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Wbg is advising Scottish tourism and hospitality businesses to consider their financial structure to boost their resilience. With new data from the Scottish Tourism Alliance highlighting a growing vulnerability: more than half of tourism and hospitality businesses have less than three months of cash

Magic Light Pictures has confirmed the launch of Stirling Animation Studio (SAS), its new, wholly owned studio where the company will complete production of its landmark preschool series Zog for the BBC. Following Wild Child Animation entering administration, with the potential loss of all jobs and

Wbg has promoted Jenna Fair to associate director, who joined the firm a decade ago. Over the last few years Ms Fair has specialised in the charity sector, managing a portfolio of audit exempt charity clients, offering guidance and support to and providing a professional service.

Multi-award-winning Wild Child Animation, the Stirling-based studio and contractor, has appointed Wbg turnaround specialists Gordon McIntyre and Donald McKinnon as joint administrators. Since 2020, Wild Child Animation has created hours of content for partners including Cartoon Network, Disney, Warn

Wbg has enhanced its senior team with the appointments of Chris Malloch as head of client acquisition and Alexandra Mooney as client success manager. Mr Malloch has been instrumental in shaping and leading consumer debt advice and sales for the last 18 years in senior roles at KPMG and latterly Inte

Wbg has appointed David Shadwell as head of business advisory services. With offices across the UK, Mr Shadwell who will be based in Edinburgh, brings a wealth of experience helping founders and leadership teams turn financial data into strategic growth through driving digital transformation to crea

Glasgow-headquartered Wbg has appointed Keith Miller as partner, head of indirect tax, based in its Manchester office. With more than 30 years of experience, most recently as Northwest VAT Partner at Azets, Mr Miller was also a VAT specialist at Deloitte, led KPMG’s M&A VAT offering across

Wbg has advised landlords to anticipate the introduction of a higher income tax regime for property income in Scotland. The recent UK budget announced a new, separate higher income tax regime for property income which will apply in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland from April 2027. This change do

Glasgow-headquartered Wbg is developing its own internal entrepreneurial ecosystem in response to a record boom in Scottish startups. The initiative launches ahead of Global Entrepreneurship Week (17-23 November).

Wbg has promoted Shehzad Ashaq from associate partner to partner in its tax team. Mr Ashaq, who previously won the Rising Star in Business category at the Scottish Asian & Business Awards, has a broad range of experience in corporate and personal tax and specialises in tax planning and complianc

Wbg has appointed Gordon McIntyre as insolvency director based in its Glasgow office. With extensive experience in all forms of corporate insolvency procedures (administrations, court winding up orders and creditor voluntary liquidations) across a broad range of sectors, including manufacturing, com

Paul McDougall, associate partner and insolvency practitioner at Wbg, has voiced strong concerns about the impact on ordinary households and small businesses of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) restarting its controversial direct recovery of debts (DRD) programme. The DRD programme allows HMRC to tak

Amid a challenging climate where many UK organisations are struggling to secure an auditor, Scottish accountancy firm Wbg is making a significant investment in its external audit team. The firm has committed to a major expansion of its external audit division, growing from 28 staff in 2022 to over 4

Wbg’s 168 Whisky Club moves into the autumnal season this week with another tasting from Ferguson Whisky, whom it has supported from inception. The club, formed 12 years ago by founder Donald McKinnon, is a fusion of mixing business and pleasure with a networking club.

The growth strategy of Wbg to double its fee income to £30m in three years and £50m in five has fuelled a record trainee intake, investment in career development and a targeted recruitment drive across its business. Last month saw a doubling of the normal trainee intake joining the firm,