Finance

Good Energy FD takes up chief financial officer role as green power pioneer prepares for new decade

January 8, 2020
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Good Energy FD takes up chief financial officer role as green power pioneer prepares for new decade

Renewable power firm Good Energy has promoted its finance director Rupert Sanderson to the executive director role of chief financial officer. Rupert, pictured, joined Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy in February 2017 in an interim role and was appointed finance director 11 months later.  Now a member of the London Stock Exchange-listed firm’s board, he is...

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Bath-raised investment director heads home to boost LDC’s regional office

January 7, 2020
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Bath-raised investment director heads home to boost LDC’s regional office

Mid-market private equity investor LDC has further strengthened its South West & Wales team with the appointment of Oliver Schofield as an investment director. Oliver, who grew up in Bath, joins the office in Bristol from Goldman Sachs in London, where he was part of its leveraged finance team, supporting clients across the TMT...

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Firms vow to go green this year as pressure grows to embrace sustainable business

January 3, 2020
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Firms vow to go green this year as pressure grows to embrace sustainable business

Two thirds of small and medium-sized firms in the South West took steps to make their businesses greener last year with roughly the same percentage saying they want to improve their environmental sustainability in 2020. Some 43% believe becoming more environmentally sustainable is important to them while just over a fifth (22%) claim doing...

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TEDxBath to look at how global ideas impact on Bath – and vice-versa – for 2020 event

January 3, 2020
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TEDxBath to look at how global ideas impact on Bath – and vice-versa – for 2020 event

International influences on local issues along with global collaborations and ideas are to influence the themes for the third annual TEDxBath event in October. Following the success of the previous two events, organisers of TEDxBath 2020 have promised it will be a bigger, more inclusive and more diverse with a truly international agenda in...

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Regional relationship director appointment for Assetz Capital

January 2, 2020
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Regional relationship director appointment for Assetz Capital

Assetz Capital, the specialist small business lender, has appointed Tony Kear as relationship director as it looks to help more firms across the region access growth funding. Tony, pictured, has 34 years’ experience in banking having worked for NatWest and RBS as head of healthcare and financing businesses across the South West.  He most...

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Lloyds director takes up regional ambassador role to spearhead economic growth plan

January 2, 2020
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Lloyds director takes up regional ambassador role to spearhead economic growth plan

Lloyds Banking Group has appointed long-standing director Jeremy Hayward as its ambassador for the South West to help support social and economic prosperity across the region. Jeremy, pictured, will take the lead on delivering the group’s Helping Britain Prosper plan in the region.  The plan, launched in 2014, sets public targets in areas such...

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Corporate tax expert appointed chair for its South region by KPMG

January 2, 2020
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Corporate tax expert appointed chair for its South region by KPMG

International accountancy group KPMG has promoted Andrew Morgan to chair of its South region, a role that gives him responsibility for strategy in an area that covers Bath and includes its offices in Bristol, Reading, Southampton, Plymouth and Cardiff. Andrew, pictured, succeeds Karen Witton, who has stepped down after four years to focus on...

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New sales manager to drive expansion in funder 1pm’s vehicles division

January 2, 2020
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New sales manager to drive expansion in funder 1pm’s vehicles division

Bath-based specialist lender 1pm has promoted Andrew Gosling to sales manager in its vehicles division.  Andrew, pictured, will be responsible for growing sales and profitability in line with the group’s vision. The appointment follows a restructuring and strengthening of 1pm’s senior management teams, including Mark Burgess becoming head of vehicles and Lorraine Neyland as...

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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

December 19, 2019
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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

Bath accountancy firm Pearson May joins Bath Business News each week to bring you the top national finance stories. This week we look at  . . . Expected tax changes in 2020 What are likely to be the personal and business changes for the 2020/21 tax year? Click here for more information Is the...

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Pearson May Financial Update: Corporation Tax planning tips

December 19, 2019
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Pearson May Financial Update: Corporation Tax planning tips

Corporation Tax certainly made the headlines before the General Election, with Boris Johnson announcing the planned 2% cut rate would not now go ahead in April 2020 – which is anticipated to save the Treasury £6bn in 2020/21, writes Pearson May partner Matthew Rutter. Around 2m trading companies in the UK will be familiar...

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