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    Clean energy startup idea from Finland

    Energy in the UK is regulated by a government body, OFGEM.
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    Clean energy startup idea from Finland

    Indeed. Orkney went the route of small scale renewables which means there is a small surplus for export. SSE built a 103 generator wind farm on Shetland that frequently stands idle as there isn't capacity further south to transmit its production.
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    Clean energy startup idea from Finland

    In Scotland the biggest problem is rich landowners. They'd rather shoot grouse in the glens with their rich pals than let the common people have renewable energy. Orkney has led the way in developing small scale renewables. The islands are self sufficient and now export electricity to the UK...
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    Clean energy startup idea from Finland

    This is starting to sound like a game! Meanwhile the Scottish Government has set up Community Energy Scotland with a view to establishing Rural Energy Hubs. https://communityenergy.scot/projects/rural-energy-hubs/
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    Clean energy startup idea from Finland

    I don't know about the rest of the UK but here in Shetland work is going ahead with small scale energy initiatives. SHEAP has operated a district heating scheme in the town of Lerwick since 1998 and has over 1,000 customers. In the island of Yell the North Yell Development Council runs a small...
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    Liquidation Enquiry - No Assets To Cover IP Fees

    Would just having the company struck off work? https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/close-a-company/
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    This month or next?

    Strictly speaking you should log the sales when they are made. How I do this is set up SumUp as a bank account in my software. The sales go to the SumUp account and the balance is cleared when money is received from SumUp.
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    Supplier went into administration 2 years ago - I owe them £4k

    Is the company still in existence on Companies House or has it been liquidated?
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    Tax Calc for charities

    My bookkeeping skills were honed in the days of Sage. I really should look into more of Xero's features.
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    Tax Calc for charities

    I leave the bank as it is. How I do it is the have ledger accounts setup thus: Project 1 Income Project 2 Income Project 1 Expenses Project 2 Expenses And so on. In the charities I am treasurer of the budget holders look after the actual funds. I just seem to be the scorekeeper who sorts it...
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    Tax Calc for charities

    I use Xero for one charity I am treasuer of. I just use the chart of accounts to record income and expenditure for each fund.
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    US company shipping to UK and insisting sale is VAT exempt

    My anti-virus blocked it.
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    I have an idea What do you think

    Ship AIS tracks ship movements in real time https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:1.5/centery:52.1/zoom:6 Flight Radar tracks planes https://www.flightradar24.com/52.22,-1.33/7 I access these via apps on a daily basis to see what is on the move around me.
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    New here, Startup on an AI automation Business

    Not everybody is unhappy about using automated tills. I use them whenever I can to avoid meaningless chit chat with a till operator. Horses for courses.
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    National insurance class 3 contributions questions

    Voluntary National Insurancecontributions. https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions
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