Why ‘Young Accumulators' need to stay focused on their financial futures
Life can feel good for ‘Young Accumulators’, says Scott Hansell of Lovewell Blake Financial Planning – but they need to think seriously about their financial futures
EMI options and Employee Ownerships Trusts (EOTs)
The tax position of a sale of a trading business to an EOT suffered a blow when the Chancellor introduced capital gains tax (CGT) on 50% of gains arising on or after 26 November 2026. Given the main rate of CGT is 24% and the terms of business asset disposal relief (BADR) are much less favourable than once they were, a sale to an EOT can still be a tax efficient route where the transaction is commercially justified.
Cash or Stocks? The risk balance may surprise you
Stephen Cameron of Lovewell Blake Financial Planning says it is important to consider the balance between stock-based and cash-based investments within any portfolio.
Impact of deer on farming
The theme for the next Aylsham Agricultural breakfast
Bury businesspeople test their general knowledge in fundraising quiz night
Businesspeople from around Bury St Edmunds put their general knowledge to the test while raising nearly £2,000 for St Nicholas Hospice Care when they took part in a charity quiz night.
EMI schemes
EMI share options remain popular with start-up and entrepreneurial trading businesses through providing tax efficient remuneration to employees.
Avoid tears by getting to grips with the tiers
The new SORP marks a major shift in how charities must report their finances, with how much information your charity must disclose determined by a new three tier framework.
'Learning by doing' - The focus of the next Lovewell Blake/NFU Farmers' evening
Applying science, research and engineering at scale in a commercial farming business will be the focus of the next joint Lovewell Blake/NFU Farmers’ Evening of 2025, which takes place at Halesworth Golf Club on Wednesday 6th May.