Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Groups call on Chancellor for further reforms Pressure mounts for further action ahead of the fiscal plan. Click here for more information Under 100 days until Self Assessment deadline Taxpayers have until 31 January to file their...
Regional accountancy group PKF Francis Clark has appointed an experienced audit partner to serve its growing client base of owner-managed businesses across Somerset. Rob Whitehead has relocated from Yorkshire, where he gained more than 30 years’ experience in audit, accounts, business planning and tax, and was most recently a partner in a regional accountancy...
The current volatility of markets is likely to have most investors concerned, especially if you are already feeling worried about the increasing cost of living. Navigating times like these can be difficult and everyone will need to take different action depending on their personal circumstances. However, there is one investing method that is very...
A campaign to help businesses across the West of England reduce their reliance on dirty fossil fuels and embrace a greener future through simple, practical steps has been launched in Bath. Action Net Zero’s Beacon of Hope initiative will reach out to firms, as well as communities and individuals, to offer them practical advice,...
Teams from more than 20 Bath businesses have raised around £16,000 by putting their grey matter to the test in one of city’s longest-running charity events. The annual Brain of Bath quiz night staged by homeless charity Julian House, which has been staged since 1999, this year attracted 23 teams – all eager to...
Fifteen consecutive months of growth have been chalked up by Bath-headquartered alternative funder Time Finance in its own-book lending portfolio, taking it to an all-time high. The firm, which specialises in asset, loan and invoice finance products, sees increasing its own-book lending as a key pillar of its medium-term growth strategy, announced 15 months ago,...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. HMRC warns self-assessment customers against fraud HMRC received over 180,000 referrals of suspicious contact in the last year. Click here for more details Business confidence falls significantly Four in 10 businesses anticipate a fall in profits over...
The organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce has called for an end to instability at the heart of government following Liz Truss’s resignation, warning that it was harming business’s prospects at an already difficult time. Business West, the region’s largest business group, also said it was crucial the next Conservative Party leader –...
Bath-headquartered law firm RWK Goodman has been named as one of the best in the UK for family law in a new report. Eprivateclient, a leading website and news service for private client practitioners, including lawyers and accountants, surveyed more than 100 law firms to identify, recognise and promote the best. The inclusion in...
Business innovation and creativity along with major regeneration schemes such as Bath Quays and the Milsom Quarter will help secure a strong future for Bath and North East Somerset, according to a new vision for the area. The new ‘place prospectus’ shows how better places and a carbon neutral economy can be created in...
