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Finance in the South West 2017 - First Session
1. Finance in the South West
Paul Butler, Partner 22 February 2017
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Itâs been described as âspeed dating with funders.â
Owners looking to expand their business â or people planning to start their own venture â are invited to the fifth annual Finance in
the South West seminar.
Organised by chartered accountants and business advisers PKF Francis Clark, more than a dozen sources of grant, debt and
equity funding as well as business support agencies will be taking part.
Places still available for âspeed
dating with fundersâ event
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Structure of morning
⢠Background, Equity, Debt and Business Support (8.30am to 10am)
⢠Heart of SW LEP
⢠Banks: an overview
⢠Equity and Grants
⢠Growth Hub
⢠Coffee Break (10am to 10.25am)
⢠Funding, Business Support, Investment Ready and SME
perspective (10.25am to 12noon)
⢠Start Up (trading for < 2 years)
⢠or Established Business
⢠Lunch and Networking (12noon to 1pm)
10. The Heart of the South West LEP
Repositioning the Heart of the South Westâs profile and
reputation, nationally and globally. Connecting people,
places, businesses and ideas to transform our economy,
securing investment in infrastructure and skills to create
more jobs and enable rewarding careers.
11. Your LEP - one of 38
What the LEP is not:
An agency of Government like RDA, designed as a delivery arm of
central government, nor are we simply a funding body.
What the LEP is:
A local platform for collaboration across public and private sectors, to
achieve mutual economic aims and we
⢠Identify common priorities
⢠Attract resources & investment
⢠Make a difference to prosperity
Examples of what we support:
⢠Funding bids to national Government e.g. Growth Deal
⢠Influencing national Government strategy e.g. road and rail
⢠Strategic partnerships e.g. with neighboring LEPs
12. Progress since our AGM in
October
Growth Hub progressing
Partnering & influencing
Delivering ÂŁ485m portfolio
⢠47 projects
⢠172m Growth Deal 1&2
funding
⢠£22.5m Growing Places
Fund
Influencing delivery of
European Structural Funds
Securing Investment Managing & delivering
Environment
Rural Growth Network
Awaiting Growth Deal 3
Focus: achieving best
practice transparency &
governance
Governmentâs Cities and Local
Government team highlighted
HotSW were â transparent and
informative beyond our remitâ
New Nuclear
Devolution
Road & rail improvements
Enterprise Zones
Broadband
Housing
Careers
13. Brexit?
Thereâs a lot going on
Productivity
Plan?
Industrial
Strategy? Devolution?
1. Growing productivity / prosperity
2. Competing for the resources to do this
Same
outcomes!
Attracting
investment
15. Whoâs talking about a Great South West:
A brand
supported by
business (building
on the SW
Growth Charter)
A brand across
higher skills and
innovation
providers
A brand
supported by
Local Authorities
and LEPs
20. Results of the 2016 stress test
2016 stress test incorporated:
⢠a synchronised UK and global
recession;
⢠shocks to financial market prices;
and
⢠a stress of misconduct costs.
ďą More severe than stress tests
ran in 2014 and 2015.
ďą âHurdleâ was tougher,
particularly for systemically
important banks.
Peak-to-trough falls in nominal house prices in
Bank of England stress-test scenarios and
previous UK recessions(a)
21. UK banks have built their capital resilience over
time
Sources: PRA regulatory returns, published accounts and Bank
calculations.
Major UK banksâ capital ratios
13.5% RWA at
Sept 2016,
compared with
internationally
-agreed 4.5%
22. Some major UK banks continue to face the challenge of
weak profitability
Reflects:
⢠Costs related to past
misconduct
⢠Weak profitability of UK
banksâ investment
banking businesses as
certain business lines
have shrunk materially.
Persistently weak profitability
diminishes banksâ future ability to
rebuild capital following a shock.
UK banksâ profitability remains low
23. UK bank funding spreads have fallen slightly
Sources: Bank of England, Bloomberg, IHS Markit and Bank calculations.
24. The recent pickup in some measures of uncertainty
was not accompanied by a sustained tightening in
credit conditions
Sources: Bloomberg, Consensus Economics, Dow Jones Factiva, GfK (research on behalf
of the European Commission), Thomson Reuters Datastream and Bank calculations
28. Perceived availability and cost of credit for large
and small firms
Sources: Deloitte CFO Survey, FSB Voice of Small Business Index, Bank calculations.
29. Obstacles to investment over the past five years(a)
Source: Bank of England Finance and Investment Decisions survey.
30. Rates of return on capital and cost of capital compared
to survey measures
Source: Bank of England, ONS Profitability of UK companies and Bank of
England Finance and Investment Decisions Survey.
