Quartet Community Foundation, the organisation that inspires local philanthropy to give everyone in the West of England a fair chance of a good life, is celebrating handing out £50m in grants since it was founded in 1987. Thirty-two years ago the Foundation awarded £16,585 to 19 projects, including ACTA, which received a grant for...
PwC, the global accountancy group, has appointed a new senior partner for its West region and filled the newly created role of clients and markets regional lead. Tom Ayerst, pictured right, who heads PwC’s regional deals business, will fill the Bristol office senior partner (OSP) position left vacant in the summer when Katharine Finn...
It won’t be long before your attention is drawn – if it hasn’t been already – to the annual staff Christmas party. But have you considered the tax and National Insurance implications of laying this on for your team? And what about giving gifts to your staff? After all, there’s nothing more festive than...
SETsquared, the unique enterprise partnership backed by the University of Bath, has been named as the world’s number one university business incubator for the third consecutive time. It beat off challenges from more than 1,500 incubators and accelerator programmes in 78 countries across the globe to claim the title once more in the contest...
Bath accountancy firm Pearson May joins Bath Business News each week to bring you the top national finance stories. This week we look at . . . Corporation tax-planning tips Trends to reduce your company's tax liability in 2019/20. Click here to learn more Auto-enrolment: do you know your duties? 17% of micro-employers aren’t...
The value of tourism to Bath and North East Somerset’s economy has increased to almost half a billion pounds over the past two years, according to new figures. But while efforts to attract more staying visitors – rather than day trippers – appear to be paying off, one in four tourists to the area...
Civil engineering, plant, transport and waste group MJ Church has completed the acquisition of an historic quarry in a deal handled by Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King. Ownership of Wick Quarry in South Gloucestershire will enable Marshfield-headquartered MJ Church to take on a large conservation area that includes a nature reserve and wetlands...
Bath-based Flourishzone, which aims to revolutionise the global workplace wellbeing and coaching industry with the use of artificial intelligence (AI), is a step closer to realising its ambitions thanks to a £140,000 investment. The firm will use the funds, from the Bristol Private Equity Club (BPEC), to add the finishing touches to its proprietary technology, which...
Bath-based fitness subscription platform MoveGB is on course for a nationwide rollout after securing a multi million pound innovation funding facility with Barclays. The firm, founded in 2013 by serial entrepreneur Alister Rollins, has developed an innovative platform aimed at helping people stay healthy and active for life. The platform is already the largest...
Bath accountancy firm Pearson May joins Bath Business News each week to bring you the top national finance stories. This week we look at . . . HMRC set to launch enhanced CEST tool The Revenue targets release before the end of 2019. Click here to find out more Proposed probate fee system scrapped...
