Regional chartered accountancy firm Monahans has rebranded as MHA Monahans to underscore the strengths of being part of the national invitation-only MHA network. Monahans, which has eight offices across the West of England including in Swindon, has been the region’s representative for MHA since 2012, enabling it to offer their clients enhanced specialist expertise...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, today called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to “be brave, but invest in the long term” in Wednesday’s Budget. The group, which runs the Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative, said businesses’ patience was wearing thin with a government that was failing to set the foundations of a post-Brexit economy. ...
Swindon’s ethical organisations – large and small – are being invited to enter the annual South West Fairtrade Business Awards. Now in their sixth year, the awards recognise the contribution that businesses, organisations and institutes in the region make in support of Fairtrade by buying certified Fairtrade products for the workplace and raising awareness...
Alternative funding specialist ThinCats has appointed Alison Whistance in a senior management role to cover its South West region. Alison, pictured, joins as origination manager, South-West, as the firm gears up for its next period of growth. ThinCats, an online peer-to-peer lending platform that allows investors to make secured loans directly to businesses, recently...
Green energy pioneer Julia Davenport has been included on a list of 100 UK organisations and their leaders that demonstrate excellence through growth, innovation and purpose. Ms Davenport, who is chief executive of Chippenham-based Good Energy, appears in the second annual Faces of a Vibrant Economy initiative by accountancy group Grant Thornton. The list...
Accountancy group EY has said its South West and South Wales practice grew strongly in the year to the end of June, including an 11% expansion of its regional financial services team. Nationally fee income across the firm, one of the so-called Big Four accountants, grew by 9.2% to £2.35b, up from £2.15b in...
West of England business figures have said the Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates from 0.25% to 0.5% should have little impact on the region – but warned that further increases could hit confidence and slow the economy. The Bank’s rate-setting monetary policy committee (MPC) voted in favour of the increase by...
The Swindon office of corporate finance advisors Watersheds has helped the shareholders of an historic laundry firm sell the business. Regency Laundry, which has worked with some of the area’s top hotels for more than 125 years from its base in Bath, was sold in a management buy-in (MBI). The deal has transferred ownership...
Accountancy group Grant Thornton has appointed Matt Parfitt to lead the growing employment taxes team in its regional office. Matt, pictured, brings a wide range of commercial and technical experience and is a regular contributor to leading tax publications. He joins as senior manager after three years at Swindon-based Nationwide Building Society, where he...
Global accountancy group KPMG has made 50 promotions in its South West team – including the appointment of one partner and six directors – in a move it says signals its commitment to investing in talent. Regional head of restructuring David Pike becomes a partner after 18 years with the firm. David, pictured right,...
