Tax Changes for Furnished Holiday Lets – An Update Currently, tax advantages are available for qualifying Furnished Holiday Lets, making them a lucrative investment opportunity. Back in March 2024, the Government announced the abolition of these special rules with effect from 6 April 2025, but no further guidance was available ….. until now. Draft legislation has now been published giving us an indication on the upcoming changes which will come into effect from April 2025 to include (but not limited
Cornish cyber security business Cool Waters Cyber has received a £100k boost to help expand its successful apprenticeship scheme. The Tremough Innovation Centre-based business first received SWIG backing to set up their innovative cyber security apprenticeship scheme in 2023. The scheme has so far successfully trained two apprentices and is now taking on more placements. Cool Waters Cyber, led by CEO Mark Faithfull, works with BIT Training to ensure the apprentices receive the highest level of cyber
Two decades of high-level experience in marine business and a lifetime’s knowledge of the sea has seen Tristan Rowe appointed as Falmouth Harbour’s new Head of Commercial Operations.Tristan will be looking to the wide horizons of sustainable growth and development for Falmouth Harbour for the benefit of all the Trust Port’s community, customers and stakeholders.As a Harbour leisure “user” with lifelong sailing and watersports credentials, he also spent the last twenty years of his career working on the
Cornish-based cutting blade specialist, Simply Just One, has had a £37k cash boost from SWIG Finance to help scale up its business to meet increasing demand. The company, started in 2020 by Mike Jackson with the help of a Start Up Loan, has become a leading online supplier of diamond-cutting blades and equipment for a range of applications. Having had a successful career as a sales rep for diamond cutting blades, Mike is able to share his experience with customers to ensure they have the right blade
Tickets are now on sale for the annual Holly Ball in aid of Marie Curie in Cornwall. Friday 29 November The Penventon Park Hotel, Redruth 7pm to 12.30am £55 per person which includes a 3 course festive meal, complimentary drink on arrival, coffee and mince pies There will be a raffle and auction. If your company would like to donate a gift or prize please contact Lynda Thomas on 07798 638 099 or via email: Lynda.Thomas@mariecurie.org.uk The hotel are offering special rates for overnight for Holly
A new generation of Blue Meadows “smart” buoys are marking sensitive habitats of seagrass and maerl around Falmouth Harbour, whilst keeping their own mooring chains from scouring the seabed beneath them.The new Port Notice Advanced Mooring System (PNAMS) markers designed, developed and installed by Mylor Mooring Services Ltd also do the work of keeping their mooring risers off the seabed without the need for floats just under the surface of the water – as trialled in some older AMS pioneer projects. The
The Family Law Company is firming up its regional presence with the appointment of its first Cornwall-based Shareholder, Lucy Theobald. Lucy initially joined the company in July 2021 to spearhead the company’s strategy of expansion into the county, adding to the long-term bases in Exeter and Plymouth. Her experience of over 20 years as a specialist in family law matters including divorce and finance, children matters and domestic abuse provided a strong foundation for the expansion, leading to the
Truro-based asset finance provider, Ignition, has supported Revolution-ZERO, a pioneering company that develops, cleans and delivers reusable medical textiles, with finance for a specialist cleaning facility worth £250,000. Established in 2020, off the back of the Covid pandemic, the Revolution-ZERO concept was founded in response to the supply chain issues exposed during this time and the huge amounts of waste generated from single use PPE. Revolution-ZERO has developed a range of reusable medical
By Land, By Sea: Health Innovation in Rural and Coastal Communities Facilitated virtual roundtable, hosted by Health Innovation South West and the National Centre for Rural Health and Care 9 October 2024, 2pm-3.30pm Health Innovation South West and the National Centre for Rural Health and Care (NCRHC) are delighted to invite you and colleagues to a collaborative virtual roundtable exploring healthcare innovation in rural and coastal communities. Chaired by health policy expert and NCRHC Chair
Some fine old ladies of the sea have been celebrating their 100th birthdays with V19 Sunbeam Audry, sailed by Stuart Sawyer and Josh Redgrave, winning all three days of the classic class's Centenary Regatta and V38 Halcyone’s Gilly Fox and Bob Warren taking the 2024 Open Centenary Championship.Twenty seven classic Sunbeams, including twelve from the Solent fleet and one from Salcombe, gathered in Falmouth Harbour to pit the wits and skills of their crews - looking like miniature J-Class yachts and sailing
Leading UK surf therapy charity teams up with SUEZ for unique retail solutionThe Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Programme has enabled The Wave Project and waste-management company SUEZ to launch a pioneering scheme to recycle Cornwall's mountain of discarded wetsuits. The innovative project aims to tackle the estimated 380 tonnes of non-recyclable neoprene generated each year. With over 50% of this waste originating in Cornwall, the county has become a wetsuit graveyard. The Wetsuit Reuse Scheme
Coodes Solicitors, one of the South West's longest established law firms, has unveiled a bold new identity to drive the firm's growth ambitions and deepen relationships with clients.The firm, established in 1747, has eight offices across Cornwall and Devon and is recognised as a leading law firm in both the Legal 500and UK Chambers and Partnersguides.The new identity, which is being gradually rolled out across the firm, is based on the concept of 'Your Law Firm For Life'. The dot at the centre of the new
Dear Chancellor, We welcome your recent engagement with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) on the priorities for businesses ahead of the Autumn Statement next week. For local communities to thrive, they need business investment, but this has been too low for too long. We are writing today to reiterate our call for you to offer much-needed solutions to Britain's investment problem, and use the upcoming Statement to tackle the fundamental issues inhibiting growth in the UK: overhaul the planning
Spring Budget: Hunt the Unleaked Items By Martyn Page, Investment Director, Worldwide Financial Planning AT lunchtime on Wednesday, in a set piece of political theatre, Chancellor Hunt unveiled those few remaining bits of the Budget not already leaked to the media. These included reducing the amount of tax due on a pub pint of draught beer, although supermarkets still retain their tax advantage here. The duty on draught beer is actually paid by the brewers so we need to see how much of this they pass
What can we expect in the Spring Budget this week? By Martyn Page, Investment Director at Worldwide Financial Planning CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt will announce his Spring Budget on Wednesday. At the same time the government’s independent assessor, the Office of Budget Responsibility, releases its latest forecasts for growth and borrowing. The Chancellor has already seen these – so expect him to be cautious. He has also said that any money available for tax cuts would prioritise businesses over
The Cornish business support programme, Acceleration Through Innovation (ATI), celebrated its 6-year legacy of innovation at its final event, named Celebrating Innovation, on March 7 at the Atlantic Hotel, Newquay. Over 60 small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have engaged with the programme gathered in support, to celebrate all they have achieved together and hear about the impact the project has had on businesses throughout Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. One such Bude business
St Austell Printing Company has strengthened its sustainability credentials with the announcement that we have become one of a handful of printers in the UK to become an official “Carbon Balanced Printer”. The certification is attained by offsetting the company’s entire operational carbon footprint, through the purchase of endangered tropical habitat. This is part of a scheme operated by the World Land Trust, of which Sir David Attenborough is a Patron. In the first year, St Austell Printing Company has
SAPC have announced a membership of the Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) 250 Club. Based in St Agnes, Surfers Against Sewage are a national charity dedicated to the protection of oceans, waves, beaches and wildlife. The 250 Club is a business membership scheme designed to support SAS in their ongoing campaigns to help protect the UK’s unique coastal environment. Beth Mayman, SAPC’s Operations Manager said: “We’re passionate about sustainability and the environment. Being based in Cornwall and overlooking St