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How should football be regulated?
- Article
- 02 May 2025
- ICAEW Insights
As the new football regulator steps into the beautiful game, how will it strike the right balance between sustainability and growth from a business point of view? Finance experts explain how.
How finance flair led to top job in golf governance
- Article
- 28 Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Martin Slumbers OBE, leader of major sports body The R&A, charts the career milestones that teed up his recognition in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours.
Football club investment: less ego and more ROI
- Article
- 25 Sep 2024
- ICAEW Insights
From trophy asset to serious investment opportunity, football clubs have come of age. But understanding how to value them is a specialist field. Expert Nick Barlow talks us through the issues at play.
ICAEW accountant stars in Team GB Olympic rugby
- Article
- 14 Aug 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Heather Cowell, Team GB rugby sevens forward and ICAEW Chartered Accountant, explains how playing hard and working smart paved the way for her success both on and off the field.
Tax news in brief 22 May 2024
- Article
- 22 May 2024
- ICAEW
Highlights from the broader tax news for the week ending 22 May 2024, including: increase in income self assessment (ITSA) threshold; HMRC seeks feedback on income record viewer; and new guidelines for compliance for football clubs and agents.
Tax news in brief 01 May 2024
- Article
- 30 Apr 2024
- ICAEW
Highlights from the broader tax news for the week ending 1 May 2024, including: an opportunity to give your thoughts on the non-dom changes; new legislation affecting building societies and individuals involved in the UEFA Champions League final; and changes to HMRC’s guidance for tour operators.
From PwC to public service: Lynn Pamment CBE
- Article
- 17 Apr 2024
- ICAEW Insights
The former PwC partner and now Jersey’s Comptroller and Auditor General on why tackling the local audit crisis hinges on audit firm leaders valuing the public sector audit discipline better.
Community amateur sports clubs asked to check their status
- Article
- 05 Apr 2024
- ICAEW Insights
HMRC is writing to community amateur sports clubs and asking them to check if they are still eligible to stay within the scheme.
New Bill scores for football governance
- Article
- 21 Mar 2024
- ICAEW Insights
The Football Governance Bill unveils an Independent Football Regulator to combat financial mismanagement, preserve clubs’ links with their communities and protect the national game.
Tax news in brief 28 February 2024
- Article
- 27 Feb 2024
Highlights from the broader tax news for the week ending 28 February 2024, including: a new income tax exemption for the Champions League final, tips from HMRC on paying PAYE and filing an ATED return; and the EU’s new digital system for union goods.
Football clubs score record £8.8bn revenue
- Article
- 26 Jan 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Global football netted remarkable returns in 2022/23, according to Deloitte’s annual survey, with a surge in matchday and commercial revenues sweeping across Europe.
Setting and scoring goals: meet Nick Grimes
- Article
- 30 Nov 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Nick Grimes juggles work and studying for the ACA with captaining Taunton Town Football Club. He shares how he’s found a work-life balance while pursuing his passions on and off the pitch.
Women in Sport: gender budgeting
- Website
- 28 Jul 2023
- Women in Sport
Women in Sport have released their gender budgeting report. The aim of this report is to honestly and fairly analyse the results of allocation of resources and how they are benefitting women and girls.
Deloitte: women’s football sees average club revenue soar
- Article
- 20 Jan 2023
- ICAEW Insights
With record income and ever-increasing viewing figures, women’s football is kicking it out of the park. But as the business moves into its growth phase, can it avoid falling foul of the excesses of the men’s game?
Bleak prospects for 2023 despite surprise November GDP increase
- Article
- 13 Jan 2023
- ICAEW Insights
Latest official estimate confirms that the UK economy surprisingly grew in November as the boost to consumer activity from the Qatar World Cup helped lift overall activity.
Deloitte: £1.9bn record-breaking Premier League transfer spend
- Article
- 20 Sep 2022
- ICAEW Insights
New club owners and new team managers looking to make their mark on the biggest football stage in the world push transfer window spend up to nearly £2bn.
The accountant keeping firms on the right side of the law
- Article
- 19 Aug 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Five years working on the Robert Maxwell insolvency, an inquiry into payments transfers in the Premier League, and running KPMG’s forensic business in Russia have served Nigel Layton well, as he helps clients navigate complex supply chain due diligence.
Chart of the week: Commonwealth Games
- Article
- 28 Jul 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Our chart this week marks the start of the XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, illustrating how the numbers of events and competitors have grown since the first games in 1930.
Sanctions moving the goalposts on football governance
- Article
- 17 Mar 2022
- ICAEW Insights
While the world watches with alarm as war rages in Ukraine, the shockwaves from sanctions imposed against Russia are being felt on home turf by football’s Premier League.
Barry Hearn: from accountant to sports supremo
- Article
- 17 Feb 2022
- ICAEW Insights
“I like to think I’m a Jack the lad, but I’m an anorak really,” says Barry Hearn, President of global sports promotion business Matchroom, adding that his ACA training provided the springboard to his success.
Chris Finill: Accountant, marathon runner, world record holder
- Article
- 04 Nov 2021
- ICAEW Insights
Chartered accountant Chris Finill has run every London marathon stretching back to 1981, when the race first began, taking his streak up to 41 races this year.
Late payments, basis period reform and football finance
- Podcast
- 26 Aug 2021
- ICAEW Insights
On this episode of the ICAEW Insights podcast we discuss the government’s latest efforts to tackle late payments, once-in-a-generation reforms to the tax system, football finance and a potential audit standard for less complex entities.
Football clubs should target accountants this transfer window
- Article
- 12 Aug 2021
- ICAEW Insights
Football finance fanatic, co-host of viral podcast ‘The Price of Football’ and chartered accountant Kieran Maguire shares insight on the financial situation in English football as the new season kicks off.
Business spotlight: powering the online fitness industry
- Article
- 10 Dec 2020
- ICAEW Insights
The growth of online fitness services and apps is one of the success stories of lockdown. ICAEW Insights speaks to Laurence Hodgkins, a chartered accountant at the heart of one such high-growth app.
Business Spotlight: keeping Inter in the black
- Article
- 30 Nov 2020
- ICAEW Insights
Tim Williams, CFO of Italian football giants Internazionale, tells ICAEW Insights editor Tom Herbert how the club is coping with the challenges of coronavirus.
Business spotlight: pivoting the fitness industry
- Article
- 19 Nov 2020
- ICAEW Insights
Raj Thiruchelvarajah, Chief Executive Officer of Goal Master Fitness, tells ICAEW how a grounding in audit provided him with invaluable experience for the startup world.
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The poor old game
- Article
- 22 May 2019
- icaew
Professional boxing in Britain has been going through a golden era during the last decade - numerous world champions, record attendances, sold-out outdoor stadia and the continued growth of PPV as a vehicle for reaching home audiences.
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