Overseas businesses are looking to snap up West food and drink firms as the sector enjoys a rapid recovery, new research shows. According to data released by business and financial advisory firm Grant Thornton, the number of deals involving food and drink businesses shot up by a third in the first quarter of this...
Husband and wife team Matt Lewis and Federica Marconi have opened a Spanish-style tapas bar in Chippenham with support from Barclays. Los Amigos, which boasts a Spanish themed menu, décor and ambience, is an expansion of the couple’s popular coffee shop in the town’s Market Place. By taking over a former shop unit next...
The incoming president of the UK’s leading accountancy body has told the West business community that more needs to be done to support small and medium-sized firms. Speaking at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales’ (ICAEW) annual regional dinner last week, Arthur Bailey said the organisation will step up its support...
West accountancy firm Bishop Fleming’s technical tax director Andy Richens has agreed to spend more time as an adviser to Chancellor George Osborne’s Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). Mr Richens, pictured, was seconded to the OTS last year an adviser on small business taxation issues. Now he has been asked to extend his time...
Accountancy firm Baker Tilly has appointed Kate Reid as managing partner for its Bath and Bristol offices. Kate, pictured, joined Baker Tilly as a partner in 2010. In her new role she will be responsible for the firm’s strategy and business development in the Bristol and Bath markets, and forging a close working relationship...
Mark Seager, a specialist rural accountant with 10 years’ experience on farming accountants, has joined West accountants and financial planners Old Mill. Mark, pictured, will be working mainly from Old Mill’s Wells office alongside Neil Cox and Mike Butler, where his invaluable experience will help bolster the young rural team. Mark started his career...
Accountants from the Bath area will hear from explorer, fundraiser and author Sir Ranulph Fiennes tomorrow when they join colleagues from across the West of England for their profession’s annual dinner. Sir Ranulph, pictured, is guest speaker at The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ (ICEAW) West of England dinner, which takes...
Bath accountancy firm Richardson Swift has strengthened its tax and business advice teams with two senior appointments. Calvin Healy, a University of Bath biochemistry graduate, joins as head of personal tax having gained substantial experience in previous roles at Bath firms Moore Stephens and Pearson May. In addition to overseeing the firm’s personal tax...
Bath Building Society has opened its annual charity awards scheme to entries from local charities and community organisations. The awards, now in their eighth year, were established to support as many local initiatives as possible from the growing number of requests for help received by the society. Cash grants made up of one worth...
HSBC has appointed Mark Self as deputy area commercial director of its Bristol and Bath commercial team, focusing on companies turning over between £500,000 and £30m. Mark, pictured, joins HSBC from Barclays Corporate, where he worked for nine years, the last six based in Bristol. Prior to that Mark worked for a number of...
