Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. HMRC releases guidance on abolition of lifetime allowance (LTA) for pensions The government will pass legislation in 2024/25. Find out more here New bill will modernise business rates The new measures will incentivise property improvements. Click here for further details...
A six-figure invoice finance facility from Bath-headquartered alternative funding provider Time Finance is enabling an energy consultancy to accelerate its investment in sustainability and its support for the UK’s decarbonisation. Award-winning consultancy Indigo Swan secured the finance package to support the completion of a management-buy-out by manager director James Groves and implement a renewed...
Crossbench peer and former head of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller is guest speaker at next week’s ICAEW West of England annual business dinner – one of the largest gatherings of its kind in the region’s business calendar. The black-tie event, which takes place on Thursday at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium, traditionally brings together around 400 representatives from...
Bristol Airport is to open two new premium pre-flight lounges as it prepares for its busiest summer getaway period in years. The airport, which has almost fully recovered from the impact of the pandemic, is working with airport services business CAVU to bring its Escape Lounge and 1903 Lounge concepts to Bristol. The airport...
An innovative digital tool that gives previews of yet-to-be-built residential schemes to prospective homebuyers has been launched by Bath-headquartered housing association and developer Curo. The state-of-the-art digital kiosks, pictured, installed in Curo’s Combe Down marketing suite, utilise the latest digital technology to create stunning life-like 3D renders of planned developments. Curo, best known in...
A charitable giving fund set up by South West accountancy and finance group Old Mill has reached the milestone of awarding £50,000 in grants to grassroots good causes since being launched just over three years ago. The firm, which has offices in Chippenham, Wells, Yeovil and Exeter, has a strong history of giving back...
Bath’s historic Partis College almshouses are significantly reducing their water use, thanks to a visit from experts at city-based Wessex Water. The Grade I-listed building, pictured, on Newbridge Hill is now saving an estimated 1,700 litres of water a day after leaks were repaired and water-saving devices, such as eco showerheads and tap aerators,...
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Bath Rugby is to reveal its revised plans for The Rec next month – with fans being the first to see the latest ideas for the long-delayed redevelopment. The proposals, which the club is still keeping under wraps, will go on display at The Rec ahead of Bath’s last home game of the season against...
Confidence among West of England firms has recovered sharply from its slump last year, according to the latest research by the region’s largest business organisation – but continued staff shortages are now adding to their problems. The quarterly survey by Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, shows firms’ confidence in both the...
