An Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) transaction is a key and exciting step on the employee ownership journey but is a long way from the ultimate destination. Exemplary governance and employee involvement are key to continued growth and to maximising employee ownership’s contribution to the UK...
In spite of the challenges of the pandemic, or maybe because of it, 2021 has shown that the momentum for Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) has continued to increase, according to flash results of the EOT Survey, created and tracked by RM2 for the Employee Ownership Association. There were...
HMRC announced that its Trust Registration Service (TRS) was open for non-taxable trust registrations with effect from 1 September 2021. Historically, it may not have been necessary to register an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) using the TRS if it was not subject to a tax liability....
Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) can be a useful part of employee share ownership plans, particularly for privately held companies. If you’re considering an EBT as part of your employee share scheme, it’s a good idea to understand how they work, what they can be used...
RM2 was interested to read about the views of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) on the use of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) as vehicles for tax avoidance in their pre-budget submission, as reported in The ESOP Centre’s newspad. CIOT have suggested that EOTs are, in...
There are many good reasons why Employee Ownership, in its various forms, is an increasingly popular business model in the UK. When employees share in the ownership of a business, their interests are aligned with those of shareholders. This means that employees are more likely...
RM2 does the research for the Employee Ownership Top 50, a list of the largest 50 private employee-owned companies in the UK which has been prepared annually since 2014. RM2 publishes the list in a partnership with the Employee Ownership Association (EOA). Key findings: By tracking the...
Employee ownership trusts (EOTs) are becoming increasingly popular across many business sectors. Even the traditionally conservative legal sector (I can say this, because I’m a lawyer!) is starting to embrace this business model pioneered by Aardman Animations and Richer Sounds. Crossland Employment Solicitors recently announced...
Do the shareholders and the Emloyee Ownership Trust company need independent valuations?The trust (or trustee on behalf of the trust) must not pay more than a fair value for the company. The fair value is established by an independent valuation. RM2 do not believeit should...
In spite of the challenges of the pandemic, 2020 was a bumper year for new Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs), according to flash results of the EOT Survey, maintained by RM2 for the Employee Ownership Association. There were 104 new EOTs established in 2020, just one short...
rhp is now an EOT! rhp is pleased to announce that we have become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), meaning that we are now wholly owned by all our employees. A strong collaborative culture has always been a key aspect of the way we run our...
We hope you enjoyed our Webinar on 7th October. There were lots of questions asked and in case you missed them here are the answers: 1. For staff who currently have shares or share options, they could be 'participators' and thereby excluded from being beneficiaries of...
Rumours have been circulating in the UK press about an increase in capital gain tax rates in late 2020. We consider the implications of these rumours for EOTs (Employee Ownership Trusts) and the attractive capital gains tax relief presently available for business owners. What are the rumours? TheTimes reported...
We are excited about the potential for Employee Ownership Trusts (EOT). We’ve completed 40 so far covering 5,700 employees and with an aggregate value of £500 million and we have many more in the pipeline. Despite the economic challenges posed by Covid-19, we...
RM2 does the research for the Employee Ownership Top 50, a list of the largest 50 private employee-owned companies in the UK which has been prepared annually since 2014. RM2 publishes the list in a partnership with the Employee Ownership Association (EOA).Key findings:By tracking the...
