The recently announced CLBILS aims to support large businesses, and is now open for applications. It provides a government guarantee of 80% to enable banks to make loans of up to £25m to firms with an annual turnover of between £45m and £500m. It will support a wide range of businesses to access finance products...
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NCC: Covid 19 Daily Update
Starting with some good news, the BBC announced a special Big Night In show, with Children in Need and Comic Relief. The special, which is set to air on 23 April from 7pm, will feature the likes of Peter Kay, Matt Baker, Zoe Ball, Lenny Henry and Gary Barlow. The event sees BBC’s Children in...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): letter to the manufacturing sector
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, has written a letter to those working in manufacturing. In the letter, he says that in this unprecedented time for the UK he wanted to pay tribute for the “work you are doing to keep the UK economy going … our country needs...
COVID-19 A practical guide for members
Article from ‘Parks Business’ spring 2020 issue, page 10. This is a rapidly evolving situation which the NCC is monitoring carefully. It is critical that members keep under constant review the advice and guidance issued by Government. The NCC is creating a members’ COVID-19 information hub, which will be available online shortly. Business Rates Holiday...
Coronavirus business support
Article from ‘Parks Business’ spring 2020 issue, page 5. Information about the range of business support measures available to UK businesses and employees can be found at www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-businesssupport. The website pages help businesses find out how to access the support, who is eligible, when the schemes open and how to apply. This includes: Coronavirus Business...
NCC Chairman’s statement
The Government is going to extraordinary lengths to support UK businesses and their employees, as we all face our generation’s greatest health and economic challenge. I’m sure all of us are doing whatever we can to maintain viability, both from the virus itself and from the knock-on economic impacts that a prolonged lock-down will have...
Time to pay – if you can’t pay your tax bill on time
All businesses and self-employed people in financial distress with outstanding tax liabilities may be eligible to receive tax support through HMRC’s Time To Pay service. This is agreed on a case-by-case basis, tailored to individual circumstances. Who is it for? Any business or self-employed person that pays tax to the UK Government and has outstanding...
NCC: Covid 19 Daily Update
In a regular news cycle, the appointment of Sir Kier Starmer as the new head of the Labour party might have been given a little more column inches and screen time… but this is no ordinary news cycle. This weekend also brought with it a historic moment as The Queen delivered an address to the...
Dealing with complaints
The NCC’s Jo Chubb is the first point of call for any members who need assistance with a customer service issue or complaint. Read the interview with her in Parks Business about how best to handle a dissatisfied customer.
Show Cancellation & Postponement
The World of Park and Leisure Homes has been postponed until summer (20 August trade day), while Covid-19 pandemic has led HERCMA to cancel the 2020 trade and public caravan shows which were to be held for the first time at Harrogate.