Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Total tax take soars to £310.9bn Income Tax and Inheritance Tax see the most significant increases. Click here for more details HMRC delays PAYE direct debit service The service will now launch next month. Read more here...
Low-cost airline Ryanair is to introduce the first direct flights from Bristol Airport to the northern Polish city of Bydgoszcz as part of its winter 2022 schedule. The addition of Bydgoszcz, pictured, the country’s eighth-largest city, means the Irish-owned budget carrier will fly to 29 destinations from Bristol this winter, including popular tourist centres such...
The search is on again to find the South West’s best and brightest small companies as Britain’s biggest business representation group launches its annual awards. The FSB’s (Federation of Small Businesses) Celebrating Small Business Awards showcase small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across the region and are open to FSB members and non-members. The...
Bath-based spectacles designer and manufacturer Inspecs has returned to profit after extending its global reach – although its founder said he remained cautious of the overall economic outlook for the UK and European market. The firm turned a $3.5m loss for the first half of 2021 into a pre-tax profit of $800,000 for the six months to...
The West of England’s first Good Employment Charter has been launched – with Bath software development company Storm among the first to sign up. The project was kick-started this week by Metro Mayor Dan Norris as part of a push to develop good jobs, deliver opportunities for workers to progress and help local and regional...
A record trading month for international healthcare firm Alliance Pharma in June helped shield it from supply chain disruption caused by further lockdowns in China. But the Chippenham-headquartered group, whose products range from anti-dandruff shampoo to stomach ulcer treatments, said its first-half gross margin was due to be lower because of a revised sales...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. HMRC increases checks on R&D claimants Stricter measures are being rolled out to crack down on relief abuse. Find out more here Help to Grow extends to more participants Two people per business can now access training. Click here for...
Bath-based financial services firm Novia has played a key role in helping Bath City FC achieve it goal of setting up a new women’s team. The firm, a long-running backer of Bath Rugby, has agreed to be the founding sponsor of the team, which will wear the club’s famous black-and-white striped kit and play...
A new ‘cultural plan’ to boost a sector that contributes just under £2bn a year to the West of England’s economy by putting it on the map for national and international success has been unveiled. The prospectus showcases the region’s creative individuals – including its world-beating artists and games designers – highlights its top visitor attractions and...
International property agency JLL has promoted its Bristol office lead director Simon Peacock to head of regions, giving him responsibility for its 10 regional offices across the UK. Simon, pictured, will also join JLL’s UK executive board while continuing to oversee the firm’s South West and Wales regions, which are served from offices in Bristol,...
