FBUK Comments on King’s Speech

July 18, 2024

FBUK Comments on King’s Speech Family Business UK is delighted to see a Bill to reform the skill training announced as part of the King’s Speech, which marks the official opening of Parliament. The Skills England Bill will see a partnership between government and business, education, training providers and trades unions, creating a new body […]

FBUK Writes to New Government

July 5, 2024

FBUK Writes to New Government Family Business UK has written to the newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Business and Trade, to ensure the priorities of family-owned businesses are embraced within government. In letters sent to Rachel Reeves and Jonathan Reynolds, FBUK has underlined the significance of family businesses to […]

FBUK Congratulates New Government

FBUK Congratulates New Government Family Business UK would like to congratulate the new Government on its historic election win and extend an invitation to work in partnership to create an environment in which family businesses can prosper. Following the Labour party’s landslide victory, Neil Davy, CEO of Family Business UK said: “Having campaigned on a […]

FBUK Warns of Changes to Business Property Relief (BPR)

July 3, 2024

FBUK Warns of Changes to Business Property Relief (BPR) Family Business UK has responded to reports that Labour is considering changes to Business Property Relief, warning of the potential consequences of scrapping or amending BPR. Speaking to The Mail about reported changes to the Inheritance Tax regime, FBUK Chair Sir James Wates said: “This puts […]

FBUK Responds to “Huge fall in Apprenticeships”

May 29, 2024

In response to an article in The Times titled “Huge fall in apprenticeships under broken levy” regarding the apprenticeship levy, FBUK’s Chief advocacy officer, Fiona Graham, said; “The latest research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reinforces our long-standing argument that the apprenticeship system is simply not working”. “We hear from family businesses […]

Family Business UK response to Spring Budget 2024

March 6, 2024

Fiona Graham, Chief Advocacy Officer at Family Business UK responding to the Spring Budget said: “With challenges facing them on multiple fronts, the family business community has been waiting on tenterhooks about what support the Chancellor would offer to help kickstart the economy. “While there were incremental improvements on full expensing and VAT thresholds, sadly […]

Family Business UK Spring Budget Submission 2024

February 27, 2024

In the UK, we are sitting on an enormous resource of entrepreneurialism in the form of our family business sector. Family businesses make up 90 per cent of the UK’s total private sector firms, employing 14 million people and contributing over £200 billion through tax receipts each year alone. Now more than ever, the Prime […]

Family Business UK Joins New Small Business Council

February 22, 2024

Family Business UK attended the first meeting of the new Small Business Council in Downing Street today, as the Government looks to remove barriers to growth faced by SMEs. Chaired by Small Business Minister, Kevin Hollinrake, the Council will work alongside the PM’s Business Council to tackle the key issues facing smaller firms. The Council […]