NR Barton’s Paul Farrington joins the board at the Wigan Youth Zone
NR Barton are delighted with the news that Paul Farrington has joined the board at the Wigan Boys & Girls Club, also known as the Wigan Youth Zone. Wigan Youth Zone is a purpose built, state-of-the-art youth facility in Wigan town centre which opened in June 2013. It offers young people from across Wigan the […]
VAT reverse charge ‘should be delayed’
A major change to VAT in the construction industry could cause significant disruption to businesses unless it’s delayed, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warned. The VAT domestic reverse charge is set to come into effect on 1 October 2019, and will apply to VAT-registered businesses that supply or receive specified services under the […]
NR Barton support Santander and the Woodstreet Mission
NR Barton have donated school uniform items to help support Santander and the Wood Street Mission in their worthy cause for disadvantaged children and teenagers. Many families struggle to afford to buy uniform in readiness of the new terms in September. This sadly can lead to bullying, a lack of confidence and children feeling isolated. […]
NR Barton team raise £165 in memory of Brad Whittle
The team at NR Barton held a charity hamper raffle to raise money in memory of Brad Whittle. The anointed charity was Lancashire Mind and the raffle was designed to help raise awareness of mental health. Lancashire Mind can be found at www.lancashiremind.org The hamper of goodies including chocolate and gin was raffled by Jacqui […]
Help-to-buy ISA closing date approaches
First-time buyers have around four months left to open a help-to-buy ISA, before the scheme closes to new applicants on 30 November 2019. The help-to-buy ISA allows people to receive a 25% government bonus on savings they use to buy their first home, up to a maximum of £3,000. According to the most recent Treasury […]
Open Banking and how this impacts Xero
New EU standards, due to take effect from 14 September 2019, will change the way some banks connect to Xero. To comply with the new requirements, many of Xero’s bank feeds will be replaced by new direct feeds using Open Banking. What is Open Banking? Open Banking means you can choose to share your bank […]
Paul Murphy completes Manchester Marathon
Congratulations to Paul Murphy from our Audit and Accounts team who successfully completed the Manchester Marathon in a very impressive time of 2.55, a great achievement. Paul is a member of Wigan Harriers and can often be seen pounding the streets of Wigan.
N R Barton say goodbye to Jackie
Congratulations and best wishes to Jackie Shirley on her retirement after 42 years with NR Barton. Our very own first lady, Jackie is looking forward to spending more time with her husband David and their first grandchild.
Jacqui’s celebrations
Congratulations to Jacqui Dutch for celebrating her 50th birthday. Jacqui is pictured with her friends celebrating.
Clare successfully completes the Cotswold triathlon
A huge congratulations to Clare who successfully completed the Cotswold triathlon at half ironman distance, an amazing achievement!
