Would this Tax Relief, also IHT apply to a charity, possibly Social Enterprise (.org), please?

These large office blocks full of civil service on fixed salaries & gold-plated pensions/expenses are a complete waste of space & all other taxpayer’s resources. I would prefer to engage a consultant/mentor on a purely percentage rate, then I would have some hope of results. The traditional auctioneer’s rate was always 5%, & it sounds good to me. It is only “punters” cash, therefore we could all easily afford it, &, at least it would be a resource well spent. Again, I agree that it would need to be someone who has been there for a few decades in person. Whether we can afford it or not, however it may be funded, this hands-on-experience is what we really need, not some fast-track PhD. This minor expense could be paid monthly, by DD, as an integral cash-flow item, not as a large oversized shock.

What we really need at start-up is assistance with acquiring premises. I could easily “donate” £1k/month County Council lease, x10 = £10k/annum, normally 5 years. We could easily pay 2 years up front, if necessary. We are at least willing to put our cash where our mouth is. If we are not allowed to sell in UK, we could simply export the essential food to the starving in/of Africa.

I did see 1 case last spring of a £25k freehold purchase, fers only 20% as much real estate. I attempted ter take it, cash, still yet within budget, but was gazumped by the vendors agent. In capital terms, it would simply have been a “returnable deposit”, giving a far better yield, both in cash, as also kind, than any bank interest. The current “normal market purchase price” is 5x – 10x that, which would only give 2.5% – 5% as much real estate/production capacity as the county council lease, on the same available budget.

We aim to train as many “old-fashioned” apprentices, & give as much work-experience as possible, to as many as possible, on our budget, but we need adequate facilities for this.

In terms of a consumer list, we still yet hope for local Institutional Catering to consume the bulk of our product, & would produce to order, where ever possible. All surplus product could be sold on eBay or similar, also Farm Gate.

In terms of Carbon Footprint, & other related expenses, all consumers are well advised to source a local product, locally!

Sourcing locally also improves quality, through improved accountability. It is so easy to be ripped-off by some unacquainted stranger on the far side of the moon, but not so easy ter rip-off your next-door neighbour!

Clearly a good ability in IT is vital in this modern world, even when dealing with the neighbour, or even one’s own personnel. It simplifies & expedites various purchasing/selling & all the relevant paperwork/book-keeping, giving us far more time fers production, our own & personnel further education.

I have tried both A & L(now Santander), also Lloyds for assistance/mentoring, & both have effectively refused me Business Banking, much preferring to invest my cash for me, @ a whacking great “sales” commission. I have given ‘em both the elbow.

I have also approached many wholesalers nationwide, some of ‘em specialist, but for the past 3 years they are not communicating with me. Maybe if I place a large bulk order with ‘em, they would finally communicate with me!

I believe most “Trade” consumers are just as ignorant as the civil service, if that is possible.

Maybe they are too well subsidised?

I was paying ca. £2 for A4 until last October, when our local charity collapsed, consuming some for my own legal case on their printers, & donating some paper to ‘em. I often needed to print many copies of legal docs @ 20 – 30 pages each doc. I have no education in the stationary material market. I also have serious problems sourcing the correct envelopes at a price which I can afford.

Ink is still yet a major problem, as I still yet do business, & am almost a full time volunteer with another new local charity that has sprung up from the ashes. We find it impossible to source ink at an affordable price, although I am willing to donate the ink if only it were affordable. The 1 printer serving management/reception is currently running on a donation from a local supplier, @ cost, but the IT suite/courses, as also the “Drop-In” M/c’s, are still yet devoid of printing (ink). As a part time tutor/mentor, I am currently considering donating all interested “service-users”/students with a 1MB, or even 2MB “stick”, in lieu of printing. This would also assist in saving the rainforest. Anyone losing the original issue (stick), would have to replace it @ their own expense (cost).

Clothing is an ever increasing headache for me. As a bus pass holder since January 2010, I have never, in my entire life, been able to source a shirt, trousers, shorts or socks which remotely fit me. I sometimes wish that I could do another 12 years with the MoD. Always had the very best clothing there.

I have been attempting a start up for over 3 years, have spent £500 on a prof. Business Plan, strictly as a last resort, & while pleased with the format, found it to slag me off. It was produced in the final second for a property lease application, therefore I had no time to rectify. With rectification I will be using it so many more times in the future, in preference to the Microsoft rendering that I had been using for over 2 years, or the BL freeby which I picked up at a 4 day BL Business Management course. The 8 hrs. post course free mentoring did not materialise, the mentor gave up after 1hr., As I did not have the necessary premises. He told me to return once the premises were in place, the very, & only problem which I currently need assistance with. Letters of Intent would be useful, but equally impossible, & not essential.

My target is Institutional Catering, but sadly supply2gov only purchase Nuclear weapons in UK, they much prefer to import all essential food. They also have no intention of purchasing from anyone with 5 employees or less, or any start-up of less than 5 years old.

The BL website is already brilliant, pity they are all wind, & no trousers. A complete waste of space & all other resources. Typical civil service. They are not interested in results, they are on a fixed salary.