In the first blog in this short series I summarised some the headline figures to advise/ remind readers of the scale of investment by UK government but more specifically for this blog, the amount of debt taken on by UK…
Before I start I should say that I am using the phrase “lockdown” to describe the period starting with the announcement on 23 March 2020 and ending on 4 July 2020 with the relaxation of restrictions. I am no medical…
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has been writing to local authorities telling them to return any unspent money for both the following schemes by 29 August 2020, meaning that it really is the last call to claim: Small Business Grants Fund…
The Zoo Animals Fund opened for applications last week. This £100 million fund is aimed at supporting zoos and aquariums in England that face a funding shortfall due to the impact of COVID-19 and is open to applications for grants…
Providing the latest statistics on the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), Coronavirus Business Interuption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Large Business Coronavirus Business Interuption Loan Scheme (CLBIS) and the Future Fund This piece is designed to accompany background information on CBILS ,…
Holly Bedford, Corporate Tax Partner at PKF Francis Clark, advised Quantuma on its merger with professional services firm K3 Capital Group. Quantuma employs 250 people across 17 UK locations, alongside offices in Cyprus and Mauritius. K3 said that the merger…
In the last few days the ESFA has published a supplementary bulletin to the Accounts Direction in order to introduce some additional requirements in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The bulletin is designed to give additional guidance to auditors, trustees…
HMRC has issued a new statement about its approach to businesses which are in voluntary arrangements (VA). This is a formal insolvency process which often involves a business making payments out of its income, over a number of years, in…
The funding and business support landscape for SMEs We have spoken to a number of our contacts from funding and business support organisations who have provided short, informative vlogs on the current landscape, including government support measures, as we move…
Welcome to the Summer edition of our Farming Matters newsletter. When asked early in the New Year what I thought 2020 had in store for the agricultural sector, I confidently stated I thought the word to sum up 2020 would…