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RSE sees profits soar to £19.9m as revenues rise 30%

Published 6 days ago

Highlands-based water treatment solutions provider RSE has reported a strong financial performance for the year ending 31 March 2024.

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Grant Thornton: Businesses’ profit growth to stall following rising employment costs

Published 6 days ago

Following the increases announced in the Autumn Budget to employer National Insurance Contributions and National Minimum Wage, UK businesses’ profit growth expectations remain low and many are looking to review employee costs across the board including implementing hiring freezes, according to Grant Thornton UK.

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Audit Scotland: Scottish councils should tighten controls after £1.1m Aberdeen fraud case

Published 6 days ago

All Scottish councils must learn from the weaknesses that allowed an Aberdeen City Council employee’s £1.1 million fraud go undetected over 17 years, the Accounts Commission has urged.

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FinTech Scotland Cluster sees strong growth as sector employment rises 8%

Published 6 days ago

The FinTech Scotland Cluster has recorded an 8% year-on-year employment growth during 2024 bringing the total number of people working in fintech to over 11,300.

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FRP Advisory appointed as Connect Modular enters administration

Published 6 days ago

Michelle Elliot and Callum Carmichael, partners at FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators of Connect Modular Limited on 6 January.

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Nine-year ban for director of over 400 companies

Published 1 week ago

A key figure in a scheme designed to undermine the insolvency system has been banned as a company director for nine years.

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Scotcoin targets £200m valuation in February listing

Published 1 week ago

Scotcoin is set to be listed on a major cryptocurrency exchange in February 2025, which will see the project valued at $250 million (£200m) on its market debut.

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Edinburgh fintech BR-DGE experiences 10x growth in transaction value

Published 1 week ago

Edinburgh-based payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has recorded a significant transaction volume uplift and made a spate of new senior hires in 2024 as the company scales rapidly to meet unprecedented demand in 2025 for its modular services.

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Thomson Cooper called in as Blairgowrie Holiday Park operator liquidated

Published 3 weeks ago

Richard Gardiner of Thomson Cooper Accountants has been appointed liquidator of Heritage Park Estates Limited, the company operating Bendochy Park in Blairgowrie.

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BoE keeps interest rates frozen after November inflation ticks up

Published 3 weeks ago

The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to hold interest rates at 4.75%, following a slight uptick in inflation in November.

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KPMG narrows gap with strongest growth among Big Four

Published 3 weeks ago

KPMG has posted a 5.4% rise in global revenues to $38.4 billion (c. £30.5bn), outpacing its Big Four rivals in terms of revenue growth in the past year.

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Edinburgh tech company Workpro secures equity injection of £500k

Published 4 weeks ago

Edinburgh tech company Workpro has secured an additional £500,000 equity investment from existing sources as well as three new investors, including Capital for Colleagues.

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Two appointments at VAT & Indirect Tax Advisors

Published 4 weeks ago

Glasgow-based VAT & Indirect Tax Advisors (VITA) has expanded its team with two new appointments.

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November’s Scottish company insolvencies rise 5% year-on-year

Published 4 weeks ago

In November 2024, there were 114 company insolvencies registered in Scotland, 5% higher than the number in November 2023.

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Auditors raise concerns over Ferguson Marine’s future

Published 4 weeks ago

Audit Scotland has raised concerns over the future of the publicly-owned Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (FMPG), highlighting uncertainty as no more work is secured beyond the completion of MV Glen Rosa (802).

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