Family-run business, Bodle Bros Ltd, which has been supplying animal feed to local farms in the Mid Sussex area and grain merchanting for nearly 200 years, have secured their future for generations to come with the purchase of their premises with the support of commercial finance specialists, BIZL. The supplier of animal, pet and equestrian […]
The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced the date, and a number of exciting changes, for its Annual Conference 2020. The ASTL Annual Conference will take place on Tuesday 22nd September and, for the first time in its history, will be held as a virtual event enabling delegates to attend from wherever they […]
In June the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a report predicting that Britain’s economy is likely to suffer the worst damage from the Covid-19 crisis of any country in the developed world. Predicting a slump in the UK’s national income of 11.5% during 2020 it ruled out the possibility of a V-shaped […]
Backlogs in issuing official ID documents such as passports and driving licences are driving a surge of interest in remote, document-free electronic ID verification, according to anti-money-laundering (AML) specialist SmartSearch. Both the Passport Office and the DVLA are advising customers of significant delays in issuing new ID or renewing existing documents. This is due to […]
More than three quarters of people say they are “very concerned” about the environment and feel companies should be doing more to address their impact on the planet. As consumers look for ways to help tackle climate change through their own positive actions, many are limiting their use of single-use plastics. To address this growing […]
Brian Palmer, former president at AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) and a member of AAT’s Tax Panel, comments on the government’s announcement today to extend its tax digitisation programme to the UK’s smallest companies from April 2022. Mr Palmer said: “With all that’s been happening in 2020 you could be forgiven for thinking that HMRC […]
The governments’ latest tax statistics to June 2020 show that after falls in April and May tax revenues have almost recovered to normal levels for most taxes, say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Robert Pullen, a partner at the firm said: “ The total tax receipts for June were down only 15% on […]
Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialised by industry, today announced that it is partnering with DBS Bank, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, to integrate digital trade financing capabilities into the Infor Nexus global network of more than 68,000 businesses. The two companies’ first joint programme recently went live with one of the world’s […]
Cotswolds-based garden products retailer Wildlife World has seen a 400% increase in online sales compared to this time last year, after securing a six-figure loan from Lloyds Bank. The Tetbury business initially experienced a sudden downturn in orders when garden centres were forced to close their doors in March and had to furlough almost half […]
According to a survey conducted by the P2P lending platform Robo.cash, more than a third of P2P investors expect the industry to recover by the end of this year. Investors see regular payments and a decrease in the number of loan defaults as two main signs of the market’s recovery. 37.7% of investors believe that […]
