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Welcome A very warm welcome to the October 2015 edition of the Southend & Westcliff Local Business Guide. The Christmas countdown has now begun and our article on page 4 gives you some ideas for Christmas shopping events in Essex that are just a little different! We also have our regular ‘What’s on in Southend & Westcliff’ on pages 22 and 23 where we feature The Big Switch-On, Skating-on-Sea, The Finds Roadshow featuring experts from The Portable Antiques Scheme, Adventure Wonderland, a Tudor Christmas and a festive craft and gift fair. In our regular community feature on the Acres Way Kennels, based in Castle Point (pages 10-11), we are pleased that Tonka the French Bulldog/ Staff cross that we featured in our last issue has been successfully re-homed. This month we feature 3 new dogs who are looking for loving homes. In our Community section this month we bring you the latest volunteering opportunities in Southend (page 16). In the 1950s, one in five television sets purchased in Britain were made by EKCO in Southend and our article on pages 25 and 26 shares a brief history of the company. We also have our regular column from our financial expert Martin Lamb from Joseph R Lamb Financial Advisers (centre pages). If you have any interesting stories about Southend or Westcliff or if you are a local team, association or charity that would like to be featured in any future editions of the Local Business Guide then please drop us a line at: info@thelocalbusinessguide.co.uk If you would like to advertise in any of our Guides please contact Ricky on 01375 402546 and with prices starting from as little as £50 it is a really cost effective way of promoting and generating business from your local community.

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Cloudy2Clear Windows – Service With A Smile! It’s been a crazy few months for Cloudy2Clear Windows. The company which specialises in repairing windows which are steamed up, broken or damaged by replacing the panes – not the frames has grown rapidly as homeowners take advantage of their services. Managing Director Chris Miller feels that it’s all about service. ‘Our product is simple. If your double glazing is misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 5 year guarantee. But it’s not just about saving

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Christmas Shopping In Essex The countdown to Christmas has begun so here are some of the best places to go Christmas shopping in Essex. Barleylands Craft Village Festive Fair in Billericay will be held on the 14th and the 15th November between 10am and 4pm for Christmas shopping, gift inspiration and live local entertainment. You will be able to shop for Christmas Gifts, browse the Farmers Market stalls and see the crafters in action handmaking pieces. Entry and car parking is free. For more information visit www. barleylands.co.uk Visit The Cromwell Manor for The Essex Christmas Show on Sunday 22nd November between 11am and 4pm. It will be a fantastic Christmas Craft, Gift and Food Show with over 50 stalls. You will be able to buy original gifts for Christmas, sample and buy delicious food and take the children to visit Santa Claus. For more information visit www.facebook.com/ christmasessex

Hylands House in Chelmsford will be holding it’s popular Christmas Shopping Evening on the 25th November from 6.00pm to 9.00pm. The event includes local craft and food stalls, resident artists, brass band and carol singers and a special appearance from Father Christmas. The second hand bookshop and gift shop will also be open, as well as the café, which will be serving mulled wine & mince pies. For more details visit www.chelmsford.gov.uk Colchester Castle is holding an Open Evening with a Christmas market on Wednesday 9th December. For one night only the historic venue is offering free entry and a whole host of festive celebrations. As well as live performers and a Santa’s Grotto there will also be an array of craft and food stalls to check out. Opening times are between 3pm and 8.30pm. For more information and directions visit www.visitcolchester.com 4

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f you think you can offer a dog a good home, the first thing you need to do is to go down to the kennels, select a suitable dog you like, take it for a walk and see how you get on. Some people and dogs just don’t get along, so before reserving a dog, the Acres Way staff would need to see if you suit each other. If you have children, or another dog, they recommend that you bring them with you, to make sure that everyone will get on. Once you have visited the dogs, and hopefully found one that matches your lifestyle and expectations, a member of staff will arrange a convenient time for a home check. These are usually carried out within 2 or 3 days of your visit and take about half an hour. Once the

home check is complete, you’ll be able to collect your dog. You will need to bring with you some identification showing your current address, and the £130 adoption fee. Their staff will be on hand if you have any questions, and will be able to guide you through the adoption process. All the staff and dogs at Acres Way look forward to seeing you Re-Homing Update We are pleased that Tonka the French Bulldog/Staff cross that we featured in our last issue has been successfully re-homed. Unfortunately Boycie the Staff and Harry the Chihuahua are still yet to find loving homes.

