Post Employee Ownership Trust: What's the story?

04 Mar 2025 - 04 Mar 2025

Brabners, Preston, PR5 6AW

11:00 - 12:30

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The 1,650+ Employee Owned (EO) sector is growing – 37 per cent growth was reported last year. Since the introduction of the EOT in 2014, employee ownership has grown by 90 per cent. It has seen the sector transform from mainly large businesses to a thriving, diverse sector made up of mainly SMEs.

Although the spread of employee ownership varies region to region, the top five sectors where people powered businesses is consistently trending are:

1. Professional Services (39 per cent)
2. Manufacturing (13%)
3. Construction (12.5%)
4. Wholesale and Retail Trade (11.6%)
5. Information and communications (8%)

From driving wellbeing and prosperity, to delivering growth-boosting investment in skills, knowledge and innovation – there’s a plenty to be learned from businesses that are truly people powered.

On Tuesday 4 March, we are hosting a panel discussion with guest speaker Lesley Robinson, Membership Community Manager from The Employee Ownership Association, Richard Slater, Chair at Lancashire Business View and legal advisors Brabners.

Our guest panelists are:
Caroline Noblett, Managing Director, Granby
Anthony Richardson, Non Executive Director, RFS Group
Paul Bailey, Managing Director, Optimum

We will be discussing, all things EOT related, focussing on the experiences of our panel post their EOT transitions.

Our speakers:

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Caroline Noblett

Managing Director

Granby

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Anthony Richardson

Non Executive Director

RFS Group

*Parking is limited.

This event is limited to one person per organisation.

This is a joint event between Beever and Struthers, Brabners and Lancashire Business View. Your details will be shared amongst these stated parties only for the purpose of following up after the event.

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