The University of Bath has been named in a new global ranking as one of the top 10 places in the world to study sport, and in the top 100 for another seven subjects, including business. The QS World University Rankings, compiled by higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds, rated Bath as one of...
Emberson Group, the Bath-based network of creative, marketing and lead generation agencies, has appointed Laura Parsonage as finance director. Laura, pictured, joins the group’s board to boost its acquisition strategy and help future-proof its financial growth plans as it moves into a new phase of expansion. She will also be responsible for the execution of...
Old Mill, the South West accountancy and finance firm, is celebrating a double success – a 100% success rate among its students sitting their exams and the promotion of its tax director to head of tax after just four years working in the specialist area. David Maslen, pictured, joined Old Mill, which employs nearly...
Bath-headquartered regional firm Royds Withy King has completed a £38.7m private equity investment deal for a major UK data centre owner and operator. Amito, a long-standing client of Royds Withy King, delivers high-quality, colocation services through a network of 20 facilities across the UK. Based in Reading, where it operates an award-winning Tier 3...
Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News each week to bring you the top national finance stories. Here we look at some of the measures announced in this week’s Budget. Covid-19 support: Furlough and SEISS extended to September Recovery loan scheme, restart grants and business rates. Click here to find out more Other Budget...
West of England business leaders have given many of the measures in today’s Budget a warm welcome – especially the previously-trailed furlough extension – but there was also concern over the delayed Corporation Tax increase. Business West, which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, said businesses would welcome the extension of the full range of...
The CBI said Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decision to hike Corporation Tax to 25% in one leap – the first increase since 1974 – would “cause a sharp intake of breath” for many businesses. It also warned that the move – which is planned to come into effect in 2023 – sent a worrying signal to those...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his Budget this afternoon. The main points are: No rise in VAT, income tax or national insurance Corporation tax to rise from 19% to 25% from 2023 but only 10% largest companies will pay, Chancellor claims ‘Super deduction’ in tax for companies that invest in innovation Eight ‘Freeports’ established to deliver ‘an unprecedented economic...
Bath-headquartered law firm Stone King has teamed up with Bath Spa University and Citizens Advice B&NES to launch a free legal clinic in the city as part of a new long-term strategic partnership. The Bath Law Clinic will enable residents to access top-quality legal advice while at the same time developing work experience opportunities...
Architecture firm Stride Treglown, which has an office in Bath, has become the first top 100 UK practice to gain a B Corp certification, reflecting its commitment to people and planet over profit. The firm, which is employee-owned and has 300 staff across its eight offices, said the “challenging and rigorous” six-month assessment process to...