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Female / Age 18 months Abbie is young, lively and will need some training but she is quick to learn. Needs a home with older children and someone willing to put the training in.

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Money Guidance I

f you do own your own Limited Company and have been paying yourself through dividends the chances are that you are going to be much worse off once next year’s Dividend Tax changes come into effect. At the moment you will pay Corporation Tax on your profits, currently at 20% of your profit. Any profit left after the Corporation tax charge can be paid as a dividend and as you own all or part of the company this tax charge is currently treated as if it is paying your basic rate tax on the dividend, so if your dividend, added to any salary( plus a nominal grossing up of 10%) falls under the Higher Rate tax threshold there is no extra personal tax to pay. If your total gross dividend and exceeds the Higher rate there is a 22.5% tax charge due personally, and if your earnings exceed £150,000 then 27.5 % is due. This is very effective and is a true dividend due to business owners to help offset the stresses and strains of running a business. Unfortunately this is about to change. With effect from April 6th 2016 there is effectively no credit for the Corporation Tax paid, instead only the first £5,000 of dividends are treated specially and are tax free. Any dividend over this up to the Higher rate is now taxed at 7.5%, and over the Higher rate at 32.5% and additional rate at 38.1%! This will result in much higher personal tax bills for the majority of business owners and action is needed to now minimise its impact for next year. You should of course discuss this with your accountant as soon as possible as leaving it until April will simply be too late. What can you do about it? Well first of all you should consider drawing more dividends now if the business has the cash to support the payment. We have seen that many well run firms have actually been building cash following the crisis of 2008, but that it is languishing in a bank account earning next to nothing and once accumulated business owners are fearful of drawing due to the personal tax charge. This is going to go up significantly so it may well be worth drawing it now! An alternative would be to fund pensions for shareholding employees. The new pension flexibilities mean that if you are over 55 you can fund your pension from the business and still access the pension if you needed the money. If you are under 55 you need to be sure that you will not need it until you are 55, but in both cases the tax benefits are significant. A Company can pay up to £40,000 per 14

person in pension contributions in the current year plus the balance of any used allowance from the previous three tax years. The pension contribution is deducted from your profit when you file your accounts so will not attract any corporation tax. It will attract no National Insurance charge and no personal tax charge. It is the only legitimate way of drawing money from your business without incurring any tax on the payment and if over 55 and you needed the money the tax saving means you will be better off if you paid yourself ‘through’ the pension than if you took a dividend! Any investment returns from the pension are tax free in the majority of cases, you can access all or part of the fund from 55, 25% of the fund is tax free and if held to retirement you will almost certainly be a lower rate tax payer when you draw the taxable part of the fund than when you were contributing. The pension fund can also be passed on without any capital tax on death and there is no need to ever buy an annuity, you can hold the fund until you die and pass it on very tax efficiently. Under these new rules Pensions are not really pensions at all any more, they are simply very tax efficient investments accounts that can only be accessed after 55. Now consider that if you are still working, in middle age, and you are saving for the rainy day, why would you not put as much as you can into pensions? You can access it if needed after the age of 55, you get tax relief at your marginal rates on contributions up to £40,000 pa if you have enough earnings, and the growth is free from tax, the fund is exempt from IHT and 25 % of the future value can be paid to you tax free! BUT! You must act now as the Chancellor has seen that many would use pensions to avoid the higher Divided tax and from next April the ability to fund pensions from your own business will be severely limited. Here at Joseph Lamb we will be only too happy to work with you and your accountant to effect a plan to beat the taxman before April. Call us or email us now to arrange a free initial consultation. Martin Lamb, Dip.PFS Certs CII (MP & ER) We will notify you before we begin any chargeable work and provide an estimate fo costs. Some aspects of business and corporate advice are not regulated by The Financial Conduct Authority.This article does not constitute investment advice, readers should seek an assessment of their needs and requirements before making any decisions based on the content of this article

