Bath’s exporting businesses have the opportunity to shape future international trade advice and support by taking part in a new survey. Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, and the Department for International Trade (DIT) South West have teamed up to stage the survey against a backdrop of increased exporting from the region. Last...
BGF, the UK investment group with an office in the South West, is celebrating passing the £2bn funding milestone, with £134m of that going to businesses in the region. The firm, which is the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses, has backed 19 businesses in the South West since it was...
Investing in technology, including innovations in digital reporting, has helped regional accountancy firm Old Mill meet stringent standards financial planning for a fifth year in a row. Standards International, which awarded the BS 8577 accreditation to the firm, praised it for its upgraded back-office system and new CRM (customer relationship management) system as well as...
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 . . . Over-65s face social care ticking time bomb One in 10 people have no plans for funding later-life care. Click here to read more HMRC gives...
Bath Building Society is to support city-based domestic abuse organisation Voices as its Charity of the Year until the end of June 2020. Voices helps change lives through trauma-informed recovery services that recognise hat individuals and families have multiple needs after abuse. The charity is led by women with lived experience of domestic abuse...
The Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards celebrated best business practice, with the winners demonstrating the breadth and depth of talent in the region’s boardrooms. Winners ranged from the West of England’s largest bus operator to a recycling firm behind a state-of-the-art waste handling centre and a fast-growing recruitment. The...
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 . . . Taxpayers face large bills after HMRC error Customers who don’t get a tax bill this July will need to pay more in January. Click here...
The British financial services industry is resilient enough to withstand the shock of a no-deal Brexit, despite the impact that could have on the wider economy, the Bath Financial Forum has been told. In a presentation to the Forum by the Bank of England’s South West agent Donna Kehoe, she explained that the Bank’s...
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT was finally introduced on April 1 this year in a move that will affect all VAT-registered businesses with an annual taxable turnover above the registration threshold of £85,000. If your business hasn’t yet taken any action then it may not be too late but you must act now...
Money raised by staff at West of England accountancy firm Old Mill in memory of a colleague who died of cancer has been instrumental in helping build a school in Nepal and provide pupils with learning materials. Nick Baker, who was a dedicated charity fundraiser, lost a short and sudden battle with cancer three...
