Monahans, the South West’s largest independent accountancy firm, has promoted Stephanie Hurst to tax director for corporate tax consultancy and personal tax compliance. Stephanie, pictured, joined the firm, which has eight offices including in Bath, Trowbridge and Chippenham, as corporate tax manager in 2014. She quickly became an integral member of the company’s tax division and...
The asset finance team at Bath-based alternative funder Time Finance has maintained its expansion with the appointment of Hannah Dixon as account manager. Hannah, pictured, joins with more than 10 years’ experience in the sector having worked at Yorkshire-based Bluestone Leasing, where she supported the growth plans of businesses by enabling access to bespoke...
Two of Bath’s leading financial services firms are to take space in No.1 Bath Quays, the city’s first major new office development for more than a generation. Financial services consultancy and software provider Altus and chartered financial planning group Fidelius will be the first tenants in the showpiece 44,470 sq ft building, a key...
Companies in the South West are more gloomy about the economy and their own prospects than those in all other regions of the UK, according to a new survey. Business confidence in the region fell three percentage points to 11% during July, making it the least confident region in the UK for the second consecutive month, the...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Association of Taxation Technicians president calls for no HMRC staff cuts The group has raised concerns over MTD and HMRC waiting times Click here for more information FCA seeks fair treatment of SMEs Banks have been told to maintain...
Changes at the top of growth finance group BGF, including a new chief executive officer, have been welcomed by the head of its South West and Wales region. The group, a major investor in businesses in the region over recent years, has promoted its chief investment officer Andy Gregory, current to its board as...
More than seven in 10 West of England firms consider climate change to be a core business issue for them but many admit they need help to do anything about it due to cost pressures. As a result, fewer than a quarter have taken concrete steps to reduce their impact, such as measuring their...
Staff at regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon have stepped up their efforts to improve the environment in the South West and support its communities by sweeping clean a Somerset beach. Just under 20 staff took part in a day of action at Stolford Beach, near Bridgwater, as part of the Million Mile Clean campaign...
Teams from the Bath headquarters of law firm RWK Goodman and regional accountants Bishop Fleming have advised on the sale of Wiltshire-based renewable energy supplier Powerful Allies to a national energy and sustainability services provider. Powerful Allies, based near Devizes, was founded 10 years ago by James Robson, who wanted to “make things better”...
Bath-headquartered specialist funder Time Finance has appointed Paul Seddon to the newly created role of head of credit to help to strengthen and shape the firm’s asset finance proposition. The move comes as the firm continues to increase its lending to UK small and medium-sized enterprises looking to invest in business-critical equipment. Paul brings more...
