Bath’s small business owners will be hardest hit by new tax regulations on dividends, the city’s largest accountancy firm is warning. Bishop Fleming, which delivers accounting, tax, corporate restructuring and advisory services to businesses and private wealth advice to individuals, says a key change to the taxation of dividends next April will disproportionately hurt...
Years ago the limits to employee care were probably checking with HR why they weren’t at their desk if they were ill and sending them an annual Christmas card. But this is 2017, and I believe any employer now has a much wider responsibility to monitor and react to the physical and mental state...
A skills revolution is needed in the West of England to solve the recruitment problem now hitting many of the region’s firms, Metro Mayor Tim Bowles has been told. The message was delivered to him by the head of national business support service GetSet for Growth, who said ‘hard-to-fill’ posts were hitting many of...
Bath’s recently opened £35m Apex Hotel has marked its arrival in the city by announcing a season-long partnership with Bath Rugby. The four-star hotel – the city’s largest – announced its new role as the club’s official hotel partner at this year’s Bath Rugby shirt sponsor dinner, which was held in its events space....
Each week Bath Business News and Pearson May bring you the top national finance stories. Self-employed over-65s earning more 'Silver self-employed’ workers earning almost £40,000 a year on average. Read the full story here Tax break for festive office party Employers can claim £150 per head towards the Christmas party. Read the full story...
Monday October 9 Trading announcements: Trinity Mirror Tuesday October 10 Interims: Ted Baker, Domino’s Pizza, BlackRock Trading announcements: BAE Systems, Vedanta, Victrex Economic announcement: UK trade balance (August) Wednesday October 11 Trading announcements: Dunelm, Page Group, Premier Foods, Telford Homes Thursday October 12 Finals: WH Smith Interims: Sky, N Brown, Booker, Citigroup, JP Morgan...
Four firms from the Bath area are going head to head to win the title of the happiest workplace in the West of England. Circle Bath Hospital, Occam DM, Backslash Build and M2 Bespoke – last year’s Bath winner – are competing against 10 other businesses from across the region for the accolade. Now...
Bath property agent John Mulholland is to retire after more than three decades working in the city, during which he has handled some of the area’s biggest developments. John, pictured, who was based originally at chartered surveyor King Sturge’s office in Bath, has helped build an impressive portfolio of clients in the city,...
Business growth consultancy Cool Ventures has appointed experienced former bank manager Barry Vincent to the team. Mr Vincent, pictured, joins as an adviser and will offer expert advice to businesses enrolled on the Swindon and Wiltshire SME Growth Programme. The programme, which is delivered locally by Cool Ventures, provides free intensive support to small...
Bath businesses that care about their city are being urged to step up their philanthropy and offer support for organisations that prevent local people suffering mental health crises. The plea comes from the Quartet Community Foundation, the independent charity that works across the West of England to support local philanthropists in their charitable giving. ...
