Renewables industry pioneer Prof Juliet Davenport will join entrepreneurs, researchers and students at the University of Bath next week at an event advising how to set up and run a business in an ethical and sustainable way. Prof Davenport, pictured, founded Good Energy in 1999 as a fledgling entrepreneur with a clear purpose to...
Charities being urged to apply for the chance to become the next to benefit from the year-long support of law firm Gough Solicitors. The firm, which has seven offices across Wiltshire, including in Chippenham, Trowbridge, Melksham and Corsham, has started the hunt for its next charity of the year. As a Wiltshire-based firm, Goughs...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Tax hikes rumoured for the Autumn Statement The delayed announcement will take place on 17 November. Click here for more information OTS addresses complications for landlords Accountants welcome proposals for tax rule simplification. Find out more here ...
Accountancy group EY has strengthened its presence in the South West with the appointment of its first dedicated transaction diligence partner focused on the region. Marcus Graham, pictured, will provide financial due diligence on mid-market transactions across the South West, with the aim of building EY’s Bristol-based transactions diligence team alongside its other transaction-related service lines. ...
An experienced chairman and chief executive with a track record of growing IT businesses has been appointed by Bath-based communication technology firm Gradwell as its new chair. John Whitty, pictured, the former CEO of Nottingham-based IT managed group Air IT and Oxford-based communications tech firm Solar Communications, has succeeded Mark Howling who was in the...
Bath-headquartered law firm RWK Goodman has strengthened its real estate team with the appointment of a new partner. Robert Walton, pictured, joins from Michelmores in Bristol having previously spent five years at Stone King’s Bath office. He has also worked for BLB Solicitors in Bath. A litigator for eight years prior to transferring to...
Late September into mid-October was a turbulent time for the government and a confusing time – at best – for taxpayers and advisers alike, after former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s fiscal statement on 23 September, writes Pearson May partner Matthew Rutter. Indeed, not long after we wrote last month’s article on the ‘mini-Budget’, the new...
Humanitarian charity People against Poverty has appointed a new CEO as it looks to grow its operations to help more people experiencing poverty in the UK and abroad. Belinda Wadsworth, pictured, brings extensive third sector expertise to the Wiltshire-based organisation gained through leadership roles in a variety of national and international charities over the past...
Monday November 7 Interims: Tharisa, Great Eastern Energy Corp Trading announcement: Beazley Economic announcement: Halifax house price index Tuesday November 8 Finals: AB Foods, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Interims: Oxford Instruments, Aveva Group, DCC, Argentex Group, Marks Electrical Group, Zoo Digital Group, Warehouse REIT Trading announcement: Persimmon, Coca-Cola HBC Wednesday November 9 Finals: Versarien, Smiths News Interims: Workspace Group, Marks & Spencer, Biffa, Volex,...
Confidence among small business in the South West has fallen to a record low as fears grow about rising costs – with the region now the most pessimistic of any part of the country. The gloomy outlook comes from the latest survey by the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses), which measures business sentiment each...
