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Autumn Budget 2025 Reaction

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Graeme Hills, Head of Tax, and Heather Hodson, Chartered Financial Planner, to discuss the announcements in the 2025 Autumn Budget. Graeme and Heather share their reactions to the announcements delivered by the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, on Wednesday 26 November, and delving deeper into the changes to ISA allowances, pensions and income tax thresholds being frozen for another three years.

The Duncan & Toplis Foundation

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Niall Kingsley, Chair of The Duncan & Toplis Foundation, to discuss the foundation in detail as we approach its third anniversary. Caroline and Niall highlight how the foundation supports local charities with the help of the Duncan & Toplis Group, and Niall shares his future goals for the foundation, including how people can get involved.

Spring Statement 2025 Reaction

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Graeme Hills, Head of Tax at Duncan & Toplis and Heather Hodson, Chartered Financial Planner at Castlegate Financial Management, to discuss the announcements in the 2025 Spring Statement. Graeme and Heather share their reactions to the announcements delivered by the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves on Wednesday 26 March. They also provide an update on the upcoming changes from last year's Autumn Budget and highlight the impact for people's personal finances.

Kreston UK Academies Benchmark Report 2025

In this session of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by Rachel Barrett, Business Services Director and Head of Academies at Duncan & Toplis, to discuss the recently released 2025 Kreston UK Academies Benchmark Report. Rachel shares her initial thoughts and reaction to the report, highlighting the most important findings, such as a third of trusts now holding less than 5% reserves, and 81% of trusts indicating that teacher costs were their biggest financial challenges.

Reflections on 2024 | Festive Special

In this special festive edition of Duncan & Toplis On Air, Caroline is joined by CEO, Damon Brain, to reflect on the year and ambitions for 2025. Damon shares his personal highlights from an important and exciting year for Duncan & Toplis as well as his favourite festive traditions.