Firms will want assurances that the business rates reform announced by the Chancellor this week will not more higher taxes. That’s the view of Business West, the region’s largest business organisation representing 16,000 firms and which runs the Bristol Chamber of Commerce and Bristol Initiative. George Osborne made the...
Smith & Williamson, the accountancy, investment management and tax group with a flagship office in Bristol, has achieved a double-digit increase in annual operating profits. Both its Investment Management and Banking division and the Tax and Business Services division reported strong growth in the year to April 30, helping...
Ryan Legge, an account handler at Bristol-based insurance broker Hayes Parsons, has won the title of Young Broker of the Year. The accolade, in the UK Broker Awards, follows on from Ryan, 22, being named as Bristol’s Achiever of the Year in March. Ryan, pictured, joined the industry three...
Confidence levels for firms across the West of England have fallen on the back of lower sales, fewer new jobs and worsening cashflow, according to the results of Business West’s latest survey. The figures, released today, showed how susceptible the region is to shifts in the world economy, said...
The self assessment deadline is drawing near, and anyone who is newly self-employed or has additional income for the tax year 2014/15 needs to register by Monday. Failure to register on time can result in penalties of up to 30% of the tax due, or more in some cases,...
National crematorium operator Westerleigh Group, based near Yate, is aiming for a major expansion after receiving a £108m financial package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The firm, which launched in 1992, plans to increase its 21-strong chain of crematoria to 30 before 2020. The bank funding means the firm...
Bristol-based R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown has appointed corporate tax specialist Jenny Tragner as a director. She joins from French-headquartered Alma Consulting Group, where she was R&D tax director, and her arrival takes ForrestBrown’s team of R&D specialists to 17. A chartered accountant and member of the Association of...
Bristol’s future as a vibrant business centre will be debated by three of the city’s leading business women at the UK’s biggest gathering of female business owners next month. They will take as their starting point the creation of a so-called Western Powerhouse to unite the city-region and claw...
Bristol entrepreneur Ellen Green, who walked away from TV show Dragons’ Den empty-handed last month, has now secured a £30,000 investment for her Blue Badge Company. Three of the dragons offered funding in return for shares in her business, which sells stylish living aids, with retail tycoon Touker Suleyman...
The Royal West of England Academy’s (RWA) Annual Exhibition returns next month for its 163rd year with the backing of accountants and investment managers Smith & Williamson’s Bristol office. The exhibition, the RWA’s biggest of the year and the largest event in the South West of its kind, features...
Sustainability is firmly on the agenda for 80% of West of England boardrooms with nearly a third considering it one of their business’s top three priorities, according to an exclusive survey conducted by Bristol executive search firm Moon Consulting and Bristol Business News. Just 5% are not currently engaged in...
Entrepreneurial Spark, the nationwide accelerator programme for entrepreneurs, has officially launched its Bristol hub – with one resident firm gaining an instant £1,000 boost to their business at the opening ceremony. The Bristol Hatchery, which is backed by NatWest and based at the bank’s Trinity Quay office complex, is...
Chartered accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has appointed Ruth Gilbert as an insolvency manager in its Bristol office. Ruth, pictured, has specialised in insolvency work since 2000, when she joined boutique insolvency practice Byrne Associates in Bristol. She is experienced in managing both corporate and personal insolvency cases of all...
