Finance

Bishop Fleming appoints Bath office chief as new managing partner in management shake-up

January 10, 2018
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Bishop Fleming appoints Bath office chief as new managing partner in management shake-up

Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming’s Bath office partner Andrew Sandiford has been promoted  to managing partner and will now lead a newly constituted management board. Andrew, who is also head of the firm’s corporate and business services group,  takes over from Matthew Lee, who held the post since 2001. Under Matthew’s leadership the firm has...

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Bath Half Marathon event urges city firms to step up to the challenge and have a run for their money

January 5, 2018
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Bath Half Marathon event urges city firms to step up to the challenge and have a run for their money

Members of Bath’s business community have heard how they can support the Bath Half Marathon, the city’s biggest annual fundraising event.  More than 40 businesses attended a networking breakfast organised by the Half Marathon team in the Pump Room to find out more about the opportunities linked to the race. Many firms use the...

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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

January 4, 2018
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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

Each week Bath Business News and Pearson May bring you the top national finance stories.  Tax and finance changes for 2018 A preview of what’s in store for the next financial year. What’s changing. Click here to find out Tax and finance changes for 2018 A preview of what’s in store for the next...

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Chinese New Year banquet offers cracking opportunities for Bath firms to establish links with China

January 2, 2018
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Chinese New Year banquet offers cracking opportunities for Bath firms to establish links with China

Bath firms considering doing business in China this year – or those already trading there – are being urged to take part in the region’s largest Chinese New Year reception and banquet. Organised by the Bristol & West of England China Bureau, the event brings together business leaders, key figures from the Chinese business...

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Time for change at 1pm as asset finance division MD announces retirement

December 22, 2017
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Time for change at 1pm as asset finance division MD announces retirement

The managing director of Bath-based specialist lender 1pm’s asset finance division is to retire following the successful integration into the group of Academy Leasing, which it bought for £12m in 2015. Michael Nolan, who founded Lancashire-based Academy, will continue to serve in his role for his contractual 12-month notice period with a view to...

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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

December 21, 2017
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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

Each week Bath Business News and Pearson May bring you the top national finance stories.  HMRC steps up crackdown on offshore evasion Stringent new penalties for non-compliance take effect in 2018. Does this apply to you? Click here Technology could solve SME productivity problem SMEs are optimistic about upskilling through technology. Find out more...

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Business West review of 2017: Just enough good news to help ease the Brexit hangover

December 21, 2017
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Business West review of 2017: Just enough good news to help ease the Brexit hangover

As we approach the end of another eventful year for business, Phil Smith, managing director of Business West – the regional organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce – looks back at the highs and lows of 2017. After a tumultuous 2016, many of us were perhaps expecting 2017 to be something like the...

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End of an era as Old Mill receptionist Di retires after 41 years

December 21, 2017
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End of an era as Old Mill receptionist Di retires after 41 years

West of England accountancy and financial planning group Old Mill’s longest-serving employee, receptionist Di Hale, has retired after 41 years.   Di, pictured, 69, joined the firm in 1976 when it was called Berkeley Hall & Co with offices on the High Street in Shepton Mallet.   At the time the firm had just...

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Unique circus show promoting positive mental health to be staged in Bath

December 14, 2017
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Unique circus show promoting positive mental health to be staged in Bath

West of England insurance broker Jelf has become the first sponsor of an upcoming contemporary circus show in Bath designed to encourage audiences to engage with their emotions and explore complex issues around love and mental health. The show is being staged next month by newly formed Emotive Circus Arts. The Bristol-based circus company...

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Experienced insolvency practitioner takes over as R3’s new regional chair

December 11, 2017
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Experienced insolvency practitioner takes over as R3’s new regional chair

R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body, has appointed accountant Louise Durkan as the new chair of its South West and Wales region. Louise, pictured, an insolvency practitioner with more than 20 years’ experience in restructuring, is the financial advisory and restructuring director at accountancy group Deloitte’s Bristol office, where she leads a team...

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