Category: Law & Finance

Yvonne Takes Lead Role At NEL Fund Managers

Regional fund management firm NEL Fund Managers has refreshed its senior management team with the appointment of Dr Yvonne Gale as its new chief executive.

Exercise Projects Can Benefit From £200k Of Grants

TABLE tennis aerobics is just one initiative to benefit from grants for physical activity programmes in Middlesbrough – and there is still almost £200,000 available.

Your Right to Claim – Latest Advice Sessions

NOT sure which benefits you’re entitled to claim? Then advice is at hand in the latest of a series of free sessions.

High Street Beats Cyberspace For Money Advice

Human knowledge, intuition and responsiveness are still valued above technology when it comes to information and advice about financial services.

Tait Walker Claims £16 Million Of Tax Back For North East Companies

NORTH EAST accountancy firm Tait Walker has helped 125 of the region’s businesses claim £16m worth of tax back through the R&D (Research and Development) tax relief scheme in the last three years.

BOROUGH RECOGNITION FOR POLICE AND SUPPORT OFFICERS

MIDDLESBROUGH’S police teams have been recognised for their work with a special civic award.

NORTH EAST COMMUNITY GROUPS TO BENEFIT FROM NEW ENERGY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

NORTH EAST community groups could now benefit from thousands of pounds by referring eligible people for heavily subsidised gas boilers after a new scheme – the first of its kind in the country – was unveiled in the region today (Tuesday, 24 March).

Insolvency profession launches online guide for creditors

A new website designed to guide creditors through the insolvency process has been launched by insolvency trade body R3.

Further Success For Xentrall Shared Services

A ground-breaking partnership between Stockton and Darlington Councils is now on track to save £13.6m.

Chancellor’s Plans Under The Microscope At Annual RMT Budget Event

George Osborne’s financial plans for the next parliament will be going under the microscope at RMT Accountants & Business Advisors’ annual post-Budget breakfast event.

Stockton Council Approves 2015/16 Budget

STOCKTON COUNCIL formally approved its 2015/16 budget as well as outlining its financial plan for the next four years at a meeting of the full Council last night (25 February).

Ground-Breaking ‘Spacehus’ Homes Offer Arch Tenants New Model Of Living With Zero Energy Bills

SPACE Group and Arch Homes have unveiled a ground-breaking development of four homes in Blyth, Northumberland that will provide residents with sustainable homes that cost nothing extra to heat and power.

Police And Crime Panel Seeks New Member

APPLICATIONS are being welcomed from residents within the force’s area to sit on the Cleveland Police and Crime Panel.

Business Development Expert Headhunted By Law Firm

FAST-GROWING law firm TLW Solicitors has taken steps to manage an increase in demand for its specialist services by appointing a new head of marketing and business development to its North Shields-based practice.

RMT Accountants Buy Into Financial Consultant’s Recruitment

RMT Accountants & Business Advisors is investing in extending the range of services it provides with the recruitment of a new commercial finance expert.

Accountancy Practice Announces New Date For Pension Clinics Due To Demand For Advice

NORTH EAST accountancy firm Tait Walker is hosting another day of free drop-in clinics on the radical pension changes this Thursday 19thFebruary at their Gosforth office, Newcastle following the large turnout last week.

Popping the question on Valentine’s Day? It could save you £212 a year

Canny romantics considering popping the question this Valentine’s Day may be interested to know that new tax rules could save some couples up to £212 a year.

Accountancy Practice Offers Help Following Most Radical Changes to Pensions in Almost a Century

NORTH EAST accountancy firm Tait Walker is hosting free drop-in days to help the public understand how the radical pension changes announced last year will affect them, their savings and their families in 2015.

RMT Accountants Help Corelogic Complete £23.5M Sale To Servelec Group PLC

Advice from RMT Accountants & Business Advisors has supported the sale of Corelogic, a UK market-leading provider of next generation adult and children’s social care case management software, to a major UK technology group for a total value of £23.5m.

