Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon’s forensic partner Roger Isaacs has been named Partner of the Year in a major national awards scheme. Roger, pictured, received the accolade at the 2019 British Accountancy Awards in recognition of his work in significantly raising the profile of his specialist field in the UK. Roger works with a...
The days of the South West’s family-owned firms automatically being passed on to their founders’ offspring are long gone, with few now believing in a right to succession, according a new survey. Instead, most owners want to ensure their offspring are qualified to take over on merit not blood ties and should only gain...
Apples picked by Bath Rugby players from trees at the club’s Farleigh House training ground have been used to make a special edition cider by Thatchers to mark the renewal of their sponsorship deal. The 2019/20 rugby campaign marks an eighth year of partnership between the club and the fourth-generation Somerset cidermakers. The trees...
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has appointed Carmen Peacock as director for large corporate clients in the South West and South Wales – a role that supports businesses’ growth plans, including debt origination. Carmen, pictured, brings more than 10 years’ banking industry experience, joining from Santander’s Bristol office, where she worked with a large number...
The woman who ran a female-only software business in the 1960s and strived to change the gender makeup of the technology sector is set to inspire a new generation of women in business as the annual Festival of Female Entrepreneurs returns to the West of England today. Dame Stephanie Shirley, now 85, pictured below,...
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Bath accountancy firm Pearson May joins Bath Business News each week to bring you the top national finance stories. This week we ask . . . Is your Christmas party exempt from tax? Qualifying conditions for a tax break on staff annual events. Click here to find out more Could inheritance tax be in...
The deadline is looming for Bath’s small and medium-sized businesses to apply for grants to help them improve their energy efficiency by reducing bills and protect against future price rises. A £1m fund has been set up by the West of England Combined Authority through which businesses across the region can apply for a...
Bath-based housing association Curo is to invest £25m of government money in building 340 affordable homes in the West of England over the next five years. It has formed a strategic partnership with Homes England to deliver the much-needed housing supported by the West of England Combined Authority, which includes Bath & North East...
An intrepid trio from the Bath headquarters of regional law firm Royds Withy King are preparing to climb the highest peak in Africa to raise funds for the city’s homeless charity Julian House. Jess Burston, Ali Cloak and Fran Tremeer are joining the challenge trek to scale Mount Kilimanjaro next February. Their target is...
