Based on my experience as a contract electrical engineer, this book explains how to set up and run your limited company's accounts, from registering your company to completing year-end tasks.

∎ Registration and set up
∎ Routine transactions
∎ Payroll
∎ Dividends
∎ VAT
∎ Invoicing Expenses
∎ IR35
∎ Year-end tasks

I use free accounting software for my own business, doing the routine bookkeeping myself but using a budget accountant to prepare my annual accounts. This low cost balance between using an accountant and going it alone is the knowledge level that I aim to share.

Other than a bonus chapter on setting up a cut price website, non-accounting aspects are not covered.

This book is intended for companies based in the UK.

Gibraltar is perfect for a short break but you still need a guidebook. This concise, readable guide will save a precious half day of your trip by taking you straight to the places you want to see.

∎ Brief overview of Gibraltar's history
∎ Travel essentials like money, telephones, opening times and bank holidays
∎ Your options for getting there, including bus times and prices from Malaga
∎ Orientation guide to take you straight to the action as soon as you step off your plane or cross the land border
∎ 9 full page colour maps, specially produced for this publication. These give an overview of Gibraltar, walking routes from the airport and border, street maps of the town centre and walking routes in the nature reserve. A convenient map on the back cover gives an overview of the Upper Rock for handy reference as you explore.
∎ Full colour pages with over 30 photographs. Unlike many travel books, these are not library shots of market stalls, plates of food and people in national dress, or artistic close ups of ornate stonework. Instead they are straight forward pictures of Gibraltar's attractions, to help you plan your visit and fill you with enthusiasm for your trip.
∎ Suggested itineraries for different trip lengths, from visits of less than a day to trips of three days plus.
∎ Explanation of Gibraltar's bus system including lists of stops and a unique route map

The whole book is presented in an easy to read style. Rather than get bogged down with tedious detail for every restaurant and historic building, it presents the main attractions and explains how to get to them quickly. The format is optimised for the maps, large pages yet thin enough to hold in one hand as you wander the town and nature reserve.

This book is only about Gibraltar. Other than transport details from Malaga to the adjacent town of La Línea, Spain is not covered at all.

This book is aimed at practicing electrical and electronic engineers who must use AutoCAD Electrical software but who lack the time or money for a formal training course.

It provides a sequential journey, starting from complete novice, with each step fully documented using clear instructions and screenshots. Unlike the online help or a pure reference manual, it explains the purpose behind each task and the reason it is needed for your drawings.

The chapters should be completed in order and form a worked example of a small, but realistic, electrical project. An estimated time is given to complete each chapter. The whole book should take about 18 hours with the reader able to produce professional standard schematics after about 8 hours.

The first six chapters concentrate on learning the AutoCAD interface and setting up the example project. While this may seem contradictory in a book that aims to teach AutoCAD Electrical quickly, it will provide a far more productive use of 6 hours than a day spent trying to draw schematics by trial and error.

The second part of the book explores electrical schematic drawings. Basic schematics are covered quickly due to the earlier preparation. More advanced topics including the terminal strip editor, cables and custom schematic symbols are then explained.

The final part of the book covers the component catalogue, bill of material reports, panel layouts, methods of creating scale drawings and tools for PLC based schematics.

Note that this book is aimed solely at the engineer who wishes to produce electrical schematic drawings and corresponding two dimensional panel layouts. It does not explore the underlying mechanical AutoCAD software, except where necessary for the electrical drawings. Neither does it cover three dimensional drawings or the export of drawings to three dimensional layout or manufacturing software.

There are no revision questions or similar items. It is assumed that the reader will test their comprehension on real world drawings and would probably use AutoCAD Electrical without any book if they could get the results they wanted by doing that. The book does contain, however, a detailed index and will form a valuable reference guide after you have worked through it once.

Examples are based on the IEC4 component library and metric (millimetre) scaled drawings. Explanations are given for readers who prefer to use other libraries or who use imperial drawings with measurements in inches.

Screenshots are from AutoCAD Electrical 2020 but are equally applicable to any recent Windows version of the AutoCAD Electrical software. Occasional differences between recent versions are highlighted. This book may be unsuitable for those using the Mac edition which has a different user interface.

Note that this is an independently produced course based on my own experience producing electrical schematics as a Chartered Electrical Engineer. It is not in any way affiliated with Autodesk, Inc who produce the AutoCAD software.

Whether staying in Malaga, stopping off from a cruise, or taking a day trip from Torremolinos, Marbella or one of the other Costa del Sol resorts, this guide has everything you need.

∎ Brief introduction to Malaga's history, location and city layout
∎ Detailed guide to local transport, plus metro and local train route maps
∎ Orientation maps and guides for the bus station, both railway stations and the airport
∎ Description of each museum, with prices and opening times
∎ 6 pages of full colour small scale [ 1:26500 ] maps for an overview of the city
∎ 16 pages of full colour large scale [ 1:6600 ] street maps of the central area, with museums and other important buildings clearly marked
∎ Street index covering the central area
∎ Tips for visiting the nearby attractions of the Alhambra Palace and Gibraltar
∎ Quick reference street map [ 1:8000 ] on back cover to use as you wander around town

Accommodation and restaurant lists are not included, although there are more general recommendations for the city's food areas. Instead, this compact guide concentrates on what things to see and how to get to them. Other features include:

∎ Over 40 colour photos taken by the author
∎ Quick reference museum table, with basic info plus map and page references
∎ Museum pass options and a quick comparison table to see if they will save you money
∎ Suggested itineraries for day trips and longer visits
∎ Dates of public holidays and festivals
∎ Route map and instructions to reach the hard-to-find Air Museum
∎ Layout maps for the Botanic Gardens, Alhambra and Gibraltar

Based on several author vists, the most recent in May 2023, this book is up to date, containing the latest post-Brexit and post COVID changes.