The 2020 Budget: How It Affects Your Business

The 2020 Budget: How It Affects Your Business

On Wednesday 11th March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget in his new role, announcing the government's tax and spending plans for the year ahead, following uncertain times due to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Before talking about what it means...

The real price of a fish and chip shop

The real price of a fish and chip shop

Launching or refreshing a fish and chip shop is no small task. In fact, the associated costs can often take business owners by surprise. That’s why more and more are using specialist finance to plug the gaps and afford the very best premises and equipment. But how...

Short-term tax? The time is now

Short-term tax? The time is now

The January squeeze is over. How did it treat your finances? Periods like these always seem to ask a little extra from us, such as tax payments and VAT demands, draining funds from other sides of the business. Often, a short-term cash injection can put you right back...

Visit Johnson Reed at Northern Restaurant & Bar 2020

Visit Johnson Reed at Northern Restaurant & Bar 2020

Johnson Reed Ltd., business finance, asset finance and financial services specialists, will be exhibiting at Northern Restaurant and Bar 2020, taking place at Manchester Central between 17th-18th March 2020.  Exhibiting at stand B43, our experts can be found to...

2019’s biggest winners from alternative finance

2019’s biggest winners from alternative finance

There’s much to look back on and celebrate in alternative finance. In 2019, the number of leases and loans being taken out by businesses from untraditional sources was already predicted to grow 20.64% on the year before. And the UK is still Europe’s largest P2P...