Our Biggest Charity Easter Egg Drive yet!!

FRS 102 Revised Seminar Brings South Yorkshire Finance Leaders Together

In collaboration with Shorts Chartered Accountants, we recently hosted a seminar for senior finance professionals from across the region.The event brought together a number of Finance Directors, Financial Controllers and senior leaders from across the region for a morning of insight, discussion and networking over breakfast. It was a pleasure to welcome so many familiar faces, alongside new contacts, reflecting the strength and depth of the Yorkshire finance community. The seminar was presented by Howard Freeman, Audit & Accounts Partner, and Andy Ryder, Corporate Finance Partner at Shorts. We are extremely grateful to both speakers for sharing their time and expertise, and for delivering a clear, practical overview of the forthcoming changes to FRS 102, which came into effect on 1 January 2026 and are expected to impact a significant number of UK businesses. The session explored what is changing and why, particularly in relation to lease accounting and revenue recognition, and considered what the updates mean in practice for finance teams and business leaders. The speakers also addressed the new reporting requirements under FRS 102, the potential impact on EBITDA and valuation methodologies, and the key considerations for organisations as they prepare for implementation. Rather than focusing purely on technical detail, the seminar encouraged broader discussion around readiness, communication with stakeholders and the commercial implications of the changes. This led to a highly engaged Q&A session, with attendees sharing perspectives and experiences from their own organisations. At Sharp Consultancy, we are committed to supporting the finance community beyond recruitment alone. Events such as this form part of our ongoing effort to create opportunities for connection, knowledge-sharing and professional development among senior finance professionals. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Shorts for partnering with us on this event, and in particular to Howard and Andy for delivering such an informative and thought-provoking session. We are also grateful to everyone who attended and contributed to the discussion. We look forward to hosting further events in the coming months and continuing to work closely with our network of finance leaders across the region.If you would like to discuss how these changes may impact your finance team, or if you are considering strengthening your leadership function, please contact us for a confidential conversation.

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Easter time brings joy and happiness to many, and once again it has been a pleasure for us to play a small part in that with some of our charity partners across the region.

This year’s effort has certainly been our most successful yet, and in a time of giving it’s been great to see everyone across the business play their part by giving something back and working to gather donations as part of our Easter Egg drive.

Expertly coordinated and lead by Tom Davage in our South Yorkshire Office; throughout the month of March, members of the Team at Sharp Consultancy have been visiting clients to collect egg donations and to say we have been blown away by the generosity from those clients would be an understatement! As the days and weeks passed, the amount grew and grew and ultimately, we stopped counting some time ago.

With the amount well over previous totals, with an estimated 600 plus eggs collected we’ve spent the last few days delivering and sharing the donations and once again the impact has left us realising the difference that a simple donation can make.

With a range of charities, not for profits and under-privileged recipients, it once again highlights how hard our local partners work and the importance of community engagement and the impact that collective efforts can have on local organisations.

This effort not only brings joy during a period that most take for granted but also supports the commendable work of local charities, not for profits, schools and food banks and allows a chance to share some of those organisations with you.

Three of those in particular are below, to learn more about these charities' missions and consider supporting them please click on the links provided.

Paces Charity - Paces, a specialist centre for children with cerebral palsy and other motor disorders, provides a range of services to support their development.

St Luke's - known for its compassionate end-of-life care, offers comfort and dignity to those in their final stages of life.

Ashgate Hospice care - with its dedicated team, provides invaluable support to individuals with life-limiting conditions and their families.

And a big thank you to everyone else who has partnered with us as well for this year’s collection.

Of course, this wouldn’t have been possible without the donations, and we owe a huge huge thank you to all of our clients and candidates from across the region! Every single donation has made a difference, and we are so grateful for the levels of generosity you have shown.

Again, we would like to thank everyone involved and we look forward to doing it all over again next year, with a new target to beat! If you would like to be part of that drive, as a charity partner or recipient then please do not hesitate to get in touch. We would be delighted to add even more recipients next year.