Somerset-based luxury fashion brand Mulberry has appointed Ted Baker board member Charles Anderson as its new group finance director. Charles will join Mulberry, which has its headquarters and a factory at Chilcompton and is best known for its designer leather bags, in October. His appointment comes following Mulberry crashing to a £5m pre-tax loss...
National law firm Stone King is calling on Bath businesses to help its local office with a community initiative to keep the city clean. The Bath Litter Pick is part of an initiative by the firm, with its offices in Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds and London also staging similar rubbish round-ups. Stone King’s commitment to...
Canadian software company Descartes Systems Group is to relocate one of its UK offices as it continues to expand. The multinational technology company has moved its office in Chippenham from Avon Reach to nearby Bewley House to accommodate its larger team. The firm, which specialises in logistics software and services, has expanded having recently...
Bath fintech firm i4C Technology, which has become a market leader in digital cashflow modelling just two years after launch, is predicting further growth after being acquired by a major specialist software company. i4C Technology was founded in 2017 by Bath-based serial entrepreneur Mark Harman and provides financial planning software tools and cashflow modelling...
Bath-based financial planning firm Unividual has joined a national campaign aimed at overcoming the difficulties women face when planning their financial future. Called ‘Insuring Women’s Futures’, the campaign has been instigated by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) to tackle the male-dominated industry’s attitude of treating women in a way that tends to alienate them. ...
Ambitious Bath technology firms are being invited to enter a major awards scheme that recognises the UK’s fastest-growing businesses in the sector. Entries are now open for the 22nd annual UK Technology Fast 50 Awards staged by global accountancy group Deloitte. The awards are open to firms that use a proprietary technology in their business. The...
Monday August 19 Finals: BHP Group, Omega Dia Interim: BATM Advanced Tuesday August 20 Final: Sancell Holdings Interims: Empiric, Finabir, Global Ports, Kenmare Resources, Persimmon, Wood Group (J) Economic announcement: CBI Industrial Trends Surveys Wednesday August 21 Interims: Charter Court, Costain, Empresaria Group, Hansteen Hldgs Trading announcement: Pets At Home Economic announcement: Public Sector Net Borrowing Thursday August 22 Finals: Arcontech Group, Ashley...
Bath digital media buying agency SearchStar’s Future of Advertising conference series returns to the city later this year with Google set to deliver the keynote presentation. A follow-up to last year’s brilliantly received Data in Advertising conference, pictured, the full-day event – called Growth & Advertising: 2020 and Beyond – is aimed at digital...
Staff at Bath-based financial services consultancy services and software provider Altus have chosen young people’s emotional health and wellbeing charity Off The Record as its charity of the year. Off The Record (OTR) provides a range of free services across Bath and North-East Somerset including counselling, listening support, youth participation, advocacy and specialist groups,...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. This week we look at . . . HMRC repays record sum from pensions tax trap 17,000 savers reclaim £46m in overtax on pension withdrawals Click here to find out if this applies...
