Accountancy and business advisory firm Grant Thornton UK has strengthened its regional corporate finance advisory team with the promotion of Nick Jones to director. Nick, pictured, has worked at the firm for more than 10 years. Grant Thornton said his promotion reflected the continued growth of its corporate finance advisory offering across the South West and...
Lawyers from Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King have helped a fast-growing pub group to expand its portfolio with the acquisition of six more outlets. Five of the pubs taken over by Portobello Starboard are on the South Coast, with the sixth in Essex. The move, which takes the ambitious pub group’s estate to...
A financial planner with Bath law firm Mogers Drewett has become one of just 35 professionals in the UK to gain a specialist accreditation from family law professional body Resolution for divorce work. Daniel Gornall, pictured, is already a Chartered Financial Planner, Fellow of the Personal Finance Society and an Associate Member of Resolution. ...
National audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has promoted Richard Holm to partner in its regioanal VAT team to support its ambitious growth plans. Richard, pictured, leads the VAT division across the South West. He has more than 20 years’ experience in advising clients on the VAT implications of business reorganisations, property and real...
Lloyds Bank has added to its senior team in the South West with the appointment of regional director Amanda Dorel. Amanda, pictured, who grew up in Wiltshire, brings with her more than three decades of banking and commercial finance experience. In her new role she will work on enhancing Lloyds’ support for its portfolio of small...
The Covid-19 pandemic slashed annual visitors to the Roman Baths by nearly 73% last year compared to 2019, sending it tumbling to 51st place in the table of most-visited UK attractions. According to the latest figures from the Association for Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) released today, outdoor attractions such as gardens, parks, forests and...
Redde Northgate, the mobility and automotive services group that includes Bath-based specialist vehicle accident management firm Redde, is on track for better-than-expected annual profits despite the impact of the pandemic on the business. The group, formed from the 2020 merger of Redde and light commercial vehicle hire business Northgate, this week said it was...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Outlook for 2022 economy sours British Chambers of Commerce and thinktank the Resolution Foundation warn of harsher economic conditions for 2022. Get more information here House of Commons passes Economic Crime Bill Beneficial owners of overseas entities...
South West accountancy firm Old Mill has welcomed 10 new starters this week as part of its plan to double its workforce to 600 by 2026. The move follows the introduction of an extra graduate intake in March to run alongside its long-established one in September. The firm, which has offices in Chippenham, Wells,...
The corporate finance team at regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, has advised the shareholders of a fire safety specialist business on its sale to one of Europe’s largest fire-protection engineering companies. The acquisition of Worcester-headquartered Compco Fire Systems adds £40m to Irish group Writech’s revenue and continues its...
