Acquisition-hungry Bath media group Future has snapped up another two businesses in a move that strengthens its video and data insight offerings. WhatCulture.com, a digital-only entertainment publisher, and data insight platform Waive, are the latest in a string of takeovers at Future, whose titles span Techradar, Horse & Hound and Marie Claire. Gateshead-based WhatCulture is a...
The founder of a Bath-based specialist communications consultancy launched during the first Covid lockdown has been named as a finalist in the UK public relations industry’s most prestigious award scheme. Ben Veal, pictured, opened Second Mountain Communications for business in summer 2000 with a mission to help good people to do good by sharing their values and...
Aequus, Bath & North East Somerset Council’s housing company, has returned a total of £7.9m to the council in capital receipts and revenue since its launch five years, new figures show. It has also delivered more than 140 new homes over that period, including 95 apartments at Riverside View in Keynsham, pictured below –...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Sunak aligns NIC threshold and income tax Primary threshold and lower profits limit increasing to £12,570. For more details, click here Spring Statement support: Is it enough? Measures announced to mitigate cost of living crisis. Find out...
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...
Bath-headquartered national law firm Stone King has appointed solicitor Sophie Levitt-Hughes to further strengthen its immigration services. Sophie, pictured, will be responsible for supporting clients with all immigrations issues from sponsorship to individual immigration matters across the firm’s key sectors of education, charity and social enterprise, business and private client. Stone King partner Julie Moktadir,...
Monday March 28 Finals: Dialight, Tandem Group, RTC Group, Globaltrans Investment, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Tuesday March 29 Finals: The Mission Group, CPPGroup, Ten Entertainment Group, Nahl Group, Tinybuild Inc, Animalcare Group, IQE plc, STM Group, S & U, Personal Group Holdings, Aquis Exchange, Ergomed, EKF Diagnostics Holdings, Boku Inc, Flowtech Fluidpower, Good Energy, XL Media, Central...
