Accountancy group Deloitte has continued to invest in the South West by promoting three staff to partner, one to associate partner and 12 to director. They are among 182 promotions in its regional office in Bristol, which employs more than 600 people. The three new partners are Georgina Miles, Paul Markham and John Buckley...
The tax benefits of making pension contributions can be significant and although there have not been any major changes in this area in recent years, it is always useful to recap the main tax benefits. Here Pearson May partner Jacqui Bowden looks at personal pensions. These can be set up by individuals or employers...
Business leaders are urging the government to continue to invest in the West of England amid signals its ‘levelling-up’ agenda is switching spending to other areas of the country as the economy falters. The plea has come from Business West, the organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, and follows a shock economic forecast...
Bath-based financial services firm Novia has played a key role in helping Bath City FC achieve it goal of setting up a new women’s team. The firm, a long-running backer of Bath Rugby, has agreed to be the founding sponsor of the team, which will wear the club’s famous black-and-white striped kit and play...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Government overhauls audit regime Audit obligations for small businesses could loosen. Click here to find out what’s changing £31m investment to help cut emissions Funding includes aid to move away from gas oil and improve carbon capture. Find...
Regional accountancy group Old Mill has acquired a Somerset-based financial outsourcing firm as the first step in its ambitious growth plan to become the South West’s fastest-growing practice. Old Mill, which has offices in Chippenham, Wells, Yeovil and Exeter, said the takeover of Brook Financial was the first of a number of carefully chosen acquisitions that...
The CEO of Actual Experience, the Bath-based advanced analytics firm on a mission to “make the digital world work for everyone, everywhere, all of the time”, has claimed it is ready to transition from start-up to scale-up as it launches its new digital workplace management system. Dave Page said the new portal, developed using...
Bath Building Society has launched a three-year partnership with Team Bath, the University of Bath’s sports department, as part of its plan to build stronger community links and attract more members in the 16-35 age bracket. The mutual society, which has more than 20,000 savers and 1,200 mortgage customers, said the partnership would provide...
Digital learning and development company RTS Group is looking to accelerate its post-pandemic growth after securing financial support from regional alternative lender SWIG Finance. The agency, based at Notton, near Lacock, uses data insights to create bespoke learning and development services to enable businesses across the world upskill their workforces. Pre-pandemic, RTS typically...
Regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, has appointed tax partner Pippa Clarke as its new chair – a move that coincides with its ambitious plan to double the size of the business over the next few years. Pippa, pictured, joined the firm in 2019 and also heads its technology,...
