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Our webinars provide you with key insights to help you build your business. Our specialists cover a range of pertinent and timely topics, giving technical oversight and market updates. We understand that you’re busy, and it’s not always possible to watch live or on-demand. This podcast is designed to allow you to listen, whenever it’s convenient for you, across all of your devices. Whether you’re on the go, working on something, or have simply had enough screen time, we are committed to ensuring you can access the help that you need in order to reach your full potential.
In their latest episode our chatters delve into some pressing issues in the sector at the moment such as budget concerns, governance updates and funding opportunities.
In this episode of CharitEpulse our chatters are joined by Joe Saxton, Chair of the Association of Chairs. Together, they unpick the findings of a major consultation involving over 600 charity leaders, exploring what really matters to today’s boards.
A deep dive into fundraising with Charlotte Schofield of UHB Charity, exploring sector trends and supporter engagement strategies.
In this episode of CharitEpulse, our chatters explore a series of pressing developments within the charity sector, each reflecting broader challenges in governance, operations, and public engagement.
In this episode of CharitEpulse, following a few quiet weeks, our trio look at recent scandals and regulatory investigations that have shaken public trust in the sector.
In this special edition of CharitEpulse, our chatters have an in-depth conversation about what it’s like to be a charity trustee - drawing on their own personal experiences.
In their latest episode, our chatters tackle some tough topics and look more closely at fraud and whistleblowing.
No lottery winners here, but plenty of insights from our chatters in this week’s CharitEpulse podcast.
In their latest podcast our chatters delve into some of the latest news and a nod to our King.
In their latest podcast ‘Defences, donations, dilemmas and dynamics’, our chatters discuss some challenging issues.
It’s question time in our latest CharitEpulse podcast. Our chatters discuss a mix of fundraising headlines, governance and more.
In this week’s episode our chatters dive into two major sector updates, the Revised Fundraising Code and the upcoming Charity Governance Code update, plus a few pressing issues.
In this week’s episode ‘Cultivating charity culture – balancing benefits and impact’ are joined by special guest Emily Collinson from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
In their latest CharitEpulse podcast, our chatters discuss austerity, arguments and anonymity.
This week our chatters look at the evolving landscape of the charity sector, in their latest CharitEpulse podcast, Is the Regulator “glacial and toothless”?
Redundancies, resignations and wrangles – the charity sector battles on several fronts. Hear the latest from our CharitEpulse panellists.
In their latest CharitEpulse podcast, our chatters discuss some hot-button issues: Resilience, recognition, and regrettable rows.
This week’s podcast looks at a few controversial matters that have recently hit headlines.
Our chatters are back with their first podcast of 2025, Shades of grey: the grey areas of Gift Aid abuse and mega ‘charity’ prize draws.
In their final CharitEpulse podcast of 2024, our chatters wrap up the year by tackling pressing issues such as HMRC Gift Aid fraud, challenges in the charity retail sector, place-based philanthropic strategies, and governance issues in charities.
Captain Tom’s legacy tarnished by his family, Gift Aid fraud, and banking woes; our CharitEpulse trio discuss some juicy news currently doing the rounds in the charity sector.
Our trio discuss some of the more challenging charity sector topics ahead of the holiday season.
The Budget already seems like a distant memory, but what does it mean for charities? Our latest CharitEpulse delves a little deeper.
Our latest episode of CharitEpulse: Model trustee behaviour. Posing the latest charity trends.
From AI to the FCA our panellists have lots to discuss in their latest CharitEpulse podcast including the ups and downs of charities using Artificial Intelligence.
As we enter autumn and approach the October Budget, our panellists discuss what they hope are not too gloomy subjects, including governance, philanthropy, tax, and finance.
As we venture towards the end of summer, our regular panellists have a lot to discuss and have rounded up some of the key news. In particular they look at trust in the sector.
This week’s episode looks at the recent Charity Commission trustee disqualification orders followed by a more detailed discussion of what the new Labour government will mean for charities. The trio also look at the new charity minister’s contributions, challenges of being a small charity, and complexities of procurement.
Join the trio as they discuss the latest topical issues affecting the charity sector, as well as updates on recent events, developments and issues to be aware of.
In their latest podcast, our regular trio discuss how charities should manage internal disputes and ensure that their focus continues to be on delivering their charitable purposes.
