West Business News, the owner of Bath Business News and its sister websites in Bristol and Swindon, has been acquired by TheBusinessDesk.com. Founder Robert Buckland has joined TheBusinessDesk.com as its South West editor as part of the publisher's growth plans. He has led the development of Bath Business News, Bristol Business News and Swindon Business News for more than a decade. ...
New research has revealed that 52% of adults over 30 don’t have a Will and an additional 13% who do have one admit that it needs updating. The research, conducted by Censuswide on behalf of The Association of Lifetime Lawyers and released to coincide with Update Your Will Week 2025, also found that nearly...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Self Assessment tax hits record £4.4bn rise Taxman collects £23bn more in taxes this tax year. Click here for more details. HMRC call wait time down to 19 minutes Webchat usage rises as phone calls decline. For more...
Monday March 3 Finals: Senior, Quartix Technologies, Bunzl, Burford Capital Economic announcements: Consumer credit, PMI manufacturing, M4 money supply, Mortgage approvals Tuesday March 4 Finals: Intertek Group, Beazley, Abrdn, TT Electronics, International Workplace Group, Reach, Keller Group, Bakkavor Group, Apax Global Alpha, Oxford Nanopore technologies, Spirent Communications, Fresnillo, Inchcape, Johnson Service Group, Greggs, Weir Group, Kitwave Group,...
The United Nations’ theme this year for International Women's Day on 8 March is ‘For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment’. It is a rallying cry for the world to advance women’s and girls’ rights, promote gender equality and foster empowerment by ensuring access to education, employment, leadership and decision-making. UK charity People...
One of the South West’s most experienced accountants has joined regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon as its new tax director. Mike Lea, pictured, whose career in the profession spans more than 38 years, has become a member of Milsted Langdon’s tax team, enhancing the services it provides for its diverse range of clients, which range...
Monday February 24 Finals: ME Group International, Georgia Capital, Croma Security Solutions Group, International Paper Company, Pristine Capital, Kosmos Energy Interims: Tristel, Arcontech Group Trading announcements: CLS Holdings, B.P. Marsh & Partners, Gooch & Housego, Star Energy Group Tuesday February 25 Finals: Unite Group, Croda International, Smith & Nephew, The Renewables Infrastructure Group, Uniphar, Lion Finance Group Interims: McBride,...
Businesses in Bath are being consulted on proposed changes to the way their waste is collected, including mandatory use of reusable bags or bins that must also be labelled with the business’s name. In addition, Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) is proposing to alter evening collections times for business waste. The council...
Monday February 17 Finals: Mony Group, Helix Exploration Interims: Wilmington, Cap-xx, Investment Co, Petra Diamonds, Springfield Properties Trading announcements: Water Intelligence, FRP Advisory Group, Ebiquity, Oxford Biomedica, Touchstar, Creo Medical Group Tuesday February 18 Finals: InterContinental Hotels Group, Antofagasta, Plus500 Interim: Transense Technologies Economic announcements: Claimant count rate, Unemployment rate Wednesday February 19 Finals: BAE Systems, HSBC Holdings, Morgan Sindall Group,...
As the end of the 2024/25 tax year approaches on 5 April, it is also a good time to review your affairs, making the most of opportunities to maximise your income and minimise your tax, writes Pearson May partner Jacqui Bowden. Some tax planning may require action to be taken before 5 April. I will...
