Finance

Bath finance firm joins government’s Covid-19 business loan scheme

May 7, 2020
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Bath finance firm joins government’s Covid-19 business loan scheme

1pm, the Bath-based specialist finance provider, has been accredited to take part in the government scheme to help firms trade through the coronavirus pandemic following a campaign to widen it to non-bank lenders. 1pm had said that while lenders like itself provided a third of all UK consumer credit and a third of funding...

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Hospitality industry urged to join hotelier’s appeal to give hero carers a break

May 7, 2020
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Hospitality industry urged to join hotelier’s appeal to give hero carers a break

The owner of a luxury hotel group is looking for hoteliers and hospitality partners to join a new fundraising initiative for NHS staff and carers to give them much-deserved breaks once the Covid-19 crisis eases. The care4carers appeal is the brainchild of Nick Dent, owner of the Original Collection group of hotels based at...

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Employees take ownership of upmarket Bath architects after founder sells up

May 7, 2020
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Employees take ownership of upmarket Bath architects after founder sells up

A Bath architectural firm responsible for working on some of the UK’s most historic houses and hotels has been bought by its employees. Simon Morray-Jones Architects was established more than 30 years ago by Simon Morray-Jones. Over that time, it has renovated and remodelled many listed and historic UK buildings as well as projects...

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Business West says post-Brexit US trade links must help firms overcome impact of Covid-19

May 5, 2020
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Business West says post-Brexit US trade links must help firms overcome impact of Covid-19

Strong trade links with the US could help the West of England’s small firms recover from the impact of coronavirus, the region’s leading business group has suggested. Business West, which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the start of formal post-Brexit talks between the UK and US on a future free trade agreement and...

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Pair of senior appointments boost Thrings’ private client offering

May 5, 2020
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Regional law firm Thrings has strengthened its private wealth team in Bath by appointing Kathryn Bew and Jermaine Smith as senior associate and associate respectively. A specialist in family law, Kathryn, pictured right, has more than 26 years’ experience of advising UK-based and international clients and also offers non-adversarial approaches to the resolution of...

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Coronavirus update: Two more surveys reveal looming job cuts and massive falls in confidence

May 3, 2020
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Coronavirus update: Two more surveys reveal looming job cuts and massive falls in confidence

The devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses in the West of England has been highlighted again in the results of two more surveys – with one showing two-thirds of firms suffered a fall in orders while the second reveals productivity is down at 80% of the region’s small manufacturers. Unsurprisingly, confidence levels...

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Business support funding keeps garden centre group trading despite being forced to close

May 1, 2020
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Business support funding keeps garden centre group trading despite being forced to close

A family-owned garden centre group which celebrates its half-century this year is continuing to trade through the coronavirus crisis after securing funding from Barclays under the government’s business support scheme. Whitehall Garden Centres, which has its headquarters at Lacock, near Chippenham, was forced to close its three outlets at what would have been a...

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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

April 30, 2020
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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. This week we look at some issues linked to the coronavirus pandemic. Government  support: what’s changed over the past few weeks?  Updates to the furlough scheme, loans and more. Click here to find...

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Century-old foodservice firm successfully offloads parts of business despite Covid-19 crisis

April 30, 2020
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Century-old foodservice firm successfully offloads parts of business despite Covid-19 crisis

A long-established family-run foodservice firm has overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the sector by selling parts of its business. Midsomer Norton-based L&F Jones, which trades as Jones Food Solutions, disposed of its wholesale and butchery divisions to a Devon-based food supplier, allowing it to concentrate on its core hotel and convenience...

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Bath Business Blog: Debbie Boulton, director, Richardson Swift. Planning for beyond the lockdown

April 28, 2020
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Bath Business Blog: Debbie Boulton, director, Richardson Swift. Planning for beyond the lockdown

Debbie Boulton, a director at Bath accountancy firm Richardson Swift, looks at the need to start planning for the post-lockdown period as many decisions will need to be made before it ends. It would appear from the government’s daily briefing that we are slowly beginning the descent from the peak. However, it appears that some...

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