Welcome to the latest edition of the unw newsletter. unw Tax and Corporate Finance have been busy recently advising on deals – check out the stories! Also on the website is Simon Richards’ comment on the recent Pre Budget Report.
unw News
ACCOUNTANTS IMPRESS IN LITTLE & LARGE DEALS
Deals of £400,000 and £453 million demonstrate the breadth of unw capabilities.
GREAT DEAL FOR ALL
unw have recently acted on the disposal of the W&K Holdings Group (“W&K”) to the Linden Foods Group, which is based in Northern Ireland.
THE BEAN COUNTERS TREAD THE BOARD
The Alternative Business Awards were recently handed out at the Journal Tyne Theatre.
unw PROGRAMME SPONSORS AT THE FALCONS
unw were programme sponsors at the recent Newcastle Falcons fixture against Leeds Carnegie at Kingston Park.
UPDATE OF NEW STARTERS AT unw
As our client portfolio continues to grow, the team at unw has been increased by the arrival of several new members of staff across all sectors of the firm.
Industry News
28 DAYS HOLIDAY ON THE HORIZON
Earlier this year the government proposed to increase the minimum statutory holiday entitlement from the current 20 days (including bank holidays) to 28 days (bank holidays inclusive).
LORDS RULE IN FAVOUR OF HUSBAND AND WIFE BUSINESSES
The long running case of Jones v Garnett (commonly called ‘Arctic Systems’) which began in 2003, has finally been resolved in favour of the taxpayer.
MAKING THE MOST OF THE FLAT RATE VAT SCHEME
The flat rate VAT scheme can be a very good deal for some small businesses, but not for others.
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Deal Summary
These are some of the deals that unw has been pleased to assist with recently.
n-psl Limited
Structural and implementation advice in relation to fund raising, acquisition of intellectual property rights and university spin out.
eaga plc
Tax advice on IPO of eaga plc
Arts Council England, North East
Grant assessment
Continuing assessment of Cultural Business Venture scheme applications on behalf of the Arts Council England, North East.