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It’s not just home care.
Care England says every council-funded care home place in England is £10,000+ a year short. Nursing beds: £23,000+.
The gap hit £2.36bn in 2025/26. Up 49% since 2022/23.
Providers can’t absorb that forever.
Councils in England pay £25.37 an hour for home care.
But the minimum to deliver it is £34.42.
That’s a £9 an hour hole.
Not one of the 176 council contracts across 107 councils pay the minimum.
British founders don't lack entrepreneurial spirit. They do lack access to cheap risk capital compared to the US. But the biggest obstacle is the anti-business mentality of rule makers.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns that Britain lacks entrepreneurial spirit, despite having world-class talent, universities and technology.
He argues that UK founders overthink risks and focus too much on failure instead of finding reasons to succeed.
“If there was a million ways to win, you find the one reason not to do it.”
The moment you sell your company to PE and stop making the decisions, it's no longer your call. Shouldn't come as a surprise. There are other ways to structure a deal to give the owners and the staff what they want. Otherwise, you get the cash and the buyer gets the say.
My friend’s dad built a business from nothing. 30 years. Blood and sweat. Turned it into something worth $2,000,000.
Sold it in 2019 to a private equity firm.
They gutted it in 18 months. Cut 40 jobs. Raised prices 35%. Eliminated the pension plan he’d built for his employees. Squeezed every dollar out and sold the carcass.
He calls it the worst decision he ever made. Said he thought they’d protect what he built.
Private equity doesn’t buy businesses to run them. They buy them to harvest them. And they’re doing it to every industry you depend on daily.
Gavin Gibbons retweeted
EOTs are now subject to CGT — dropping from 100% relief to 50%.
Let’s be honest: most of the appeal was tax efficiency, and even before this change EOTs had clear drawbacks.
Business owners wanting higher valuations and flexible exits have far better options today.
#ukbudget
EOTs are now subject to CGT — dropping from 100% relief to 50%.
Let’s be honest: most of the appeal was tax efficiency, and even before this change EOTs had clear drawbacks.
Business owners wanting higher valuations and flexible exits have far better options today.
#ukbudget
Gavin Gibbons retweeted
The Telegraph could fetch £500m in a sale to the Daily Mail’s owner.
Yes, big economies of scale — but the real prize is the digital subscription upside.
youtube.com/watch?v=u4g7xKAU…
#MA #NextLevelGrowth
The Telegraph could fetch £500m in a sale to the Daily Mail’s owner.
Yes, big economies of scale — but the real prize is the digital subscription upside.
youtube.com/watch?v=u4g7xKAU…
#MA #NextLevelGrowth
Gavin Gibbons retweeted
Global M&A is roaring back — Q3 volumes jumped 43% YoY, the strongest rebound in a decade
With ~$4tn in private-equity dry powder and receptive financing markets, the deal machine is accelerating
Mid-market appetite is rising fast, especially in the UK
ft.com/content/5a3fe5c7-f1b9…
Global M&A is roaring back — Q3 volumes jumped 43% YoY, the strongest rebound in a decade
With ~$4tn in private-equity dry powder and receptive financing markets, the deal machine is accelerating
Mid-market appetite is rising fast, especially in the UK
ft.com/content/5a3fe5c7-f1b9…
Gavin Gibbons retweeted
Shawbrook’s IPO could value the bank at £2bn.
Good news for London — though many UK firms still choose foreign exchanges for higher valuations.
reuters.com/business/finance…
#Shawbrook #exitstrategy #IPO #exitlaunchpad
Gavin Gibbons retweeted
BYD shares rose 3890% while Berkshire owned them.
Bought in 2008 for $230m → worth $9bn by 2022. Buffett & Munger then began selling.
A masterclass in exiting at the top & protecting downside.
cnbc.com/2025/09/21/buffett-…
#nextlevelgrowth #BYD #warrenbuffett #exitlaunchpad
Gavin Gibbons retweeted
Pret has written off a third of its 2018 JAB acquisition value.
Like Costa, it hasn’t innovated → rising costs + stronger competition mean high prices no longer stack up.
ft.com/content/10c47f41-e3ca…
#pret #valuation #writedown
Pret has written off a third of its 2018 JAB acquisition value.
Like Costa, it hasn’t innovated → rising costs + stronger competition mean high prices no longer stack up.
ft.com/content/10c47f41-e3ca…
#pret #valuation #writedown
Gavin Gibbons retweeted
By 2040, 40% of the UK population will be over working age (16–64).
AI & automation help productivity, but we also need more skilled workers & top international talent to drive growth.
ft.com/content/8bfdf5d7-3584…
#UKeconomy #Immigration #NextLevelGrowth
Gavin Gibbons retweeted
Costa Coffee’s journey:
1995 → Whitbread £19m, <40 stores
2019 → Coca-Cola £3.9bn, 2,655 stores
2025 → Coca-Cola exploring £2bn sale, 4,000 stores
For M&A, timing is everything.
news.sky.com/story/coca-cola…
#Costa #CocaCola #ExitLaunchpad
Costa Coffee’s journey:
1995 → Whitbread £19m, <40 stores
2019 → Coca-Cola £3.9bn, 2,655 stores
2025 → Coca-Cola exploring £2bn sale, 4,000 stores
For M&A, timing is everything.
news.sky.com/story/coca-cola…
#Costa #CocaCola #ExitLaunchpad
Gavin Gibbons retweeted
Iceland says shoplifting costs £20m/year. Their fix? Alert staff and get £1 on your Bonus Card.
Meanwhile, UK shoplifting hits 530,643 of fences (up 20% YoY) → highest since 2002-03.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c707…
#UKBusiness #UKRetail #Shoplifting
Iceland says shoplifting costs £20m/year. Their fix? Alert staff and get £1 on your Bonus Card.
Meanwhile, UK shoplifting hits 530,643 of fences (up 20% YoY) → highest since 2002-03.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c707…
#UKBusiness #UKRetail #Shoplifting
Gavin Gibbons retweeted
Nearly 1 in 4 estates paying IHT in 2022/23 included life insurance—7,458 estates hit, many avoidable with proper trusts
Business owners, get your exit & finances structured right or risk overpaying tax.
theintermediary.co.uk/2025/0…
#ExitLaunchpad #InheritanceTax
