Upcoming Events

How to maximise the value and attractiveness of YOUR recruitment business prior to its sale

RGCF will be joined by a panel of entrepreneurs and leading business figures to deliver an interactive masterclass on how to maximise the value and attractiveness of YOUR recruitment business and the options available to realise that value tax efficiently, whether it be through the sale of the business to a strategic trade buyer, certain members of your existing management team or to all of your employees, via an “Employee Ownership Trust” 

Date: Wednesday 7th June 2023

Time: 12:30 – 2:00pm

Webinar: via Zoom

To register for this event, please click here

 

Understanding the recessionary environment and what you can do to help the Boards you advise and the Businesses you work with prepare for an unpredictable 2023.

Will the UK go into a recession and what can businesses do to prepare for it? Understanding the economic environment has never been more important as businesses look to successfully navigate through a challenging period. Ryecroft Glenton Corporate Finance and Cazenove Capital, in partnership with the Experience Bank, are delighted to be hosting an exclusive, interactive seminar for non-executive directors, chair persons and investors of Northeast based businesses, with keynote speaker Chris Lewis, Investment Director at Cazenove, providing an insight into the key economic risks that are likely to impact businesses in the region , whilst talking through how such risks can be minimised and mitigated.

Date: Wednesday, 21st June 2023

Time: 08:00 – 10:00am

Venue: Jesmond Dene House, Jesmond Dene Road, Newcastle upon Tyne

If you are interested in attending, please send an email to events@ryecroftglenton.com

 

Newcastle Summer Drinks Party

Following on from the success of previous years’ parties and in celebration of Tony Glenton’s 80th birthday, we are looking forward to hosting our annual RG, Summer Drinks Party in Newcastle when we will be welcoming clients and contacts.

Date: Thursday 22nd June 2023

Time: 5:30pm – 9:00pm

Venue: Banyan Bar & Grill, Newcastle upon Tyne

Attendance by invitation only

London Summer Drinks Party

We are very excited to be welcoming clients and contacts to our first ever RG London Summer Drinks Party.

Date: – Thursday, 14th September 2023

Time: 5:30pm – 9:00pm

Venue: The Great Northern Hotel, Kings Cross, London

Attendance by invitation only

 

Recent Events

angelgroups Newcastle

Join us for our physical pitching session, offering an opportunity for investors to consider a number of investment opportunities in a relaxed and informative environment and in a way that allows the investors to find out more about each of the businesses seeking investment, whilst allowing the potential investors to share their own invaluable knowledge and experience of how best to scale businesses, after securing growth capital / investment.

Date: Wednesday, 26th April 2023

Time: 2:00pm – 6:00pm

Venue: Crowne Plaza Newcastle, Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3SA

How effective funding in the tech sector can unlock opportunities for growth

Please join us for a thought provoking seminar exploring how effective funding can optimise growth opportunities in the technology sector, with the following key note speakers: Nick Johnson (Partner and technology lead) from Ryecroft Glenton, Ian Wilson (Fund principal) from Mercia Asset Management in the North East, and Richard Brown, our guest speaker from Melius, a successful North East based cyber security business.

Date: Thursday, 23rd March 2023

Time:  08:00 – 08:30am Breakfast and networking
            08:30 – 10:00am Seminar and discussion

Venue: The Crowne Plaza, Stephenson Quarter, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3SA

St Patrick’s Day Eve Budget Seminar

We should be delighted if you would join us for our Budget presentation when we will discuss the implications of the Government’s 2023 Spring Budget to be delivered in March.

Date: Thursday, 16th March 2023

Time: 16:00 Registration and refreshments
           16:30 Presentations and Q & A
           17:30 Drinks, networking and prize draw

Venue: The Crowne Plaza, Stephenson Quarter, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3SA

Hot Topics for Finance Directors

A concise update for Finance Directors, providing a “whistle stop” tour of recent developments in the areas of Financial Reporting, Audit and Financial Due Diligence.

