Bristol-based accountants Corrigan Associates has appointed Hayley Jones as audit manager. Hayley, who previously worked for Baker Tilly in Hereford, will spearhead audit and assurance work for the practice in King Street, Bristol. Principal Edward Corrigan said: “Many of our clients are growing businesses that expect more from their accountants than an annual visit....
An 11.62-acre residential site at Filton airfield has changed hands in an eight-figure deal that suggests the housebuilding sector is taking off at last. The land, with outline planning consent for 273 homes, was sold by developers Bovis to rival housebuildr Barratt David Wilson. It is part of the larger Charlton...
A unique annual awards scheme which champions the often-overlooked contribution of freelancers in marketing, media and communications has been relaunched. Recruitment specialists Xchangeteam, which covers Bristol and the West of England from its office in Portishead, started the annual Freelancer of the Year Awards in 2003 to give freelancers...
Rolls-Royce, whose military engine business is based at Patchway, Bristol, has had its best-ever year with record underlying revenues and profits. The company, whose commercial engines business is based in Derby, today reported a 21% rise in pre-tax profits to £1.18bn for 2011. Chief executive John Rishton said that...
The valued of frauds committed in the South West and Wales rose more than seven-fold last year, according to professional services firm KPMG. However, one fraud accounted for 80% of the entire region’s total. Notable offenders included a woman who was ordered by Bristol Crown Court to undertake 150 hours...
Bristol-based wealth manager Hargreaves Lansdown has bucked the recession with a first half 16% rise in revenue to a record £112.9m – and record pre-tax profits of £72m, up 28%. Total net business inflows for the six months to December 32 was £1.16b while assets under administration totalled £23.4bn Chief executive Ian Gorham...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com M Shed – the museum for Bristol which opened last year – has been nominated for the Art Fund Prize 2012, the UK’s museum of the year award. The prize, the biggest for arts and cultural organisations in the country, rewards excellence and innovation for...
The Bristol office of accountants and business advisors BDO has launched a personal tax division and recruited four experts from rival RSM Tenon, which recently closed its base in the city. The new team will strengthen BDO’s tax offering in the region with a service aimed at individuals, families...
Luxury hotel Ston Easton Park launches its series of breakfast events for business leaders and owners tomorrow with an invitation to Meet the Press. Robert Buckland, editor of Bristol Business News and its sister titles Bath Business News and Swindon Business News, and Philip Welch, editor of Mid Somerset...
Multi-millionaire businessman and Bristol City Football Club owner Steve Lansdown is today named as the majority shareholder of Bristol Rugby Club. Confirmation of the involvement of Mr Lansdown, who founded highly-successful Bristol financial advisers and brokers Hargreaves Lansdown, came in a statement today from the rugby club. Chairman Chris...
Bristol is to get its own currency – the Bristol Pound – in May under a scheme to be launched by a group of independent traders with the backing of the council and the city’s major credit union. The Bristol Pound aims to boost the city economy by...
What is a local currency? Essentially money that is used across a particular locality or region. The Bristol Pound will be spent like sterling and is backed pound-for-pound by sterling deposits. However it is different to sterling in that the money will typically be accepted only within the region...
The Guild of British Coach Operators has awarded West coach operator Bakers Dolphin a mark of 100% in an audit of quality standards and excellence. The guild carries out an independent rigorous 44-point check on coach operators every two years and will only allow those who reach the highest standards...
