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The director of a Perth construction firm has narrowly avoided jail after he evaded tax payments of £204,678.

APEX Hotels has reported an operating profit of £2.9 million for the 12 months ended 30 April 2022, up from a £11.2m operating loss the year before, returning the group to profitability. Angela Vickers, CEO of the Scottish company, which has locations across Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, L

Capricorn Energy's chairperson, CEO, and three other directors have resigned from the board following pressure from activist investor Palliser Capital. Palliser, Capricorn's third-largest shareholder, has spoken out against the company's proposed merger with Israel's NewMed Energy. Palliser has been

Scotland’s billionaire brothers, Sandy and James Easdale, have announced a £10 million investment to massively expand the partnership between McGill’s Buses and international coach operator, FlixBus. The McGill’s owners’ outlay will see 18 new state-of-the-art Volvo bus

Edward Hunter, a partner in Burness Paull’s corporate finance team, has been recognised as a rising star in an industry benchmark. The Lawyer’s annual Hot 100 list, which it describes as “the crème de la crème of the legal world”, features “the most daring

River Clyde Homes (RCH) has secured a £38m loan facility from Nationwide Building Society to support its plans for a regeneration programme to futureproof its properties and make them more sustainable and energy efficient. The Nationwide Building Society funding package is made up of £10

Borders-based estate agency Paton & Co has appointed Fiona Pagett as partner. Ms Pagett joins from Rettie & Co, where she was a senior sales negotiator and valuer.

Levels of businesses in Scotland that are already experiencing ‘critical’ or advanced distress have seen a massive increase in the final quarter of 2022 compared with the same period the previous year, according to new research from business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor

Despite depressing economic forecasts, Scottish mid-market business leaders are surprisingly optimistic about their growth opportunities. According to data from Grant Thornton UK LLP’s latest Business Outlook Tracker, mid-market optimism has rebounded across all indicators monitored:

The Artisanal Spirits Company has announced a change of leadership with David Ridley stepping down as managing director and Andrew Dane appointed as CEO, following a strong year of growth.

The 11 companies selected to take part in the Scotland Can Do ‘Applying Space Data to the Net Zero Economy’ research and development (R&D) challenge came together yesterday to share their innovative ideas after recently being selected from a competitive field of applicants.

Santander UK has launched a £200 switcher cashback offer for both new and existing customers when they switch to a Santander Edge, 1|2|3 Current Account, or other eligible current accounts, through CASS.

A MacDonald's customer was accidentally given a bag containing $5,000 (£4,070) in cash instead of his food order when he went to pick up his order at a local McDonald's.

UK consumer confidence in Q4 of 2022 improved by half (+0.6) a percentage point, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker. Whilst small, the uptick marks the reversal of a 15-month period of consecutive decline. Overall confidence was boosted by significant quarter-on-quarter improvement in

Car leasing specialist Pike + Bambridge, which has offices in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, is on track with a £1 million investment to drive further growth across the UK. The company helps businesses and individuals to make the switch to electric and hybrid vehicles, by making the process simpler,