32. Market-implied paths for short-term interest rates have
risen internationally
Sources: Bank of England, Bloomberg, European Central Bank (ECB) and Federal Reserve.
33. Banks - an overview
Geoff Harding, Deputy Agent, South West Agency
Exeter, 22nd February 2017
59. WHY CROWDFUND?
ď§ Global Investor Reach
ď§ Cost effective
ď§ Marketing effect
ď§ Crowd feedback
ď§ Expertise
ď§ Fair Terms
ď§ Financial return
ď§ âArmchair Dragonâ
ď§ Support friends and family
ď§ Access exciting investments
ď§ Lower/spread risk
ď§ Simple to invest
60.
61.
62.
63. Under 25
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 or over
DIVERSE COMMUNITY
Gender split
⢠74% male, 26% female
⢠3% of angel network members are female
⢠4% of VC partners are female
⢠9% of AngelList members are female
64. ÂŁ70,000
Annual salary
42%
Investment from high net worth &
sophisticated investors
ď§ Technology
ď§ Marketing
ď§ Financial Services
ď§ Management
Consulting
ď§ VC and Private
Equity
TOP JOBS TOP 5
ÂŁ
ÂŁ
ÂŁ
investor employers
78. Introduction
⢠Mylor Ventures Angel Network (MyVAN)
â Business Angels with a SW focus, members of the
UKBAA
â Active Experienced investors with added value:
⢠Networks and sales connections
⢠Technical
⢠Bring their own disciplines
â Invest their own cash
â Will often take a board or NED position
79. An integrated Approach
⢠Mylor Ventures Angel Network (MyVAN)
and/orâŚ.
ďYour own cash
ďFamily and Friends
ďCrowd (Crowdcube, Seedrs, Funding Circle)
and/orâŚ.
ďGrants
ď[VCs â EBITDA>ÂŁ0.5m]
80. What Angels Look For:
⢠Businesses with
â Strong Value propositions
â Large markets
â Intellectual Property
â Credible Management
⢠Capital Efficient
⢠Gross margin must cover HR
⢠EIS/SEIS
⢠Willingness to let Angels participate
⢠[NED Register]
82. What Angels Look for - Preparation
⢠Investment Readiness Toolkit
â Templates
⢠IMs, Models, Presentations
â Documents
⢠NDAs, Contracts, SH Agreements
â Policies
⢠Procurement, Ethical, Environmental
⢠Its always a buyers market but good companies
well prepared always get funded
83. Process - Delivery
⢠MyVAN
â Apply at www.mylorventures.co.uk/angel-network/
â Investment Readiness (1 â 2 months)
â Summary Documentâ âyes/noâ
â Meetings/Skype
â Agreement/Participation
â Execution
⢠Crowd â note timeline benefits
⢠Grants â non dilutive but ensure focus is maintained
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European Programme 2014 - 2020
⢠Funding aligned to the European Structural &
Investment Funds Strategy
⢠Brexit?
⢠Administered via around âcallsâ
⢠Revolving door
⢠http://www.heartofswlep.co.uk/news/european-
structural-and-investment-funds-strategy
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RDPE Growth Programme
⢠£12.4m - rural jobs, increasing growth and
productivity
⢠Three themes:
1. Business Development (including Farm Diversification).
2. Food Processing (includes drinks).
3. Rural Tourism Infrastructure
⢠Separate presentation
90. pkf-francisclark.co.uk
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LEADER
⢠Local Action Groups (LAGs)
⢠Rural businesses, communities, farmers, foresters and
land managers.
⢠Cross over with RDPE eg farm diversification, rural
tourism BUT at lower thresholds
⢠https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rural-development-
programme-for-england-leader-funding
⢠Devon Renaissance
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European Maritime Fisheries Fund
⢠Investment in fishing vessels, portside infrastructure
and aquaculture
⢠Sustainability, health & safety, innovation and adding
value rather than capacity
⢠50% grant rate
⢠Projects to 2018 â dependent upon Brexit
⢠https://www.gov.uk/guidance/european-maritime-and-
fisheries-fund-emff-before-you-apply
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The Carbon Trust Green Business Fund
⢠Greener businesses
⢠Energy surveys and workshops
⢠Procurement support - energy efficient lighting, heating
or refrigeration equipment
⢠Grant of £10,000
⢠Until 2019 OR when funds run out
⢠https://www.carbontrust.com/client-
services/programmes/green-business-fund/
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SWMAS â Local Manufacturing Advisory Programme
⢠Range of tailored business support
⢠Capital grant of £2,000
⢠https://www.swmas.co.uk/business-support/local-
manufacturing-advisory-programme
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Innovation / R&D
Innovate UK:
⢠Sector specific and open rounds
⢠www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-uk
Horizon 2020 â SME Scheme:
⢠Similar to the Old SMART scheme
⢠http://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/sme-instrument-
factsheets
R&D Tax Credits
96. one agency
Rural Development Programme for
England - The Growth Programme
Grant Funding Opportunities
Angela Quinn, Area Manager
Rural Payments Agency
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97. PROTECT one agency
Purpose
⢠Grant funding available for rural businesses
⢠Application process and timescales
⢠Further information and support
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98. PROTECT one agency
Background
⢠RDPE Growth Programme provides funding for Projects in England which
creates jobs and growth in the rural economy.
