As a business owner, have you ever asked yourself how much your business would be worth today? When was the last time you checked the valuation?

UK finance teams are at a critical crossroads, with demand for specialist talent accelerating faster than the function can modernise

The findings from the Small Business Strategy report that late payment is closing an estimated 38 UK businesses every day, is consistent with what we are seeing directly through Purbeck Insurance Services’ latest data on personal guarantee backed borrowing. Todd Davison, MD of Purbeck Insurance Services, the UK’s only provider of personal guarantee insurance to small businesses says: “In Q4 2025, 37% of all loan applications were for working capital to support cashflow, up f

Brendan Clarkson, Business Advisory Director at PKF Littlejohn , spoke to Josh Levy, CEO of Ultimate Finance about the challenges of starting up and scaling up your business, and discussed all things asset-based lending. Since opening its doors in 2002, Ultimate has provided more than £10bn in funding to support their customers’ growth ambitions. How can asset-based lending help with both starting out and scaling up? Every business’ journey is unique, but they do have pivotal