Webinar: The UK Growth Acceleration Index

Hear expert insights into scalable growth, operational pressure points, and what separates businesses that create lasting value from those that struggle beneath the surface.

Event detail

Date: 22 June 2026

Time: 12:30 pm

Webinar UK Growth Acceleration Index Speakers

Only 6.4% of UK businesses are truly scale ready. What separates those that scale cleanly from those where growth creates strain?

Most businesses are growing. Very few are structurally built to scale.

Drawing on analysis of more than 134,000 UK companies, the Growth Acceleration Index reveals a clear divide between firms where growth compounds value and those where it introduces pressure beneath the surface.

In this webinar, the specialist advisers behind the report will unpack the findings and bring the data to life through real-world experience. Each speaker will explore one of the core drivers of scalable growth and where businesses typically get caught out.

This is a practical discussion on how growth behaves under scrutiny and what to do about it.

What we’ll cover

Why growth alone is a poor indicator of value
The three structural pillars of scalable growth: consistency, productivity and funding flexibility
Where growth starts to create pressure in real businesses
The early warning signs most teams miss until it is too late
What scale ready businesses do differently and how that can be engineered

Speakers

Ian Barton

Managing Director, Quantuma Corporate Finance

Daniel Sladen

Managing Director, K3 Tax Advisory

Rachel Tindle

Managing Director, Pinnacle

Sam Phillips

Managing Director, K3 Advantage

Who should attend

Business owners and founders planning for growth, funding or exit
CFOs and finance leaders responsible for performance and capital strategy
Professional advisers supporting clients through growth and transition

Across the UK, growth is common but scalable growth is rare. Only 6.4% of businesses meet the criteria for being structurally scale ready, while nearly a quarter are already showing signs of strain.

At key moments, funding rounds, refinancing or exit, it is not revenue growth that determines outcomes. It is the quality of earnings, efficiency of the operating model and strength of the balance sheet. Understanding this earlier creates options.