Community
We are committed to supporting the community where we work and live through a range of projects listed below.

Charity of the Year
We are proudly supporting Bowel Cancer UK for the period July 2024 – June 2025.
Bowel Cancer UK. Registered charity number (England and Wales) 1071038 Scottish charity number SC040914.
Braintree Hockey Club
Proud sponsors of Braintree Hockey Club, based in Bocking.
Charity Quiz Nights
We regularly attend a variety of charity events. We also host a charity quiz night every year in support of our chosen charity of the year.
Latest community news and events
Charity Quiz Night 2025 – register your interest
Register your interest to join us at our Charity Quiz Night 2025…
Calculating Statuary Sick Pay (SSP)
As an employee, you are entitled to Statuary Sick Pay, or SSP, when you are unable to work. It is important to calculate SSP correctly, so we have put together some useful points to remember: Rate of SSP The current rate of SSP is £116.75 for 2024/25 and is set to...
Common questions – workplace pensions
We have all heard about auto-enrolment or workplace pensions. However, in my experience of processing payroll, there are still mistakes being made by employers regarding eligibility or when they should be enrolling their employees. When did automatic enrolment start?...
Common payroll mistakes
Having worked in the payroll sector for many years, there are a number of common payroll mistakes that crop up time and time again. Not only can this be frustrating for the employer as they end up wasting valuable time and resources to fix the problems, but can also...
What is a P45 and why is it important?
There will be a range of documents that you need to provide when starting a new role, one of which will be a P45.
Payroll changes set to bring higher costs for employers this April
Employers are set to pay significantly more for minimum wage staff from April, as payroll changes take effect.
Our Opening Hours over the Festive Period 2024/25
With Christmas fast approaching, here are the Lambert Chapman LLP office opening hours for the festive period: Monday 23rd December 2024 8.30am to 5.30pm Tuesday 24th December 2024 CLOSED Christmas Day CLOSED Boxing Day CLOSED Friday 27th December 2024 CLOSED ...
Charity Quiz Night 2024
BOOKING DETAILS TO BE COMPLETED BELOW: This year, we are supporting Bowel Cancer UK. Registered charity number (England and Wales) 1071038. The quiz will be held at Braintree Golf Club on Thursday 21 November 2024. Arrival is from 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start. Hot food...
Supporting the Maldon Mud Race 2024
The Lambert Chapman Maldon office is proudly supporting this year's *world famous* Maldon Mud Race which is taking place on Sunday 2nd June at Promenade Park. The charity event is sold out and 300 fundraising competitors will sludge through the River Blackwater to the...