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Southend Association of Voluntary Services Latest Opportunities

f you are looking to do some volutary work in the local area, the Southend Association of Voluntary Services has a whole host of opportunities available. Here are just a few of their current opportunities.

or just to go shopping? A local charity supporting the elderly are looking for drivers, with their own vehicle, who would love the opportunity to help. So if you have patience, and love chatting to people, get in touch with SAVS to find out more.

Fabulous Fundraisers Eye Clinic Volunteer Are you a confident, friendly person who loves talking to people? A charity supporting RAF families needs your help with collecting donations, handing out stickers or badges and providing information about the charity in supermarkets and Southend Town Centre. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a great organiser as well, perhaps you would like to be a Team Leader? These are two great roles for all good communicators and a chance to support the charityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work. Rivercare Ranger This is a great opportunity if you care about the local environment and would like to help to protect it. Regular events help clear litter and survey habitats around local rivers and beaches. If you have a few free hours and would love to get outdoors, understand more about the local environment and do your bit to protect it, why not give SAVS a call?.

Losing some or all of your vision is a life-changing experience but help is available. Caring volunteers meet people at Southend Hospital to offer advice where needed to people attending the Eye Clinic. Are you a friendly and caring person who would like to help? If so, please get in touch to find out how one morning a week providing information and a listening ear can make a positive impact. For more information of these volunteering opportunties and many others in the local area, contact the Southend Assoctiation of Voluntary Services at: SAVS Centre, 29-31 Alexandra Street, Southend-onSea, Essex, SS1 1BW or call 01702 356000. Email: info@savs-southend.co.uk. Further details are also available at www.savs-southend.org

Discreet Dependable Drivers Do you enjoy driving around the town? How would you feel if you could help an elderly person feel less isolated and able to get out and about to appointments, clubs

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What’s On In Southend & Westcliff The Big Switch On Saturday 14th November 2015 Starts: 2.00pm Ends: 6.00pm Victoria Circus “The Big Switch On” will be bigger and better than ever this year! The main event will be hosted by Martin and Su from Heart Radio Essex. The warm up to this will be presented by Dom Atkins and will feature Britains Got Talent’s “Gabz”,“Elsa” from Frozen and much, much more. For more details visit www.visitsouthend.co.uk

Skating on Sea Saturday 14th November 2015 - Sunday 3rd January 2016 Weekdays: 3.00pm - 10.00pm. Saturdays: 10.00am - 10.00pm Sundays: 10am - 3pm. Sessions start on the hour The Forum, 2 Coopers Way, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 5TE Experience an exhilarating skate under the stars and the big screen and see how the Forum provides a stunning backdrop to this exciting Christmas event. The open-air real ice rink can be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities. For more details visit www.visitsouthend.co.uk

