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Research from Grant Thornton UK LLP’s latest Business Outlook Tracker research, which looks specifically at 370 leaders of businesses with a supply chain, shows that over half (52%) are finding it harder to operate their business today, compared to 12 months ago. To manage cost pressures, 61% of respondents said that their suppliers have agreed […]
Headline figures: Applications for Personal Guarantee Insurance to support business funding rose 50.5% Q1 2022 vs Q1 2021 In March 2022, the number of applications doubled those received in March 2021. 35% of finance applications with a personal guarantee attached are for ‘Working Capital’ Applications for personal guarantee insurance to support funding for ‘Working Capital’ […]
It’s a hackneyed phrase that insurance is a necessary evil. That can’t be said about risk management. Actually, effective risk management enables your business to make better decisions, avoid the typical pitfalls and deliver on its plan. Isn’t that how we all want to manage our business? A great analogy is Formula 1. People often think […]
Grant Thornton UK LLP’s Thames Valley Corporate Finance team has completed on three transactions to US private equity-backed companies within the first quarter of 2022, as activity levels continue to remain strong after a record 2021. The first of the three deals is the sale of international development consultancy IMC Worldwide, as it joins the […]
April 2022: Following a report in the Financial Times this week suggesting that[i] a permanent replacement for the loan schemes offered to small and medium sized businesses in the pandemic is in the pipeline, Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance, has welcomed the move but urges caution over personal guarantee requirements which could prove a barrier to […]
With the worsening unpredictability of British weather and terrorist threats increasing, arts organisations and events companies across the country are shoring themselves up with cancellation insurance. Even if it’s a free event with no ticket revenue at stake, cancellation insurance can cover lost expenditure. Key risks include: Adverse weather for outdoor events: water-logging or high […]
31 March, Welwyn Garden City: PayPoint has today announced a £750k investment in Optus Homes, a leading app for tenants to manage their home rental account. The deal will see the PayPoint Group make an investment in the company, building on the recently-signed commercial partnership positioning PayPoint as the preferred payment provider within the app. […]
Leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP has promoted Dan Zaidman to Director within its expanding South England transfer pricing team. The appointment comes at a time of significant growth for the currently ten-strong Southern transfer pricing division, which is led by Grant Thornton partner Imran Khan, with other recent appointments including two new […]
Yesterday’s spring statement (23 March) from the Chancellor Rishi Sunak saw a number of new measures that the Government hopes will provide some much-needed financial relief to communities and businesses from across the UK.
Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance Issues Wish-List to Chancellor March 2022: Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement on 23rd March 2022, Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance, the provider of personal guarantee insurance to small business owners, is urging Rishi Sunak to consider key measures to support small businesses following news that company insolvencies doubled in February[i]. […]
Leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP has bolstered its Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team by appointing Pinkesh Patel to Partner. Based in the Thames Valley, Pinkesh helps lead Grant Thornton’s 40-strong national FAAS team, which provides expert financial reporting and accounting advice as well as on-demand resource solutions to firms that […]
Life science businesses are facing an increasingly challenging landscape in securing cyber insurance. Cyber-attacks are spiraling in scale, frequency and ingenuity. For example, the volume of ransomware attacks increased by 150% in 2020, while the amount paid by victims of these attacks increased more than 300% in the same period.
People with Personal Guarantee Insurance Double Year on Year March 2022: In response to the Small Business Finance Markets Report 2022 from the British Business Bank[i] which found that lending to small businesses has returned to pre-pandemic levels, Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance is warning the owners of small businesses that they should be under no […]
The Thames Valley region’s credentials as the ideal location for dynamic and ambitious companies to thrive will mean it will continue to attract investor interest in 2022, according to Grant Thornton UK LLP. Reflecting on an “outstanding” 2021 for deals, Peter Jennings, Corporate Finance Partner at Grant Thornton is confident the high concentration of […]
