HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has released its monthly figures this morning which show that inheritance tax receipts hit £6.3bn in the nine months from April to December 2024. This is £600m higher than the same nine months last year and continues the upward trajectory over the last two decades. In 2023-4 tax year, HMRC […]
GDP is on track to grow by 1.2% in 2025, according to reports from multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs – contrary to previously higher predictions. What could this mean for smaller businesses over the next 12 months? Artisan Market experts at the UK’s leading market and stallholder directory, Pedddle.com, work with a variety of independent […]
The Canadian government will hit back at US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs with retaliatory tariffs of their own, supported by the new Canada US Relations Council, say leading audit, tax and business advisory firm, Blick Rothenberg. Melissa Thomas, head of Canada Desk at the firm, said: “While in the Oval Office on Monday, Donald […]
Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, has appointed two directors to its expanding Glasgow office. Alison Webster joins the firm’s Business Advisory Services team while Peter Clark joins its Internal Audit team. In her most recent role, Alison was a director with Azets and brings with her over 27 years’ experience […]
New data released by SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions, found that almost three-quarters (72%) of regulated companies feel overwhelmed by ongoing anti-financial crime compliance demands. Financial crime is costing the UK around £100bn a year, and leading to very real-world problems, such as human-trafficking, money laundering, and the […]
Since it was established in 2014, the British Business Bank has delivered more than £32bn in combined public and private sector funding, supporting 209,000 smaller businesses which are expected to create 250,000 additional jobs and sustain almost 2.3 million existing positions, cementing its role as a critical driver of growth and employment in the UK […]
Greg joins with over 30 years’ experience, most recently as a consultant working with a niche invoice financier, as well as head of risk at Santago Financial Solutions and managing director at Calverton Finance. He has held several other operational roles over three decades in the industry, including operations director and operations manager, which have […]
Luxury asset lender, Suros Capital is offering brokers 3% commission on all loans secured against luxury assets which complete before the end of March 2024. This marks a 2% increase on the current baseline commission. Ray Palmer, director at Suros Capital, said: “The enhanced commission deal is an added incentive to introducers to help them […]
In 2024, the number of registered company insolvencies in England and Wales was 23,872, 5% lower than the number of insolvencies in 2023, which saw the highest annual number since 1993. The construction industry experienced the highest number of insolvencies in the 12 months to November 2024 at 4,102, which makes up 17% of all […]
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘London’s blue-chip index has found another spring in its step, rising to fresh record levels. It climbed to 8,565 before slipping back slightly. Investors are batting away concerns about the impact of President Trump’s policies on the global economy. The make up of the FTSE 100 […]
