Best Adrian Lawrence Podcasts (2024)

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CFO Headhunters in London 2:50

1+ y ago2:50

2:50

Welcome back to another exciting episode of FD Capital's "Executive Insight," the podcast where we delve into the world of executive leadership and recruitment. I'm your host, and today we have a fascinating topic to explore—London CFO headhunters. To start off what exactly a CFO headhunter does? A CFO headhunter, also known as an executive recruit…

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Reporting Accounts Growing again 3:33

3y ago3:33

3:33

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how Reporting Accounts the popular pay as you go business credit report service is seeing strong growth again. Activity was subdued during the pandemic lockdown, but we are pleased to report impressive growth already in 2022. Reporting Accounts are in discussion with private equity houses about a fund r…

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Derby and Brighton added to FD Capital's Coverage 3:29

3+ y ago3:29

3:29

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital Recruitment have added two new locations to their national coverage this week, being Derby and Brighton. The business has been running since 2018 and is based in Great Portland Street, London but following two new opportunities that started this week we now have extended our coverage to …

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National Living Wage increases from 1st April 2021 4:40

3+ y ago4:40

4:40

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence our resident financial expert talks about the new living wage rate from 1st April 2021 and how it impacts on the economy giving Brexit and the recent pandemic lockdowns. Adrian took part in the 2020 Low pay commission review and is cited in their previous report. He discuses how the new NLW does not apply during F…

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Cineworld to re-open cinemas in the USA and UK 3:04

3+ y ago3:04

3:04

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence our resident financial expert talks about Cineworld and their announcement that they will re-open their USA cinemas starting in April and their UK ones in May. They have also agreed a deal with Warner Brothers to show films in cinemas for 45 and 30 days prior to them being streamed online. This is a really positiv…

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National Grid announces £7.8 billion electricity deal 3:27

3+ y ago3:27

3:27

In today's podcast episode Adrian Lawrence our in-house financial expert talks about the National Grid and how they have announced an asset swap deal, they are selling their UK Gas distribution assets and buying more electricity ones in their place, this increases the proportion of their revenue from Electricity and reduces the proportion from Gas.…

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Untitled Episode 3:31

3+ y ago3:31

3:31

In today's episode our resident financial expert Adrian Lawrence talks about recruiting finance a finance director or CFO for your business. FD Capital are a specialist FD recruitment business that cover London and the West Midlands areas, they offer a full range of services such as Part-Time Finance Directors, Interims and specialist areas such as…

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Private Equity Finance Directors 4:12

3+ y ago4:12

4:12

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence our resident Financial expert talks about a new service launched by FD Capital, who are a specialist Finance Director and CFO recruitment business operating in London and the West Midlands. They now offer specialist Private Equity FD's who can help create pitch decks and pitch them to private equity houses. They n…

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London and Birmingham Part Time Finance Directors 4:02

3+ y ago4:02

4:02

In today's episode from Reporting Accounts Adrian Lawrence our resident financial expert talks further about Part-Time Finance Directors, and how they can be a great resource to access particularly now following the pandemic when businesses need help to raise funds and restructure but are cautious of taking on significant costs. We can recommend FD…

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Rolls Royce report brutal losses 3:50

3+ y ago3:50

3:50

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence our in-house financial expert talks about Rolls Royce who have reported a £4billion loss today compared to £583m profit in the previous year. Their results are brutal but that does reflect that their model is to charge for the hours their engines are running rather than for sales of engines. The impact of the worl…

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Clarks shoes goes to China. 3:39

3+ y ago3:39

3:39

In today's episode our in-house fianancial professional talks about Clarks Shoes the 195 year old family owned business which announced its sale to a HK based private equity house. They have a chain of 320 high street stores and have had a tough time recently with the Lockdowns and the move to online retail. Whilst restructures have reduced costs, …

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Portfolio CFO's see their earnings drop. 4:07

3+ y ago4:07

4:07

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence our in-house financial expert talks about CFO's (Chief Financial Officers) and how they have seen their earnings drop from between 2020 and 2019, which given the lockdowns and Brexit should be no surprise. Our sister company FD Capital have recently entered the CFO Recruitment niche, and if you are a company based…

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The merits of using London Equity Release 3:12

