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...
Naturbeads, the Bath firm developing biodegradable alternatives to harmful microplastics, has been named as one of the UK’s top tech innovators. The firm, a spin-out from the University of Bath, was a finalist in this year’s Emerging Giants Tech Innovator competition run by the UK arm of global accountancy group KPMG. The fast-growth...
The next Prime Minister and their Chancellor of the Exchequer must take immediate action to help companies cope with the impact of sky-high inflation, the region’s largest business group has said. Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics this week show inflation at a 40-year high of 9.4%. The rise, the ninth monthly...
Bath Building Society has appointed Richard Ingle as its new chief financial officer, replacing Tom Leach who left recently to join Monmouthshire Building Society in the same role. Richard, pictured, whose appointment is subject to regulatory approval, will join on 22 August from the Bristol-based UK subsidiary of sustainable bank Triodos, where he has...
