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HDUK at Accountex Manchester 2025 The HDUK team will be live and in person at Accountex Manchester on 23 September 2025. If you are a growing accountancy practice experiencing niggly IT issues, come and learn more about how we can make life easier and support your growth. With our focus on scoping and delivering time… View Article

How British Institutions and Firms Are Becoming Targets An Overview of the Cybersecurity Landscape In recent months, the rise of cyber-attacks has taken center stage in discussions surrounding national and corporate security. As geopolitical tensions continue to shape the international arena, the frequency and sophistication of cyber threats have escalated. This digital battleground has not… View Article

Protecting Financial Integrity in the Digital Age In today’s digital era, the role of accountants extends far beyond traditional bookkeeping and financial reporting. Accountants are now entrusted with highly sensitive financial data, which makes the need for robust data security measures more critical than ever. As cyber threats continue to evolve, safeguarding data is not… View Article

HDUK have delivered dynamic IT & Digital Services into the UK Accountancy sector for over 10 years. We started like most businesses. A few passionate people with an idea, wanting to make a difference. Each year in our story we have grown. We have gone through the crawling, learning to walk while bumping into everything!… View Article

It was a horrible grey and wet morning. You’re nearing the end of the daily commute to the office. Walking to the office in the cold rain. The pavement is shimmering and glass-like. Cars and buses throw up waves of water. Watch your step! Even the most expensive Gore-Tex coat would struggle to keep you… View Article

What Does 89% Mean To You? For reasons that will become clear, I started looking at 89%. What does that figure mean to Accountants? Into the rabbit hole, I went. According to Hays (the recruitment/hr business), 89% of accountants and finance businesses raised salaries for staff last year. 89% of accountants believe digital skills are… View Article

I will make this blog a little shorter than normal, we have just had a budget and we’re heading towards the busiest time of year. In the Accountancy sector, everything depends on checks & balances. Checks and balances began in Ancient Rome. Yes way back then! Why? The short story was about stopping any person… View Article

We live in a mass media world. All we see and hear are opinions. Influencers. Politicians. Celebrities. Most of it’s nonsense but it’s entertaining. So when we get one of our own (yes, I’m talking about the accountancy sector) offering advice we should probably take note. In the accountancy space, we’re blessed with many good people. I recently caught… View Article

A whisper registers around 35dB, normal conversation comes in at 60dB. Shouting measures around 75dB. The first voice recording took place in Paris in the year 1860! When you speak you’re using around 100 muscles. Some of us work those muscles more than others. When speaking our vocal cords can open and close more than… View Article

Over the years HDUK have been asked by many clients “Can we bring our voice over to you?” When I say voice I mean good old-fashioned BT-style copper in the ground. Your office, normal telephone day-to-day communication. Legacy stuff. The thing we all take for granted until it doesn’t work. We have finally crumbled. We… View Article