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Food collection brings festive cheer
A month-long food collection for the Hounslow Multi-Cultural Centre (HMCC) has resulted in an “amazing” amount of goods donated.
Before Christmas Chamber Patron, the Treaty Shopping Centre encouraged people to bring along cans of food and dried goods such as sugar, tea, coffee and hot chocolate to assist HMCC, which serves the multi-ethnic community in the London Borough of Hounslow.
Supported by local religious and voluntary groups and individuals and as a response to the need to help people and communities to integrate into the broader population of Hounslow, HMCC has been working as a medium between the statutory services and the voluntary sector, serving communities living in the London Borough of Hounslow since 1981. The purpose of the centre is to act as a focal point for activities that combat exclusion and provide basic advice, assistance, sustenance, friendship and opportunity to individuals so they can express the joy of their own cultures and religions.
For more than 32 years, HMCC has been used regularly by thousands of people from various communities and is widely viewed as one of the most successful projects in the London Borough of Hounslow.
Janet Leatherland, manager of the Treaty Centre and Advisory Board member of Hounslow Chamber of Commerce, says: “We had a great response to our month-long collection for the Hounslow Multi-Cultural Centre. An amazing haul was donated to this very worthy cause; I cannot believe how generous everyone has been!
Find out more about the Multi-Cultural Centre at
www.hmccuk.org
Planning & Managing Your Finances
Shankar Devarashetty, Managing Director of Oasis Accountants, from his extensive experience in all things finance explains why it pays to choose the right accountant to sort out your financial planning.
When it comes to finances, one can’t be too careful! This is one of the vital reasons that so many businesses wait far too long to hire an expert accountant, they may not know who to trust. Obviously, it is a good idea to opt for someone who is trustworthy and reliable. If you’d like an expert on financial planning to help you reach your goals here’s how it makes perfect sense:
Tax Planning
Tax planning can be baffling if things are uncomplicated. However, when it comes to business taxes, things may get quite complicated. In our experience, the laws are constantly changing and adjusting, making it imperative to have a professional help you stay updated with the recent changes.
Accountants can essentially help you create an efficient tax plan for your business and evade you from making the expensive mistakes. Hence, if you are unaware of the laws, then it is easy to mess things up and end up paying more than you need to. Besides, there are plenty of tricks that accountants are aware of to help reduce the amount you need to pay and surge your investments. You maybe leaving money on the table that can be claimed from your returns.
Also one part where people end up draining money in is simply filing in time. Therefore, if your business is on top of tax deadlines, you’ll avoid paying late fees. Since these add up in no time, it is worth having an expert to stay on top of these things and remove stress of any kind!
Time Savings
Save your business some time, it takes time to balance your books, do your taxes and manage all the financial aspects of your business. As finance professionals, we are experts in all things financial with the constant practice of handling the finances for various companies, there’s no reason you cannot expect things to be done much faster. The time saving is worth it, besides not having to handle everything by oneself can leave extra time to focus on all areas of your business.
Financial Planning
Businesses need a plan to raise their bar, for that it needs tracking everything. Would you know when your money is going or coming from? An expert accountant would help you find the most valuable clients along with setting your goals with the apt decisions to move forward. This would be possible by identifying the greatest areas of profit, put our skills to improve the future of your business and its success.
No Room for Mistakes
Errors in finances can come easy, one misplaced decimal and everything can go way off. So clearly if you don’t have a head for figures, it could be tedious to keep everything adding up. Many business owners may not be good at numbers side of things, one of the main reasons to outsource your finances. Accountants ensure you get everything right! We work with businesses to create fail safes that will help you avoid making mistakes, help you change the way you run your business and grow your efficiency. Surely making it the ideal investment that your business makes, provided you choose the right one.
Contact:
E: hello@oasisaccountants.co.uk T: 020-38189530 M: +44 7806 690596
Tribute to long-serving security guard
A highly regarded member of the local community has sadly lost his life after a battle with COVID-19.
Muse Mohammed had served on the security team at The Centre Feltham, a key retail hub in the area, for the last 14 years. However, he was unfortunately taken ill with COVID and sadly passed away on Sunday January 31.
Samantha Bond-Arnold, manager at The Centre Feltham, said: “Muse was such a popular and highly regarded member of the team – a true gentlemen and a lovely character. News of his passing is so terribly sad. The team, tenants and people in the wider community will miss Muse dearly.”
Management at The Centre Feltham are in discussions with Muse’s family about planting a tree in his memory.
Flood: peril in need of better control
The world faces a growing crisis through global warming whenever flood is threatened. Recent events have shown the devastating impact and it is not going to change. The flood prevention market is largely a cottage industry and so has difficulty in accommodating scale. Further, the efficacy of current preventative measures is questionable and so society faces inflated economic and social cost let alone the threat to life and limb.
New Chamber member, Tim Snowball of Pedrick Abate, has challenged the continued use of sandbags, given the numbers in existence. He could not understand why certain media outlets regularly showed pictures of a Victorian product, with known deficiencies, being rolled out. Surely there must be a better way? So, he gained exclusivity rights to the patented “21st century” sandbag, known as Floodmate. The aim is simple. There is a massive need by so many interested parties; let us gear up to supply, if necessary, countries across the globe.
With an extensive City of London insurance background and numerous high-level contacts, he wants to advance without financial aid of an insurance company even though they would be huge beneficiaries of Floodmate. Using his fresh eyes as an outsider allows him to serve all business sectors rather than just one.
Small Businesses Are Still Signing for Offices Here’s Why
Having started 2021 in another lockdown, it wasn’t quite the New Year we all hoped for. But with a vaccination programme now in full swing, positive change is happening.
Even while many people are still working from home, at UBC we are continuing to receive daily enquiries from small businesses seeking flexible office space in Hounslow.
This may seem odd during the current restrictions. But our offices in Brentford have remained open throughout the lockdown for essential businesses and, between times, have become a vital hub for (safely-distanced) collaboration for teams and small businesses.
Here’s why: • Workers need a safe space away from the home. Some people don’t have enough space for quiet focused work, particularly with children at home.
• Private offices can be used with time-share shift patterns. This enables employees to come in at different times and work safely. • Our office in Brentford is away from the city centre and has onsite parking, which allows for safer travel by car. The centre is professionally managed and Covid-safe. • Entrepreneurs still need a commercial address. Not only does it look more professional than a residential address, it also protects your home from spam mail and unexpected callers.
Speaking to our small business clients, it’s clear that they are thinking about the future. The current situation is temporary and they are all aware that a growing business cannot operate from home 100% of the time. It’s too disconnected.
A serviced office provides a cost-effective workplace that’s shortterm and flexible; it delivers the type of collaboration and amenities business owners need to support their team and achieve growth, with less risk and commitment than a traditional long-term office letting. To learn more, why not head over to ubcuk.com and find out how we can help your business work more efficiently in 2021?
Contact Andrew Billson Email: brentford@ubcuk.com Tel: 0800 169 9822
