Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Taxpayers unprepared for Making Tax Digital Only four in 10 think new rules will be easy to follow. Find out more here HMRC reminds businesses to update basic PAYE tools Tools should be updated ahead of National...
FinTech West, the organisation that champions Bath and the South West as a tech powerhouse, has added social science expertise to its offering by appointing a university academic to its team as knowledge exchange fellow. Jonathan Beaverstock, pictured, professor of international management University of Bristol, has joined the organisation to encourage knowledge exchange between academia...
Eight charities and community groups are sharing £6,500 from Bath Building Society’s annual charity awards scheme. The awards were established in 2006 to support as many initiatives in the Bath area as possible from the growing number of requests that the society receives each week asking for support. This year’s beneficiaries include The Bath...
Bath-headquartered lifestyle and homeware retailer Graham and Green has secured a multi-million pound finance package from Barclays to expand its operations amid spiralling demand. The firm, which opened its first shop in 1974 in Notting Hill, London, and relocated its head office to Bath in 2016, has used the funding to buy a 100,000 sq ft warehouse on Trowbridge’s...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Calls for HMRC to boost MTD publicity Research shows the public are unprepared for the scheme. Click here for more information Homeowners warned about stamp duty scam Incorrect refund claims could lead to high tax bills. Find out more here...
A new service to boost domestic and international travel trade business in Bath has been launched as the city’s visitor economy continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic. The team at Visit West, the Destination Management Organisation (DMO) that runs Visit Bath, identified a potential gap in the market as logistical planning for...
Children’s Hospice South West is teaming up with independent glass production company Bath Aqua Glass to launch a new bauble at a special fundraising event next week. Called Precious Glass for Precious Lives, the charity evening will also feature an auction of the first CHSW glass bauble live as well as a raffle of...
The four-day work week is a hot topic right now. There has been much in the press, not least the six-month pilot that is currently under way with 70 UK companies trialling a four-day week. The benefits to employer and employees are fairly obvious, working one day fewer allows for a better work-life balance...
Three new partners have been appointed by regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming as it continues its rapid growth. The firm, which has one of its seven offices in Bath, has made Anna Averis, Mark Munro and Richard Harborne partners, taking its partnership to 37. Bishop Fleming has recently announced ambitious plan to double the...
Bath Unlimited, the organisation that celebrates the city’s most dynamic, successful, world-class companies and their talented employees, is to launch a networking group for young professionals. Called Unlimited Potential, it aims to bring together under-35s based in Bath who are contributing to its development as a centre for innovation – or intend to in...