3+ y ago3:12

3:12

In today's episode of Reporting Accounts podcast our resident Financial expert Adrian Lawrence talks about our partner company London Equity Release. As their names suggests they are focussed on the London market but do take on work in the home counties and will consider any UK location if the property valuation is high enough. The criteria are tha…

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A guide to becoming a Portfolio FD 6:17

3+ y ago6:17

6:17

In today's episode our in-house Financial expert Adrian Lawrence talks further about becoming a Portfolio FD, he works as the CEO for Reporting Accounts one day per week, but as a Portfolio CFO himself 3 or 4 days per week for a number of different SME clients. At FD Capital we get regular calls from FD's interested in moving into Portfolio work, c…

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Deliveroo plans £8 billion London IPO 3:14

3+ y ago3:14

3:14

In today's podcast Adrian Lawrence our resident financial experts talks about Deliveroo and their plan for an £8billion IPO on the London stock market. Deliveroo are only 8 years old but in that time have already grown to capture around 1/3 of the home food delivery market. Their IPO timing is also shrewd coming shortly after the pandemic lockdowns…

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Recruiting a Part Time Finance Director. 3:30

3+ y ago3:30

3:30

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence our resident financial professional is talking about Part Time Finance Directors or Portfolio FD's as they are known, these are experienced accountants who work for more than one company at the same time, it's an arrangement that was more or less unheard of 10 years ago, but is now popular in the UK. Companies gai…

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Trustpilot planning London IPO 3:16

3+ y ago3:16

3:16

n today's episode Adrian Lawrence our in-house financial experts talks about Trustpilot. They are planning an IPO on the London Stock Market that would raise around $50 and value their business at around £1billion. The company based in Copenhagen would become the first major EU company to list following Brexit and will re-inforce London's position …

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Pets at home report positive trading. 2:44

3+ y ago2:44

2:44

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence our resident in-house financial professional talks about Pets at Home. The retail chain which operates 451 shops across the UK, has reported full years profits of £85m ahead of their last forecast of £77m. It's the fourth time since September that the company has updated its profit forecast and that reflects that …

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Reporting Accounts adds new advanced search feature. 4:03

3+ y ago4:03

4:03

In today's podcast Adrian Lawrence the CEO of Reporting Accounts talks about a newly added feature to the Reporting Accounts site, which allows users to performed advanced database searches. Advanced Reporting Accounts search can be find here: https://www.reportingaccounts.com/advanced-search Using this new feature it is possible for example to que…

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Heathrow hopes to land business rates relief 2:39

3+ y ago2:39

2:39

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence our resident financial expert talks about Heathrow airport which has been in news todays as it is struggling under the burden of its £20billion of debts. Passenger numbers are down to 22million in 2020 from 80million 2019, levels not seen since the 1970's. Heathrow is calling on the chancellor to grant them busine…

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Puregym Ltd loss running at £500K per day 2:39

3+ y ago2:39

2:39

In today's podcast Adrian Lawrence our resident financial expert talks of a news story in today's press that Pure Gym Ltd are loosing £500K per day as a result of the lockdowns. They are not collecting gym subscriptions and they have staff furloughed, but unlike their competitors they run a lean model with gyms open 24 hours supported by remote mon…

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UK lockdown ending soon detailed plans published. 3:47

3+ y ago3:47

3:47

In today's episode our resident financial expert Adrian Lawrence talks about the long anticipated news today that the UK will finally begin its exit from it's third lockdown. Schools will re-open on the 8th March and non-essential retail including hairdressers and beauty salons on the 12th April. The economy is expected to rebound strongly in the s…

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John Lewis announce further store closures. 2:51

3+ y ago2:51

2:51

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about John Lewis and their announcement of a further store closure programme. John Lewis is a well respected high street brand in the UK, and unusually it is owned by it's members rather than shareholders. Last year it announced losses of £635m and that means it has won't pay its staff a bonus for the first …

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Will the recent move to online sales be permanent? 3:37

3+ y ago3:37

3:37

companies with warehouses they expanded to cope with the surge of online sales during the UK's three lockdowns are now planning to retain them. This is a long term trend which appears to have been accelerated by the pandemic by between three and five years. If this proves to be the case then it means the traditional retail market will have a tough …

