A warm welcome to James, who I met via his social media activity. James was talking about the importance of accountants providing timely tax advice as part of regular reviews, as opposed to annual accounts reviews that say “You should … Read More
Dear Members, I would like to introduce you to Amanda Gummer. As you know, the Chamber is involved in helping young people to live better informed lives by introducing them to the Business Community. Amanda specialises in the relationship between … Read More
MP’s are at last putting pressure on HMRC to make C19 Support payments to those who have not yet received any. It is interesting to note how the public sector have conveniently looked after themselves, sitting at home on full … Read More
The return of Crown Preference – and why this is bad news for both lenders and borrowers. Back in the Autumn Budget of 2018 the government announced its intention to reinstate the preferential status of HMRC. It estimated that this … Read More
Dear Members, As we start to come out the other side of C19 (Let’s Hope) there are some salutary lessons. It could happen Again – This Winter We need to Help Each Other – Together – to Manage downside risk, … Read More
Dear Members, The Bank of England released its figures today. They don’t look good. Their perspective is, as you might expect, a banking one. In summary they say, It’s a real mess. But assuming we can get people back to … Read More
Dear Members It looks as if the Government has listened to our and similar voices, and has come up with a loan scheme that 100% guarantees the loan, and low interest rates. This one might be of interest. New … Read More
Dear Members, It looks as if the Government have reacted to the High Street Banks inability to cope with demand. If you are already raising finance and have an exising market presence this offering from the British Business Bank could … Read More
Dear Members, We are about to send out our latest update newsletter. So I thought it might be useful to provide some thinking about preparing to come out the other side of the current virus, and some scenario planning. Starting … Read More
Dear Members, We discussed the potential problem of inflation, and soaring interest rate in https://www.welhatchamber.co.uk/fixed-rate-borrowing/ We have now heard back from Lloyds Bank who say As the scheme provides interest only for 12 months and capital repayment holiday for 6 … Read More