Profit Cash Growth

In part two of our 100th-episode mini-series, hosts Simon and Clare Hancott explain why cash flow is the lifeblood of business and share five practical ways to improve it. Designed for six- and seven-figure business owners, this episode covers quick changes you can make now to build a safety buffer and seize opportunities in a volatile 2026.

They walk through five steps: control when money leaves your bank with structured payment r...

Join the Profit Cash Growth Podcast as they celebrate their 100th episode and launch a three-part mini-series to kickstart 2026. In this first episode, Claire Hancott and her co-host focus on actionable ways to Increase Your Profits without chasing new customers.

The episode covers five practical steps business owners can apply right away: review and raise pricing regularly, challenge supplier price increases, improve utilisation o...

Welcome to this special New Year episode of the Profit Cash Growth Podcast. Recorded between Christmas and New Year, the episode is a 2025 rewind that highlights the year’s most downloaded shows, our personal favourites and the key lessons for six- and seven-figure business owners who want to grow profits and improve cashflow.

Listen for practical frameworks, worksheets and links in the show notes (including a KPI worksheet), sign-...

Join us for a light-hearted Christmas special of the Profit Cash Growth Podcast. This episode is a festive quiz that tests business knowledge across five rounds: Christmas economics, festive business history and brands, seasonal accounting and tax, the Christmas supply chain, and a final surprise round.

Expect lots of banter, mistakes, laughs, and useful takeaways for six- and seven-figure business owners who want a festive break f...

This week the central topic explains the Companies House director and PSC ID verification rules introduced on 18 November 2025: why the checks exist, the 12-month transitional period, how to verify for free using the gov.uk app (biometric passport/driver’s licence plus face scan), where deadlines come from, what happens if you don’t comply, and why you don’t need to pay expensive third-party fees. They also cover ACSP registration ...

This week we discuss how business owners can use company money to give festive perks without creating tax problems. They cover the key allowances, pitfalls and practical examples to help you plan Christmas parties, staff gifts and client entertaining.

Key rules explained: annual company parties are tax-free up to £150 per attendee (including VAT and related costs), but if you exceed that limit the whole amount becomes taxable for e...

This week, a special episode as we react to The Budget with a practical, business-owner lens, plus some light-hearted “Chancellor’s Tipples” trivia before diving in.

Key takeaways: a 2% rise in dividend tax and a 2% rise on property and investment income; cuts to the Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) capital gains relief; changes to pension salary sacrifice arrangements; frozen income tax and NI thresholds that create stealth tax rise...

This week we tackle one big question: where does cash come from when you want to grow? We discuss the only three funding routes for business growth — internal funding (bootstrapping), debt, and equity — and explain when each is appropriate.

We break down operating (day-to-day) cash flow versus investment (growth) cash flow, why operating cash should be self-sustaining, and practical ways to improve cash timing (deposits, product mi...

In this episode we explore a simple, practical formula for business success we call the Success Triangle: hard work, skill, and opportunity (instead of the vague concept of luck). We discuss how each side of the triangle supports growth, why balance matters, and how founders can build the right mix to scale a financially successful business.

Practical takeaways include focusing hard work on the right priorities, broadening business...

In this week's episode we provide a clear, practical deep dive into Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs). We explain what an SPV actually is (a limited company used for a single purpose), when it’s useful for property purchases and buying businesses, and the benefits of ring-fencing assets for lending and tax efficiency. We. touch on the practical points such as lender requirements, personal guarantees, intercompany loans, deferred cons...

This week we blend Halloween fun with serious business guidance. Shortly after our spooky business quiz we present a simple, five-step formula for high-impact board meetings — covering a focused business update, a high-level financial overview, what’s working well, what’s not working well, and clear actions with ownership and success criteria. They stress preparation, focus, and the difference between tactical management-account me...

This episode explains the government's plan to recalculate RPI from 2030 and why it matters for business owners. We unpack the differences between RPI, CPI, and CPIH, and show how the change could reduce annual contract increases, affecting rent reviews, supplier agreements, utilities, pensions, and long-term client contracts.

We highlight opportunities (lower costs for buyers, a chance to modernise contracts) and threats (reduced ...

In this episode we play quickfire finance: a rapid run-through of 15 key financial terms and KPIs explained in plain English for six and seven-figure business owners. You’ll learn what each metric means, why it matters to your business, and how to use it to improve profits and cash flow.

This deep dive covers metrics such as gross profit margin, net profit margin, EBITDA, current and quick ratios, DSO, inventory turnover, customer ...

This episode follows the hosts as they share insights from an Amazon distribution centre tour and wider business news. They discuss what surprised them about Amazon. The simple, highly systemised processes, human-led picking and packing, robotic storage, built-in seasonality and a clever gamified incentive system that drives productivity.

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In this episode, we discuss the four classic, strategic ways to grow a business: market penetration, market development, product development, and diversification. For each approach, we tell you the relative risk involved, examples for small and large businesses, and practical guidance on when to choose each path. Listeners are encouraged to assess where their business fits in the Ansoff Matrix and prioritise focus before taking ris...

This episode of the Profit Cash Growth Podcast helps business owners identify the single metric or small set of metrics that will most improve profitability. We take you through a practical KPI workshop: identify your biggest monthly cost, link that cost to turnover with a clear ratio or metric, and segment your business into no more than five categories. Track the chosen KPI for each segment, analyse the top and bottom performers ...

In this episode, we explain SSE (Substantial Shareholding Exemption): what it is, the three qualifying criteria (10% ownership, 12 months’ holding, and trading status for parent and subsidiary), and a real client case that shows how group structures can accidentally trigger extra tax if set up without the right advice. If you have or are considering a group structure, check whether SSE applies to you and get specialist advice to av...

In this week's episode we apply Charlie Munger’s “invert” approach to your business: listing common mistakes that make a finance function fail (unqualified staff, manual processes, duplicate records, poor credit control, mixed accounts, and ignoring the numbers) and outlining practical, modern fixes.

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This week our main focus is a powerful but widely overlooked tax relief: if you personally borrow money (for example by remortgaging or taking a personal loan) and lend it to your limited company, you can usually claim the interest on your Self Assessment as a tax-deductible expense. That can reduce your personal tax bill, may be worth significant sums and can be claimed up to four years in the past with supporting evidence.

We exp...