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Moonpig reports busiest ever week of trading. 3:14

3+ y ago3:14

3:14

Moonpig group plc the recently listed greetings card online retailer reported its strongest ever week over the valentines day period. The company now expects its revenues for the year to 30th April to be around double the £173m it reported in the previous year. The shares rose 2.5% to £4.45 in early trading on Thursday. The increase in demand saw t…

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Barclays makes £2.1 billion bad debt provision in response to pandemic 3:25

3+ y ago3:25

3:25

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence our resident financial professional talks about how Barclays bank is putting aside £2.1billion as a provision for bad debts. The UK and US economies have been badly impacted by the pandemic and the bank now expects a proportion of its lending during that time never to be repaid, as a result it is making a provisio…

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Companies House in the UK pauses voluntary and compulsory strike offs 3:21

3+ y ago3:21

3:21

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence our in-house financial expert talks about how Companies House, the UK's Government agency that deals with the filing of company accounts, has suspended its voluntary and compulsory strike off notices. This is part of the wider Government pandemic initiative to help companies during this challenging time. Often dir…

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Virgin Wines IPO coming soon 3:17

3+ y ago3:17

3:17

Today Adrian Lawrence our resident financial expert is talking about Virgin Wines, this is a company that was formerly associated with Richard Branson but was subsequently sold to a management team and private equity houses. The company is joining the London aim market on 2nd March and is likely to be valued at £100m. As with other recent IPO's the…

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Pound hits recent highs 3:54

3+ y ago3:54

3:54

In today's episode our financial expert Adrian Lawrence talks about the Pound's foreign exchange rate, which has been rising over recent weeks. There is growing optimism in the UK economy as the vaccination roll out program is on target with more than 15 million people now vaccinated, which means it is now more likely that the lockdown of retail, l…

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Jaguar goes all electric 3:24

3+ y ago3:24

3:24

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how Jaguar Land Rover are moving to an all electric range of vehicles. Their bold plan is to move completely away from Petrol and Diesel engines, and in so doing embrace the enviromentally friendly electric engine. They will become a luxury competitor to Tesla. Their move does make sense, as electric c…

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Auditing during covid lockdowns 4:06

3+ y ago4:06

4:06

In todays' episode our financial professional Adrian Lawrence, a former auditor himself talks about the challenges the accounting profession has faced during the three UK pandemic lockdowns. In normal times the auditors attend on site to check accounting records and ledgers, but with the lockdown that has often not been possible, due to closure of …

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Techpats increasingly popular lifestyle choice 3:15

4y ago3:15

3:15

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how digital nomads are deciding to stay long term overseas and are setting themselves up as techpats. These are long term digital nomads who decide on a country for residence and base themselves there. Cyprus is proving popular as such a destination as it has a great climate, its part of the EU, reside…

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Podcast experiences of Reporting Accounts 5:58

4y ago5:58

5:58

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the team at Reporting Accounts's experience of podcasting. We were new to podcasting in January 2021 and were uncertain of what to expect, but we have found the whole experience really enjoyable and its been straightforward to find good places to submit and publish our episodes. Notable places discusse…

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Spotify offering worldwide and home working to their staff 4:18

4y ago4:18

4:18

Spotify the Swedish streaming company have been in the news today, as they are announcing their staff can work from home or an office and also have the flexibility to work from international locations. The Spotify announcement follows similar moves by Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook. It does have implications for the broader economy as more and mor…

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Brexit troubles give exporters headaches 4:19

4y ago4:19

4:19

In today's episode our resident financial expert Adrian Lawrence talks about the impact Brexit is having on exporters. Export volumes are down and the EU is application of their rules is proving problematic. Previously importers bringing goods into the UK from outside of the EU paid duty, on entry to the UK and thereafter it was duty free. However …

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French Connection Group plc receives two takeover approaches 5:49

4y ago5:49

5:49

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence our in-house financial professional talks about the announcement French Connection Group Plc (LSE:FCCN) made on Friday 5th February 2021 that they have received two approaches. The company made a regulartory announcement that The Board of French Connection Group Plc notes the recent share price movement and confir…

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HMRC waive penalty for late personal tax filing 3:05

