Home

Latest News

Tractor fertiliser

By Jonathan York

14th July 2022

Tips on approaching your bank for extra facilities

There is no sign of any relief from the increased cost of fertiliser, fuel, feeds, etc in the coming months. Selling prices of most commodities have also increased, but whether the increased income is sufficient to cover the increased costs is another matter.

Read this post

By Armstrong Watson

14th July 2022

Be prepared to plan properly for the future and be wary of knee jerk reactions

Chris Edmunds, Director of Davidson & Robertson based in Cockermouth provides some thoughts on helping farmers and landowners to continue to thrive.

Read this post

By Jonathan York

15th June 2022

7 top tips for farm businesses

British farming is in the midst of major change, from shifts to new support schemes, to playing an key role in combatting climate change and food security issues.

Read this post

By Armstrong Watson

15th June 2022

Basic Payment Scheme - Lump sum exit scheme and delinked payments

We are all are aware that the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England is being phased out between now and 2027, and that this will have a massive impact on farmers, but how will the lump-sum exit scheme work, together with the de-linking of the remaining BPS payments from 2024? And what about capital losses that will arise when entitlements cease to have any value?

Read this post
money saving tax

By Andrew Robinson

14th June 2022

Tax efficient profit share in a partnership

Each month we answer some of the most pressing questions sent in by farmers as part of the Farmer’s Weekly Business Clinic.

Read this post

By Andrew Robinson

30th May 2022

Higher tax bills next year?

Here we will look at how some Cumbrian farmers may face an unwelcome tax bill in January 2023, and what can be done to reduce pressure on cashflows.

Read this post
split farmers land

By Andrew Robinson

14th May 2022

Gifting development land – how should I do it?

Each month we answer some of the most pressing questions sent in by farmers as part of the Farmer’s Weekly Business Clinic.

Read this post
Farmer business changes

By David Threlkeld

5th May 2022

More changes to National Insurance

There have been several announcements on changes to National Insurance (NIC’s) rules and rates over the last year or so. It is easy to lose track of these, here we review the changes and how they impact on individuals and businesses.

Read this post
Potential tax saving farmers land

By Andrew Robinson

14th April 2022

The difference between profit and cashflow

Each month we answer some of the most pressing questions sent in by farmers as part of the Farmer’s Weekly Business Clinic.

Read this post
agriculture worry outlook

By Andrew Robinson

8th April 2022

Outlook on Agriculture for 2022/23

It feels very much like a game of two halves within agriculture and our client base currently, with many sectors having had a reasonable last 12 months due to decent livestock prices and commodity prices. However, we should not underestimate the severe difficulties the pig industry especially is having.

Read this post

Enquiry Form

All content © 2020 Armstrong Watson. All Rights Reserved. Website by Simon Pighills.

Armstrong Watson LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales, number OC415608. The registered office is James Watson House, Montgomery Way, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2UU where a list of members is kept. Armstrong Watson LLP is regulated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales for a range of investment business activities. Unless otherwise indicated, either expressly or by the context, we use the word “partner” to describe a member of Armstrong Watson LLP or an employee of Armstrong Watson LLP in their capacity as such.

Armstrong Watson Audit Limited is registered to carry out audit work in the UK by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Registered as a limited company in England and Wales, number 8800970. The registered office is James Watson House, Montgomery Way, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2UU. Armstrong Watson Audit is a trading style of Armstrong Watson Audit Limited.

Armstrong Watson Financial Planning Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Firm reference number 542122. Registered as a limited company in England and Wales, number 7208672. The registered office is James Watson House, Montgomery Way, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2UU. Armstrong Watson Financial Planning & Wealth Management is a trading style of Armstrong Watson Financial Planning Limited. Armstrong Watson Trustees Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales, number 84495656. The registered office is James Watson House, Montgomery Way, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2UU.

MyRetirement is a trading style of Armstrong Watson Financial Planning Limited.

Armstrong Watson is a trading style of Armstrong Watson LLP, Armstrong Watson Audit Limited and Armstrong Watson Financial Planning Limited.