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BKL Spotlight – Spring 2025

Welcome to our latest roundup! Read on for details of our new senior specialists,...

Video: Academy trustees’ reports – timing and templates

Our academies and schools specialists explain what academy trusts need to know when preparing...

EMIs, audit requirements and CASS 15: Webinar replay

Webinar replay: Alisha O'Donovan and Innovate Finance explain CASS 15 and the audit requirements affecting groups containing an e-money institution.

Taxation of dividends in a discretionary trust

As a basic rule, dividends received by the trustees of a discretionary trust are...

Closure of the Education and Skills Funding Agency

In March 2025, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) ceased operations. Its entire...

Academies Accounts Direction: 2024/25 update

The Academies Accounts Direction 2024 to 2025 (AAD) has been released recently by the...

Podcast: Jake Lew, property accounting and market trends

Jake Lew, our Head of Property & Construction, was a guest on The Business...

How to start discussions with clients about nature

Myfanwy Neville, BKL’s Head of Governance and Sustainability, shares tips on how to talk...

Introduction to IPOs: your questions answered

If your business is looking at future strategy and the next stage of your...

Panel: Making AI Humanly Possible

Hollie Moore, our Early Careers Manager, business services expert and Silverfin specialist, explored AI...

Futureproofing Payments: Governance and Operational Resilience

We discussed how to make EMIs (e-money institutions) resilient – from operations to compliance...

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Trump’s tariffs: adapting to the impact on UK M&A activity

President Trump’s plans for US import tariffs have introduced far-reaching complexity to the global...

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