Speakers: Grahame Maughan, Andrew Cameron, Jonathan Delaney and Jon Routledge

Date: Thursday, 24 November 2022 
Time: 10.00 am – 11.00 am
Venue: Online 

 

Farming for the Future

Our Agricultural and Landed Estates team are hosting a Farming for the Future event alongside Muckle LLP and Oxbury Bank on Thursday 17th November at Morpeth Rugby Club.

Date: Thursday, 17 November 2022 
Time: 5:30 PM
Venue: Morpeth Rugby Club, Mitford Rd, Morpeth, NE61 1RJ

 

Exiting your business: what do you need to know?

Join us for the third webinar in our three part ‘Business Lifecycle’ series, in collaboration with ICAEW and WardHadaway.

Speakers: Connor McBride (Ryecroft Glenton) and Tom Pollard (WardHadaway)

Date: Tuesday, 18 October 2022 
Time: 8.00 am – 9.00 am
Venue: ICAEW virtual meeting

Webinar: Understanding the current macro-economic environment & how this affects your business

Peter Glenton, Partner at Ryecroft Glenton, and Christopher Lewis, Investment Director at Cazenove Capital, will discuss the key macro-economic trends that business owners need to understand to navigate through today’s challenging environment, including currency trends and the impact of de-globalisation.

Date: Thursday, 13 October 2022 

 

angelgroups Newcastle

Join us for our second physical pitching session, offering an opportunity for investors to consider a number of investment opportunities in a relaxed and informative environment and in a way that allows the investors to find out more about each of the businesses seeking investment, whilst allowing the potential investors to share their own invaluable knowledge and experience of how best to scale businesses, after securing growth capital / investment.

Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2022 
Time: 2.00pm – 6:00pm
Venue: Crowne Plaza, Newcastle upon Tyne

Scaling up your business: what do you need to know?

Join us for the second webinar in our three part ‘Business Lifecycle’ series, in collaboration with ICAEW and Mercia Asset Management.

Speakers: Dan Cooper (Ryecroft Glenton) and Alex Simpson (Mercia Asset Management)

Date: Tuesday, 20 September 2022 
Time: 8.00 am – 9.00 am
Venue: ICAEW virtual meeting

Starting up in business: what do you need to know?

Join us for the first webinar in our three part ‘Business Lifecycle’ series, in collaboration with ICAEW and Barclays Eagle Labs.

Speakers: Peter Glenton, Deborah Graham and Michael Parry (Ryecroft Glenton) and David Summerbell (Barclays Eagle Labs)

Date: Wednesday, 14 September 2022 
Time: 8.00 am – 9.00 am
Venue: ICAEW virtual meeting

Webinar: How to invest in inflationary times?

Christopher Lewis, Investment Director at Cazenove Capital, will explain the background to the current wave of inflation, help you understand what the future inflation trajectory might look like and explain how portfolio asset allocation changes depending on the prevailing inflationary environment.

Speaker: Christopher Lewis, Investment Director at Cazenove Capital

Date: Thursday, 5 May 2022 
Time: 8.30 am – 10.00 am
Venue: Zoom: 

To listen to the recording, please click here

Recruitment Leaders 2022 – an event by Atlas Cloud

A virtual event on building the successful recruitment firm of tomorrow…today!

Our speakers will discuss how your recruitment business can:

  • Assess and improve current value and realise potential.
  • Establish benchmarkable competitive insight.
  • Drive employee engagement and productivity.
  • Assess and manage Cyber Security threats.

Plus, ask the experts about your challenges in our live Q&A.

Speakers will include Carl Swansbury, Partner and Head of Corporate Finance, Ryecroft Glenton; Ben Tomlinson, Marketing Manager, Atlas Cloud; Andy Lewis, Managed Services Manager, Atlas Cloud and James Thompson, Network & Security Manager, Atlas Cloud.

Date: Tuesday, 29 March 2022

Time: 10.00 am to 12.00 pm

Venue: Online event

angelgroups Newcastle

Along with our partners Barclays and Ward Hadaway, please join us for the launch of angelgroups Newcastle. This physical pitching session offers an opportunity for investors to consider high growth business opportunities in a relaxed and informative environment and in a way that allows the investors to share their own invaluable knowledge and experience, whilst making their own investment decisions.

