CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The firm’s board know the importance of good corporate governance. Our governance helps ensure the quality and credibility of services we provide.

Corporate governance is part of Shawpoint’s own environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework based on tailored best practice internal policies and external audits (for Investors in People, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001).

Our clients, their shareholders, and our clients’ acquirers are the mainstay of our deal flow, which comes from good execution, innovative solutions, and trust.

Our governance enshrines our values.

standing committees

TRANSACTION COMMITTEE

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Jon Shaw

Managing Partner - Committee Chairman

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Michael Kaladeen

Managing Director - Member

RISK COMMITTEE

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John Tomlinson

Compliance Officer - Committee Chairman

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Simon Yun-Farmbrough

Vice Chairman - Member

Annual Reports

2021 Audited Annual Report

Reports:

  • Chief Executive
  • Principal Risks and Uncertainties
  • Strategic Growth Plans
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
  • Covid-19

Financials:

  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet

2020 Annual Report

Reports:

  • Chief Executive
  • Principal Risks and Uncertainties
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
  • Covid-19

Financials:

  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet

INVESTORS IN PEOPLE

The firm’s worth and capability is its people and values.

Investors in People is a not-for-profit UK organisation founded in 1991 accrediting companies from large multinational listed companies to start-ups that encourage, enable growth, and appreciate their employees. Appraisals include: social, physical, and psychological well-being for all our staff.

The firm has been accredited by Investors in People through regular external audits since March 2020.

Financial Prudence

The prudent running of the firm provides our clients trust in our delivery.

Ensuring our own financial sustainability in the case of the worst economic and financial shocks maximises our long term stability and execution ability despite the most strenuous challenges. 

The firm adheres to three financial maxims:
  • Maintain a capital base sufficient to fulfill our working capital requirements, defined as financial obligations falling due within the next 9 months (both internally and externally).
  • No debt borrowing will be incurred (nor factoring)
  • Payment of valid, commercial invoices within 30 days

Shawpoint has not furloughed any staff or reduced headcount. Shawpoint has not applied for, nor has the intention of applying for any Covid-2019 government support scheme. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
  • Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)
  • VAT deferment
  • HMRC’s Furlough Scheme
CARBON NEUTRAL

Carbon neutral for Shawpoint means the carbon emissions created by the firm are balanced out by funding an equivalent amount of carbon savings elsewhere in the world.

The firm uses Carbon Footprint to calculate the carbon created by the firm’s activities and subsequent offsetting requirements. Carbon Footprint is a UK company providing carbon frameworks and standards used by SMEs, public sector entities and Blue Chip companies.

The firm offset its 2019-2020 carbon footprint by financing the planting of broad leaf trees in the North West of England in May 2020.