Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. R&D tax relief ‘ignores’ small businesses Business group urges government to rethink reforms. Find out more here Chancellor announces date for Autumn Statement Hunt will deliver announcement on 22 November. Click here for more information
A pioneering cooperation agreement between Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) and a community-owned renewable energy organisation in the city has been extended for a further five years. The longer link-up between Bath & West Community Energy (BWCE) and the council will enable them to continue working together to identify local energy projects...
The UK’s oldest privately owned bank, C. Hoare & Co., has appointed Lucy Porter as its relationship manager for the South West. Lucy has been with C. Hoare & Co. since 2015 in a similar role based in its London head office. She previously worked for HSBC Private Bank. Her new role is part...
A sharp rise in the number of firms in the South West becoming insolvent has made the region the worst in the country for increasing business instability. The latest analysis by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 reveals an increase of just under 40% in insolvency-related activities in the region in July compared to...
Investing in a business that helps stop academic fraud across the world has paid off for members of a Bath-based investment club. The sale of Qualification Check Limited (QCL), a leading provider of global qualification verification services, to US group World Education Services (WES) generated a return of in excess of seven times the...
Sales at Bath-headquartered eco home products firm Bower Collective have risen by nearly 240% as more households look to cut plastic waste. Launched three years ago, the firm is looking to transform the way we buy home and personal care products and reduce plastic waste while also fighting against the ‘greenwashing’ that characterises the way...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. HMRC clarifies rules on basis period tax reporting Basis period reform introduced in April 2023. Click here for more information Record amount of tax relief paid out to creative industry TV relief overtakes film tax relief. Find out more here...
A former cabinet minister, a human rights activist and a psychotherapist are among the nine speakers lined up for this year’s TEDxBath. Taking place on Saturday 14 October, the event will also include three live acts and engaging exhibitions under the theme of ‘Unlimited’. Organisers promise an “uplifting and energetic day packed with ideas worth sharing” for...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Govt. to reform personal insolvency framework Policy will align framework with ‘the needs of 21st century stakeholders’. Click here for more information One million more pulled into tax on savings Over 2.7m will pay tax on cash interest in...
A Grade-II listed former country house near Bath has been put on the market with a £8m price tag more than three years after the business that turned it into a one-time thriving serviced office complex went into receivership. Hartham Park Estate near Corsham is currently used by a number of small firms, having...