Finds Roadshow Saturday 14th November 2015 Starts: 10.00am Ends: 5.00pm Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6EX Think you’ve found an archaeological or historical object? Want to find out more about it? Whether you have found them in your attic or with a metal detector, bring your objects along to the Finds Roadshow to be identified by an expert from the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Short talks will run throughout the day, along with some children’s archaeology activities and the chance to see some other metal-detector discoveries. If you do not have an object to share, don’t worry - you are very welcome to drop-in, listen to talks, try activities and nosey at other found things! For more information visit www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Saturday 28th November 2015 - Thursday 24th December Starts: 10.00am Ends: 4.00pm The Pier, Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1EE Adventure Wonderland will be back for the 2015 Festive Season and this year it’s bigger and better than ever! Your Adventure Wonderland Experience now includes all the great rides and attractions in the new Indoor Centre. Children can adventure through the tunnel to reach Father Christmas’ Grotto where they will meet his Elves and all his friends like Frosty the Dancing Snowman and PJ the Giant Polar Bear. There’s still lots more exciting features to be announced so all of the above is just the tip of the iceberg! For more information visit: www.adventureisland.co.uk

Tudor Christmas Saturday 28th November 2015 Starts: 10.00am Ends: 3.00pm Southchurch Hall, Park Lane, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2TE

Lots of Christmas festivities at a Tudor Christmas at Southchurch Hall! Southchurch Hall is being prepared for Christmas – come along and admire the Tudor Christmas decorations and enjoy the festive atmosphere. Explore Christmas traditions from the Tudor age and discover why Christmas trees were round and mince pies were rectangular! There will be a series of talks throughout the day. For more information visit: www.southendmuseums.co.uk.

Festive Craft & Gift Fair Saturday 5th December 2015 Starts: 10.00am Ends: 5.00pm Cliffs Pavilion Theatre, Station Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 7RA

There will be around 70 stalls selling a huge variety of festive crafts, gifts and treats. Stalls will include: Jewellery, Cakes, Cards, Christmas decorations, Skincare, Christmas puddings, Crochet, Art, Savoury and Sweet foods, Photography, Fashion and more. Children can visit Santa Clause in the photobooth grotto which will be there. Free Entry for all. For more information visit: www.fayre-trade.co.uk.

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The History of Ekco in Southend In the early 1960s, one in five television sets purchased in Britain were made by EKCO in Southend. The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founder Eric Kirkham Cole was born on 4 July 1901 at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea and was educated at Southend Day Technical School, followed by a three-year apprenticeship. Cole and his future wife Muriel Bradshaw started out making radio sets in 1924. His kitchen table business would go on to defend Britain from Nazi invasion and became an international brand designing the must-have gadgets of the day.

The Beginning William Streatfield Verrells, a schoolmaster and freelance journalist from Southend-on-Sea, wrote an article in a local newspaper asking if it was possible to power a radio set from the mains electricity supply rather than batteries. Cole saw a possible business opportunity and set about building his battery eliminator, which he later demonstrated to Verrells. Suitably impressed, Verrells joined Cole in a business venture, with Cole manufacturing the battery eliminators, and Verrells marketing them. In 1926 a private company E.K. Cole Ltd was formed with Verrells as chairman and Cole as vice-chairman. With the extra funding that was raised, the company set up a new factory at Leigh-on-Sea in 1927. After further expansion E.K. Cole Ltd became a public limited company in 1930, and moved to a spacious new factory at Southend-on-Sea. The company also began to concentrate on the manufacture of mains powered radios rather than battery eliminators which were becoming obsolete. Ekco launched its first car radio at the 1934 Radiolympia exhibition. Another important development for the company was the introduction of bakelite cabinets for its radios.

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World War 2 Before the start of the Second World War the Government decided to disperse certain production to locations away from obvious bombing targets. This led to Ekco opening a factory in Wiltshire and subsequently Aylesbury, Woking, Preston, and Rutherglen. The wartime headquarters of Ekco was based at Aston Clinton House in Buckinghamshire. Following the outbreak of war, the Southend-on-Sea factory was evacuated apart from the bakelite moulding shop whose large moulding presses could not be moved easily. Less than a year later, the empty factory was re-equipped to make wiring looms for aircraft such as the Avro Lancaster. During the war, EKCO played a vital role in the birth of radar, developing tactical radar for the V-bombers, groundbreaking military and civilian airport and airborne radar systems, as well as vital equipment for the medical and

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