FD Capital

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the CFO market and how opportunities are back to their pre-pandemic levels last seen in 2019.   Its pleasing to see normality returning to the senior finance recruitment market, and it feels very much as if clients and candidates have all been holding back from recruitment, and now things are moving again, opportunities are opening up for new roles and...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Business Asset Disposal Relief, which is the new name for was previously known as Entrepreneurs relief.   This scheme replaced the previous regime, but still offers the same 10% tax rate on business disposals.  The great think about it being that there remains a strong incentive to setup and develop a business as the tax on disposal is nothing like the...

In todays' episode Adrian Lawrence talks about FD Capital Recruitment and how we have been trading for around 4 years.  The business is now the busiest it has ever been, having been through a tough period during the pandemic.  We specialise in Finance Directors and CFOs and around 65% of our clients are in some way connected to Private Equity either being backed already or actively seeking in...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme or EMI scheme, this was first introduced in 2000 and offers companies a tax efficient way to motivate their employees and focus the whole team on obtaining the best value for the business on a successful exit. Once a scheme is registered and approved by HMRC any gains made on disposal are taxed at 10% ra...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Transformation and Change Finance Directors, this is a niche that is growing in popularity and with the fast pace of technology change it is important that businesses are able to make the most of technology and to update their systems and processes to keep up. FD Capital Recruitment are a leading FD and CFO Recruitment boutique based in Great Portland...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about CFO Interim Recruitment, FD Capital specialise in FD and CFO Recruitment of old kinds, being Part-Time, Portfolio, Interim and Permanent recruitment.  We have a great reputation of putting forward very strong and focussed candidates very quickly and because of that our conversion and success rate is much higher than the industry average or norms. More...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about CFO Recruitment.   FD Capital are a London based boutique recruitment service, specialising in Finance Director and CFO Recruitment.  We offer Part-time, Portfolio, Interim and Permanent CFOs with the ideal skill set that your business needs. The majority of our roles are in the technology and PE or VC backed spaces, but we cover all sectors and throug...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Portfolio CFO's which are senior finance professionals available on a fractional time basis, our clients hire CFO's on a day rate basis anything from a couple of days per month up to almost full-time.   A Portfolio CFO works for multiple clients at the same time, and that gives them interesting challenges. To learn more about Portfolio...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how all new contracts now need an IR35 determination to confirm if a contract is inside or outside of IR35.   FD Capital as our name suggests is focussed on Finance Directors and CFOs so the majority of our work is inside of IR35.  Some contracts where the work is consultancy and not as a company officers remain outside of IR35. For larger compan...

n todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the benefits of building listings in local directories and websites, as these are important as they give you an advantage in local search results.  There are many successful and well known sites like this around, examples include ThomsonLocal and Yelp to name a few. FD Capital Recruitment are a leading recruiter of FDs and CFOs in London UK.   To learn...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about IR35 and how since April 21 Medium and larger employers now have to make the determination rather than the consultant.   This means that the decision is that of the end employer.  Some companies now have a blanket policy of inside IR35 whilst others consider the circumstances and make their determination on a case by case basis.  You can find our IR35...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital Recruitment a leading FD and CFO recruitment boutique aimed at founders in London and the South East of the UK, has joined the living wage foundation. The living wage foundations aims align with those of the Directors of FD Capital, being the elimination on in work poverty, and the team feels this is best achieved by setting the national...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence from FD Capital Recruitment, a leading London based FD and CFO boutique talks about how Software as a Service websites promote themselves online.  In particular how important it is to find a high quality SEO professional to work with that guides a business to use the right white hat approach to online marketing. FD Capital have experienced FDs and CFOs available w...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about FD and CFO Recruitment and how FD capital recruitment handles senior finance recruitment, we are based in Great Portland Street and from there cover London and the South East, we do handle UK nationwide recruitment and from time to time international opportunities as well. Our work split is around 1/3 Part-Time, 1/3 Interim and 1/3 Permanent and around...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about FD Capital Recruitment now offer CFOs, around one third of all our recruitment is now at the CFO level and we are getting a lot of attention and traction through our popular website.   The CFO role is a great area to be active in as the candidates are of the highest quality and employers are focussed and successful. FD Capital focusses on London...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about international opportunities with FD Capital, they are a leading FD and CFO recruitment boutique based in Great Portland Street London from where they service the London area and the South East, in 2021 they formed an International team and now are picking up opportunities from International clients. We have a New York based client looking for a CFO, an...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence from FD Capital Recruitment a leading niche FD and CFO recruitment boutique talks about the Job Market for FDs and CFOs in October 21, and how it has gotten much busier in the period since the end of September 2021. FD Capital are recruiting a good number of positions currently, a part-time FD role in Birmingham, a Property FD role in North London and a Part...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Part-Time FDs and Part-Time CFOs as a solution for businesses who need the skills and experience that an FD or CFO brings with them but can not yet justify a full time cost.   There is a growing market for fractional time senior finance professionals and FD Capital Recruitment are a leading player in this niche. We are based in Great Portland Str...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the UK as a location for new business start-ups.  The UK is fortunate in that it is very focussed on supporting early stage businesses, the Government has setup a niche bank to offer self certified loans to new businesses, and there are many grant scheme available from both Central and Local Government.   Crowdfunding is another great option as y...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the various service options available from FD Capital Recruitment, they are a popular London based niche FD and CFO recruitment services and offer:- Part-Time FDs and CFOs - Fractional time available senior financial professionals.  Portfolio FDs and CFOs - being a financial professional who works for more than one client at the same time on a pa...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the London CFO Market in 2021, FD Capital Recruitment are a niche FD and CFO Recruitment boutique based in Great Portland Street and we are seeing a lot of activity as companies are seeking new CFOs particularly in PE funded businesses and the technology niche, both markets we know very well, as our Directors founded and grew to exit businesses i...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the career progression from Finance Director (FD) to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and how often the best transition route is achieved by building up a network of contacts in the Private Equity or Venture Capital spaces. We recommend using LinkedIn to build up contacts, cultivating a small number maybe 12 or so but having a long list of 1,000 or...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about CFO Recruitment and how FD Capital Recruitment based in Great Portland Street are focussed onto that and the PE house funded business niches.  The sorts of areas that FD Capital are strongest in include:-Technology CFOs SaaS CFOs ERO CFOs Fintech CFOs E-Commerce CFOs All of these areas are closely interlinked and very many of the growth businesse...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the progression from trainee accountant through to CFO, each step is important, but the first one is to train with the big 4 firms, to then move into industry with a role such as Financial Controller or Group Financial Controller.  To progress upwards then to Finance Director and finally to make the move to CFO.  This last stage is best achieved...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the West Midlands and how it is an exciting and dynamic location for Finance Directors, there is an established and growing Private Equity space with a lot of active firms, including Mercia asset management and Frontier Capital Development, FD Capital works closely with PE houses and VC funds helping to provide first class candidates for West Mid...