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Josh Donner - Payroll Savvy

Ascend Payroll acquires Payroll Savvy

Welcoming new talent and expanding horizons   The Ascend Payroll journey is gathering pace with the acquisition of Payroll Savvy on 1 March 2025. Payroll Savvy is a highly regarded payroll services provider founded by Josh Donner. The business specialises...

Welcome Jane Sleight

As we build our crack team, we are delighted to introduce our latest recruit. Jane Sleight has joined as Project Manager and brings with her 40 years of payroll experience. She started her payroll journey as a mere slip of...

Benefits of Founder Mode

The benefits of being in Founder Mode (again) when growing a professional services business

If you’ve ever started a professional services business, you know the intensity of Founder Mode. You’re fully immersed, making decisions, leading, and handling just about everything. It’s a challenging but rewarding time. If, like me, you’ve taken a break from...

Welcome to Paul Chappell, our new Head of Compliance

We are excited to welcome Paul Chappell to the Ascend team as our new Head of Compliance. He’ll be leading the way on everything related to PAYE, tax, NI and pensions. Paul brings buckets of experience from top roles at...