Bibby Financial Services

🔴🟡 We're delighted to welcome Hannah Bloxham to the team at BFS as our HR Director. 🤝 Hannah's extensive knowledge and experience, with over 20 years of experience in HR leadership, including having held senior positions at Siemens and across the British Civil Service, makes her well positioned to help us to deliver even greater support to our colleagues and clients globally. 👉 Read more here: https://ow.ly/lPkW50Up9yz #SupportingBusinessAsUsual #TeamGrowth #TogetherWeGrow

🎄✨ Season’s Greetings from all of us at Bibby Financial Services! 🙏 As we celebrate this festive season, we want to extend a big thank you… 🌟 To our partners for their valuable support this year. 🌟 To our clients for choosing us to be their funding partner. 🌟 To our colleagues for going the extra mile for customers and communities. Here’s to achieving more together in 2025! Enjoy a restful festive break 🥂 #SuccessTogether #BibbyFinancialServices #SupportingBusinessAsUsual

🔴🟡 87% of SMEs want the new government to prioritise better tax incentives. 📈 It's clear that SMEs are seeking tangible support to fuel growth, create jobs, and drive innovation. 👉 Accessing the right funding can help SMEs overcome these challenges, ensuring that ambitious businesses have the resources they need to thrive, regardless of external financial pressures. 📖 For more insights into SMEs or to find out how we can help, click here: https://ow.ly/AW2U50UtW7C #SupportingBusinessAsUsual #SMEs #Growth

🔴🟡 Reflecting on a Remarkable Year at Bibby Financial Services 👏 As we wrap up 2024, we’re delighted to share highlights from a year filled with growth, innovation, and community engagement. 🤝From empowering businesses with tailored financial solutions to giving back through charity initiatives, our team has gone above and beyond. ❤️💛See how we've made a difference. #YearInReview #BusinessGrowth #BibbyFinancialServices #SupportingBusinessAsUsual

🔴🟡As the end of 2024 draws near and many of our customers will be winding down for the festive period, we know that this does not mean that your funding needs over this time stop. ⏰ While our teams will be taking a well deserved break over Christmas and New Year, other than the bank holidays, we’ll be here to support your business, and our opening times are below. 🎄 Our UK offices will be closed on 25th, 26th December and 1st January 2025 and our Scottish office will also be closed on 2nd January. #SupportingBusinessAsUsual #SMEs #ChristmasOpeningHours

🎄 Last week, in partnership with Age UK Oxfordshire, we hosted our fourth annual Christmas event for 100 older people in the community who are facing loneliness and isolation this winter. 🔴🟡 Christmas can be a difficult period for many people around the world so we’re grateful to have teams who continuously make a difference and support local communities as part of Bibby Line Group's Compass initiative. 👏 Thanks to all of our colleagues who made this possible through fundraising, planning and organising the event, and to Age UK for their ongoing support for older members of the community. ❤💛 In particular, a huge thank you to Becky Gilkes and Gwendoline Geay and team for their inspired leadership. 📺 Today, the event features on BBC South, which you can read below, and a segment will be airing at 18:30 this evening on BBC South Today. Tune in to find out more. #BibbyCompass #Christmas #Colleagues #Community

🔴🟡 Struggling with all of the different types of funding available? We’ve created a quick guide sharing some tips from our Chief Financial Officer Theo Chatha to help you navigate the ever changing financial landscape. 👇 Check out his insights and tips on different ways to access finance below. #SupportingBusinessAsUsual #BusinessTips #AlternativeFinance

🔴🟡 Did you know that 40% of SMEs have experienced bad debt over the past 12 months? 📈 This is not just a statistic in a report, it is a real problem facing businesses everywhere. It’s clear that this is a growing concern as shown in our latest SME confidence tracker, where we share that there has been an increase of 127% in bad debt suffered by businesses, when compared to 6 months ago. 💸 Don’t let bad debt slow you down. If accessing funding is part of your plan, we can support your business to reach its goals. 📖 For more insights into SMEs or to find out how we can help, click here: https://ow.ly/Xlbm50Upcke #SupportingBusinessAsUsual #BadDebt #Cashflow #SMEs

🔴🟡 We caught up with our Chief Financial Officer, Theo Chatha, in between his hectic meeting schedule and asked him for his thoughts on how SMEs can build their financial resilience going into 2025. 👉 You can watch Theo’s video below, and download his financial planning tips here - https://ow.ly/STgW50UpR8y #SupportingBusinessAsUsual #FinancialResilience #SMEs

🔴🟡 Last week we celebrated another successful year hosting our annual Christmas lunch for 100 elderly residents in partnership with Age UK Oxfordshire. 🎄 This annual event is always such a highlight of the festive season, bringing BFS colleagues, Age UK Oxfordshire and local residents together for warmth, laughter, and connection. 👏 A huge thank you to the whole team that made this possible - from the volunteers who gave their time and energy to fundraising throughout the year, to the community that came together on the day to host the event seamlessly. You all helped create a truly magical day for some very deserving local people. #BibbyCompass #Community #Teamwork #AgeUKOxford