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COMMUNITY NEWS –

As we look forward to Spring and the lighter, brighter days ahead, we round up what has been a busy few months as we came to the end of 2023 and welcomed the New Year. Our support of local causes, initiatives and hosting of our own events has been as busy as ever…

In the run up to Christmas all three of our offices were drop off points for the Mission Christmas Cash for Kids campaign. Thank you to all our clients and staff who dropped off gifts and supported this great initiative.

 

In January 2024 we welcomed Amanda Simmister from the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) to our Berwick upon Tweed Office. Amanda was presented with donations by GWA staff. We raised £361.25 from our annual Christmas Jumper Day on 15 December 2023. The total amount of ongoing funds raised to date, is an impressive £3,500.00 

Some of our staff joined Amanda for a bracing walk around the town’s Elizabethan Walls as part of the GNAAS Walk the Wall 2024 Challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

Well done to everyone who has played a part in raising these much-needed funds over the years!

 

 

In February we supported Berwick Races – Point to Point. We have recently renewed our sponsorship of both Minto Golf Club and Magdalene Fields Golf Club.

STAFF NEWS – 

As always, we are delighted to welcome new members of staff to our growing Team. We have recently welcomed several new Apprentices to our Berwick Office – Emma Scott, Sam Rogers, Tyla Spouse & Ely Benz-Toreno.

Catriona Robertson returned to our Tax Team in December 2023 and Callum Ellsbury joined as Admin within our Wealth Management Team in January.

Through our own Staff Community Outreach Initiative, we have supported:

• Berwick Scooter Boys’ Ride of Remembrance [British Legion], nominated by Angela Bruce

• Chirnside Junior Football Club, nominated by David Renton

• Tweedmouth Prior Park First School, nominated by Alan Potts

• Eyemouth Food Bank, nominated by Becky Wilson

• Glendale Curling Club, nominated by Lindsay Dalgliesh

Dates for the Diary –

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News and Events

Summer Newsletter 2025

In our Summer newsletter we look at the the implications of 'Making Tax Digital for Income Tax'. We also highlight, 'Why We Are Requesting Your Records Earlier This Year' and touch on the Autumn Budget and planned Rural Seminars further into the year.
In addition we share news of two new Partners and two new Independent Financial Advisers within the practice.

Summer Show Review

The annual agricultural shows across East Lothian, the Borders, and Northumberland offer a great chance to catch up with our clients and associates. We were pleased to support both the Haddington Show and the Border Union Agricultural Show again this summer.

Staff News

We welcome new colleagues, congratulate long service and achievements, and wish good luck to a retiring colleague.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

From April 2026 HMRC is introducing a new method for sole traders and landlords to report income and expenses, called ‘Making Tax Digital for Income Tax’.