4y ago3:05

3:05

In today's episode Adrian discusses how HMRC are waiving their usual £100 filing penalty provided tax returns are filed before the end of February 2021. There is also the option to pay over 12 months at 2.9% APR using the time to pay scheme. It is helpful that this is available. To learn more about Reporting Accounts visit our website at https://ww…

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Moonpig celebrate a successful IPO 3:32

4y ago3:32

3:32

Moonping the online greeting card business is celebrating today as their IPO soared above its launch price of £3.50 in early trading it reached £4.40 a rise of more than 30%, its price drifted off those highs. This is a great news story the company was sold by its founder in 2011 for £110m and has now risen in value to be worth more than £1.2billio…

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Hargreaves Lansdown attracts young investors 4:30

4y ago4:30

4:30

Hargreaves Lansdown the stockbroker business has been attracting younger investors its average of customer has fallen considerably, this reflects many factors including the recent buzz about investing and the success of Redit investors in the USA, but also that due to the lockdown there is less travelling and less spending of all kinds as the shops…

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Lookers returns from suspension and jumps 83% 3:16

4y ago3:16

3:16

In today's podcast Adrian Lawrence talks about Lookers plc the UK motor dealership which was suspended for 6 months following an accounting fraud scandal. This resulted in the departure of the companies chairman and CFO and their replacement with a new team of experienced industry professionals. Their auditors have also been replaced. Their return …

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Doctor Martens IPO is a big success 2:38

4y ago2:38

2:38

Dr Martens the UK bootmaker saw a successful first day of trading on Friday when it's IPO closed at £4.50, the shares were priced at £3.70 and quickly moved up to £4.25 at the opening. It's the largest IPO on the London Stock Market since September 2020 and is very welcome as it signals a return of confidence in the IPO market. The shares now trade…

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Reddit day traders take on Wall Street 3:28

4y ago3:28

3:28

In todays podcast our resident financial expert Adrian Lawrence talks about Reddit and how a subgroup on the popular social media platform have combined together to drive up the share price of a company called Gamestop. There is an element of revenge investing at play as some members of the group are talking openly about the losses they suffered at…

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News from the Reporting Accounts team Tuesday 26th January 2021 3:36

4y ago3:36

3:36

In today's podcast the Reporting Accounts team is talking about Rolls Royce and its Aero Engines division which has been in the news again today. Rolls Royce's income is based on the number of hours its aero engines are in service, so with the lockdown restrictions in the UK and USA, international aviation is very limited and therefore there is a s…

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Reporting Accounts news from Monday 25th January 2021 2:45

4y ago2:45

2:45

In today's podcast Adrian talks about the legal case that Dyson has brought against the EU. They are seeking £200m in compensation for loss of sales. The case resolves around energy efficiency tests which favoured convential cleaners over the bagless Dyson versions. The case is being presented as a victory for consumers as the regulations concerned…

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News from the Reporting Accounts team Sunday 24th January 2021 4:35

4y ago4:35

4:35

In today's podcast our resident financial professional Adrian Lawrence talks about the concept of a living pension, this is a new proposal from the Rowntree foundation and follows the example of the real living wage foundation, but for pensions rather than wages. In the UK pensions are made up of the state pension which is capped at £155 per week b…

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News from Reporting Accounts on Saturday 23rd January 2021 4:15

4y ago4:15

4:15

In today's podcast Adrian Lawrence our in house financial expert talks about Covid news and how the new mutant variant of Covid is not only more infectious but potentially has a higher mortality rate. There is also news about the South African version of the virus which appears to be more resistant to the current vaccination versions, new versions …

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Reporting Accounts news from Tuesday 19th January 2021 2:05

4y ago2:05

2:05

In this podcast our resident Financial professional Adrian Lawrence talks about the forthcoming IPO of Deliveroo. They are expected to come to market in April 2021 in what will be something of a blockbuster stock exchange listing. Deliveroo has benefitted from the pandemic related shift of consumer spending away from the traditional highstreet and …

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Reporting Accounts news from Friday 15th January 2021 1:37

4y ago1:37

1:37

In todays podcast our resident financial expert Adrian Lawrence FCA, talks about an interesting news story in today's financial press. Pimlico plumbers a company floated on the London stock market are requiring all new and existing staff to agree to have a covid vaccine to be able to continue to be employed or for new employees to join them. This r…

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