Ellie Wilcockson Corporate Finance Executive elw@hawsons.co.ukHawsons Corporate Finance team are pleased to announce the completion of a Management Buy-Out (MBO) at Wem Tech Solutions. Established in 2013 in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, Wem Tech Solutions provides...
Jack Ware Corporate Finance Director jcw@hawsons.co.uk Hawsons is proud to have advised Doncaster-based construction and interiors specialist Pacy & Wheatley Ltd on its successful transition to Employee Ownership via an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Founded in...
sb@hawsons.co.ukFrom 18 November 2025, anyone being appointed as a director or person with significant control (“PSC”) of a new or existing UK company will need to verify their identity with Companies House. If you’re already a director, then you will have until the...
pjw@hawsons.co.uk On 26th November 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Autumn Budget Statement. She announced a reduction in Capital Gains Tax relief available on qualifying disposals to employee ownership trusts from 100% of the gain to 50%. This will be...
Jack Ware Corporate Finance Director jcw@hawsons.co.uk Hawsons Corporate Finance, alongside MD Law and SMH Group, have advised Barnsley-based manufacturer Manvers Engineering on its transition to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Using their patented technology,...
Reducing Your Estate Whilst Keeping an Income If you’ve been preserving your pension to pass on wealth tax efficiently, the 2027 pension reforms may have caused concern. From April 2027, remaining pension funds will no longer automatically sit outside your estate...
What is an Employee Benefit Trust (EBT)? An EBT is a discretionary trust established by the employer, which, for example, could hold shares in the company for the benefit of a certain group of employees, former employees, and some relatives and dependants – known as...
How do I set up an employee ownership trust? Below is a typical timeline of events that would be required when transitioning to employee ownership. The exact timings of each stage differ from business to business, but based on previous transactions, it is not unusual...
An employee ownership trust (EOT) is a trust that acquires shares in a company and holds them on behalf of the employees. It is an increasingly popular exit strategy for shareholders which offers attractive tax incentives and peace of mind over the future of the...
In this article, we are going to outline some of the problems that might arise if the transition to employee ownership is not managed and advised on correctly.Valuation of the company When selling your business to an EOT it is very important that you keep the...
Employee Ownership Trust Tax Benefits An Employee Ownership Trust (“EOT”) is a trust that acquires shares in a company and holds them on behalf of the employees. It is an increasingly popular exit strategy for shareholders, which offers attractive tax incentives and...
An employee ownership trust (“EOT”) is a trust that is set up to acquire shares in a trading company and holds them on behalf of the employees of the company. There are several benefits to both the employees and the sellers disposing of their shares to the trust, both...