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Member Insights 2025: Lessons in resilience

Across the year, members navigated a challenging mix of rising employment costs, geopolitical tensions, tariff disruption, subdued consumer confidence and a persistent lack of policy certainty.
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Member Insights 2025: Lessons in resilience
  • Article
  • 18 Dec 2025
Across the year, members navigated a challenging mix of rising employment costs, geopolitical tensions, tariff disruption, subdued consumer confidence and a persistent lack of policy certainty.
ICAEW member insights November 2025: pre-Budget nerves
  • Article
  • 28 Nov 2025
ICAEW members report subdued confidence across most sectors, shaped by uncertainty around the Budget. Recurring themes this month included varied consumer sentiment, shifting investment outlooks and adoption of new technologies.
ICAEW member insights October 2025: mixed bag for manufacturing
  • Article
  • 30 Oct 2025
Members expressed views in line with the latest Business Confidence Monitor results, though there were some small positive signs in specific sectors.
ICAEW member insights: September 2025
  • Article
  • 30 Sep 2025
ICAEW members report a difficult trading environment, with inflation, tariffs and policy uncertainty weighing on confidence. Meanwhile, speculation surrounding the forthcoming Autumn Budget is further adding to their unease.
ICAEW member insights: August 2025
  • Article
  • 28 Aug 2025
Business confidence shows a fourth consecutive decline, but ICAEW members remain relatively upbeat despite concerns about potential tax rises in the Autumn Budget.
ICAEW member Insights: July 2025
  • Article
  • 30 Jul 2025
With business confidence waning and economic and geopolitical volatility showing no signs of abating, concerns about potential further tax rises in the Autumn Budget are adding to growing worries about the possible impact of the Employment Rights Bill.
ICAEW member Insights: June 2025
  • Article
  • 30 Jun 2025
This month, an event at Chartered Accountants’ Hall highlighted some of the major challenges members in the retail, hospitality and real estate sectors face, including rising employment costs and cybersecurity.
ICAEW member Insights: May 2025
  • Article
  • 29 May 2025
In May’s member insights, a wait-and-see approach to investment is taking hold across multiple sectors, driven by ongoing uncertainty.

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Business Member Support Overview - October 2025
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 01 Oct 2025
  • PDF (329kb)
Our business overview highlights relevant articles and podcasts including key insights topics and the ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor Q3 2025 report, as well as upcoming webinars and events.
Business Member Support Overview - September 2025
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 01 Sep 2025
  • PDF (386kb)
Our business overview highlights relevant articles and podcasts including key insights topics and the ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor Q2 2025 results, as well as upcoming webinars and events.
Business Member Support Overview - April 2025
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 01 Apr 2025
  • PDF (315kb)
Our business overview highlights relevant articles and podcasts including the ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor Q1 2025 results and small business resources, as well as upcoming webinars and events.
Business Member Support Overview - February 2025
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 01 Feb 2025
  • PDF (716kb)
Our business overview highlights relevant articles and podcasts including key insights topics. Photos from past events are also featured, including the Inspiring Future Leaders' (IFL) celebratory dinner and Business Leaders' Drinks, as well as details for upcoming webinars and events.
Business Member Support Overview - November 2024
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 17 Jan 2025
  • PDF (288kb)
Our recent member insights highlights relevant articles and podcasts including 2025 predictions, AI and the latest economic issues, as well as upcoming webinars and events.
Business Member Support Overview - September 2024
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 19 Sep 2024
  • PDF (288kb)
Our recent member insights highlights relevant articles and podcasts including personal branding, the latest economic issues and technology, as well as upcoming webinars and events.
Business Member Support Overview - May 2024
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 24 Jul 2024
  • PDF (467kb)
This issue of member insights highlights the business confidence monitor, as well as a number of articles and podcasts on personal development. View upcoming events and webinars too.
Business Member Support Overview - January 2024
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 01 Jan 2024
  • PDF (276kb)
A look back on 2023 is once again a stark reminder of the resilience of business. Despite the ongoing challenges businesses continue to face, the positivity of ICAEW members is both inspiring and reassuring - Read our latest ICAEW Member Insights.
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