⢠The Government has confirmed that it will guarantee funding for RDPE
Growth Programme grants if these are agreed and signed before the UKâs
departure from the EU subject to 2 conditions (1) VFM (2) Priorities
⢠£120 million is now available through three new national calls for projects.
The calls have been developed in collaboration with Local Enterprise
Partnerships (LEPs) and will be open to support:
ďą Business development
ďą Food processing
ďą Rural tourism infrastructure.
⢠Of that £120 million, over £12 million is available for rural businesses whose
projects are located in the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise
Partnership (LEP) area.
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99. PROTECT one agency
Business Development Grants ÂŁ2,784,740
Who can apply?
⢠Micro & Small rural businesses (and farmers who are diversify into non-
agricultural activity) are eligible to apply, and your project must be in a rural
area of the LEP.
What are the grants for?
⢠To help rural businesses grow and create more jobs.
⢠Grant funding can help pay for (list of ineligible costs will be available in the
handbook):
ď constructing or improving buildings
ď buying new equipment and machinery
How much money can you apply for?
⢠Grants can cover up to 40% of eligible costs of a project. The minimum
grant for the Heart of the South West LEP is ÂŁ35,000 (minimum project size
of ÂŁ87,500) with State aid rules limit funding to âŹ200,000, around ÂŁ170,000
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100. PROTECT one agency
Food Processing Grants ÂŁ7,540,000
Who can apply?
⢠Any size Food and drink business can apply that processes agricultural and
horticultural products in rural or urban areas e.g. meat, milk, grain and root
vegetables.
What are the grants for?
⢠To help businesses grow and create new jobs.
⢠Grant funding can help pay for (list of ineligible costs will be available in the
handbook):
ď constructing or improving buildings
ď buying new equipment and machinery
How much money can you apply for?
⢠A minimum of £35,000
⢠Intervention dependent on nature of activity, for example primary agricultural
production (annex 1) in and out of process could be eligible for up to 40%.
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101. PROTECT one agency
Tourism Infrastructure Grants ÂŁ2,088,555
Who can apply?
⢠If the project is commercial and will make a profit, only small businesses and
farmers who want to diversify can apply.
⢠If the project wonât make a profit, a wide range of organisations can apply
(including public bodies and charities).
What are the grants for?
⢠The grants will help fund the costs of capital expenditure on tourism
infrastructure. The aim is to support projects that will encourage more
tourists to come, to stay longer and to spend more money in rural areas.
How much money can you apply for?
⢠£35,000 minimum grant amount
⢠Maximum grant rate for commercial projects will be 40%. Higher levels of
support available for semi-commercial (80%) and not-for-profit (100%)
activity.
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103. PROTECT one agency
Top Tips
⢠Jobs & Growth â whole purpose of the Growth programme is to create jobs and
economic growth across rural areas, so tell us how your project will do this.
⢠Sell us your idea â explain clearly what your project does and how it will benefit the
economy. It is a competitive process.
⢠Donât ask for full amount if you donât need it â we will assess your application on a
competitive basis ensuring it represents value for money for the public purse. You
should only apply for the amount you need to for the project to proceed.
⢠Show us what the grant funding means to your project â why is it critical you
receive public money to enable it to happen.
⢠Do the market research â you have to be able to evidence that there is a real need/
demand for what you want to do.
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104. PROTECT one agency
Further info
All information including EOI application is available on the www.gov.uk
website input âGrowth Programmeâ or simply input âGrowth Programmeâ into
Google search.
