The nation is raising a glass to the South West Brewery that took home three titles from the 2019 Family Business of the Year Awards, including the overall Family Business of the Year. South West family business, St Austell Brewery has been crowned Supreme Champion at the National Family Business of the Year Awards (‘FBOTY’)…
A new report by the Institute for Family Business Research Foundation launched in May reveals the sizeable contribution family firms continue to make to the UK economy. The report shows how the family business sector continues to grow, shining a light particularly on how small family firms are growing and investing for the future. Key…
As part of a fourth-generation family business, we have for over 100 years forged strong links with the communities in which we live and work. We believe in having a sense of purpose beyond profit and in being a good corporate citizen. To that tend, the team at Western Pension Solutions and K3 undertook the…
Western Pension Solutions (‘WPS’) are delighted to announce the launch of their latest report into the impact that pension schemes are having on family owned businesses in the South West and invite you to join them at Hotel du Vin in Exeter on June 20 where Margaret de Valois of WPS will explain the research…
Western Pension Solutions is a specialist pension consultancy that provides trusted advice to family-owned firms on how to manage their defined benefit pension schemes legacy and secure their employees’ retirement future. We are delighted to announce the launch of our inaugural research report into South West Family Business Pension Schemes. This research report looks at…
Western Pensions Solutions were delighted to be a sponsor of the recent Scottish Family Business Road Trip that was organised by Family Business United (‘FBU’). The Family Business Road Trip is an innovative event that gets ‘behind the scenes access to family firms, the family and management teams that run them, and provides a great…
Western Pension Solutions is a specialist pension consultancy that provides trusted advice to family-owned firms on how to solve manage their defined benefit pension schemes legacy and secure their employees’ retirement future. We are delighted to announce the launch of our inaugural research report into West Midlands Family Business Pension Schemes. This research report looks…
As part of a fourth-generation family business, we have for over 100 years forged strong links with the communities in which we live and work. We believe in having a sense of purpose beyond profit and in being a good corporate citizen. To that tend, the team at Western Pension Solutions and K3 are undertaking…
Family businesses with defined benefit pension schemes should be aware that the Pensions Regulator has issued their 2019 Annual Funding Statement. The statement sets out what the Regulator expects from trustees and employers of schemes with valuation dates between September 2018 and September 2019. Regardless of whether your family business pension scheme’s valuation is due…