In their latest podcast, our regular trio discuss how charities should manage internal disputes and ensure that their focus continues to be on delivering their charitable purposes.
In their latest podcast, our regular trio James Saunders, Charles Mesquita, and Catherine Rustomji question some of the latest stories that have recently hit the headlines and take a close look at social media.
In their latest podcast, our regular trio James Saunders, Charles Mesquita, and Catherine Rustomji question some of the latest stories that have recently hit the headlines and take a close look at social media.
In their latest webinar and podcast, our regular trio James Saunders, Charles Mesquita, and Catherine Rustomji delve into several thought-provoking topics in ‘Charities in 2024 and beyond – what to expect?’
Say hello to CharitEpulse – helping you keep your finger on the pulse and stay informed of the latest news and developments in the charity sector. Our latest episode asks, “When is a conflict not a conflict and will a name change make a difference?”
How to maximise the value of your agency #5
Media Corporate Finance Partners, Paul Winterflood and Dan Leaman, sat down with Chris Matthews, Principal at Sutherlands, to discuss how to maximise the value of your agency.
They focus on the drivers of value and how these key elements help to maximise the value of your agency to ensure it grows, increases profitability, and is ultimately in a position to sell for the maximum value in the future.
How to maximise the value of your agency #2
Media Corporate Finance Partners, Paul Winterflood and Dan Leaman, sat down with Chris Matthews, Principal at Sutherlands, to discuss how to maximise the value of your agency.
They focus on the drivers of value and how these key elements help to maximise the value of your agency to ensure it grows, increases profitability, and is ultimately in a position to sell for the maximum value in the future.
Media Corporate Finance Partners, Paul Winterflood and Dan Leaman, recently sat down with Chris Matthews, Principal at Sutherlands, to discuss how to maximise the value of your agency.
They focus on the drivers of value and how these key elements help to maximise the value of your agency to ensure it grows, increases profitability, and is ultimately in a position to sell for the maximum value in the future.
Tune into episode two of our podcast to hear Business Doctor Clare Harrall, People Director Joe Regan and Apiary Capital partner Dan Adler delve deeper into the world of private equity. They cover strategies that incentivise and support sustainable leadership teams, along with lived examples that lay the groundwork for successful exits.
Visit our Business Doctor hub for more content or to get in touch with us.
In this podcast episode, our Business Doctor, Clare Harrall, Joe Regan and Dan Adler, partner at private equity firm Apiary Capital, dive into the crucial role individuals play in driving successful private equity transactions.
To learn more about how we can help grow your business, please visit our Business Doctor hub for more content: https://mooreks.co.uk/hubs/business-doctor/
As business leaders navigate the shifting market landscape, many must make sense of big data to plan for recovery and growth.
The importance of leveraging data has become even more crucial. The move to remote working has forced significant shifts in how businesses conduct their day-to-day operations, interact with their suppliers and customers and how their employees work.
However, access to good data isn’t enough to guarantee good decisions. Many organisations are still failing to get the most out of their data.
Join Clare Harrall as she talks with Jon Dawson, Partner for Outsourcing, about the importance of people in change management and applying technology to business challenges in this Business Doctor podcast.
To learn more about how we can help grow your business, please visit our Business Doctor hub for more content: https://mooreks.co.uk/hubs/business-doctor/
Join our Business Doctor, Clare Harrall, as she talks to Richard Cummings, Lead Partner in our strategic HR Consultancy, Sophie Lord, our Head of Learning and Development, and Victoria Pounder, our Head of HR.
Find out about the challenges they’re facing here at Moore Kingston Smith, as well as what they’re seeing in the wider marketplace. And get their insights and top tips on addressing skills shortages, competing for talent and adapting to more flexible ways of working.
We welcome your questions to the Business Doctor, you can contact us at https://mooreks.co.uk/business-doctor/
Digital transformation can come in many guises, ranging from simple projects to major organizational change. Without expert guidance, projects have a high risk of failure and businesses could find themselves falling foul of GDPR, missing potential security breaches, or failing to build proper infrastructure among other things. In this webinar our panel of experts covered:
- What is digital transformation and why is it important?
