The latest edition of Smith & Williamson’s Enterprise leadership publication profiles Gregor Mowat, CFO and co-founder of Bristol-based LOQBOX. Financial exclusion is a major problem in the UK, with around 5.8m people shut out from large parts of the credit market1. For many, this is a Catch-22 – they’ve never had credit,...
Government figures showing another monthly fall in corporate insolvencies are hiding the true picture of the damaging effect of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses, according to the South West branch of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. Insolvency Service statistics for June show 732 company insolvencies in England and...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Nigel Hardy, managing partner, assurance and business services at Smith & Williamson’s Bristol office, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched: Eurovision...
Bristol-based café-bar chain Loungers is to accelerate its re-opening programme and expects to have all but two of its outlets open within the next three weeks. The group, which has a total estate of 138 Lounges and 29 Cosy Clubs across the UK, has already lifted the shutters on 75...
Practical ideas on how businesses can continue to support charities during the coronavirus pandemic are to be aired at a webinar hosted by Quartet, the community foundation for the West of England. The third sector is facing its toughest time for a generation with hundreds of thousands of people...
Financial and professional services firm Smith & Williamson has made another round of promotions in its Bristol office. In total 16 staff in the office have moved upwards in a sign, said the firm, that it continues to invest in its people as the economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Three members of...
One of the UK’s leading private equity firms has been advised by lawyers from Bristol-headquartered national firm TLT on its £2m investment in a fast-growing data analytics company. Maven Capital Partners UK’s growth capital deal with Hublsoft Group forms part of that firm’s first-round funding, which it will use...
Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams and regional chartered accountants Milsted Langdon have teamed up to launch a ‘Bristol Bounce Back’ initiative to help firms recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The project is supported by an expert panel made up of individuals some of the city’s leading businesses including the Bank of England’s South...
A Bristol refrigeration firm that has helped keep food retailers operating safely during the coronavirus crisis has secured a £2m finance facility from HSBC. A1 Engineering, which works predominantly for large supermarkets, has used the funding to continue operating its service and repair service for them while other parts...
Property is often the single largest asset for most people handling deceased’s estates. It therefore makes sense to seek the best advice and avoid the common pitfalls that many people run into when dealing with probate properties. There are a number of ways in which the beneficiary’s outcome can...
Hotels in Bristol have welcomed the temporary cut in VAT for the hospitality sector in the summer economic statement – and are delighted that it was lower than they expected. The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA), which represents 40 major hotels in the city, has been calling on the government...
Bristol accounting and legal experts have broadly welcomed the Chancellor’s measures to boost the economy – but fear some may do more harm than good. David Gage, pictured, director, business tax at accountants Smith & Williamson in Bristol, said the cut in VAT from 20% to 5% until January...
Rishi Sunak’s efforts to kickstart to boost the housing market as it emerges from lockdown have been welcomed by the area’s residential property industry – with reservations over how effective they will be in the long term. David Westgate, chief executive of Keynsham-headquartered estate agency and property group Andrews,...
