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How to ensure your charity remains sustainable?

Introduction The Oxford English Dictionary describes the term sustainability as; ‘able to be maintained at a certain rate or level’. For a charity, being sustainable involves a great deal of forward planning and preparation for the future. One of the core fundamentals...

How can charities maintain public trust?

In recent years charities have often found themselves featuring in negative headlines on a somewhat regular basis. Unfortunately, it’s very easy for charities to all be tarred with the same brush. These negative stories often result in individuals losing faith or...

Expected recovery date for eating out market in doubt

Recent research conducted by Lumina Intelligence has found that the UK eating out market was expected to make a full recovery by the end of 2022. By the end of 2021 the UK eating out market was expected to grow by 33.4% to £63.6bn and expected to continue growing by...

Hawsons advise on sale of specialist engineering firm

The Hawsons Corporate Finance team has advised the shareholders of Denley Hydraulics on their sale to specialist engineering group, SCX. Denley Hydraulics is a specialist provider of bespoke electro-hydraulic systems to a variety of industries including aerospace,...

Pharmacy’s in high demand as demand outstrips supply

The number of new buyers seeking to purchase their own pharmacy increased by 56.9% from March 2019/20 to March 2020/21 according to sales agents, Hutchings Consultants. Despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought increasing challenges to pharmacies, the...

Proposal to extend Capital Gains Tax deadline for divorces

A report published by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has recommended extending the deadline by which divorcing couples are able to claim spousal exemption on Capital Gains Tax when dividing their assets. Married couples or civil partners can transfer assets...

Hawsons staff donate food for HLB Communities Day

Today our international network HLB is holding its annual communities day in an effort to support local communities during COVID-19. Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, we decided to arrange a large donation for local food banks in their respective areas similar...

The government announce plans to restructure network rail

The government has recently announced plans that a new state-owned body called Great British Railways is proposed to replace Network Rail in what is being called the biggest shakeup in the rail sector for almost 25 years. Under the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, from...

How to ensure your charity remains sustainable?

Introduction The Oxford English Dictionary describes the term sustainability as; ‘able to be maintained at a certain rate or level’. For a charity, being sustainable involves a great deal of forward planning and preparation for the future. One of the core fundamentals...

How can charities maintain public trust?

In recent years charities have often found themselves featuring in negative headlines on a somewhat regular basis. Unfortunately, it’s very easy for charities to all be tarred with the same brush. These negative stories often result in individuals losing faith or...

Expected recovery date for eating out market in doubt

Recent research conducted by Lumina Intelligence has found that the UK eating out market was expected to make a full recovery by the end of 2022. By the end of 2021 the UK eating out market was expected to grow by 33.4% to £63.6bn and expected to continue growing by...