- The difference between digitisation and digitalisation
- The biggest barriers to digital transformation success
- How IT infrastructure supports digital transformation
- How digital transformation changes security needs
- The risks of getting it wrong
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When asked why diversity and inclusion is important, most attendees recognised that it can help to attract and retain talent, but also improve the customer journey and create a competitive advantage. With the correct guidance, inclusivity can provide multi-faceted benefits to your people, and in turn your organisation. There are certainly a range of challenges that SME’s can face; our audience felt that lack of understanding or knowing where to start was equally as challenging as having a lack of resources. Our panel have seen these challenges played out in a variety of organisations and have frameworks to help you on your journey.
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We’ve put together our top ten tips to help make hybrid working successful:
- Develop a strategy
- Have a mechanism to check in on employee wellbeing
- Listen to employee views/gather information
- Develop new ways of learning/sharing knowledge
- Develop policies to ensure perception of fairness
- Managers to lead by example
- Set clear objectives
- Arrange working environment assessments
- Arrange more opportunities to be social (even if virtual)
- Train managers
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The new off-payroll working rules came into effect in the private sector on 6 April 2021. The changes bring challenges to some and opportunities for other businesses, depending on their size. For larger businesses, the new regime will add costs and administrative burdens to dealing with freelancers providing their services through a personal service company. For smaller businesses, the small company exemption from these rules makes small businesses more attractive for freelancers to work for and may even motivate larger competitors to outsource projects to smaller agencies who can engage freelancers without the additional layer of cost that this new regime will impose.
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In the latest Moore Intelligence podcast, Graham Tyler, leader of Moore’s media group, reflects on the new economic forces driving film and TV production.
The insatiable demand for content by streaming services like Netflix has boosted demand for new material, and provided a Covid lifeline to many production houses.
However, the financial terms the streaming services offer are very different to those of traditional players and producers will have to consider “more nimble” business models in future to maximise revenue.
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In this episode, our Business Doctor, Clare Harrall, is joined by Jamie Sherman to look at the challenges and importance of accurate forecasting in a post-pandemic economy.
We explore challenging the assumptions of your financial model and it’s outputs to put current and accurate information at the heart of your decision-making process.
We welcome your questions to the Business Doctor, you can contact us at https://mooreks.co.uk/business-doctor/
Recent events and the increased uncertainty of the future means that all organisations, no matter their size or nature, should take business continuity very seriously. Even if your organisation has coped with the challenges of Coronavirus, there are other potentially catastrophic events that could occur, a major cyber-attack being just one. Although business continuity as a concept has been with us for many years, there is still confusion about what it is. Join us for an informative session with John Eary, a business continuity expert who works with a wide variety of clients to ensure that they have robust plans and systems in place. John covered:
- The importance and purpose of business continuity in a post Coronavirus world
- The key elements of a business continuity management system and how they fit together
- Managing the three phases of a major incident
- The responsibilities of management and business continuity leads
- Ensuing your organisation remains resilient
The webinar concluded with a Q&A session where John was joined by our usual panel of tax, people and Brexit experts.
Mental health and wellbeing has never been so important than in today’s working environment. Whether your teams have been working remotely since last March, or have been attending socially distanced and vastly changed workplaces, the challenges are great and varied. In this webinar, we were joined by Steve Metcalf, Director of Robustmind Mental Fitness Ltd. Steve is an experienced mental health trainer, who gave practical tips and examples covering a variety of topics including:
- The mental health impact of the coronavirus pandemic
- Why it is important for businesses to prioritise employee mental health
- Simple initiatives that can be implemented to help improve mental health at an individual and organisational level
- Developing strategies and policies to improve mental health and wellbeing
We were also joined by Partner Paul Samrah, who heads up our firm’s Wellbeing Group, as well as our usual panel of tax and people experts who were on hand to offer their expertise in a Q&A at the end of the session.
The UK has finally secured a deal with the EU27 mapping out how the UK and EU will trade together. There are many complex issues that will affect businesses in different ways and our experts know every aspect inside out.
What does the deal mean for your business?
