Assure UK

Sadly, diary commitments have precluded our MD and Founder, Gareth Burton, from putting together a team for this year's Golf Day, but he can heartily recommend attending.

Every day is a new day, but this week feels especially new!🌟 We're delighted to start the next chapter in the Assure UK journey!

We are delighted to announce that as of yesterday, our main office has relocated to a newly fitted-out, 50+ seat office in Banbury's core business district. The move is another significant step in our journey to becoming the go-to choice for UK pension scheme audits and assurance reports. Our CEO and founder, Gareth Burton, started this journey twenty-one years ago with a mobile phone and a laptop. All of us at Assure UK echo Gareth's post about the move: "Thank you to all the customers who joined me...I appreciate the opportunities you gave my team and me."

Gareth Burton highlights a core element of practical business knowledge retention for pension scheme audits. Yes, it can be a time sink, but like insurance, you'll be glad you have it when you need to use it. #pensionaudits #clientfirst #accountable #professional

Back to reality after an incredible time at XeroCon in Nashville, Tennessee! The energy, innovation, and insights from this event were nothing short of inspiring. From the latest advancements in cloud accounting to networking with industry leaders, XeroCon was a powerful reminder of the ever-evolving landscape of accounting and finance. I’m excited to bring back fresh ideas and strategies to enhance our practice and deliver even more value to our clients. The future of accounting is bright, and I’m thrilled to be part of this dynamic journey! A big thank you to everyone I connected with—let’s continue the conversations and collaborations! #XeroCon #Accounting #CloudAccounting #Nashville #Innovation #Networking #BusinessGrowth

#MindsetMondays As we enter the month of September, it's safe to say summer is over. So share what you did this summer? #Summer #September #ProfessionalServices

New Office. New Start. 'Don't Despise Humble Beginnings' 22 years ago I decided to leave employment and start my own Specialist Pension Audit Practice. Better still... No one else had a practice like mine! We offer a great service at an agreed fee. We also sprinkle in our proactive style which means in the last year many trustees have saved their audit fee by implementing our recommendations. In the beginning, I was working from home with just a mobile and a laptop. How things have changed as we move into our new 50-person office based in Banbury serving clients across the UK using the latest technology. Thank you to all the 143 trustees and advisers who met me that first year to hear my story. Thank you, especially to all the customers who joined me in 2003 and more recently. I appreciate the opportunity you gave my team and I. Don't Despise Humble Beginnings. We all started somewhere! (Source: Picture taken at Ramsey Solutions' office in Nashville)

Following Gareth Burton's video on Own Risk Assessment (ORA), here's a more detailed overview of this new requirement in pension scheme management. As this is a developing subject, please let us know your thinking, actions, and points of view on what will be a must-do for many schemes in just over 18 months.

Our MD and Founder, Gareth Burton, speaks in front of the camera about a significant change in the #PensionScheme industry: the need for schemes to produce an ORA. It's a subject that regularly comes up in our day-to-day client discussions, and we can only see it happening more, given that the first ORAs will need to be completed in just over a year and a half. #ORA #ESOG

This is a niche one, even for us. 😁 Still, we have discussed it with clients as part of our work in pension scheme audits, so we thought it would be useful to gather our knowledge, insight, and research into an article for pension schemes with US investments. Basically, if you manage a UK-based pension scheme with investments in the United States, understanding the W-8BEN-E form is important for tax compliance and optimising your returns.