Welcome from FBUK CEO
Neil Davy CEO, Family Business UK
In the meantime, I and the team at FBUK want to thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you next year.
speak with a single unified voice. To be heard. To be championed, supported, and celebrated. Next year, we will celebrate our 25th anniversary. At our Annual Conference next June we will be reflecting on legacy and focussing on how family businesses from all industries showcase leadership. It will be a call-to-action as much as a celebration. If you have not yet booked your tickets, you can do so on our website. Details are also included in this edition of our magazine. But we’ll also be looking forward to the new year and continuing our work to support and celebrate the contribution family businesses make to the UK, building Britain for generations to come. “As we approach the holiday season, we’ll reflect on the past year. We’ll focus on family and friends.”
One of my priorities since becoming CEO in 2022 has been to champion, support and celebrate the unique attributes of family ownership: taking a long-term view, investing in local communities, providing valuable employment and security and always keeping an eye on the interests of the next generation. Against the backdrop of a challenging year and considerable uncertainty, it’s fantastic to see those threads running throughout this latest edition of our magazine: the rebirth of a great family business brand, the innovation in traditional family businesses and the stories from our Members who are finding success both here and internationally. 2025 has also been a challenging year for us at FBUK, but one filled with opportunity. The changes to BPR and APR in the Chancellor’s first budget have galvanised our membership and many family firms and farms across the country. The support from within our ranks, from businesses across the UK, and fellow trade bodies, has given us the platform to stand-up and
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