Case studies
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Partnership IPO
Deloitte supported the first life insurance IPO since 2006 in the London Stock Exchange, contributing to the London Stock Exchange’s best year since 2007 as regards UK companies floating. London accounted for 47 per cent of the value of floats across Europe, the highest ever.
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Trade missions to India and Africa
Deloitte has participated in seven government trade missions overseas this year in support of government efforts to drive trade and investment in the UK, including Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to India in May.
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Deloitte helps GLA secure £1bn deal with Chinese developer for east London business park
Deloitte Real Estate advised the Greater London Authority on the international marketing campaign and procurement process which has secured the first-ever direct entry into the UK for a Chinese real estate developer. The business park will deliver an estimated 20,000 new jobs and £1bn of development investment from Asian companies.
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David Hare in new prestigious role as President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
As newly appointed President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Partner David Hare is in a strong position to advocate for the application of actuarial skills and qualities in sectors and markets beyond their conventional home turf of pensions and insurance.
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Vodafone - More informative auditor reporting
We recognise the benefit of high-quality and clear audit reporting and have helped Vodafone to adopt new reporting requirements, ahead of schedule, to deliver a stand out report that sets the standard for others to follow.
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JustGiving Tax savings
Stuart Savage - a Partner in our Indirect Tax team in Leeds - dutifully accessed his wife’s JustGiving page to sponsor her in their local Cancer Research UK “Race for Life”. However, Stuart took an extra step that led to a four-year project and ended with the donation to charity of some £3.5 million.
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Delivering a lasting legacy
Our support of the London 2012 Games was not just about making it happen but about leaving a lasting legacy well beyond 2012, and over the last year this commitment has continued. Not only are we continuing to support the transformation of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park into new homes and new venues, but in May we also proudly renewed our sponsorship of the British Paralympic Association, helping them maintain the incredible momentum they gained last summer.
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John Lewis website redevelopment
Deloitte has worked with John Lewis over the last three years to redevelop their e-commerce offering and the newly developed platform went live in February 2013.
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Bristow Group wins UK Search and Rescue Helicopters Contract
Deloitte supported the Bristow Group on their successful bid to take over provision of Search and Rescue Helicopter services for the whole of the UK. The award of the £1.6bn contract to Bristow will come into effect in April 2015.
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Deloitte Centre for Health Solutions report
Pressure on tightening budgets, the ageing workforce and ageing population are of growing concern when looking at the UK’s primary care workforce. A report from the Deloitte UK Centre for Health Solutions ‘Primary Care: Today and tomorrow’ launched in May 2012, presents the current and future challenges affecting the general practice workforce.
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Social Innovation Pioneers
The Deloitte Social Innovation Pioneers programme supports socially innovative businesses, providing them with a package of support to help them grow to scale and become investment-ready. In total over £1m a year is invested in this ground-breaking programme which utilises the skills and capabilities of Deloitte people to support social business.
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The Prince’s Trust: Enabling effective partnerships
Deloitte provided critical post-merger support for the first major merger in the UK charity sector, as The Prince’s Trust joined forces with Fairbridge to become the UK’s leading organisation dedicated to supporting marginalised and disadvantaged young people. Through the successful merger, the combined organisation was able to help nearly 8,000 more young people, attract 39 per cent higher income and reduce the cost per young person supported by 27 per cent with no change to the quality of support offered. We further supported by helping The Prince’s Trust understand the social impact of its education and employability programmes through the feasibility study of a social impact bond.
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Helping to reduce conflict and normalise life in Northern Ireland
In recent years practitioners in our Northern Ireland office have engaged with public and third sector clients in helping resolve issues and challenges Northern Ireland society continues to face as it deals with the legacy of conflict in the region. From supporting the wide-reaching changes to the regional policing body, providing research into the processes helping victims and survivors find out about what happened to family members killed during the conflict to helping redesign the approach to interventions aimed at reducing tension at critical times.
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Launch of Quality and Risk Operations centre in Cardiff and Tax Administration Centre in Belfast
Deloitte has made significant investments in both Belfast and Cardiff to help us better support our clients.
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Young Philanthropy Syndicate
In February 2013, Adam Pike began a sabbatical from Deloitte to run Young Philanthropy, a social enterprise he co-founded to educate and empower a new generation of philanthropists.
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Wood Mackenzie
Since 2001, Deloitte has been a trusted adviser to Wood Mackenzie, bringing a wealth of both local and national Mergers and Acquisitions experience including vendor diligence corporate and private clients’ tax and pensions’ input.
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BrightStart
The BrightStart scheme demonstrates the alternative routes people can take to develop their career paths. It provides the opportunity for those not wishing to go to University to start their careers in business straight from school, gaining immediate skills from site experience and studying with their peers.
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Military Transition Programme
We launched the Deloitte Military Transition and Talent Programme in November 2012. This was part of a drive to diversify our own talent pool and to assist the transition of ex-military personnel into new careers, as the Armed Forces faces significant changes over the coming years. We have already had over 200 people attend one of our military Insight days.
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G8 Young Summit – Steve Hoy
Nine colleagues from Deloitte were given the opportunity to attend this year’s G8 Young Summit in May, in recognition of their personal commitment to innovation at Deloitte. Steve Hoy, a Manager in Enterprise Risk Services shares his experience of the G8 Young Summit with us.
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Powerlist Summer School
The annual Powerlist Foundation Summer Leadership Programme uses the best of Deloitte’s expertise, combined with the insight and inspiration of trustees from the Powerlist Foundation to nurture ambitious and conscientious African and African Caribbean leaders of the future.
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CFO Transition Lab
In August 2011 we introduced the CFO Transition Lab – a personalised and exclusive one-day workshop for newly appointed CFOs, helping them make an efficient and powerful transition into their new role.
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Development Programmes for Leaders of Children’s services
Deloitte engaged in a five-year Strategic Partnership agreement with the National College and Virtual Staff College to design, develop and deliver leadership programmes to support and further develop Directors of Children’s Services (DCSs) and aspiring children’s services leaders in local authorities.
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Deloitte and the CBI - Business in the Classroom
Our support for Business in the Classroom, an initiative of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) West Midlands and Oxfordshire, has helped young people across Birmingham to acquire real-world employability skills.
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Micro Tyco
A Deloitte team turns a £1 investment into £52k in Micro-Tyco, a competition run by a Deloitte Social Innovation Pioneer that fosters innovation, builds business skills and creates finance for entrepreneurs in developing countries.
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Belfast Technology Studio
We are expanding our technology expertise in Northern Ireland through our Belfast Technology Studio, creating an additional 177 jobs in the region over the next three years.
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Manchester China Forum
Deloitte is a founding member of the Manchester-China Forum which was launched on 26 April by the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer. This marked a significant milestone in Greater Manchester’s internationalisation efforts with China, widely regarded to be the long-term priority market for increasing outward trade and inward investment.
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Creating a Sustainable Workspace: Leeds Office
Through Our Green Journey we have put an emphasis on placing sustainability at the heart of everything we do, including the space we work in. Our recent office refurbishment at City Square in Leeds followed this philosophy, creating another sustainable, distinctive office for our portfolio.
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The Community Games
The Deloitte Community games offers children from local schools the chance to take part in five Paralympic Sports, continuing the legacy set from the London 2012 Paralympic Games. This year our special guest will be GB Paralympic Skier Anna Turney, who is aiming to win a gold medal in Sochi.
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Apprenticeships
One of our apprentices, Tajmina Akthar, joined Deloitte’s Corporate Responsibility team in 2012. Since then, Tajmina has developed her skills and secured a permanent job within Tax.