A conversation with Daan van Heerden, Offshore Group's Jersey Managing Director.

Quarterly financial reporting ensures that businesses stay abreast of their current financial situation, allowing key stakeholders to make informed decisions about resource allocation, business strategy, and cash flow throughout the year. These reports, completed at the end of each quarter, examine the company's financial performance from the last three months. At a base level, quarterly reports will include: Income statements, which provide information regarding expenses, re

As your trusted payroll adviser , we have compiled a summary of the key payroll updates across the UK, Ireland and the Crown Dependencies for Q2 2026 (April to June). These changes are based on current guidance and will help ensure your payroll processes remain compliant as the new tax year begins in several jurisdictions. Please note: this is not an exhaustive list. If you would like to discuss how any of the upcoming changes may affect your business, please contact us at...

Managing payroll is both one of the most important responsibilities within any business and one of the most sensitive. Working closely with private data, strict compliance requirements and vital deadlines that can't be missed, managing payroll successfully requires clean systems with no room for error. Despite this, many organisations still rely upon fragmented communication and documentation processes comprised of convoluted email threads, widely shared folders, messy spread

Marbral is a change management and strategy firm headquartered in Jersey with an additional focus on the Isle of Man and Ireland and a further operational presence across the UK and Guernsey. As Marbral prepared for increasing operational complexity and ongoing expansion into new jurisdictions, the need for a finance partner that could scale alongside them , provide hands-on insight and adapt to change  accordingly became a high priority. They were looking for more than a tr

Q1 marks the beginning of both the calendar and fiscal year, making it a vital time for ensuring that your business is starting the year on the right track.

Offshore has grown steadily over time, evolving from a specialist consultancy into a multifaceted service provider. As the business continues to grow, Offshore now enters its next chapter with the launch of a refreshed brand and group structure: Offshore Group. The move to Offshore Group reflects the business’s current operations by unifying its service offerings and jurisdictional presence under a cohesive brand, which simplifies client interactions and enhances operational

As your trusted payroll adviser, Offshore Commercial has prepared a summary of the key payroll changes for 2026, broken down by jurisdiction. The updates below highlight what we consider to be the most important changes. This is not an exhaustive list, and we recommend seeking advice if you are unsure how any of these updates apply to your business. If you would like to discuss any of the upcoming changes, please contact our payroll team at payroll@offshoregroup.gg . Payroll

As your business grows, financial management becomes more demanding, yet internal resources don’t always expand at the same pace. Many Channel Islands businesses find themselves balancing growth with increasingly complex reporting, compliance, and tax requirements. Outsourcing your accounting can provide the expertise, consistency, and scalability needed to stay in control and move forward with confidence, but how do you know when it’s time to make that move?  1. You’re Spend

In today’s fast-moving business environment, access to high-level financial expertise can make the difference between growth and stagnation. Yet for many SMEs and scaling businesses, hiring a full-time Finance Director (FD) is not always practical or affordable. This is where a Virtual Finance Director (VFD) steps in, offering the strategic insight of an FD without the full-time overhead.  Strategic Guidance in the Boardroom  A Virtual FD isn’t just there to crunch numbers or

As your trusted payroll adviser, we’ve compiled a summary of the key payroll updates across the UK and Crown Dependencies for Q4 2025 (October to December) . These changes are based on current guidance and will help ensure your payroll processes remain compliant as we approach the end of the calendar year. Please note: this is not an exhaustive list . If you would like to discuss how any of the upcoming changes may affect your business, please contact us at payroll@offshoregr

by Craig Shorto, Managing Director When I began my career in accountancy, one of my earliest assignments was preparing the accounts for the Ladies’ Luncheon Club in Guernsey. Their records were handwritten in a red ledger book - meticulously maintained, but entirely manual. I would sit with a calculator, ticking off entries, balancing columns, and preparing a set of financial statements from ink on paper. Back then, that was accountancy: recording transactions, totting up rec

Just finished your A Levels? Fresh out of uni? Wondering how to turn spreadsheets and numbers into an actual career? We’ve got you. We’re Offshore Commercial — a young, ambitious, and slightly less “grey suit” kind of accountancy firm based in Guernsey. And we’re on the lookout for motivated school leavers or graduates who want to kick-start their career in finance. This isn’t one of those endless coffee‑run internships. You’ll get hands-on experience from day one , learning

When people hear Offshore Commercial , they often think of outsourced finance support for commercial businesses — Virtual FDs, financial control, smart systems, and scalable processes.  But here’s something you might not realise:  We also support corporate clients across Guernsey, Jersey and the UK — and have been doing so for years.   From regulated fiduciaries to POI licensees and investment managers, we’re well embedded in the financial services sector. We provide tailored

As we enter the third quarter of 2025, payroll professionals across the UK and Crown Dependencies should be aware of the latest deadlines, updates and responsibilities. Here is a summary of the current developments by region. As your trusted payroll adviser, we have prepared a summary of key changes affecting payroll by jurisdiction. These highlights are not exhaustive, so please get in touch if you need further details at payroll@offshoregroup.gg . Payroll Updates - UK The t

At Offshore Commercial, we’ve seen it all: business owners juggling chequebooks like it’s 1994, manually running payroll at midnight before a holiday, or skipping lunch—again—because the accounts won’t reconcile themselves. (Spoiler: they never do.)  Directors Craig & Daan recently had a conversation about helping our clients move from overwhelm to control by digitising financial operations and outsourcing the bits that cause the most stress.  “Clients spend far too much time

As your trusted payroll adviser, we have prepared a summary of key changes affecting payroll by jurisdiction. These highlights are not exhaustive, so please get in touch if you need further details at payroll@offshoregroup.gg . Payroll Updates - UK The second quarter of 2025 marks the beginning of the UK Tax Year, bringing the following key changes: Employer National Insurance Changes (Effective 6 April 2025): Employer Class 1 NIC will increase from 13.8% to 15% . This rate a

At Offshore Commercial, we understand how crucial efficiency and financial clarity are for your business. That’s why we’re always on the lookout for exciting updates in cloud accounting. Recently, Xero  introduced a range of powerful updates designed to streamline workflows, improve accuracy and provide deeper financial insights. Save Time with Automated Bill Creation   📄 Manually entering bills is now a thing of the past. Xero allows you to drag and drop multiple files, aut

We celebrate our continued business expansion with new team members and promotions. The firm welcomes Magda Baczynska, Laura Tardivel, and Viviane Kamworth to key roles, while Matt Budd, Zoe Broome, and Katie Bowker have been promoted to further enhance client services and operations.   Magda Baczynska joins as a Manager, working remotely from Portugal. She manages client relationships, ensures report accuracy, and supports the team. A Chartered Management Accountant since 20

As your trusted payroll adviser, we have prepared a summary of key changes that will affect payrolls by jurisdiction.  ​The items noted are, in our opinion, key changes and should not be viewed as an exhaustive list. Payroll Updates - Guernsey The new tax year in Guernsey, commencing in Q1 2025, introduces several notable changes for employers and employees: Secondary Pension Scheme Employers with 6-10 staff  must enrol in the Secondary Pension Scheme by 1st January 2025 . Th