Deep in the heart of the Dorset countryside in an anonymous business unit on a rural farm conversion is the nerve centre for a multi-million-pound company. Future Contracting M&E Ltd is based at Town Farm Workshop in Sixpenny Handley, up…
"Wake up and smell the coffee at The Paddle" The aroma of freshly brewed coffee pervades the room as Donna Mosley serves delicious pastries to one of her many regulars at The Paddle café and bar in Highcliffe. Meanwhile,…
On 31 January, a call for funding for workspace in Cornwall was opened – these have historically been very popular. However, I should point out that this call is limited in terms of geographical coverage and scope of projects: “Projects…
Mandy Reynolds, formerly at Stephens Scown LLP, has joined PKF Francis Clark as their new Director of Marketing. Having worked in professional services for twenty years of her career, with ten of those being for a ‘Big 4’ accountancy firm,…
31 January 2021 is the new deadline for the Customs training grant scheme. £7.5 million of Government funding remains from the original budget and must be used. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have identified the potential strain on businesses, Customs…
Last week, a few of us in Truro office met with a small group from the South West Investment Group (SWIG Finance) for a mutual update over sandwiches. Regular readers of the PKF Francis Clark blog will be aware that…
Charted accountants and business advisers, PKF Francis Clark, has advised on the management buyout of electronics manufacturer Electronic Technicians Ltd (ETL). The long established, Ferndown-based family business, which was established in 1984, has been sold by founders Ken Crook and…
“Last chance to express interest for rural business growth grants: Rural businesses encouraged to apply for a share of £50 million grant scheme” as described in last week’s press release from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Rural…
Our family business client, Hoare Banks, have been providing masonry and fabrication skills to the highest level since 1810. The business has been passed down through six generations and with each generation, came improvements and developments in equipment, skills and processes. Today,…
In advance of my breakfast briefing next week featuring Cornwall Spaceport, I thought it timely to blog a reminder/ update on the AeroSpace Cornwall programme. AeroSpace Cornwall programme – an overview AeroSpace Cornwall is an EU funded programme, led by…
