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Working capital articles

Read our latest features and articles on using working capital to finance your business, including hire purchase, leasing, commercial mortgages and invoice factoring and discounting.
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ICAEW member insights: cash preservation is king
  • Article
  • 26 Mar 2026
  • ICAEW Insights
Geopolitical tensions and domestic cost pressures are weighing on business confidence. While some sectors report pockets of resilience, the overall picture is one of caution.
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Cash-flow pitfalls for scale-ups
  • Article
  • 31 Jul 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
How to grow: scaling up can strain even the healthiest businesses. In an unpredictable economic climate, having strong cash-flow management isn’t just a best practice, it’s a survival skill.
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Navigating tariffs: four considerations for auditors
  • Article
  • 29 Apr 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
The introduction of enhanced tariffs by the current US administration will inevitably place a strain on many UK-based and global businesses.
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Planning for uncertainty: five tips for accountants
  • Article
  • 17 Apr 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
Struggling to plan growth or forecasts during the turbulent Trump tariffs? ICAEW offers practical support to help finance practitioners steer their organisations through uncertainty.
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Help shape IFRS 18 in the UK and improve cash flow statements
  • Article
  • 14 Jan 2025
  • ICAEW Insights
ICAEW invites practitioners to share their views on the endorsement of IFRS 18 in the UK and how the statement of cash flows could be improved.
CFO confidence in cash-flow data remains low
  • Article
  • 14 Feb 2024
  • ICAEW Insights
Organisations that haven’t automated their systems still struggle with real-time cash-flow visibility.
Exploring liquidity risk management in funds
  • Article
  • 20 Oct 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
In the realm of finance, open-ended funds play a distinct role, shaped by their unique characteristics. Reuben Wales examines their operational aspects and the hurdles they face.
Cash remains king as businesses gear up for growth
  • Article
  • 17 Apr 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
Why finance functions tightened their cash management and forecasting during the pandemic – and how those good habits have remained.
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Exclusive Working capital support – have you considered the General Export Facility?
  • Article
  • 28 Jul 2022
  • Julie Mole
Julie Mole, from Crowe UK shares some advice.
Cashflow modelling: good spreadsheet practice
  • Article
  • 14 Apr 2020
  • ICAEW Insights
Cash flow forecasts are often prepared in Excel – but spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone. The ICAEW Tech Faculty shares insight on how to reduce errors in spreadsheets.
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