Delavals Looks To The Crowd For Next Round Of Investment

The North East brewers behind a unique club which is capitalising on the growing demand for craft beers and real ales are hoping to raise a glass to a raft of new backers who will help drive the next stage of its development.

Regional business growth indicators at record levels in new R3 research

A record number of regional businesses have entered the New Year experiencing one or more signs of business growth, according to the results of new research by insolvency trade body R3.

Financial services in the spotlight as inaugural British Bank Awards launches

The UK’s first awards voted by the British public to find the nation’s best bank and financial products, has been launched by online review site SmartMoneyPeople.com.

NECC Banks On Virgin Money Patronage

CHALLENGER BANK Virgin Money will be a key supporter of a year-long celebration of everything that is great about regional business.

NE Procurement honoured at national Building and Engineering awards

A top North East procurement organisation has been recognised at the 2014 Building and Engineer Awards for a project that saw an area of derelict land in Grove Hill, Middlesbrough turned into an environmentally-friendly community facility.

Baker Tilly advises on £1m refinancing package for Sunderland-based engineering firm

Baker Tilly has advised Sunderland-based engineering design consultants Desco on a £1m refinancing package with HSBC which will support the firm’s growth plans in the UK and the Middle East.

Insurance broker launches third sector service

Growing North East based insurance broker, NC Insurance has announced further expansion with the launch of a specialist service to provide insurance for third sector organisations.

Banking On Future Talent

Students of the new Entrepreneurial Business Management degree programme at Newcastle Business School teamed up with Yorkshire Bank’s Talent Academy to spend a day together exchanging business advice and personal development support.

Peter Millican Law raises the bar as firm grows

A fast-growing North East boutique commercial law firm, now in its 10th year of operating, has continued to invest in its future to give its clients the best possible legal service.

SECOND GROWTH FUND INVESTMENT SUPPORTING CSI’S CONTINUING GLOBAL EXPANSION

A North East Hazardous Area Inspection firm is continuing to break into new markets and win new clients around the world with the help of a second investment from the Finance For Business North East Growth Fund.

SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT BUYOUT FOR DURHAM CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS

A COUNTY Durham specialist construction business has undergone a successful management buyout with the help of North East advisers Tait Walker Corporate Finance, UK Steel Enterprise and HSBC.

North East Procurement Experts Award £3 Million Contract

North East procurement specialist, NE Procurement, has awarded a £3 million contract to cost reduction experts, J6, following a competitive tender process to develop an exclusive pricing system for the organisation.

Sarah And Jane Earn Collingwood Legal Promotions

Two solicitors’ contributions to the success of specialist north east employment law firm Collingwood Legal has been recognised with promotions.

Employment Law Experts To Explore Business Impact of Ground-Breaking Holiday Pay Ruling

The implications for North East businesses of a ground-breaking ruling on employees’ holiday pay entitlement will be under the spotlight at a special event next week.

North East Industries Leading The Way As Regional Economic Picture Continues To Improve

The increasingly strong positions enjoyed by several North East industries in relation to their peers across England and Wales have been revealed by new research from the regional arm of insolvency trade body R3.

R3’s Kelly Leads North East Calls For Government To Scrap Costly Insolvency Law Reforms

A North East insolvency expert is calling for planned legal changes which would end up costing the creditors of insolvent firms over £160 million per year to be scrapped.

Castle secures £8.7 million in new contracts

The leisure industry is proving to be a lucrative source of new business for one of the region’s fastest growing building services design and installation contractors, as it announces that it has secured new business worth £ 8.7 million.

Stockton Pledges To Tackle Loan Sharks

STOCKTON Council showed its commitment to tackling illegal money lending by signing the local Stop Loan Sharks Charter on Monday 3 November.

Intellectual Property Office challenges digital industries to create value from their ideas Regional businesses invited to attend free IP workshop

An event which demystifies intellectual property (IP) and illustrates the potential positive and negative impact it has on businesses, is coming to the region next week.