Gloucestershire Business News
Midlands youth given employment boostRecruitment and training specialist Omega Resource Group plc is leading the charge on youth unemployment in the Midlands, having been named as the regional partner of the government’s innovative Backing Young Britain provision.
Midlands Lawyers show their pedal powerTwo Midlands lawyers are to get on their bikes for charity. Both will cycle more than 100 miles but one will never move an inch. One will be in the warmth of a gym while the other will be braving all weathers.
Firms reminded of Companies Act changesCheltenham-based accountancy firm Smith Heath is advising that the new Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has written to all companies registered in the UK, reminding them of the changes which came into place on 1 October this year under the 2006 Companies Act.
Partnership Brings Career OpportunitiesThe Choice Care Group of residential care homes has teamed up with Paragon Skills for Industry to provide specialist training and careers for people who want to work with adults with learning disabilities.
Accountant celebrates exam successCheltenham based accountancy firm Smith Heath is celebrating the success of one of its team members in his professional accountancy examinations sat earlier this year.
Cheltenham accountants issue warning over text message scamCheltenham based chartered certified accountants Smith Heath are advising that only a few months after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced it would start contacting taxpayers by text to discuss their tax affairs, a warning has been issued regarding electronic communications from bogus organisations which offer to refund overpaid tax directly into the recipient’s bank account, if they provide the details.
Struggling firms get more time to payCheltenham based chartered certified accountants Smith Heath are advising that businesses who are finding it difficult to meet their tax bills will in future be offered the chance to spread the cost over a longer period, through a ‘Managed Payment Plan’ (MPP) with HM Revenue and Customs.
Cheltenham Welcomes BAM UKFast-growing specialist marketing firm BAM Agency Ltd has relocated its head office and staff team from Wales to Cheltenham.