Category Archives: News
R & D Tax Claims, buying or selling a business
Written on February 16, 2015 at 4:47 pm, by rsmith
Don’t miss out on R & D Tax Claims….. With only around 13k SME businesses making a claim each year, many business owners are missing out on tax relief for their Research and Development costs. Typically these are R & D costs incurred over the last two years of trading by Engineering and Manufacturing companies…
Embedded Capital Allowances
Written on February 16, 2015 at 4:39 pm, by rsmith
Many business owners are not aware that there are tax allowances due on items “embedded” within their properties but only if a claim is submitted in a format recognized and accepted by HM Revenue & Customs. The allowances are known as “Embedded Capital Allowances” and can be claimed any time by a business property owner….
Why 2015 will be the right time to sell a business……..
Written on December 30, 2014 at 12:36 pm, by rsmith
Why 2015 will be the right time to sell a business…….. We have found that many business owners have been been thinking about selling their businesses, wondering if now is the best time. Most have been analysing the economic situation (wishing they had the benefit of hindsight for previous missed opportunities). Here are six reasons…
Business Valuations using EBITDA
Written on December 30, 2014 at 12:31 pm, by rsmith
The term EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation & Amortisation) was introduced in the USA 30 years ago as a practical measure of the financial performance of a business, which can then be compared with other similar businesses, whilst excluding the effects of corporate taxation, capital spending and financing working capital, which can be different…
Stirling helps Cure Leukaemia charity raise over £50k!
Written on July 22, 2014 at 9:35 am, by rsmith
Stirling features in Daily Telegraph!
Written on June 3, 2014 at 8:33 am, by rsmith
Our advert on Exit Strategies, features in the Daily Telegraph today:-
Stirling sponsors Birmingham City!
Written on May 28, 2014 at 5:22 pm, by rsmith
Stirling sponsors Birmingham City……! Stirling will be sponsoring the Birmingham City football team playing in the Club Legends Cup at Birmingham’s LG Arena on Saturday, 12 July 2014. This unique indoor football tournament promises to be a fantastic day featuring many Midlands football heroes raising funds for our chosen charity Cure Leukaemia. For more information…
Valuing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Written on April 22, 2014 at 10:13 pm, by rsmith
Techniques for valuing Intellectual Property (IP) Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”) are worth only what a buyer or licensee will be willing to pay for them. There is no fixed set of rules that can be applied to every valuation. The particular valuation technique selected will very much depend on the unique qualities relating to each…
Stirling sponsors the Cure Leukaemia charity
Written on April 10, 2014 at 5:12 pm, by rsmith
Stirling are pleased to announce that we are now an official charity partner of the Birmingham based charity Cure Leukaemia. Founded in 2003 by Professor Charlie Craddock, Cure Leukaemia helps to bring pioneering drug and transplant treatments to blood cancer patients throughout the West Midlands. The charity helps finance the world class Centre for Clinical Haematology…