The monthly insolvency statistics published by The Insolvency Service for September show the number of registered company insolvencies were at their highest since the start of the first UK lockdown in March 2020. This is effectively a rebalancing back to normalised insolvency levels across the economy, after the government support measures during the Covid...
Regional accountancy firm Old Mill has relocated its Wiltshire office from Melksham to Chippenham as part of its wider expansion plans. The firm – which also has bases in Exeter, Yeovil and Wells – first opened in Melksham in 2010 following a merger with long-established Wiltshire rural accounting practice L E Bull. The decision...
The administrators of Bath energy supplier Pure Planet, which last week became the latest victim of the wholesale gas price surge, have said their first priority is to support its 235,000 customers. But they also pledged to Pure Planet's 197 staff – none of which have so far been made redundant. Eddie Williams,...
Independent shops may have a stronger trading outlook than large chains despite the UK’s high streets being under more pressure than ever, according to research carried out by Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King. However, its Retail Reboot report says that commercial landlords, tenants and local government must work together to redefine what the high...
A chain of family-owned pizza restaurants has expanded into Bath after securing funding from Barclays. Bosco Pizzeria successfully launched its third restaurant in Milsom Place, pictured, and is now due to open in Cheltenham shortly as it bounces back from the impact of the pandemic. The group is the brain-child of Miles Johnson, whose holiday...
Lizzy Painter, a solicitor in the Bath head office of law firm Royds Withy King, has become the new regional chair of a group representing the professional voice of young people in the UK built environment industry. Generation for Change (G4C) aims to drive change in the industry by developing and connecting its future...