There is a handbook available for each of the 3 calls. Handbook includes:
⢠who can apply
⢠how and when to apply
⢠which specific activities you can claim for (and which you canât)
⢠what grants are available in your area
⢠Please also contact the RPA if you would like to discuss your project/ would
like any further advice: Rural Payments helpline : 03000 200 301 and/or
Email: GPEnquiries@rpa.gsi.gov.uk
Key Dates to Note:
⢠EOI in by 31st January 2018
⢠All projects must be delivered and claimed by December 2019
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105. David Hynd, Programme and Partnership Manager
www.heartofswgrowthhub.co.uk
Finance in the SW 2017
106. What is a âGrowth Hubâ & Why?
⢠Growth Hubs are established within each Local
Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area to address a policy
drive for better connection between local and national
business support and a simplified landscape.
⢠Heart of the South West Growth Hub is the first point of
call for accessing local, regional and national business
support initiatives.
⢠Delivered by our small team of Business Advisers
supported by extensive knowledge resources and our
dedicated website.
Key Facts
Free service for any business based in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset or Torbay
To engage 4,200 businesses and introduce 840 businesses to funded support schemes
Heart of the South West LEPâs main mechanism for engaging with businesses across the area
107. The Productivity Challenge
ď§ Poor comparative skill levels
ď§ Labour market shortages
ď§ Insufficient infrastructure and poor connectivity
ď§ A lack of joined-up support for business
ď§ Need for higher value industrial densities.
Productivity is c80% of UK average
(based on GVA per job filled, 2013)
109. Heart of the SW Growth Hub
ďźA single point of access for businesses support
ďźIntroduce you to grants, advice, events
ďźExtensive knowledge resources and a dedicated website
Growth Hub isâŚ
⢠Free, impartial business enquiry service
⢠Advisers on hand to talk to you
⢠Workshops with delivery partners
⢠Factsheets on business topics
⢠Dedicated business support website
110. Heart of the SW Growth Hub
A few headline statisticsâŚ
Top sectors engaging
o Manufacturing 18%
o Professional services 16%
o Wholesale & retail 10%
87% are established businesses
13% are pre-starts
98%+ of businesses engaged are SMEs
41% are sole traders
85% of businesses engaged have <10 employees (includes sole traders)
Trends in business support schemes
111. Heart of the SW Growth Hub
Over 1,600 business engaged since our launch in March 2016
We have introduced 300+ businesses to specific schemes to meet their needs
Our website shows all business schemes & lists free or subsidised events
96% of respondents gave a rating of Very likely or Likely to recommend
Growth Hub isâŚ
⢠Making referrals to over 40
business support schemes
⢠Signposting to over 190 sources
of support and guidance
112. Partner Briefing Pack
Partnership Working
For Stakeholders & Scheme Providers
ď§ Partner Section on the Growth Hub website
http://www.heartofswgrowthhub.co.uk/partners/
ď§ Monthly Growth Hub Briefings
For Scheme Providers
ď§ Complete a Business Support Provider registration form
ď§ Tell us about services, workshops & events
For Commercial Providers â Free, Supplier Database
ď§ Free directory of local businesses that offer advice, support and B2B services
ď§ http://www.heartofswgrowthhub.co.uk/supplier-database/
113. Support & Grants to Grow My Business
New Schemes to look out for⌠coming soon
ď§ ERDF Brokerage Service - face to face advice & Action Plan
- Growth Programme (modules for specific advice)
ď§ ERDF Social Enterprise Support - tailored support for social enterprises
ď§ ERDF Start-Up Support â workshops, advice and support for start-up businesses
(Actual scheme names & details to be confirmed)
Defra Growth Programme â RDPE Grants
⢠Grants funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
(EAFRD).
⢠For (1)Rural Business Development (2)Tourism Infrastructure (3)Food Processing
⢠Grants of up to 40% of project cost
⢠Primarily for capital expenditure (e.g. equipment)
114. Success Story â Sweet Cumin
ďźAdviser Laura Daniel worked to understand the business needs
ďź1 to 1 business advice provided via our Growth Support Service
ďźIntroduced to Local manufacturing Advisory Programme
âItâs easy to get overwhelmed by all the business advice and support out there. The Growth
Hub offers free support, and because itâs impartial it can help me concentrate on the right
support for me and my business.â
Bini Ludlow â Sweet Cumin
⢠Cookery school teaching Indian and traditional
Gujarati cooking
⢠Diversified into frozen prepared meals
⢠Contacted us for help to expand the business
nationally
115. Get In Touch, Stay Updated
ďą Telephone 03456 047 047
ďą Email info@heartofswgrowthhub.co.uk
ďą Website www.heartofswgrowthhub.co.uk
David.Hynd@heartofswgrowthhub.co.uk
116. Finance in the South West
Paul Butler, Partner 22 February 2017
117. pkf-francisclark.co.uk
Overview
- Always appear to be debt and equity financing
options available
- Grant funding is often a possibility that is
overlooked
- Discuss future plans with your advisors
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Overview
âFinance and support for your businessâ
⢠https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support-finder
⢠ICAEW identified 362 lending institutions in the UK
⢠Opportunities
⢠Mainstream banks
⢠Debt alternatives
⢠Equity sources
⢠Grant funding
⢠Tax reliefs
119. Break (25 mins)
Best Mate Suite
Session 2 start time 10.25am
⢠Iddesleigh Gallery - Upstairs
(< 2 years trading)
⢠Denman Suite
(Established businesses)
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Editor's Notes
Good afternoon
I am very pleased to be invited to speak to you, even if quite nervous to be standing in front of a bunch of teachers â I hope I get a good report at the end of this!
