National Family Business Day, celebrated annually on the third Thursday in September, takes place on September 18 this year and is a...

In retail, one size never fits all. Different brands need different solutions when it comes to packaging, bespoke signage, specific garment hangers, and their logo on almost everything. Before 2005, it was either make-do with generic versions or spend big on tailored ones from multiple suppliers. That was the driving force that led to Ian Hall creating CCS McLays . He had the idea of being a new kind of partner to retailers. One that puts them in the driving seat. Sourcing a

Family Business United is delighted to launch its latest research project to quantify the impact of family businesses in the community....

Check out the short film that showcases the Family Business of the Year Awards 2025, the thoughts of Paul Andrews, Founder and CEO of...

Family Business United is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership between Wellbeing People and Family Business United, a...

Family Business United is delighted to announce the launch of our third Global Family Business Think Tank Report which summarises the thoughts of over 120 leading family business owners, experts and advisers from around the world on specific topics that will help to shape family business discussions and strategies going forward including thoughts on the relevance of the three-circle model, trust, next generation engagement and the potential for conflict to impact family busin

The Impact of Proposed Tax Changes Following the government’s costly partial reversal of its welfare reforms, Family Business United urges officials to abandon plans to change inheritance tax relief for family businesses. The organization emphasizes the importance of listening to voices within the family business community to drive the growth agenda. A recent survey by the CBI and Family Business United Kingdom (FBUK) revealed a concerning trend. Proposed cuts to inheritance

The Pantry took home the prestigious Supreme Champion Family Business Award at the National Family Business of the Year Awards 2025, awards organised by Family Business United to celebrate the incredible contribution of family businesses to the UK economy. Family firms are the engine room of the UK economy providing significant numbers of jobs, generating income, creating wealth and investing in our communities. As Paul Andrews, Founder and CEO of Family Business United expla

The family business community came together once more in London in the delightful surrounds of the Royal Geographical Society in South...

Fire, floods, relocation, and a pandemic couldn’t sink Formans, the family-run smoked salmon supplier. Here’s how they stayed afloat. When I tell people about the fire, the flood, and the compulsory purchase, everyone says, what about the plague of locusts? Well, now we have the plague as well. - Lance Forman, Owner, H.Forman & Son and formanandfield.com Policy analysts have coined the term ‘permacrisis’ to denote an extended period of difficulty arising from a spate of unpre

In an era of fleeting trends and throwaway retail, one Taunton business stands as a remarkable thread of continuity. Hatchers, the...

Family businesses form the backbone of Britain’s economic and social landscape. Often modest in appearance, they represent a powerful...

Members of Family Business United will be travelling across the UK for their annual road trip in electric style this year thanks once...

Family Business United is delighted to announce the family firms that are in the running for the National Family Business of the Year...

The Autumn Budget introduced significant changes to the Inheritance Tax (IHT) system, specifically affecting how Business Property Relief (BPR) and Agricultural Property Relief (APR) apply to family-owned businesses. These reforms are expected to have a major impact on family businesses and farms across the UK, particularly those with multi-generational ownership. With 5 million family firms in the UK employing more than 15 million people and contributing over £200 billion a

The latest survey by Family Business United has highlighted the key challenges family business leaders are tackling in boardrooms across...

Bagnalls, based in Cleckheaton celebrates 150 years as a family run and managed business on March 13th, 2025. Originally established in...

Succession planning has always been a difficult topic for many due to the need to confront issues around death and the loss of someone special who has passed. But as the saying goes, ‘there is nothing more certain than death and taxes,’ and the proposed Budget has put the spotlight firmly on family businesses and in particular, Inheritance Tax on the passing of shares from one generation to the next. Ownership succession and the implications are now firmly on the family busin

Family Business United has been active in challenging the revisions in the Autumn Budget given their impact on the family business sector, especially with regards the changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief. We are keen to continue to amplify the family business voice and to quantify the impact and the challenges the changes are creating. To that end, please share your thoughts in the survey below. Your opinion matters as we need to show those w