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Bates Weston advises Elsym Installation on sale to RSK Group
Bates Weston Corporate Finance team are delighted to announce the sale of Elsym Installation, an electrical contracting services supplier in the specialist area of water treatment, to RSK Group.
Spring Statement Summary 2025
A summary of the Spring Statement 2025 and the main changes that come into effect from April 2025 and beyond. The changes were announced well ahead of the Spring Budget.
Headlines from Spring Statement 2025
The headlines from the Spring Statement 26 March 2025. The Government plans to balance the public spending books by relying on growth driven by housebuilding.
BW Corporate Finance team complete sale of Apple House to National Care Group
Bates Weston Corporate Finance team complete the sale of Dorset based Apple House Limited to National Care Group. The vendors benefitted from current Business Asset Disposal Relief as the rate increases to 14% in April 2025. The rate is set to increase again to 18% from April 2026.
Inheritance Tax and your pension, for business owners
Craig Simpson, Tax Partner at Bates Weston, considers the impact the Government’s proposed changes in the treatment of pensions for Inheritance Tax purposes will mean for business owners, and what can be done to prepare for them.
Gifts out of surplus income
In some circumstances it is possible to make a gift out of surplus income which is immediately exempt from Inheritance Tax (IHT), meaning the usual 7 year survival of the donor is not needed to exempt the gift.
Inheritance Tax on Private Sector Businesses
Craig Simpson, Tax Partner at Bates Weston highlights the impact of the changes to Inheritance tax on business and agricultural assets on privately owned businesses as well as the farming community.
Oaklands Support Limited sale to Swanton Care and Community Limited
Bates Weston Corporate Finance team announce the successful sale of Oaklands Support Limited to Swanton Care and Community Limited.
Inheritance Tax on your pension
Unused pension schemes will attract Inheritance Tax on death from 6 April 2027. Craig Simpson, Tax Partner at Bates Weston looks at the changes and the impact on the tax burden on your estate and beneficiaries.
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