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Pearson May financial round up

January 10, 2025
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Pearson May financial round up

Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. New HMRC scheme targets excessive R&D tax claims Voluntary disclosure can mitigate penalties for excessive research & development claims. Click here for more details.  More than 90,000 Self Assessment tax returns filed over Christmas HMRC urges those who have yet...

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Isle of Man investment group says its £350m bid for Alliance Pharma will speed up its recovery

January 10, 2025
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Isle of Man investment group says its £350m bid for Alliance Pharma will speed up its recovery

Directors at international healthcare group Alliance Pharma have accepted a £350m takeover offer from its biggest shareholder in a move they say will offer relief from a tough few years. The Chippenham-headquartered firm, which owns a portfolio of products ranging from eye care treatments to anti-dandruff shampoo, has transformed itself over the past five years...

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Traders hail Bath’s 2024 Christmas market a triumph – and look ahead to its return this December

January 10, 2025
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Traders hail Bath’s 2024 Christmas market a triumph – and look ahead to its return this December

Bath’s iconic Christmas Market, widely recognised as one of the best in the UK, has again been rated a success as the dates for this year are released. While official figures for the economic impact of 2024’s market on the city will not be released for several months, organiser Bath & North East Somerset Council...

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Contracts linked to HS2 on track to bring £560m boost to pioneering railway signalling plant

January 10, 2025
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Contracts linked to HS2 on track to bring £560m boost to pioneering railway signalling plant

A railway engineering plant is to start work this year on key infrastructure and long-term maintenance projects for HS2, one of Europe's largest infrastructure projects. Siemens Mobility, which has its main UK plant in Chippenham, has been awarded four significant contracts worth £560m by HS2 Ltd and will join key contractors under the Rail Systems Alliance. ...

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Curo staff walk, bake and shave their heads to pull in vital funds for young people’s cancer charity

January 9, 2025
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Curo staff walk, bake and shave their heads to pull in vital funds for young people’s cancer charity

Activities such as sponsored head shaves and spooky cake bakes helped staff at Bath-based housing association Curo raise more than £6,000 last year for a cancer charity focused on children, young people and their families. Young Lives vs Cancer was selected by Curo’s 500-strong workforce as its charity of the year, with all fundraising...

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Happy return to Bath boutique hotel as boss for its former food and beverage manager

January 8, 2025
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Happy return to Bath boutique hotel as boss for its former food and beverage manager

Bath’s Roseate Villa hotel has appointed Christiana Kiose as its new manager, marking her return to the venue where she previously worked as food and beverage manager. The boutique hotel on Henrietta Street offers 21 bedrooms and suites in two converted Victorian houses.  It is part of the Roseate Hotels & Resorts group, an...

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Pair of experienced real estate lawyers join Thrings to help build its development of land offering

January 7, 2025
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Pair of experienced real estate lawyers join Thrings to help build its development of land offering

Law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has boosted its commercial property offering with the appointment of two new partners. Kate Egan-Martin and Naomi Manton, pictured, have joined the firm’s development of land service, bringing more than three decades of real estate and legal experience between them, including working in Top 100 law...

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Bath-based business figure to bring fresh perspective to city’s oldest charity as its new chair of trustees

January 7, 2025
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Bath-based business figure to bring fresh perspective to city’s oldest charity as its new chair of trustees

St John’s Foundation, Bath’s oldest charity, has appointed one of the city’s leading business figures as its new chair of trustees. Sandra Forbes, pictured, is a distinguished banking and corporate lawyer with a proven track record in senior leadership positions.   St John’s Foundation, which celebrated its 850th anniversary last year, said Sandra would bring...

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Boost for Avon Technologies as US military top brass sign up for more of its head protection systems

January 6, 2025
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Boost for Avon Technologies as US military top brass sign up for more of its head protection systems

Specialist defence manufacturer Avon Technologies has landed a $18m (£14.4m) order to supply another batch of its pioneering military technology to the US armed forces. The Melksham-based group, which employs more than 900 people in seven locations in the UK and North America, secured the work as part of a framework contract originally awarded...

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Gender diversity is key to unlocking the power of hydrogen through innovation, concludes sector report

January 6, 2025
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Gender diversity is key to unlocking the power of hydrogen through innovation, concludes sector report

The West of England’s burgeoning hydrogen sector needs to embrace gender diversity more if it is to continue to grow while helping in the fight against climate change. By doing this it will also encourage more innovation and challenge established thinking as it assists in accelerating the transition to net zero.  The recommendation emerges...

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