A new support programme to help people working in the West of England’s thriving creative sector has been officially opened by Metro Mayor Dan Norris. Some 55 businesses in areas spanning music recording, web design, photography, theatre, illustration, film, video and TV production will take part in the five-month Creative Sector Growth Programme, which...
Some of the key advantages of Employee Ownership Trusts will be outlined at an online event staged by accountancy group Smith & Williamson next week. The Zoom webinar on Wednesday, September 8, will set out the rules around Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) and how the structure works in practice, along with practical issues facing...
Time Finance, the Bath-based alternative financial services group, has appointed Sharon Bryden to the newly created role of director of commercial loans & asset-based lending – a move it said reflected its commitment helping businesses as they recover and grow. As a member of the operating board, Sharon, pictured, will have overall responsibility for...
Bath-based housing group Curo is to build nearly 2,500 homes over the next five years in partnership with an Essex-based housing association after securing funding under the government’s latest Affordable Homes Programme. Curo and Swan will receive £160.4m to pay for 2,425 homes for social/affordable rent and low-cost ownership. The properties will be built...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring the top national finance stories. Pension freedoms age to increase from 55 to 57 Plans to be written into Finance Bill 2022 and take effect from April 2028. What’s changing? Find out more here ‘Cladding tax’ a step closer to 2022/23 introduction HMRC...
South West accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has been shortlisted for one of the sector’s most-prestigious accolades – the Large Firm of the Year category of the Accounting Excellence Awards. The awards are a highlight of the profession’s calendar, recognising the very best practices and professionals across the UK. Milsted Langdon, which employs 22 partners...
A West of England insolvency expert is calling on Bath’s bosses to make use of the final month of the government’s furlough scheme to plan for the future. Philip Winterborne, who chairs insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in South West, says directors should review their businesses over the next four weeks and seek...
Optimism among South West firms in the economy is increasing as the region continues to recover from the pandemic, according to a new survey, but businesses have become less confident about their own prospects. The latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking shows confidence levels among firms in the South West dropped month-on-month by four...
Monday August 30 Bank holiday Tuesday August 31 Interims: AB Ignitis Grupe, Centralnic Group, Globaltrans Investment Q2 result: Fondul Proprietatea Economic announcement: Consumer credit Wednesday September 1 Final: Arcontech Group Interims: 888 Holdings, Churchill China, Johnson Service, Menzies, Petropavlovsk, PPHE Hotel Group, Uniphar Economic announcements: BRC shop price index, PMI manufacturing Thursday September 2 Final: Barratt Developments Interims: Camellia, Downing Renewables and...
Three former University of Bath students have achieved their dream of getting their pollution mask for commuters, cyclists and runners in cities onto the market. Best friends Harry Young, Alex Smith, and Elliot Denvir, pictured, who met while studying Economics, were determined to design and manufacture a mask in the UK that combined personality...
