Labour’s ambitions for economic growth – rhetoric or reality?

September 12, 2024

Labour’s ambitions for economic growth – rhetoric or reality? The UK’s family businesses range from some Britain’s largest, well-known household brands to the SMEs and local plumbers, electricians, builders, restaurant owners, shopkeepers and mechanics that keep Britain moving. The 4.8 million family businesses in the UK are the backbone of our economy. They employ 13.9 […]

Family Business Week 2024 to Focus on “supporting local economies and communities”

September 9, 2024

Family Business Week 2024 to Focus on “supporting local economies and communities”. Family Business Week will return this year, from 25th – 29th November, to celebrate family businesses as the cornerstone of local communities up and down the country. In every corner of the UK, Britain’s 4.8 million family-owned firms are key employers, creating meaningful […]

Large private companies continue to favour Wates Principles

August 12, 2024

Large private companies continue to favour Wates Principles Today the Financial Reporting Council published its second assessment of the quality of reporting from private companies who have chosen to follow the Wates Principles. The research, conducted by the University of Essex, shows that the Wates Principles continue to be the most widely adopted corporate governance […]

Steering the Family Business Forward: A SaxBam Interview with Neil Davy, CEO of Family Business UK

Steering the Family Business Forward: A Sax Bam Interview with Neil Davy, CEO of Family Business UK Family Business UK (FBUK) CEO Neil Davy was delighted, earlier this month to be interview by Kate Ludlow, Managing Partner at Executive Search and Leadership specialists, and FBUK corporate partner,  Saxton Bampfylde. Neil is the fourth interview in […]

FBUK Launches Back Family Businesses Campaign

July 26, 2024

FBUK Launches Back Family Businesses Campaign Family Business UK has launched a new campaign called Back Family Businesses – calling on family business owners, politicians, policymakers, and the public to support family businesses. The campaign is a calling card for supporters to back family businesses in communities across the country and win new advocates for […]

FBUK Congratulates New Government

July 5, 2024

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 delivers record setting Annual Family Business Conference

June 8, 2024

FBUK delivers record setting Annual Family Business Conference FBUK were delighted to welcome over 250+ family business leaders, owners, next gens, and their advisors to London between the 5th and 7th June 2024, for our largest ever Family Business Annual Conference –the Faces of Family Business – Harnessing the Power of People Conference 2024 helped […]

FBUK host exclusive 2024 Family Business Visits programme

May 29, 2024

As part of our unique offering to family businesses, FBUK were delighted to lead an exclusive Family Business visit to Cumbria, as part of our 2024 Family Business Visits programme. We were delighted to have the opportunity to meet entrepreneur and co-founder (with wife Barbara) John Dunning, and his daughters, 2nd generation business leaders-Sarah Dunning  […]