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The Press Family Business of the Year Award 2010

By Craig Manson, Partner of Garbutt & Elliott and a specialist family business advisor.

Garbutt & Elliott are delighted to sponsor this category for the third year running and look forward once again to...read more

Garbutt & Elliott meeting to help family businesses

It will be a huge family gathering for businesses in Yorkshire.

York accountants and advisers from Garbutt & Elliott are holding a meeting next month to help family businesses plan for the future...read more

Acting now could pay dividends!

As you will already be aware from the 6 April 2010 the tax rates for individuals earning over £150,000 will increase to 50%. A number of our family business clients have been looking at the timing of interim or final dividends that are normally paid post 5th April.  For some, there is an opportunity of bringing...read more

Curtain firms on track

A North Yorkshire textiles and interiors business has acquired its former sister company to take greater control of its brand as the economy starts to grow.

RE Grafton Ltd, Hookstone Park, Harrogate, which trades as James Brindley, has acquired James Brindley (Furnishings) Ltd, Wetherby – a totally separate business - for “a significant but undisclosed sum... read more

Ex-Thorntons boss lifts the lid on family firms

A businessman who headed up one of Britain’s greatest family ventures will impart his knowledge to the family businesses of York and North Yorkshire. Peter Thornton, the former chairman of Thorntons chocolates will be the guest speaker at a meeting for Family Business organised by chartered accountants Garbutt & Elliott...read more

Date to help keep it all in the family

Members of family businesses throughout York and North Yorkshire will converge on Hazlewood Castle, near Tadcaster, on December 8...read more

Results of the National Family Business Survey

Following the success of Garbutt & Elliott’s regional Family Business Survey last year, The International Centre for Families in Business extended the Garbutt & Elliott survey nationally. For a PDF copy of the results of the full survey click here
Enter your Family Business for The Press Business Awards 2009
Once again Garbutt & Elliott are sponsors of the Press Business Awards 2009, and for the second year running we are sponsoring the Family Business of the Year category. Entering the awards is an excellent opportunity to promote and celebrate the achievements of your Family Business...read more

Firm's Award for Taking the Family into Account
Three senior partners of leading Yorkshire accountants Garbutt & Elliott, who sponsored the Press Family Business of the Year Award, have successfully completed a two-year post-graduate course in Family Business...read more

Garbutt & Elliott Sponsor Family Business of the Year Award
David Dickson, Chairman of Garbutt & Elliott introduces this brand new category for the York Press Awards 2008...read more

Garbutt & Elliott Family Business Survey Results

To download a PDF copy of the results of the large scale survey of Family Businesses in Yorkshire carried out by Garbutt & Elliott click here