Stuart Rock, Author at Devonia Road https://devoniaroad.co.uk/author/stuartrock/ Television • Books • Business Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:10:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.12 The IR-evolution https://devoniaroad.co.uk/the-ir-evolution/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:03:10 +0000 https://devoniaroad.co.uk/?p=1264 There have been huge changes in the ways that publicly quoted firms communicate with their investors over the past two years. The digitalisation of communications, which has been accelerated by the Covid pandemic, is one factor. The growing focus among many investors on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is the other. These themes are […]

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There have been huge changes in the ways that publicly quoted firms communicate with their investors over the past two years. The digitalisation of communications, which has been accelerated by the Covid pandemic, is one factor. The growing focus among many investors on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is the other. These themes are explored in a recent survey and new report which Stuart has written with London Stock Exchange; download it here.

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]]> ScaleUp Institute Annual Review 2021 https://devoniaroad.co.uk/scaleup-institute-annual-review-2021/ Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:36:41 +0000 https://devoniaroad.co.uk/?p=1174 As ever, it’s been exhilarating and fascinating to contribute to the ScaleUp Institute’s authoritative and respected Annual Review. It puts the spotlight firmly on the 33,000-odd companies which account for 50% of all the turnover generated by the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) despite making up less than 0.6% of their population. There’s […]

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]]> As ever, it’s been exhilarating and fascinating to contribute to the ScaleUp Institute’s authoritative and respected Annual Review. It puts the spotlight firmly on the 33,000-odd companies which account for 50% of all the turnover generated by the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) despite making up less than 0.6% of their population. There’s a wealth of data, including the findings of its annual survey of more than 500 scaleups; a wide range of policy recommendations; reviews of all the support programmes endorsed by the ScaleUp Institute; summaries of the scaleup landscape in every local area in the UK; along with ten insight articles and 15 new scaleup stories. If you want to learn about entrepreneurial Britain, this is a vital reference tool.

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]]> Green Economy Mark Report 2021 https://devoniaroad.co.uk/green-economy-mark-report-2021/ Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:35:16 +0000 https://devoniaroad.co.uk/?p=1166 Working on this London Stock Exchange report is a great inspiration. This year, there are 101 companies and funds who have been awarded the Green Economy Mark as more than 50 per cent of their revenues come from green activities – from waste and pollution reduction, to making the transition to a circular economy, to […]

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]]> Working on this London Stock Exchange report is a great inspiration. This year, there are 101 companies and funds who have been awarded the Green Economy Mark as more than 50 per cent of their revenues come from green activities – from waste and pollution reduction, to making the transition to a circular economy, to devising renewable energy storage technology. If these companies had been your share portfolio over the past five years, their average share price would have risen by 131 per cent – easily outperforming the S&P500 and the FTSE100.

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]]> Online mental health: a growth business https://devoniaroad.co.uk/online-mental-health-a-growth-business/ Tue, 06 Jul 2021 11:13:06 +0000 https://devoniaroad.co.uk/?p=1156 Mental health support is firmly on the corporate map and this is reflected in the striking growth in the number of digital mental health businesses. I have talked with several of them recently, such as Tim Barker, CEO of AIM-listed Kooth (pictured during my conversation with him for the ScaleUp Institute), Andrew Bibby of 87% […]

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Tim Barker, CEO, Kooth

Mental health support is firmly on the corporate map and this is reflected in the striking growth in the number of digital mental health businesses. I have talked with several of them recently, such as Tim Barker, CEO of AIM-listed Kooth (pictured during my conversation with him for the ScaleUp Institute), Andrew Bibby of 87% and Nigel Pitchford at IESO Digital Health.

Kooth was the first digital mental health company to float on London Stock Exchange and it was interesting to hear from Tim about the keenness of investors to back a business which has an evident purpose as well as a strong growth story. The same is true for IESO Digital Health, which has raised almost £28m of investment across seven VC funding rounds. And I’m sure that the earlier-stage 87% will also scale up rapidly.

There’s a list of 22 such companies published by data company Beauhurst.

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]]> Twenty companies for Global Green Britain https://devoniaroad.co.uk/twenty-companies-for-global-green-britain/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:27:32 +0000 https://devoniaroad.co.uk/?p=1146 On World Class Britain, we have published a list of 20 innovative British companies that are making a positive difference to the climate agenda. It’s struck quite a chord with readers on LinkedIn.

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]]> On World Class Britain, we have published a list of 20 innovative British companies that are making a positive difference to the climate agenda. It’s struck quite a chord with readers on LinkedIn.

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]]> London’s past and future for international finance https://devoniaroad.co.uk/londons-past-and-future-for-international-finance/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:26:42 +0000 https://devoniaroad.co.uk/?p=1099 With Brexit comes a time of big change for London as an international finance centre. The best response is to stay global, open and innovative, as described in this article by London Stock Exchange.

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]]> With Brexit comes a time of big change for London as an international finance centre. The best response is to stay global, open and innovative, as described in this article by London Stock Exchange.

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]]> World Class science https://devoniaroad.co.uk/world-class-track-trace/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:13:03 +0000 https://devonia.essence-creative.co.uk/?p=1054 The UK has been demonstrably and evidentially world class when it comes to the science and research effort to tackle the Covid-19 virus and has shown a degree of regulatory deftness. Despite our politicians’ embarrassing bluster about “world class” track and trace and other ineptitudes, there’s much to be applauded. Here’s my article in World Class Britain

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]]> The UK has been demonstrably and evidentially world class when it comes to the science and research effort to tackle the Covid-19 virus and has shown a degree of regulatory deftness. Despite our politicians’ embarrassing bluster about “world class” track and trace and other ineptitudes, there’s much to be applauded.

Here’s my article in World Class Britain

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]]> The Serpent https://devoniaroad.co.uk/the-serpent/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:10:59 +0000 https://devonia.essence-creative.co.uk/?p=1050 We really enjoyed The Serpent on BBC1. Yes, we could have binge-watched the show but we liked the scary and creepy edge it gave to a Sunday night after The Antiques Roadshow.

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]]> We really enjoyed The Serpent on BBC1. Yes, we could have binge-watched the show but we liked the scary and creepy edge it gave to a Sunday night after The Antiques Roadshow.

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]]> A fascinating talk https://devoniaroad.co.uk/a-fascinating-talk/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:08:15 +0000 https://devonia.essence-creative.co.uk/?p=1046 It was fascinating to talk with Rob Wirsz, CEO of Fonix; Tommy Cook, CEO of Calnex; and Tim Barker, CEO of Kooth about their experiences of holding an IPO on AIM in 2020.

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]]> It was fascinating to talk with Rob Wirsz, CEO of Fonix; Tommy Cook, CEO of Calnex; and Tim Barker, CEO of Kooth about their experiences of holding an IPO on AIM in 2020.

This article was recently published by London Stock Exchange.

https://www.lsegissuerservices.com/spark/three-ipo-stories

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