New expansion strategy unveiled by Time Finance as clocks up a record three-and-a-half years of growth

January 30, 2025

Bath-headquartered specialist funder Time Finance has launched a three-year strategy to increase its lending by 50% as its current highly successful four-year growth plan nears its completion. The group, which provides asset, loan and invoice finance products to more than 10,000 small and medium-sized enterprises across the UK, recently chalked up record lending after 14...

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University of Bath researchers release podcast series lifting lid on tobacco industry’s ‘darkest tactics’

January 30, 2025
University of Bath researchers release podcast series lifting lid on tobacco industry’s ‘darkest tactics’

A new podcast that delves into the tobacco industry’s “relentless pursuit of profit at the expense of public health” has been launched by a special team at the University of Bath. The Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG), a world leader in uncovering what it calls Big Tobacco’s darkest tactics, has released the first episodes...

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Executive who joined Future as a programmer in 2003 ‘perfectly placed to lead it’ as new CEO

January 30, 2025
Executive who joined Future as a programmer in 2003 ‘perfectly placed to lead it’ as new CEO

Future, the Bath-headquartered specialist global media group, has named an executive who has worked at the business for more than 20 years as its next CEO. Kevin Li Ying, pictured, currently executive vice-president (EYP) of its B2C arm, will take over from current chief executive officer Jon Steinberg at the end of March.  Shares in...

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BGF regional office benefits from engineering firm sale but ‘economic uncertainties’ hit investment deals

January 30, 2025
BGF regional office benefits from engineering firm sale but ‘economic uncertainties’ hit investment deals

Investment into small and mid-sized business by growth finance group BGF’s South West office fell last year by around £10m as it came up against what it called “several economic uncertainties”. BGF, the largest and most experienced investor in the UK and Ireland, completed deals totalling £60m during 2024 against £70m the previous year. ...

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Pearson May financial round up

January 30, 2025
Pearson May financial round up

Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Around 3.4m taxpayers still to file for Self Assessment File now to avoid penalties and interest charges, says HMRC. Click here for more details.  Lenders challenge Bank of England’s loss-absorbing capital rules Banks argue requirements exceed international standards. To...

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Next step for city centre housing development as council aims to tackle Bath’s homes shortage

January 29, 2025
Next step for city centre housing development as council aims to tackle Bath’s homes shortage

Plans to build nearly 100 energy-efficient homes as part of Bath’s Quays North regeneration scheme have gone out for consultation. Bath & North East Somerset Council’s (B&NES) wholly owned development company Aequus wants to press ahead with the homes on a site on Corn Street, close to the city centre, pictured. The site already...

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