Bath’s buoyant housing market, the impact of Brexit for investors and government plans to make tax digital were among the issues discussed by experts at an exclusive networking evening staged by chartered accountancy firm Richardson Swift and independent financial advisors Fidelius Group. Guests were treated to insights from a panel of experts drawn from...
World-class research and a spirit of collaboration have earned the University of Bath a place in a prestigious global ranking of ‘tech challenger’ universities. The university, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary, is one of only two UK universities listed by Times Higher Education (THE) in its table. The THE describes tech challenger...
Shares in 1pm, the Bath-based specialist lender, fell to their lowest level for more than three and a half years yesterday after it announced a £13m share issue to fund further acquisitions. 1pm, which has grown rapidly through a string of strategic takeovers, said £5.25m of the new funding would pay for its cash...
Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management has been shortlisted for a prestigious national finance industry award for the second year running. Epoch is one of only eight finalists competing for the title Adviser Firm of the Year at the Money Marketing Awards 2017. The awards recognise the leading firms in the financial services industry and the...
Future, the massively restructured Bath-based global media group, has unveiled substantial increases in half-year revenue and profits and forecast further growth. The group, whose titles include Techradar, PCGamer.com and T3, said the strong results were driven by organic growth and acquisitions as well as “a clear focus on operating leverage and cash conversion”. Future’s...
Private practice lawyer vacancies in the South West have fallen by 11% over the past year as the sector starts to suffer from uncertainty, according to a new survey. However, the decline is less than the national picture – the data from specialist recruiter Clayton Legal shows vacancies across the UK as whole falling...
Chippenham-based sales and customer service trainer Alison Edgar – known as The Entrepreneur’s Godmother – has been shortlisted in the Heart of Gold category of a national small business competition. The inaugural Small Awards take place at a glittering black tie dinner in London next Thursday. The awards are organised by peak b, which also...
A team from the Bath office of regional law firm Royds Withy King has advised the shareholders of a major care home group on the sale of a portfolio of properties to an overseas buyer. The lawyers acted for Uxbridge-based Gold Care Holdings on the complex £90m deal, which transferred ownership of 18 of...
Bath employers are being warned to urgently review their payroll practices following a government tax raid on employee benefits. Since April 6 the government has clamped down on salary sacrifice schemes that reduce gross pay in exchange for benefits such as mobile phones, cars, gym memberships and school fees. Bath’s largest accountancy firm Bishop...
Aerospace and defence firms from the Bath area are being urged to submit their entries for the West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF) awards as the deadline fast approaches. Nominations for the Aerospace Ambassadors Awards – the region’s first – close on June 9, with the winners announced at a celebration dinner on June...
