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UK businesses are under growing strain as supply chain costs surge, with nearly three-quarters (72%) of business leaders reporting increases in the past year – double the level seen over the previous two years (36%), according to RSM research, The data showed that almost a third of businesses said they recovered from price shocks within…
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Latest data from Allianz Trade showed that the Cash Collection Cycle (CCC) rose again in 2025 (67 days) and appears to have settled at a structurally high plateau, with the driver being inventories, with companies moving away from ‘just-in-time’ efficiency toward ‘just-in-case’ resilience. The UK maintained a 40-day cash collection cycle in 2025, shorter than…
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One in five small businesses (20%) say the legacy of Brexit remains a barrier to business growth, according to research by Novuna Business Finance. Drawing on 12-years of tracking research, exploring small business growth outlook since 2015, the report ‘Brexit at 10′ draws together research on small business owner sentiment to Brexit, and their reactions…
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Instability arising from US trade tariffs has fractured the ‘special relationship’ between the UK and US trading partners, according to new research from international SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS). BFS’s report finds that UK SMEs have suffered average losses of £59,000 in the past 12-months due to US tariffs, leading many to reprioritise trade…
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A decade since the UK voted to leave the EU, a regular survey of mid-sized businesses paints a mixed picture of Brexit’s impact on their operations, according to accountancy and advisory firm BDO. BDO’s bi-monthly tracker of 500 mid-sized businesses with revenues between £10m and £500m, revealed that just over a quarter (26%) felt the…
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UK SMEs trading internationally are facing a tipping point, with seven in ten warning they could be pushed into bankruptcy if disruption linked to the Iran war continues according to new research from SME funder Bibby Financial Services (BFS). The data reveals the growing financial toll of the conflict on UK importers and exporters, with…
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British consumers are among the most pessimistic in Europe about their finances in the year ahead, as instability and conflict in the Middle East tops the list of the biggest financial concerns across the continent according to new Europe-wide research from CRIF. The data reveals that half of all European consumers (50%) cite Middle East instability…
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The percentage of UK small businesses citing barriers holding their business back from growing has hit a six-year peak (84%), with the impact of overseas conflict on energy and fuel prices in the UK now a serious concern for one in three enterprises (32%), according to new findings from Novuna Business Finance. The data show…
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Business confidence rose 11 points to 55% in March, driven mainly by smaller firms, according to the latest Lloyds Business Barometer. The survey, conducted from March 2nd-16th, showed that over 90% of responses came in the first week, before the potential impact of Middle Eastern conflict affected smaller businesses. Larger firms exhibited less optimism, reflecting…
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The Bank of England has announced that it has held interest rates at 3.75% with the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voting unanimously to keep interest rates on hold. The Bank says that a “shock to the economy” sparked by the war in the Middle East could push inflation as high as 3.5% later this yeart,…
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Barclays has published new policy recommendations urging the UK government to take further action to support the nation’s exporters, particularly smaller businesses. The analysis draws on proprietary data covering current and potential future exporters, alongside the bank’s own in‑house expertise and long-standing experience supporting UK firms trading internationally. This work comes at a time when…
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New global payment data analysis from Sidetrade is showing that late payments now account for 37% of the payment cycle. The data shows that businesses took an average of 51 days to get paid in 2025, composed of 32 days of contractual payment terms and 19 days of payment delay.The data indicates that short commercial…
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The gap between the UK’s wealthiest and poorest consumers is widening, according to a survey of 20,000 European and 1000 UK consumers by credit management group Intrum. The European Consumer Payment Report is an annual survey across 20 countries found only 48 per cent of the UK’s low-income consumers are confident they can pay all of their…
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