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Employee Ownership Trusts

  • The Entertainer: Staff eye tax-free bonuses as founders cede control

    Retail

    Almost 2,000 employees of the UK’s biggest toy chain, The Entertainer, are set to receive tax-free bonuses after its founders handed them control of his retail empire. Gary Grant has transferred 100 per cent of his ownership in Teal Group Holdings, which he held alongside his wife Catherine, to an employee ownership trust. The move, [...]

    The founders of The Entertainer have handed their retail empire to its employees.
  • Employee Ownership Trusts surge as entrepreneurs seek tax-friendly exits

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    The number of UK businesses transferring ownership to employees through Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) as business owners seek to preserve their company's ethos.

    EOTs surge

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