcare at Duncan & Toplis to discuss the current challenges faced by GP practices. Having recently entered a new financial year, Kay shares her thoughts regarding the recent Spring Budget and what that means for partners in general practice. Kay also shares her recommendations for GP practices and what GP part...

In this special edition of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Tax Director Graeme Hills delivers his reaction to the 2024 Spring Budget. He shares his initial thoughts on the impact the Chancellor's measures will have on businesses, employees, and the self-employed, ahead of our upcoming seminar.

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Rachel Barrett, Head of Academies at Duncan & Toplis and co-author of the recently released 2024 Kreston UK Academies Benchmark Report. Rachel shares her initial thoughts and reaction to the report, highlighting the most important findings and what lies ahead for the future of MATs and the wider education sector.

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Shane Sale, to discuss the importance of positive people experience in the workplace and the ongoing challenges of talent acquisition.   Shane shares his thoughts and knowhow on the difficulties businesses face when recruiting, and in retaining top talent, and how you can refocus to get the best-fit candidates for your organisation.

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by director, Damon Brain, to discuss the recent Duncan & Toplis growth announcement. Damon shares his thoughts on our biggest period of growth since our formation almost 100 years ago.

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by director, Nicholas Smith, to discuss his reaction to the Autumn Statement 2023. We share initial thoughts on the impact the Chancellor's measures will have on businesses, employees, and the self-employed, ahead of our upcoming webinar.

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, we discuss key marketing trends in the legal sector, as we are joined by special guest, Steve Bedford from Conical. We discuss the impact the pandemic has had on the legal sector and how marketing strategy fits within law firms.

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, we talk all things regulatory and compliance, as we are joined by our Head of Technical and Compliance, Stuart Brown. W e discuss the importance of compliance in accountancy and congratulate Stuart on his recent appointment to the ICAEW's Members and Commercial Board.

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, we are joined by Heidi Thompson, to celebrate the International Day of Friendship taking place on Sunday 30 July.  W e discuss the importance of friendship and explore how strong connections can positively impact our lives, with insight into how interactions have changed within the digital age. We also discuss how these changes have enabled us to create f...