The Government has announced a temporary reduction in VAT on qualifying children’s meals, reducing the rate from 20% to 5% from 25 June 2026 until 1 September 2026.
For hospitality operators, this presents an opportunity to attract families during the busy summer holiday period. However, businesses may also need to make changes to their EPOS systems to ensure qualifying products are configured correctly and reporting remains accurate throughout the promotion.
What Does This Mean for Your Business?
If your business sells qualifying children’s meals, you may need to review:
- VAT settings on applicable products
- Menu and pricing configurations
- Promotional meal deals
- Sales reporting and VAT reporting
- Procedures for reverting changes once the temporary VAT reduction ends
Implementing these changes correctly can help minimise disruption and ensure your EPOS system continues to operate smoothly throughout the promotion period.
How Langley Compass Group Can Help
Langley Compass Group is offering a dedicated VAT update service to help customers prepare for the temporary VAT reduction.
Our service includes:
- Updating qualifying children’s meal products to the temporary 5% VAT rate
- EPOS configuration changes required for the promotion
- System testing and validation
- Reversal of VAT changes once the promotion ends
Customers wishing to update children’s menu pricing or make additional menu amendments can request these changes as part of the implementation. Additional Professional Services charges may apply.
Book Early to Secure Your Preferred Slot
We expect demand for these updates to be high as businesses prepare for the 25 June implementation date.
Customers requiring updates before 25 June 2026 should submit their request by Friday 19 June 2026.
To minimise disruption to trading, implementation appointments will be scheduled around your preferred operating times wherever possible.
Implementation slots are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
The standard service covers VAT-related EPOS updates. Children’s menu price changes and additional menu amendments can also be completed but may require additional Professional Services time.
Yes. The service includes the implementation of the temporary VAT changes and the reversal of those changes once the promotion ends.
Simply complete our online booking form and provide your preferred implementation window. A member of the Langley Compass Group team will review your request and confirm scheduling arrangements.
Book Your VAT Update
To reserve your preferred implementation slot, complete our online booking form today.
Requests for pre-25 June implementation should be submitted by Friday 19 June 2026.
Implementation slots are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Yes. If you do not currently have a children’s menu configured within your EPOS system, Langley Compass Group can assist with the creation of new menu structures and products. This work falls outside the standard VAT update service and will be quoted separately.