I should say upfront â that I am not an economist by education. My degree is a STEM degree and I started my career as a technologist â a different kind of geeky nerd. But, over a 30 year career at the Bank of England I have learned a far amount of economics â on the job, so to speak.
My career broadly covers:
Technology
Projects, programmes, investment plans
5 years running a branch within the Bank of England â 6 months before Northern Rock â baptism of fire! And a steep learning curve.
Now I am the Bank of England Agent in the South West.
NEW SLIDE
Major risks to the financial stability.
Some capital inadequacies were revealed for three banks (RBS, Barclays and Standard Chartered)
These banks now have plans in place to build further resilience.
The test was more severe than 2014, 2015
The FPC judged that, as a consequence of the test, the banking system is in aggregate capitalised to support the real economy in a severe, broad and synchronised stress.
Hurdle rate framework thatâs sets the rates per bank is function of rwa and liquidity ratios. The rate is sum of CET1 (4.5%) plus Pillar 2A CET1 uplift. Making weighted average of this rate to 6.5%.
Bank plans to run âscenarioâ ST next year of weal global growth, persistently low interest rates, declines in cross-border banking activities
Major UK banksâ core Tier 1 capital as a percentage of their risk-weighted assets. Major UK banks are Banco Santander, Bank of Ireland, Barclays, Co-operative Banking Group, HSBC, LBG, National Australia Bank, Nationwide, RBS and Virgin Money. Data exclude Northern Rock/Virgin Money from 2008.
Between 2008 and 2011, the chart shows core Tier 1 ratios as published by banks, excluding hybrid capital instruments and making deductions from capital based on FSA definitions. Prior to 2008 that measure was not typically disclosed; the chart shows Bank calculations approximating it as previously published in the Report.
Weighted by risk-weighted assets.
From 2012, the âBasel III common equity Tier 1 capital ratioâ is calculated as CET1 capital over risk-weighted assets, according to the CRD IV definition as implemented in the United Kingdom. The Basel III peer group includes Barclays, Co-operative Banking Group, HSBC, LBG, Nationwide, RBS and Santander UK.
Misconduct LIBOR, sub-prime
Business lines that have shrunk in investment banking business eg CDS, CDO, securitisation FICC
(a) Constant-maturity unweighted average of secondary market spreads to mid-swaps for the
major UK lendersâ five-year euro-denominated senior unsecured bonds or a suitable proxy
when unavailable.
(b) Unweighted average of spreads for two-year and three-year sterling fixed-rate retail bonds
over equivalent-maturity swaps. Bond rates are end-month rates and swap rates are monthly averages of daily rates.
(c) Unweighted average of five-year euro-denominated senior CDS premia for the major UK lenders.
(d) Constant-maturity unweighted average of secondary market spreads to swaps for the major
UK lendersâ five-year euro-denominated covered bonds or a suitable proxy when unavailable.
So, it seems that uncertainty has not been as big a drag as expected. This is likely to be, in part, due to continued low borrowing costs.
In the past, credit costs increases and uncertainty have generally occurred together â and, in the past, it has been hard to untangle the cause and effect. But in the current situation, high uncertainty persists but credit costs have not increased. The lower credit costs will have been helped by the actions that te Bank â the MPC and FPC â have taken since the Brexit vote.
In this chart, corporate bond spreads act as a proxy for corporate credit.
(a) A higher number indicates greater uncertainty. Range includes: the average standard
deviation of monthly Consensus Economics forecasts for GDP growth in the current and next
year ahead, seasonally adjusted by Bank staff; the number of media reports citing uncertainty in four national broadsheet newspapers; survey responses of households to questions relating to their personal financial situation and unemployment expectations; and the three-month implied volatilities for the FTSE 100 and sterling ERI â realised volatilities have been used prior to April 1992 and September 2001 respectively. Media and implied volatilities data for January are based on daily data up to 25 January. Household survey series based on data to December 2016.
