South West chartered accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has taken a major step towards its ambition of becoming a fully sustainable and innovative business by completing a refurbishment of one of its offices. The transformation of the firm’s Taunton base, its largest, includes a reshaping of the office space to create a more modern work...
Leading school uniform firm Banner has acquired a supplier of school ties, bags and accessories in a move that takes it a step further towards its ambition of providing head-to-toe uniforms in sustainable eco fabrics. Trowbridge-based Banner, which employs more than 350 people, is the UK’s largest supplier to schoolwear retailers. It was acquired...
Regional accounting firm Bishop Fleming has been recognised among some of the largest organisations in the UK for its apprenticeship programme. The firm, which has an office in Bath, has been ranked 14th in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list for 2022, which showcases the best apprenticeship programmes over the previous 12 months. It...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Recovery loan scheme comes to a close Rumours of a replacement scheme remain in the air. Click here for more information Self-employed struggling with tax obligations HMRC report examines tax difficulties for self-employed. More details are available...
Bath-headquartered Time Finance has taken on Matt Dean as a broker manager in its asset finance team focussed on driving support for businesses in the South West. Matt, pictured, brings more than 12 years’ experience to the role at the alternative finance provider, the last 10 of which in a business development role with...
Two of the West of England’s largest regional accountancy firms Milsted Langdon and Bishop Fleming, which both have offices in Bath, are to battle it out as finalists in a major awards scheme that champions the growth and achievements of practices across the UK. It is the second year in a row that Milsted Langdon has been...
Spiralling inflation has become the biggest issue for firms in Bath and across the South West, with nearly 70% saying they are worried about its impact on their business, according to a new survey. Big rises in labour costs and utility bills – which have helped take inflation to a 40-year high of 9.1%...
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...
