Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Outcry as HMRC closes self-assessment helpline Helpline will reopen in autumn. Click here for more information MTD set to cost five times its original budget Tax experts claim Making Tax Digital is ‘out of control’ Find out more here
The University of Bath’s commitment to fostering innovation and enterprise in the city will step up a gear next week when it hosts a major business show. The two-day Bath & North East Somerset Business Show takes place in the university’s new School of Management next Tuesday and Wednesday, 27-28 June. will feature exhibitions, workshops,...
The government and the Bank of England must do more to curb interest rates and lower inflation to avoid firms in Bath being “pushed to the brink”, the area’s largest business organisation has said. Following the Bank’s decision yesterday to hike the base rate from 4.5% to 5% – its highest for 15 years...
South West accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has marked its 35th anniversary with a party for staff from across its five offices. The independent firm was founded in 1988 by University of Bath graduates Simon Milsted and Jonathan Langdon. Since then it has specialised in trusted accountancy advice for businesses and individuals. Today it has 20...
Business West, one of the UK’s largest chambers of commerce, is celebrating 200 years of leading and supporting businesses with a campaign entitled 200 Years of Future Thinking. Marking two centuries since the Bristol-based Chamber of Commerce was founded, the campaign coincides with a new-look brand image, pictured, below, on a banner with members of the...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. HMRC launches VAT time-to-pay portal Eligible businesses can set up payment plans online. Click here for more information Making Tax Digital said to cost £1.3bn The original 2020 launch date was “unviable”. Find out more here
Accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has recruited a new audit manager as it seeks to build on its record-breaking performance last year. Jennifer Morris, pictured with Bishop Fleming managing partner Andrew Sandiford, joins to strengthen the team as demand for the firm’s audit services increases, most notably in the public sector and education. Her appointment follows the recent...
Bath-headquartered law firm Stone King is holding a series of free webinars to help organisations wanting to collaborate and create meaningful impact in the community. Organised by the firm’s business & social enterprise sector, the Collaboration Series started last month with webinars on Collaborative Community Partnerships and Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs). The series then returns in...
The strength of the South West’s FinTech ecosystem is to be analysed for the first time as part of a new project involving businesses, public sector organisations and higher education establishments. The work will be led and delivered by Whitecap Consulting, the regional strategy consultancy with a base in Bristol. Whitecap has conducted similar...
Taste of the West, the UK’s largest independent regional food group, has launched a partnership with regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming and law firm Trowers & Hamlins to help raise the profile of the thriving South West food and drink sector. The firms will act as Taste of the West’s title sponsors for the...