(b) Sterling non-financial investment-grade corporate bond spreads as in Chart 1.12. End-month observation; series based on data up to 25 January.
(c) The first principal component extracted from the set of indicators listed in footnote (a).
Now looking at credit conditions
Annual growth in aggregate lending (the orange line) has picked up steadily in recent years. This partly reflects stronger demand for credit, and in the last few months possibly supported by falls in interest rates since the summer.
Annual growth in lending to companies (the green line) has been broadly stable over 2016 at around 3%.
Growth in secured lending (the pink line) to households has also stabilized over the past year, as housing market activity has been subdued.
However, growth in demand for consumer credit has increased to over 10½%. I will cover more on this in a later slide.
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(a) Monthly data unless otherwise specified.
(b) M4 lending (excluding securitisations), excluding borrowing by intermediate other financial
corporations (OFCs). Intermediate OFCs are: mortgage and housing credit corporations;
non-bank credit grantors; bank holding companies; securitisation special purpose vehicles;
other activities auxiliary to financial intermediation; and âother financial intermediariesâ
belonging to the same financial group. Quarterly data prior to June 2010 and monthly
thereafter.
(c) Sterling net lending by UK monetary financial institutions (MFIs) and other lenders.
Consumer credit consists of credit card lending and other unsecured lending (other loans and
advances) and excludes student loans.
(d) Sterling net lending by UK MFIs.
(a) This mapping is based on individual Agenciesâ national assessments of corporate credit availability, weighted by the gross value added of their regions or countries. The greater the intensity of red, the tighter credit availability; the greater the intensity of green, the looser credit availability. Yellow indicates normal conditions. Includes bank and non-bank credit.
(a) See footnote (a) to Chart 1.
(b) Question: âHow has the availability of credit provided to the corporate sector overall
changed?â
(c) A positive balance indicates that more corporate credit is available.
Net percentage balances for the cost (availability) of credit are calculated as the percentage of
respondents reporting that bank credit is âcheapâ (available) in the Deloitte CFO Survey for large
corporates or is âgoodâ in the Federation of Small Businessesâ (FSB) Voice of Small Business
Index for small businesses less the percentage reporting that it is âcostlyâ (âhard to getâ) in the
Deloitte CFO Survey for large corporates or âpoorâ in the FSB Voice of Small Business Index for
small businesses.
(b) A positive balance indicates that a net balance of respondents report that credit is cheaper or
credit is more available.
Question 8: âIf your business invested âtoo littleâ over the past five years, what were the main
obstacles to investing?â.
(b) âShort-termismâ arises when companies value short-term returns above investment that typically
yields returns once a long-term horizon.
(a) UK non-financial corporations' net operating surplus/net capital stock (per annum).
(b) Weighted average interest rate of sterling loans made to private non-financial corporations by
UK resident monetary financial institutions (excl. the central bank).
(a) Zero-coupon spot rates derived from government bond prices.
(b) The US presidential election, on 8 November 2016, was three working days after the
November Report was published.
Paths for short-term interest rates have risen internationally â the dotted lines are the previous paths, and the solid lines are the new revised paths.
Not shown on this chart, but also, US dollar prices and equity prices have also risen.
What might be behind this? Market contacts suggest that this pricing reflects near-term global activity growth â as shown by a range of indicators.
That is, the world looks âbetterâ because of:
growth in the Euro-area, including stronger employment. Along with sharp rises in consumer and business confidence.
global GDP growth higher than expected and some survey indicators suggesting an upside risk to the global GDP outlook.
In Emerging Economies have been stable â particularly Russian and Brazil who appear to be emerging from recessions. Plus, EMEs are benefitting from increases in commodity prices and reducing current account deficits.
And in the US, there is an expectation of a fiscal boost and US employment numbers are strong.
Obviously, it is early days in the new administration, and there are some downside risks to this picture.
There are also downside risks to the Euro economy especially with French and German elections coming up.
AND IN THE UK: Market contacts attribute the increase in the sterling interest rate path to to recent robust UK macroeconomic data (that is we are doing better than we had expected and they also tell us that the MPCâs communications in November reassuring the market.
(a) The February 2017 and November 2016 curves are estimated using instantaneous forward overnight index swap rates in the fifteen working days to 25 January 2017 and 26 October 2016 respectively.
(b) Upper bound of the target range.
Good afternoon
I am very pleased to be invited to speak to you, even if quite nervous to be standing in front of a bunch of teachers â I hope I get a good report at the end of this!
