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The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published a report on Navigating barriers to senior leadership for people from minority ethnic groups in FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies. The report shows that, while there are still significant challenges to be addressed, the need for change has been taken

Walker’s Shortbread has seen its annual profit rise by 89%, from £2.6 million to £6.8m in the last year. According to the firm's latest annual results for the year ended 31 December 2021, turnover rose by 8% to reach £142.4m despite disruptions in the supply chain and increas

HMRC is reminding businesses that from Tuesday 1 November, they will no longer be able to use their existing Value Added Tax (VAT) online account to submit VAT returns. By law, all VAT-registered businesses must now sign up to Making Tax Digital (MTD) and use compatible software to keep their VAT re

There has been a huge increase in demand for online advice around mortgage issues, new data from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has revealed. The latest data report from the charity, covering August 2022, found a 25% increase in views of the web page “What to Do If You Can’t Pay Your Mor

Climate chief Hannah Jones is among the line-up for tomorrow’s EIE22 tech investor showcase. Ms Jones is the CEO of The Earthshot Prize, a prize and platform founded by HRH The Prince of Wales and the Royal Foundation in 2021 to search, spotlight, and scale solutions that can repair and regene

A court has ordered that thousands of bunnies be destroyed – chocolate ones, that is. German supermarket Lidl has been told by a Swiss court to stop selling its sweet treats since they are too similar to Lindt bunnies and are liable to sow confusion.

Sustainable solutions firm RSK Group has acquired Glasgow-based engineering solutions provider WGM Engineering for an undisclosed sum. The Glasgow-based family business was established in 1986. Today, a team of 365 supports the provision of mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering disciplines.

Scottish Brewer Innis & Gunn’s financial results ending December 2021 show continued growth, with the firm delivering total gross profit of £7.4 million in 2021, a 7.4% increase from 2020. The firm's financial results ending December 2021 show robust brand performance and a solid com

Scottish Borders Council has received plans for a new whisky distillery to be built on the site of Grahamslaw Farm near Kelso. Plans for The Grahamslaw Distillery Company are being led by business woman Sarah Lang alongside a group of whisky experts, with the aim of converting Grahamslaw Farm into a

Wylie & Bisset, Accountants and Business Advisers, had revealed that some mini-Budget measures for businesses have been obscured by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s plan and subsequent U-turn on the proposed removal of the 45p income tax rate, paid by those earning more than £150,000 a ye

PwC firms around the world achieved gross revenues of US$50.3 billion – up 13.4% in local currency and 11.4% in US dollars for the 12 months ending 30 June 2022. The results have revealed that revenue growth was strong throughout the year, following the rebound in the last quarter of FY21 as t

  Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), the innovation centre designed to accelerate the built environment’s transition to zero carbon, supported industry partners to create and safeguard more than 900 jobs during the last 12 months (August 2021 – July 2022), the

Active loans and investments at leading responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) reached more than £41 million across 201 social enterprises, community organisations and impact-led businesses over the past year (2022/2021) according to its latest Impact Report. The latest

Commercial property development company, Knight Property Group has announced that Stuart Heslop has joined the team from 1st October 2022 as a non-executive director. Mr Heslop brings a vast experience and knowledge to the business, having previously been managing director of real estate finance at

The tech-enabled critical business services group, AAB, has appointed two new partners based in its offices in Aberdeen and Leeds. Callum Gray, who joined AAB in 2007 as a graduate, has most recently held the position of corporate finance director, based in the Aberdeen office. He leads the speciali