Our report into the UK Road Haulage sector finances published last month described a shrinking industry with a deteriorating financial risk profile as well as a wide range of challenges, few of which have eased over recent years. In this article, we look at some of the practical challenges faced by this market and the current impact. Managing increasing demands
Some Budget measures are introduced with instant effect, usually to assuage public opinion about some perceived fiscal injustice. Others have a much longer fuse, stretching years into the future. The Autumn 2024 Budget changes fell between the two, giving those businesses affected just five months to adjust to having £25bn of the alleged ‘black hole’ in government finances dumped onto
The mood for the UK economy may be somewhat less than positive as it lurches sluggishly just above and below the zero-growth line, but our parochial worries pale into insignificance set against the implications of what is unfolding in Washington. Running a business, never mind planning for and investing in its future when global trade relationships and tariffs are being
There are many reasons why companies need to be closed. Sometimes it can be single-purpose companies that have achieved their objective, such as the completion of a property development, or a charity dedicated to dealing with a specific social issue which is achieved its purpose. Other reasons could be the retirement of the owner, or the mutually agreed ending of
I read a great thought piece about why the Prince Harry v News Group settled at such a late stage and it got me thinking about the role forensics has to play. For those blissfully unaware of the traumas of litigation, there are many reasons why a case may never see the inside of a court room. The article makes
As we continue on what looks to be an uncertain road through the UK economy in 2025, all eyes have turned to the USA and the second incarnation of Donald Trump as the 47th US President. The threat of tariffs hangs over the world, potentially affecting many industries and businesses. The UK cannot escape the new global economic realities. The
