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A senior corporate lawyer has come forward to claim a mysterious pile of cash seemingly abandoned near rubbish bins. Thai lawyer Thaweewat Sengkaew turned up at a police station to claim ownership of the 12 million baht in cash (around £272,300).

The James Hutton Institute has appointed Anne Corbin as its new chief financial officer. Ms Corbin joins from social care charity VSA, where she has worked since 2019, serving as CFO since 2021. A fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, she has 25 years of experience working in

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will launch a Supercharged Sandbox to help firms experiment safely with AI to support innovation. Through a new collaboration, announced today, firms will have the opportunity to experiment with AI using NVIDIA accelerated computing and NVIDIA AI Enterprise Soft

Aberdeen-based subsea robotics specialist, Rovop, has reported a significant surge in profits in its first financial filing since its acquisition by a US billionaire.

Holiday specialist Caledonian Leisure has posted annual turnover of over £63 million for 2024, marking a 15% increase from the previous year's £55m.

The Insolvency Service has appointed its first dedicated crypto intelligence specialist to help recover more money for the UK economy from bankruptcy cases. Former police investigator Andrew Small will help track digital assets in criminal cases and provide the agency with detailed knowledge of the

Two of Scotland’s machinery rings,  Laurencekirk-based Ringlink (Scotland) Ltd and Inverness-based Highland Business Services Ltd (HBS), have announced their intention to merge, forming a single cooperative with a combined membership of over 4,000 and an annual turnover of £100 mil

Scotland's financial services sector attracted a decade-high number of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in 2024, positioning it as the top UK location outside of London. According to figures from the forthcoming EY Scotland Attractiveness Survey 2025, Scotland secured 11 projects, an increas

A world-first Glasgow SME-led business support programme, Wilson’s Foundry, celebrated the achievements of its first cohort at a showcase attended by Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England. Wilson’s Foundry brings together three established Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID)

Scottish business activity saw a modest return to growth in May, marking the first increase in six months, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Growth Tracker. The index, which measures combined output from the manufacturing and service sectors, rose to 50.5 from 47.4 in April, signa

Scottish accountancy firm Wbg has been reappointed to the Department for Education’s (DfE) Funding Assurance framework for a further three years following a successful re-tender process. The firm remains the sole independent Scottish accountancy practice to be awarded slots on the framework &n

A construction worker from Leeds has bagged a new house and a Mercedes as part of a competition prize bundle worth nearly £850,000.

Aberdein Considine’s Banking Litigation and Debt Recovery Team has been shortlisted for Legal Team of the Year at the Credit Awards next month. The team, which acts for major UK banks and financial institutions, will contest the award at a prestigious ceremony being held during Credit Week at

Cardo Group has signed an agreement to take over the operations of Livingston-based SERS Energy Solutions Group Limited and SERS Energy Solutions (Scotland) Limited across England, Wales, and Scotland. The integration of SERS into Cardo Group will enhance in-house service delivery capabilities, ensu

A commercial diver training company in Argyll is exploring the potential to expand the business to include closed bell diver training.