I should say upfront â that I am not an economist by education. My degree is a STEM degree and I started my career as a technologist â a different kind of geeky nerd. But, over a 30 year career at the Bank of England I have learned a far amount of economics â on the job, so to speak.
My career broadly covers:
Technology
Projects, programmes, investment plans
5 years running a branch within the Bank of England â 6 months before Northern Rock â baptism of fire! And a steep learning curve.
Now I am the Bank of England Agent in the South West.
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Equity crowdfunding â using technology to raise investment â usually seed or growth capital, from a wide range of people
Crowdfunding depends onâŚ
We believe in the power of the crowd & in the democratisation of investment. Equity Crowdfunding fundamentally serves to allow any business to raise investment from anyone, and for anyone to invest in any business.
The principle of crowdfunding is that lots of people can contribute small amounts of money â
Not that different to angel investment â instead of insisting on a minimum level of investment and ending up with a handful of backers,
Crowdfunding allows anyone to invest from as little as ÂŁ10 â this means the businesses potentially ends up with dozens of investors â an army of advocates and advisors - all vested in their success.
This means founders can source investment easily from angels, personal & professional networks, their customer base, friends and family â anyone, from nearly anywhere in the world â through one platform â I think the record for one company is investment from 90 countries.
Before we get into the whoâs the whatâs the whyâs of equity crowdfunding, letâs take a look at the market
This is for all equity investment in non-listed UK companies rather than just crowdfunding.
2016 â for a variety of macro reasons, was a tough year for a lot of people â deal volume and amount invested were both down â partially driven by Brexit though a number of commentators would suggest the market was slowing a little of itâs own volition â were we coming to the end of a bubble perhaps?
Average deal size increased by 5% across private markets
Beauhurstâs latest report states âif thereâs a reason to be optimistic about the prospects for equity finance, It lies with crowdfundingâ.
Market share of crowdfunding across finance life cycle continued to increase â crowdfunding at growth-stage increased by 10% - continued trend of crowdfunding moving out of âalternative financeâ and firmly into the mainstream
Anecdotally, whilst there have been a handful of instances of investors through equity crowdfunding keeping their powder dry, the driver from our perspective has certainly been supply of deals â a lot of businesses are putting their plans on hold to see how things pan out â a risky strategy in itâs own right. What this has meant is that for businesses who can clearly articulate how theyâll grow over the coming years/through Brexit rather than saying â I donât knowâ â thereâs money to be had.
This seems to be supported by the success rate of campaigns across crowdfunding platforms which has held at around 35% (55% on our platform) â thus for businesses who want to grow through equity finance â we say go for it.
Why do People Use Crowdfunding:
Two sides of the coin â weâre lucky that we see both sides
For Entrepreneurs â Gives you global investor reach, and itâs cost effective â both in terms of expenses and time. Average investment round we hear is around 10 months. With us. from application to cash in the bank â it should be a little over 3 months
More than that â the marketing effect remains key â on average businesses that raise money through crowdfunding will see a 3-fold increase in sales through the heightened awareness.
Terms â absolutely key â entrepreneurs are more likely to secure founder-friendly terms and a fair valuation.
For investors â ease of access to venture stage investment â before crowdfunding, this was the preserve of hnwâs â now ANYONE can access. Investors tell us that as well as financial returns (and we have seen returns), they want to back great british businesses that interest them â over 25% are interested in helping in an advisory capacity. Itâs also pretty efficient in terms of accessing deal flow
How it works â more than anything this is an exercise in awareness raising â if entrepreneurs go out with the objective of connecting as positively as possible, with as many people as possible, they canât lose. This take the form of traditional networking as well as email, social media, digital advertising, can take the form of print/outdoor media as well.
Like all platforms â we provide an online âpitch pageâ â the shop window. which allows you to present information through a video, text and images
Text & images â explaining what you do, why youâre awesome, whoâs behind it
Documents â financial forecasts, full business plan
Thereâs also a forum â both for updates broadcast by the founding team, and discussions. This is all about creating dialogue.
In this respect, crowdfunding is a little different to other methods of fundraising â this is public. Trial by crowd.
This means that if someone asks a tough question â how did you arrive at your valuation is a common one â and their answer is poor, the crowd will let them know.
In this campaign â updates included product development updates, press coverage, significant investors. Investors wanted to know some of the detail of how itâs being designed, how it will work, how IP will be owned in future, legal and regulatory restrictions for the future.
Similarly, entrepreneurs who communicate openly and effectively are handsomely rewarded.