Brexit Impact Specialist Paul Samrah provides a jargon-free explanation in our most recent webinar. He looks at not only the implications of the new trade deal for UK businesses but also the potential opportunities covering:
- People
- Services
- Data protection
- Goods
- Travel and security
After almost a year of economic uncertainty caused by the global pandemic, we take stock of emerging trends in the market in this webinar. We are delighted to have been joined by Gregory Perdon, Arbuthnot Latham's Co-Chief Investment Officer. Gregory will takes us on a whistle-stop tour around the globe, touching on several topics and their economic impact including:
• Post-US presidential elections – who are the winners and losers
• Chancellor’s spending review – outlook for the UK: fiscal and monetary
• The EU’s lockdown economics – will the recovery fund work?
• China’s V-shaped recovery – how they did it and will it continue?
Furthermore we hear an update on Brexit from Paul Samrah, our Brexit Impact Specialist and Tim Stovold, our Head of Tax answers questions on potential tax increases.
Brexit brings with it changes to the UK immigration system which international employers and employees need to be prepared for. Forward planning is essential to ensure that staff are eligible to continue to work and live in the UK and Europe. Social security arrangements, immigration and tax implications all require a review to ensure that businesses are compliant.
As we head into new lockdown restrictions, now more than ever, businesses need to explore reinventing themselves to meet the challenges that continue to emerge as a result of the ongoing pandemic and the inevitability of Brexit. How businesses respond in these uncertain times, will determine how London and the UK can evolve and remain one of the best places in the world to do business.
Watch our latest episode to hear guest speaker, Damian Nussbaum, Director at City of London Corporation share insights on future trade policies to support innovation and growth. Damian discussed the findings of the City of London’s recent ‘London Recharged: Our Vision for London in 2025’ report, which outlines a vision for talent, innovation and sustainability. With Brexit looming, we were also joined by our VAT and tax specialists who guide you through some of the practical scenarios businesses are likely to face, highlighting the key actions that need to be taken.
While the relentless focus has been on survival during the pandemic, businesses continue to face further Brexit uncertainty. Negotiations continue behind the scenes and the clock ticks down to the 31 December deadline.
We discuss the key Brexit issues and the practical steps that businesses should take in readiness for the new era. Our panel includes Paul Samrah, our Brexit Impact Specialist, along with partners specialising in VAT, tax and people. They will each give their unique perspective in what promises to be a lively session.
There has been a relentless focus on survival during the pandemic, yet businesses still face uncertainty. Seven months on from the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis, it’s important that businesses look to the next stage of recovery and reset their business for growth within the confines of the new normal.
In this recording, we clarified the key drivers that will help to ensure that the strategy for the business is fit for a post Coronavirus era. Our Strategic Growth experts Esther Carder and Jamie Sherman discussed how to develop and implement a robust strategy in structured way, including detailing our Strategy Implementation Matrix which helps businesses to set out and achieve their short, medium and long term objectives.
Changing global mobility programmes was an important area of discussion before the pandemic, but this has since accelerated the need for companies to reconsider what their workforce will look like going forward. A likely mix of remote and office working along with international travel restrictions will require companies to closely monitor the emerging tax and immigration implications.
Moore Kingston Smith alongside immigration specialists Hudson McKenzie, hosted a well-attended webinar shedding light on the potential challenges and guided listeners on how to proactively manage the emerging issues.
In this session we explore the definition of agile working and it’s benefits, as well as some of the challenges of virtual teams. We also look at some of the differences in employee attitudes to agile working and how we can recognise and manage them effectively. Furthermore, we look at the different management styles and how you can use technology to effectively lead and engage with hybrid virtual teams.
The R&D tax relief scheme is a generous incentive to support innovation in British businesses. While many companies are already taking advantage of the schemes, there are still numerous businesses missing out on this relief. A challenging economy and the effects of Coronavirus have made this relief more important than ever – a way to bring much needed cash into a business at a critical time! Join this webinar to find out more about the R&D tax relief schemes, and whether your company may qualify.
In this webinar our restructuring expert Dan Leaman explains how to identify a sustainable business model, and ensure that a business has sufficient cash resources to implement the business model. He also speaks about how to ensure a business model is a scalable platform for a recovery and how to monitor outturn against these plans.
Tim Stovold, Head of Tax, and Richard Cummings, Strategic HR Partner, give their input on the tax and people considerations to take into account when looking at your business model. This included benefits packages, redundancies and areas where cash may be available to claim.
At Moore Kingston Smith, we’ve helped many owners safeguard their business during rocky periods. Contact us for a no-obligation confidential conversation about your business circumstances and how we can help you.
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