Bath-based financial services firm Novia’s name – one of the best known in the city due to its long-running sponsorship of Bath Rugby – is to disappear under a rebranding exercise by its private equity owner. AnaCap Financial, which operates out of offices in London, Luxembourg, New Delhi, Madrid and Lisbon, acquired Novia in...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Tax planning for mixed domicile marriages ‘Non-doms’ can benefit from a more lenient tax treatment. For more details, click here Figures paint ‘mixed picture’ for businesses Business confidence grows, regardless of challenges ahead. Find out more here
A scheme set up to donate unwanted and refurbished laptops to schools, charities and individuals who do not have access to technology has been awarded £135,000 to help take it to the next stage of development. The money from The National Lottery Community Fund will be used by Wiltshire Digital Drive to recruit a...
The invoice finance team at Time Finance has continued to expand with the appointment of Louise Williams’ appointment as business development manager. Louise, pictured, brings more than 20 years’ sector experience to the Bath-headquartered alternative finance provider. Having started her career in risk with Lloyds Banking Group, she later moved into sales and worked...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Key tax changes for 2022/23 National Insurance threshold increased to match income tax allowance. For more details, click here Make Tax Digital for VAT next phase rolled out VAT-registered businesses must comply regardless of income. Find out more here...
A successful Skills Bootcamp programme for the unemployed and those seeking to change their career is to be extended following the allocation of £3.3m in new government funding. The money, which will enable a further 1,200 learners to take part in the scheme across the West of England, was secured by Metro Mayor Dan...
An organisation that ensures no child goes without the essential items they need to live their day-to-day lives has been chosen by accountancy practice Gooding Accounts as its charity of the year. Trowbridge-based Ruksak45218 provides essentials such as bedding, clothing, toiletries, footwear and school stationery to local families in need of extra support. Gooding...
First place in a major financial services index has gone to Bath-headquartered Time Finance in recognition of its excellence in the invoice finance sector. The alternative finance provider, which specialises in asset, loan and invoice finance products, came joint top in Business Money magazine’s 25th Receivables review of the invoice finance. The annual Receivable...
The government has been urged to help Bath businesses weather the storm of soaring energy, raw material and wage costs at a time when they are still being buffeted by the combined impact of Brexit and the pandemic. The plea has come from Business West, the regional business group that runs Bath Chamber of...
Monahans, the South West’s largest independent accountancy firm, today unveiled a full rebrand to mark its next growth phase. The firm, which has eight offices including in Bath, Trowbridge and Chippenham, has been advising local firms since the 1890s. Monahans described the new brand identity, pictured, as “a visual modernisation” that aligned with the...