Find out more

Date: Thursday, 24 March 2022 
Time: 1:30 pm – 6.00 pm
Venue: Crowne Plaza, Newcastle upon Tyne

Significantly improve the pound note value of YOUR business

In association with RTC North and Scaleup North East, please join us for this special online event where we will discuss how to realise the current value of your business, what levers to pull to ensure significant improvements and find out what the essential considerations are when assessing the many financial options available.

Speakers: Carl Swansbury, Partner, and Tom Cosby, Executive, of Ryecroft Glenton Corporate Finance

Date: Tuesday, 1 March  2022 
Time: 1.00 pm  – 2.30 pm
Venue: online event

Cascade Cash Management bring you Rapid Networking – a “Masterclass in Corporate Finance and Business Strategy.”

 

Hosted by:
Carl Swansbury, Partner, Ryecroft Glenton Corporate Finance 
Chris Hughes, Partner, Mincoffs Solicitors

Date: Friday, 18 February 2022 
Time: 10.00 am – 11.30 am 
Venue: online event

We should be delighted if you would join us for our Budget presentation which will discuss the implications of the Government’s 2021 Autumn Budget to be delivered on 27th October 2021.  

Speakers:

  • Simon Whiteside, Business Tax Partner at Ryecroft Glenton
  • Anthony Main, Director of Business & Personal Tax Planning at Ryecroft Glenton
  • Liz Rothery, Director of Taxation Services at Ryecroft Glenton

Date:    Tuesday, 2nd November 2021 

Time:   16:00  Registration, tea and coffee 
             16:30  Presentations and Q & A
             17:30  Drinks and networking

Venue: The Grand Hotel, High Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

 

Planning for Succession in Business- A webinar exploring some of the key areas that business owners should be thinking about, from tax, legal, value, operations and legacy perspective when planning for succession

Chair: Carl Swansbury, Corporate Finance Partner at Ryecroft Glenton

Speakers:

Eugene Taylor, Commercial Banking Director at the NatWest Bank
Simon Whiteside, Business Tax Partner at Ryecroft Glenton
Alex Simpson, Corporate Finance Senior Manager at Ryecroft Glenton
Michael Hall, Finance Director at e-Quality Solutions Group Limited

Date: Wednesday, 20th October 2021 
Time: Interactive Discussion 08:30am – 10:00am 
Venue: online event via Zoom

 

Building and Maintaining a Highly Effective Board- A webinar exploring the fundamentals of board effectiveness

Chair: Carl Swansbury, Ryecroft Glenton, Partner

Speakers:
Peter Neal – The Experience Bank Group, 
Andrew Marsh – The Experience Bank Group

Date: Wednesday, 14th July 2021 
Time: Interactive Discussion 08:00am – 09:30am 
Venue: online event via Zoom

 

Creating Value Within YOUR Business and Preparing It for Sale

Speakers: Carl Swansbury and Rhiannon Nightingale, Ryecroft Glenton
Date: Friday, 25th June 2021 
Time: 09:00am – 12:30pm 
Venue: Online Event

 

Exclusive webinar where you will hear all about the changes that COVID-19 has brought to the world of work and why attracting, retaining and developing the very best talent should now be a key priority for all leaders and business owners

Speakers: Ian Kinnery from Kinnery & Steve Guest from Tech Consult
Date: Wednesday, 14th April 2021 
Time: 08:30 to 09:30 
Venue: Webinar 

 

Budget 2021 in focus

Speakers:
James Spoule – Handelsbanken, Chief Economist
Phillip Griffin – Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management, Regional Client Director
Simon Whiteside – Ryecroft Glenton, Corporate Tax Partner

Date: Thursday, 25 March 2021 
Time: Presentation 15:00, Q&A 15:45 
Venue: Skype for Business 

 

 

How to create shareholder value and optimise value realisation

Speaker: Nick Johnson (Ryecroft Glenton) 
Date: Thursday, 18 March 2021 
Time: 08:00 to 09:00 
Venue: ICAEW Virtual meeting: Please register for the event below

Budget 2021 Webinar

Date: Thursday, 4 March 2021 
Time: 3.30pm to 4.30pm 
Venue: MS Teams Live: Please register for the event below

Fundraising for growth – taking a more detailed look at the full range of funding options

 

Speaker: Nick Johnson (Ryecroft Glenton) 
Date: Thursday, 28 January 2021 
Time: 08:00 to 09:00 
Venue: ICAEW Virtual meeting: Please register for the event below

A true technology focus…

You are invited to join Modular Law and RG who will be collaborating on a two part webinar series in November and December 2020, titled:

“Structure your tech business right!”

