Post Employee Ownership Trust: What's the story?

By Rob Kelly

18 Feb 2025

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Beever and Struthers, Brabners and Lancashire Business View are hosting an event next month about 'Employee Owned Trusts'.

The 1,650+ Employee Owned (EO) sector is growing – 37 per cent growth was reported last year.

Since the introduction of the EOT in 2014, employee ownership has grown by 90 per cent. It has seen the sector transform from mainly large businesses to a thriving, diverse sector made up of mainly SMEs.

Although the spread of employee ownership varies region to region, the top five sectors where people powered businesses is consistently trending are:

1. Professional Services (39 per cent)
2. Manufacturing (13 per cent)
3. Construction (12.5 per cent)
4. Wholesale and Retail Trade (11.6 per cent)
5. Information and communications (8 per cent)

From driving wellbeing and prosperity, to delivering growth-boosting investment in skills, knowledge and innovation – there’s a plenty to be learned from businesses that are truly people powered.

On Tuesday 4 March, Beever and Struthers is hosting a panel discussion with guest speaker Lesley Robinson, membership community manager from The Employee Ownership Association, Richard Slater, chair at Lancashire Business View and legal advisors Brabners.

The guest panelists include:

  • Caroline Noblett, managing director, Granby
  • Anthony Richardson, non executive director, RFS Group and
  •  Paul Bailey, managing director, Optimum

It will be a chance to discuss, all things EOT related, focussing on the experiences of our panel post their EOT transitions.

It is taking place on March 4 between 11am and 12.30pm at Brabners, 16-18 Sceptre Court, Sceptre Way, Walton Summit Centre,
PR5 6AW.

To book your place then visit this link.

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