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New PM must back family businesses
July 16, 2026
Neil Davy, CEO Family Business UK. For family businesses, the last two years of this government have been challenging. They have been forced to adapt to almost constant uncertainty and daily speculation about the next policy in line for change or tax to be increased. When Labour was elected in 2024, it was with a […]
FBUK react to Andy Burnham’s ‘plan for the economy’
June 29, 2026
Makerfield MP, Andy Burnham, has unveiled his ideas for the UK economy – including devolving greater powers to directly elected mayors. In a speech in Manchester setting out a ten-year plan for the economy, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, who is bidding to become the next Prime Minister, said his plans would address an […]
FBUK welcomes Lords report on IHT
January 28, 2026
FBUK Policy Director Matt Jaffa examines a key House of Lords report into inheritance tax reforms and finds that it echoes 15 months of warnings from Family Business UK The House of Lords has published its report into the inheritance tax changes announced in the Autumn Budget 2024 – including changes to BPR and APR. […]
FBUK concern over UK jobs data
January 20, 2026
UK unemployment has remained at 5.1%, a five-year high, according to the latest official data. Figures from the Office for National Statistics shows that unemployment among people aged 16 and over has risen across the UK by 0.3% compared with the previous quarter. London and the East Midlands have seen particularly challenging results. Unemployment in […]
FBUK unveils Corporate Partnership with Julius Baer International
October 2, 2025
Family Business UK (FBUK) is delighted to announce a new corporate partnership with Julius Baer International, the UK-entity of the global wealth manager with roots as a family business. FBUK has established partnerships with carefully selected and highly respected organisations that provide compelling professional services to family businesses. They are critical allies and supporters of […]
Saving a great pie favourite
September 30, 2025
The Melton Mowbray Pork Pie is one of the UK’s most iconic food products. When the future and integrity of the Melton Mowbray pie looked in jeopardy twenty years ago, it was Samworth Brothers along with other pie devotees that safeguarded its future. The Samworth family and Samworth Brothers have a long association with pork […]
What can we learn from Sweden’s abolition of IHT?
September 29, 2025
Annelie Karlsson | CEO and Founder of Family | Business Network Sweden More than 20 years ago, Sweden took a bold step and abolished inheritance and gift taxes. Annelie Karlsson, CEO and Founder of Family Business Network Sweden tells the story behind it “I recall it vividly. My mother passed away in November 2004 […]
What it takes to lead the family and the business
September 23, 2025
Sophie Asburton is a partner Alembic Strategy, who are delivery partners of FBUK’s Future Leaders Programme. Sophie is also co-leader of a family business with her husband. I’ve sat in rooms – fires lit, flipcharts covered, coffee cooling – where future leaders of family businesses have told me things they’ve never said out loud. […]