How limited company directors get paid: Salary vs dividends explained
Understanding how you’re paid when running your own limited company is a pretty important step, especially when it comes to maintaining tax efficiency and remaining compliant with HMRC. By ensuring you get the balance between salary and dividends correct you’re able to optimise your take-home pay whilst ensuring your [...]
What was announced in the Spring Forecast 2026?
In Tuesday’s Spring Forecast, Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented the latest economic and fiscal forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), providing an updated outlook for the UK economy. There were no major new tax or spending announcements, in [...]
What are the key dates throughout the 2026/27 tax year for Limited Company Directors?
As a director of your Limited Company, you have legal responsibilities such as filing and submitting various forms and returns to Companies House and HMRC throughout the tax year. Failing to do so will result in penalties, fines and [...]
What to Do If You Can’t Pay HMRC: Expert Advice for UK Taxpayers
It’s normal for everyone to experience uncertainty surrounding their finances from time-to-time, and if managing your business finances feels overwhelming and you’re unsure where to turn for guidance, Aardvark Accounting is here to help. In this blog, we provide [...]
ID Verification at Companies House – what you need to know
From November 18th, 2025, Companies House will be enforcing mandatory identity verification for all Limited Company directors, Persons with Significant Control (PSCs), and anyone who files on behalf of the company. This change, under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency [...]
Are you eligible for free childcare whilst working through your Limited Company?
If you ask any parent what their biggest monthly expenses are, childcare will most likely appear near the top of that list! For many, childcare costs are second only to mortgage/rent payments. It may seem like these massive costs are [...]
Introducing FreeAgent – the online accounting portal that’s Aardvark tried, tested and approved!
Here at Aardvark we’re really proud to include FreeAgent in both our Limited Company and Sole Trader monthly packages, as, in our professional opinion, it’s the best online accounting software out there! So if you’re new to running your own [...]