The speakers will deliver a detailed insight into developing a legal and financial strategy for tech businesses.

Speakers: Steven Strassheim, Founder, and Rachael Cooper, Senior Associate of Modular Law will join Dan Cooper, Director & Head of Outsourced|FD, with Alex Simpson, Senior Manager of RG

Webinar 2
Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2020 
Time: 12.30 to 13.30 
Venue: Zoom Event 

Join us to gain insights into;

  • What IP is;
  • Why you should integrate your IP strategy across all areas of your business;
  • How you can maximise the value of your IP and trade it safely;
  • How to effectively structure your tech contracts;
  • Cash flow through incentives;
  • Risk-based investments;
  • Efficient accounting and finance functions;
  • Funding for growth.

Maximising and Realising the Value of YOUR Business

Speakers: Carl Swansbury and Alex Simpson, Ryecroft Glenton
Date: Thursday, 26 November 2020 
Time: 12.00 to 13.00 
Venue: Exclusive Business Network – Zoom Event 

On the day, please simply click on the link below to join the event – there is no need to pre-register / sign up

Maximising and Realising the Value of YOUR Business

Speaker: Carl Swansbury, Ryecroft Glenton
Date: Thursday, 12 November 2020 
Time: 08:30 to 10:30 
Venue: Scaleup North East – Back To The Future Online Event.

Please register for the event below

Fundraising for tech businesses – what you need to know

Speakers: Paul Wigham, Weightmans and Tony Gillham, Ryecroft Glenton
Date: Wednesday, 11 November 2020 
Time: 09.00 to 10.00 
Venue: Zoom Webinar

Please register for the event below

Entrepreneurs’ Forum Panel Discussion: Management Buy Outs

Chaired by: Jonathan Lamb of the Entrepreneurs’ Forum

Speakers: Carl Swansbury (Ryecroft Glenton) and Katherine Hay-Heddle (Ward Hadaway)
Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2020 
Time: 14.00 to 15.00
Venue: Zoom

How to unlock a management buy-out

Speakers: Carl Swansbury and Duncan Reid (Weightmans plc)
Date: : Thursday, 30th July 2020 
Time: 08:00 am to 08:45 am
Venue: ICAEW Virtual meeting: Please register for the event below

RG Webinar – Tax Planning – What does the future hold?

Speakers: Simon Whiteside and Anthony Main
Date: : Thursday, 9th July 2020 
Time: 10.30 am to 11.30 am
Venue: Teams Live: Please register for the event below

Talent Rebound – Free online Masterclass for Founders & CEOs

Speaker: Alex Arnot
Date: : Friday 3rd July 2020 
Time: 9.00 – 9.30 am
Venue: Eventbrite online: Please register for the event below

Investing in the 2020s: how might the COVID-19 crisis, and government stimulus in reaction to it, affect investors in the coming years

Speaker: Ahmet Feridun, Cazenove Capital Management
Date: : Friday 12th June 2020 
Time: 10-10:45am
Venue: BrightTalk: Please register for the event below

 

Strategic Financial Planning

Speaker: Carl Swansbury and Richard Morgan (Nigel Wright Group)
Date: : Thursday 30th April 2020 
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
Venue: Zoom Webinar

 

CANCELLED: Budget Seminar
We apologise that this event has been cancelled due to concerns about the Coronavirus

Speakers: Simon Whiteside, Anthony Main
Date: 12 March 2020
Time: 16:30  Registration, tea and coffee 
           17:00  Presentation and Q & A
           18:00  Drinks and networking
Venue: St James’ Park, Strawberry Place, Newcastle upon Tyne,
             NE1 4ST (Sir Bobby Robson and Moncur Suites)

