Accountancy group Grant Thornton has appointed Matt Parfitt to lead the growing employment taxes team in its regional office. Matt, pictured, brings a wide range of commercial and technical experience and is a regular contributor to leading tax publications. He joins as senior manager after three years at Swindon-based Nationwide Building Society, where he...
Global accountancy group KPMG has made 50 promotions in its South West team – including the appointment of one partner and six directors – in a move it says signals its commitment to investing in talent. Regional head of restructuring David Pike becomes a partner after 18 years with the firm. David, pictured right,...
Each week Bath Business News and Pearson May bring you the top national finance stories. Online traders add £11bn to UK exports Business is booming for SMEs trading on Amazon or eBay. Read the full story here Childcare gap for parents of one year olds Costs skyrocket before child’s second birthday. Read the full...
Do you own assets such as property or shares in joint names or hold joint bank accounts? Most commonly this will be with your spouse or civil partner, but it may be outside of marriage with a long-term partner, sibling or parent, for example. Have you considered how the ownership of such assets affects...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has added to its 2017 trophy haul by being named Large Practice of the Year at the UK’s Practice Excellence Awards. The firm, which operates Bath’s largest accountants’ office, landed the accolade against stiff competition from across the country due to its significant growth in client advisory work, its...
Bath firms are looking for Chancellor Philip Hammond to deliver a shot in the arm and lift confidence in next month’s Budget following this week’s rise in inflation, according to the region’s largest business group. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 3% in September, according to today’s official figures – taking it to...
Unemployed and disadvantaged young people from across the West of England are to benefit from £160,000 raised by business leaders at a dinner for The Prince’s Trust. More than 460 business people and other high-profile guests from across the region attended the annual Red Dinner at Ashton Gate in Bristol – one of the...
Two regional accountancy firms with offices in the Bath area are celebrating leaping up the accounting industry’s most prestigious league table. Bishop Fleming, whose base on Lower Bristol Road is the city’s largest accountants’ office, has broken into the top 30 of leading industry magazine Accountancy Age’s rankings for the first time. The firm,...
The challenges faced by the West of England’s small to medium-sized enterprises in scaling up to innovate and grow are to be tackled in project spearheaded by the University of Bath. The initiative will focus on four key technology sectors – advanced engineering and manufacturing; digital innovation; environmental, sustainable, marine/maritime; and health and wellbeing. ...
Bath’s small business owners will be hardest hit by new tax regulations on dividends, the city’s largest accountancy firm is warning. Bishop Fleming, which delivers accounting, tax, corporate restructuring and advisory services to businesses and private wealth advice to individuals, says a key change to the taxation of dividends next April will disproportionately hurt...
