Richard Durell

Partner, Accounts

Richard is an experienced business adviser and specialises in advice and compliance for owner-managed businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups within property, leisure and hospitality and e-commerce. He is a qualified chartered accountant and has worked in professional services firms for almost his whole career, spanning over 20 years.

Richard is a naturally curious accountant and business adviser, and he likes to get to know his clients well in order to offer them comprehensive and proactive advice. He works with many different types of businesses and individuals, enjoying the ability to offer the right support for wherever they are in their life or business journey.

Richard also heads up Gravita’s in-house Company Secretarial team which deals with all the increasingly complex and often onerous aspects of statutory compliance. He is also heavily involved on internal staff matters
In his spare time Richard enjoys spoiling a long walk by swinging a golf club, far too many times.

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Budget 2025: Foreword

27th November 2025
Written by: Thomas Adcock
It feels like we waited a long time for this one – a very long time.  When it arrived, a little bit earlier than scheduled following someone pressing the wrong button at the OBR –...
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Budget 2025: Employment taxes

27th November 2025
 
Salary Sacrifice pensions The government will charge employer and employee National Insurance (NI) on pension contributions above £2,000 per annum made via salary sacrifice. This will take effect from 6th April 2029. In a salary...
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Budget 2025: Savings and investments

27th November 2025
 
ISAs The annual ISA limit of £20,000 remains unchanged, but the way in which you can save is not. From April 2027, the cash ISA limit will be cut from £20,000 to £12,000 (unless you...
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Budget 2025: Property taxes

27th November 2025
 
Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings – out of time claims for relief From Royal Assent to the Finance Bill, the law will be changed so that claims for relief from ATED will be able to...
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Budget 2025: Income Tax

27th November 2025
 
Winter Fuel Payments From April 2026, pensioners whose total income is over £35,000 will have their Winter Fuel Payment (or pension age winter heating payment) clawed back via PAYE at a rate of roughly £17...
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Budget 2025: Transport

27th November 2025
 
Fuel Duty: 2026-27 main rates The temporary 5p duty cut will be extended for a further five months to September 2026, and then reversed by 1p on 1st September 2026, 2p on 1st December 2026...
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