I thought I would write a piece on the business focused activities which the Dorset LEP is engaged in –to give the business community a better understanding of what LEPs are doing right now. I agree with colleagues who have…
The mantra that valuations are an art more than a science has never been more true as a result of the impact Covid 19 has had on businesses, but should buyers be trying to use more science to assist them…
Over the years the grants team at PKF Francis Clark has carried out a large number of successful grant searches and assisted many clients through the application process. In this blog I review the changing grant funding landscape; give some…
As I have blogged previously we see equity finance as increasingly important in the coming months as a source of funding – and we are currently advising a number of clients seeking equity investment for their future plans. So it…
*13 November 2020 - Government has announced a further extension to the £1m allowance until 1 January 2022 - it was due to revert to £200,000 on 1 January 2021. Businesses often need to make capital investments in order to…
Call for projects - Cornwall The Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (CIOS LEP) has called out to businesses asking for projects that fulfil the following criteria to submit an expression of interest for receiving funding: Funding is…
If you are thinking of selling your business in the near future there are several key reasons to consider why now (perhaps unexpectedly) might be a very good time. Availability of funding There are a myriad of alternative finance lenders…
As a firm we are getting a lot more questions about Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) of late. We are not alone, I am aware from other contacts that they are having conversations with their clients too. If you search for…
“It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data...” However, as other commentators have also noted, potential changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) are worth theorising about, especially given: Arguably the Chancellor put business owners on notice by…
Paul Hawksbee, presenter at Talksport, has had the IR35 assessment, raised on his personal service company Kickabout Productions Limited, reinstated following overturn at the Upper Tier Tribunal. Kickabout Productions Limited contracted Mr Hawksbee’s services as a radio presenter to Talksport…
