Big Four accountancy firm EY has appointed Karen Kirkwood as a partner to lead its South West tax practice as it continues to expand the team. Karen, pictured, has 20 years’ experience providing tax advice to a broad range of companies and private equity backed businesses. She joins from PwC in London and will...
National property advisory firm GVA has appointed Jo Davis to head its South West office. Jo, who also leads the firm’s planning team covering the South West and South Wales, becomes one of nine regional senior directors at GVA – the title given to those heading UK offices. In an industry where senior positions...
Pre-tax profits at 1pm, the fast-growing Bath-based specialist lender, rose by 25% to £700,000 in the six months to November 30, it announced this week. The profits rise came on sales up 31% to £2.56m as the firm’s expansion continued. New business written during the period was up 36% on the same period last...
Specialist restructuring firm Quantuma has expanded into the South West with an office headed by former BDO regional head Graham Randall. The firm, which already operates from bases in Southampton, Marlow, London and Brighton, has opened a Bristol office to provide specialised restructuring advice on all forms of insolvency procedures. Until recently Mr Randall,...
Monday 19 January Interim: Conviviality Retail Trading statement: Evraz EGM: BSD Crown Economics: Rightmove house prices, CBI trends – total orders, selling prices, business optimism Tuesday 20 January Interim: IG Group Final: Unilever Trading statements: BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto EGM: IS Solutions Wednesday 21 January Trading statements: Diploma, Dixons Carphone, Computacenter, FirstGroup, Halfords, Hochschild...
University of Bath PhD graduate David Liptrot has been listed as one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 scientists for 2015. The list recognises some of the top young scientists from around the world. David, 25, pictured, has an ambition of solving the world’s problems through chemistry. His goal is to find ways to undo...
Bath-based celebrity chef Martin Blunos’ award-winning restaurant in the city has closed after less than a year. The 60-cover fish and seafood restaurant, based in the luxury County Hotel in Pulteney Road, has not opened since New Year’s Eve. The stylish restaurant – called Blunos – earned rave reviews from food critics and won...
1pm, the Bath-based lender to the small and medium-sized business sector, is poised for further expansion after completing its move to larger premises The fast-growing firm has taken just over 4,000 sq ft of refurbished office space in St James House, The Square, on Lower Bristol Road and will now go ahead with plans...
Trowbridge-based charity People against Poverty (PaP) has appointed Jessica Docherty as its youth ambassador to launch a youth community that engages with under-25s from schools, colleges and other organisations across the South West. Jessica, pictured, currently a final year student of French with International Studies at Warwick University, worked with PaP for five weeks...
Creative firms in Bath are invited to question the city’s aspirant MPs on how they would help the high-growth sector if they are elected in May’s General Election. Staged by Creative Bath, the network for the city’s highly-successful creative, tech and cultural community, the unique Question Time-style event takes place at the Museum of...
