Aqua, an independent family run group of restaurants in the south west of England, has secured £165k funding from Santander UK through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), to support the business during the outbreak. Founded in Bristol in 1998 by Richard Smithson, Aqua has become a successful family-run Italian bistro over the years. […]
HK Wentworth Group has successfully secured Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) funding through Santander designed to assist SMEs during the current coronavirus pandemic. HK Wentworth Group, a leading manufacturer of specialist chemicals, has international headquarters located in Leicestershire, UK and is the parent company of three well known brands with a global presence. The […]
Despite today’s long queues outside newly reopened stores, the home delivery expert ParcelHero is forecasting that the crowds will fall away by Wednesday, as stores remain a stressful environment and home shopping proves too strong a habit to quit. ParcelHero’s head of consumer research, David Jinks MILT, says today might see significant queuing to satisfy […]
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed a treasury select ccommittee report out today highlighting the number of freelancers who have fallen through the cracks in the government support package. The report, unanimously agreed by members of the treasury select committee, said the current support package is not enough since it […]
A North East trust based at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hadrian’s Wall has secured its future and potential new historic discoveries across two Roman sites, thanks to support from Lloyds Bank. Northumberland-based Vindolanda Charitable Trust was founded in 1970 to preserve and carry out archaeological research of the Vindolanda Fort – a site […]
Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC today announces its latest set of financial results that demonstrates significant growth for the eleventh consecutive year. Profits grew yet again in FY19/20, by 5.1% to £129.4m which, alongside a 2% growth in new business volume and 6% growth in net earning assets, has contributed to a compounded annual growth rate […]
Tens of thousands more homes and businesses in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire are set to gain access to high-speed fibre broadband thanks to a new £30m funding package secured by broadband provider KCOM. The two-year funding facility, provided by Lloyds Bank, will support the £280m turnover telecoms business to extend its full fibre network […]
The British Dental Association (BDA) urges the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to consider the plight of dentists in its legal process to assess the validity of business interruption insurance policies As limited face-to-face dental care resumes this week in England the BDA, which represents dental practices across the country, has made a formal request to […]
As week two of England’s auto retail restart draws to a close, reports suggest a promising uplift in consumer interest in new cars, although of course it is still too early to tell whether this will translate into meaningful sales volumes over the days, weeks and months ahead. As the picture becomes clearer, the case […]
New monthly corporate insolvency statistics out today (June 12) show a decrease in May, compared to a year ago, but this week Treasury figures also revealed businesses have borrowed just under £35bn in emergency loans. The Insolvency Service, which is now publishing the statistics monthly, said there were 944 company insolvencies in England and Wales […]
