Nearly 350 business leaders from across the West of England attended last week’s ICAEW regional annual business dinner, where former MI5 Director General Eliza Manningham-Buller was guest speaker. Baroness Manningham-Buller drew on her experiences leading the service through significant change, expansion and scrutiny and urged businesses to embrace diversity of views to become more relevant and effective. The event at...
Organisations need a diversity of views to be relevant and effective, the former Director General of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller told West of England business leaders last night. Speaking at the ICAEW regional annual business dinner, Baroness Manningham-Buller, pictured, drew on her experiences leading the service through significant change, expansion and scrutiny as it dealt with the...
Lightweight car and motorbike wheel manufacturer Dymag is to accelerate the global mass production of its technology after securing investment from a South Korean firm. The funding from advanced materials manufacturer Hankuk Carbon builds on an existing strategic partnership between the two firms. That deal, signed a year ago, aims to mass manufacture Chippenham-based...
Advisers from regional law firm Thrings and accountants Bishop Fleming have helped secure a major national deal in the fast-growing data and artificial intelligence sector. The acquisition of DataShapa by market-leading Microsoft pure play technology partner Transparity will create a major specialist data practice. London-based DataShapa, a Microsoft Gold Certified data strategy and business...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. MTD for VAT mandatory from May The transitional online portal will be closed next month. Click here for more information IFS launches new pensions review There are concerns people aren’t saving enough. Find out more here
Bath area firms are being urged to join more than 125 firms across the UK that have already signed a pledge to never support or promote blood sports such as hunting or shooting. The plea has come from West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris, who is also chair of the League Against Cruel...
It is important at this time of year to not overlook the filing deadline for any forms P11D that may be required to report certain benefits and expenses provided to employees in the tax year ended 5 April 2023, writes Pearson May partner Matthew Rutter. Any forms required must be submitted to HM Revenue...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. HMRC releases guidance on abolition of lifetime allowance (LTA) for pensions The government will pass legislation in 2024/25. Find out more here New bill will modernise business rates The new measures will incentivise property improvements. Click here for further details...
A six-figure invoice finance facility from Bath-headquartered alternative funding provider Time Finance is enabling an energy consultancy to accelerate its investment in sustainability and its support for the UK’s decarbonisation. Award-winning consultancy Indigo Swan secured the finance package to support the completion of a management-buy-out by manager director James Groves and implement a renewed...
A charitable giving fund set up by South West accountancy and finance group Old Mill has reached the milestone of awarding £50,000 in grants to grassroots good causes since being launched just over three years ago. The firm, which has offices in Chippenham, Wells, Yeovil and Exeter, has a strong history of giving back...