You can also see share types â this is one of the mechanisms we use to make it easy for entrepreneurs to manage a large number of investors (a common concern) â typically larger investors are offered ordinary shares with voting and pre-emption rights, whilst smaller investors take a more passive share class with equal rights to proceeds on exit or dividends. Ultimately, whatever class, investors through equity crowdfunding are typically best described as quietly helpful- as long as they receive updates, they probably wonât get in touch unless they can help.
So As I say - crowdfunding is fundamentally an exercise in awareness raising, and that awareness can be tied into other activity â Just park were hiring and had 2000 job applications in a week whilst live, compared to around 100 in the month prior. GripIt last week received 3 times the number of commercial enquiries than normal.
Typically â 3 months start to end
Like most fundraising activity, it takes time and effort, but a lot of entrepreneurs, particularly those who have raised before through other means, compare it to a sprint rather than a marathon â efficient use of time and resources, delivering cash, marketing, awareness, an army of brand advocates and valuable expertise and introductions.
All starts with a simple application on our website
We have inhouse lawyers and financial experts to call upon where necessary â both structuring and due diligence
Work with you on marketing planning â networks and investors
Write your pitch and create your video
Weâll make due diligence as easy as possible
We work with you on finalising paperwork and agreements, issue share certs and EIS certs
Investor Relations Portal
Fees only on success â interests totally aligned. If we take you on, our mission is to see you fund. We work with around 10% of the businesses we speak to.
To businesses looking at using equity crowdfunding â big question â who do I get?
One of the big draws historically to institutional and Angel money was the status of the investor, or the doors they could open, the guidance they could provide. Crowdfunding is no different.
Theyâre a diverse age range â certainly more diverse than youâd typically see in traditional early-stage investment â over 60 % of investors are under the age of 44
And a much better gender split â still not 50/50 â should be noted historically, female founders have a tougher time raising investment â in equity crowdfunding (at least on our platform), itâs easier â normal success rate around 55%, female-led businesses nearer 85%.
Theyâre serious people â the crowd have had a bad rap over the years some even described them as âdumb moneyââ we know theyâre smart, well paid, well educated, and work for respectable firms. A recent study by LSE shows that they make economically rational decisions â akin to institutional money. Theyâre also experienced â around 50% of investors have held the title of CEO, founder or director at some point.
In terms of the types of business that have successfully used crowdfunding â weâre sector agnostic, though the easier to understand and the more exciting the business, the easier it is to crowdfund â fundamentally, there needs to be a crowd that might be interested in investing, and there needs to be a way of getting to them.
This means that historically businesses in Food & Beverage & technology have tended to do well consumer facing, but b2b businesses that can explain themselves (with our help have raised successfully too) â recently we saw Hurree which is a marketing automation app successfully raise, as well as Rentivo which create software for travel agents and holiday home rentals.
Eden project raised 1.5m in a matter of hours
GripIt â backed by Deborah Meaden and the most successful Dragonâs Den Business - ÂŁ2m in 5 days. Itâs a plasterboard fixing!
Theyâre back on the site currently having tripled their revenue in just under a year â check them out!
Victor Mobility raised nearly ž of a million to continue development of their new mobility device which allows users to move around at eye level - founded by Phil Eaglesham â former Royal Marine
In terms of what weâve seen in the wider equity crowdfunding industry - growth. In 2015, 80% of seed deals were crowdfunded, and over 60% of venture deals
As youâd expect, we saw this growth in market share slow down in 2016 â still grew but more slowly
Weâve raised a lot of money
For nearly 400 companies
Companies at varying stages of Growth
I wonât go through all this data but I will point out that the largest single investment was made at 10 minutes to midnight, from a mobile phone.
Average amount through the platform is around ÂŁ4.3m
Who invests via Crowdfunding â well thereâs a lot of them â as of this morning just over 348,000 in our community
And Itâs growing â over 100,000 joined Crowdcube last year â we assume a similar growth rate across the industry
Graph â number of people joining
Next 12-18 months.
For Crowdcube - Mobile â launched â driving engagement and investment, private raises, further tie-ups with institutions
For the industry â more exits (been 4-5 so far), more failures, FCA is conducting a review which weâve been involved with centring on investor protection, more failures â tighter funding market and trading environment will lead to more businesses running out of runway, potentially see some consolidation in terms of platforms.
Thank you, love to talk to you afterwards if youâd like to know more
Iâd now like to introduce Rob Misselbrook of Mylor Ventures Angels Network
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Free, impartial service for businesses in any sector and any size
Advisers on hand to talk to you about your business needs and provide tailored support
Access to thousands of practical and digestible reports, guides, factsheets and reference resources
Website with easy to search listings of funded local events and business support services