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Dundee-based media group DC Thomson reported a £13.9 million rise in trading revenues in the financial year ending March 31, 2022. The latest accounts filed at companies house showed that the firm's total revenues rose to £174.1m from £160.2m in 2020-21, and the company made pre-ta

Two skateboarding fanatics have transformed a church into a skate park after successfully raising thousands of pounds on a crowdfunding site.

Economic confidence has risen slightly in December to -58, up from -64 in November, according to the IoD Directors’ Economic Confidence Index, which measures business leader optimism in economic prospects. There were also slight improvements in expectations for revenue, employment, investment

Telecoms provider Commsworld has reported a 60% surge in gross profit as its public and private sector client base expands. The Edinburgh-headquartered company saw gross profit rise to £7.5 million for the year ending 2021, up from £4.7m in the previous 12 months.

Scottish biscuit manufacturer and brand Tunnock's has reported a £5 million rise in profits with turnover reaching £72m, in its latest accounts for the year ended 26 February 2022. The growth in profits show a healthy recovery from pandemic lows as pre-tax profits were £254,988 in

Scottish taxpayers could see the amount they pay in tax go up after the Scottish government publishes its income tax plans in December. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt yesterday used his first Autumn Statement to announce a number of measures aimed at raising an additional £25 billion in tax revenue..

On the new build front, the average price has risen by 6% over the past year in Edinburgh and 12% in Glasgow. Scotland has seen some of the strongest apartment rental price rises in the past five years, with Glasgow and Edinburgh witnessing 51% and 27% respectively, according to research from proper

Aberdeen house prices have risen 3.4% in the last quarter, according to the latest report from Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited (ASPC) and the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research. With published statistics for the third quarter of 2022, the Aber

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to fine Barclays a total of £50 million in relation to its failure to disclose certain arrangements agreed with Qatari entities as part of its capital raisings announced on 25 June 2008 and 31 October 2008 after finding conduct in the Octo

Scottish commercial law firm MacRoberts has posted a 10% rise in turnover in the financial year to 30 April 2022 to £20.6 million. The firm’s profits rose by 17% for the same period. Highlights include an exceptional year from the firm’s credit management specialist Yuill+Kyle, a p

A.G. Barr, the maker of Irn-Bru, has reported a 22.8% rise in pre-tax profits to £25.3 million from £20.6m in its interim results ending 31 July 2022. The profits were on revenues of £157.9m, a 20% rise from the same period last year on a like-for-like basis. The company announced

TSB has warned of a rise in cost-of-living scams, as accompanying research revealed that a £500 fraud loss would leave three fifths of households struggling to afford food for over a week.

Aberdeen-headquartered payroll and employee mobility specialist activpayroll has seen its revenue rise by 27%, reaching £35.7 million in 2020/21. Serving over 1200 customers in 154 countries across the globe, activpayroll offers a range of services under the three key pillars of Global Payroll

According to new data from Lloyds Bank, 9 out of 10 in-person transactions are now made with contactless, a rise from 65% to 87%. In April 2020 – during the pandemic – the contactless limit was increased from £30 to £45, rising to £100 in October 2021. These higher limi

New data has shown that the average amount owed to small businesses in late payments has risen to £22,700 in May 2022, up from £21,400 in 2021, according to Intuit QuickBooks late payments bulletin. This is a 6% year on year increase and the almost £23k average works out to 65