 

How to successfully unlock a Management buyout (MBO)

Speaker: Carl Swansbury, Duncan Reid of Weightmans, Michael Baker of GadCap
Date: 4 March 2020 
Time: 8:00am Breakfast / networking 
          8:30am Presentation & panel session
         10:00am Finish
Venue: Holiday Inn, Jesmond Road, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE2 1PR

Why scaling up can be so hard to do

Speaker: Ian Kinnery, Kinnery
Date: 29 November 2019
Time: 8:00am Registration and breakfast 
          8:30am Start of presentation
         10:00am Finish
Venue: RG office, 32 Portland Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne.                             NE2 1QP

“This seminar offered plenty of food for thought and I thought it was well suited to the nature and size of business of many of our clients. I’ve been to several seminars that felt like a waste of time but this wasn’t one of them!”  Matthew Walsh – Muckle LLP

Carl Swansbury will be joining Mike Ames on a webinar to discuss the options for Recruitment Company Owners to extract the value.

Date: 28 November 2019
Time:1:15pm to 2.00pm start 

#CYBERFEST festival 2019

The 2019 North East cyber festival which is organised by regional IT champions Dynamo North East is returning this September. A varied programme of events is planned for Durham, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Sunderland and Alnwick. 

To find out more and how to apply please click on the link. 

Ryecroft Glenton Summer Party 2019

Date: 5 September 2019
Time: 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Venue: Banyan Bar, Newcastle 

Read our article about the event

Domestic reverse charge for the construction industry

Speakers: Tim Fife and Simon Whiteside 
Date: 10 September 2019
Time: 8:00am Registration and breakfast 
          8:30am Start of presentation
         10:00am Finish
Venue: RG office, 32 Portland Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1QP

10 Ways to Increase the Value of your Recruitment Company

Speaker: 4 experts in building and selling recruitment companies
Date: 13 June 2019
Time: 8:00am Registration and breakfast 
          8:30am Start of presentation
         10:00am Finish
Venue: Fladgate LLP, 16 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DG

Hot Topics in Cyber Security

Speaker: Hazel Burton, Cyber security expert at Cisco
Date: 16 May 2019
Time: 8:00am Breakfast/networking
          8:30am Presentation/Q&As 
Venue: RG Office – 32 Portland Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1QP

How to ensure the next generation of a family business can succeed

Speaker: Karl Beckett, ex family business MD and executive coach
Date: 14 March 2019
Time: 8:00am Breakfast/networking
           8:30am Presentation/Q&As 
Venue: RG Office – 32 Portland Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1QP

Brexit economics: 
What is the possible impact of Brexit and the current global economic backdrop on your business in 2019?

Speaker:  Janet Mui, Cazenove Capital Management
Date: 1 February 2019
Time: 8:00am Breakfast / networking
8:30am Presentation & panel session
Venue: Jesmond Dene House, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 2EY

HR Beyond Compliance
Helping organisations to maximise the contribution of their people

Speaker: Keith Ivory, Transitional HR
Date: 14 November 2018
Time:  8:00am – 11:00am
Venue: RG Office – 32 Portland Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1QP

R&D and Patent Box
How to obtain HMRC funding for your innovation projects

Speakers: Claire Rutherford of Definition IP, Detlev Anderson and Simon Whiteside
Date: 17 October 2018
Time:  8:00am – 10:00am
Venue: RG Office – 32 Portland Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1QP

 

Keeping your business in the right hands: How to manage your exit and secure your legacy

Speakers:  Simon Whiteside, Ian Smith, Carl Swansbury
Date: 11 October 2018
Time: 8:00am Breakfast / networking
          8:30am Presentation
Venue: RG Office – 32 Portland Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1QP

Social selling and influencer marketing

Speakers:  Paul Lancaster, “Superconnector” 
Date: 27 September 2018
Time: 8:00am Breakfast 
          8:30am Presentation
Venue: RG office, 32 Portland Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1QP

Ryecroft Glenton Summer Party 2018

Date: 6 September 2018
Time: 17:30 – 21:00
Venue: As You Like It, Jesmond, Newcastle

 

 

 

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