Financial
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Diverse business portfolio helps Co-op make £4.5m annual profit
The East of England Co-op says it is in a strong position to weather the coronavirus storm after generating trading profits of £4.5 million in a... Read More
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Venture investors retain appetite despite impact of COVID-19
UK venture investors appear to still be open for business, signalling a positive message to startup and scale-up businesses seeking investment.... Read More
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Preferential creditors owed £14.5m after Cambridge Broadband crash
Joint administrators at BDO are confident of rescuing some money for the two main creditors hit hardest by the collapse of Cambridge Broadband... Read More
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New high reached in R & D tax credits
New data published by HMRC has revealed a number of positive trends, pointing to the continued importance of R & D tax credits, according to... Read More
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Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance launches Bitcoin mining map
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, based at Cambridge Judge Business School, has launched a new interactive Bitcoin mining map. ... Read More
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Profit warnings soar as pandemic batters business
Profit warnings issued by quoted East of England companies reached their highest peak of any quarter since 2005 in the first three months of 2020,... Read More
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Ashcroft Partnership LLP opens for business, current and new
The partners of the Cambridge office of BKL have completed a buyout of the Cambridge business from BKL and the office now trades as The Ashcroft... Read More
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PwC’s Steele shows her mettle by going it alone in tech-savvy Cambridge
PwC’s inspirational head of Cambridge office Sian Steele is leaving the firm after more than 20 years and going solo in the Cambridge UK science... Read More
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IPOs grind to halt after strong start to 2020
The combination of a reduction in oil prices and the COVID-19 crisis has created the most turbulent market conditions since the financial crisis in... Read More
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Now that’s fulfilment as company secures £11m Lloyds investment
An e-commerce fulfilment business that has grown exponentially since being founded by two Cambridge graduates has clinched £11 million in private... Read More
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Budget 2020: Getting things done
Rishi Sunak’s first budget as Chancellor (and the UK’s first Budget since 2018) brought with it a real sense of anticipation, writes Matt Herd,... Read More
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Cambridge sees 35 per cent increase in VC investment in 2019
Cambridge is one of Europe’s fastest growing European technology cities, with an increase of 33 per cent in VC investment into digital tech companies... Read More
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Chancellor appears from the shadows to shed some new light on the economy
This Budget was always going to have the shadow of Brexit hanging over it; however, that appears a distant memory given the more pressing concerns... Read More
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UK InsurTech company raises $19.5m for global expansion
InsurTech business INSTANDA has completed a $19.5 million Series A round, led by Assembly Capital Partners, to underpin international expansion in... Read More
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Budget opportunity to unleash Britain’s potential
Come Budget day 2020, it will have been over 16 months since the last Budget; a lot has happened in that time., writes Matt Herd, Personal Tax... Read More
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Budget content may have been devised long before new Chancellor’s appointment
It has been some time since I last had to gaze into my crystal ball to conjure my pre-Budget predictions, in part because I had a brief hiatus from... Read More
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Howes Percival launches Cambridge Corporate Finance Club
The inaugural Cambridge Corporate Finance Club will provide an opportunity for local professionals and members of the wider corporate finance... Read More
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Cambridge leads East of England growth march as North-South divide widens
Driven by the Cambridge technology and life science sectors, the East of England is set to help lead strong growth in the UK economy in the next... Read More
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£4bn payback and Eazipay raises bar with record start to 2020
Cambridgeshire company Eazipay has seen its direct debit processing and collection volumes break the £4 billion barrier. In January 2020 alone,... Read More
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Cambridge entrepreneur targets crowd cash for InsurTech startup
Cambridge serial entrepreneur Goncalo de Vasconcelos is poised to raise crowdfunding cash for a new UK business venture – an InsurTech startup that... Read More