Professional Services

Shepherd Managing Partner attends Scottish Disability Sport Development Day

   Shepherd Charted Surveyors managing partner, Steve Barnett (pictured above) attended Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) Development Day at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow to meet up with the boccia community after Shepherd having signed up last year to provide financial support to further aid boccia development throughout Scotland. Steve was in attendance along with National Development […]

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Glasgow charity helps tots to become more tech-savvy

  Rosemount Lifelong Learning, a Royston-based charity helping to combat digital exclusion and promote digital literacy, has launched Digitots; a new initiative supporting children aged three to five with the development of the skills they need to thrive in a tech-driven world. Through engaging activities like digital drawing using tablets, interactive games on a digital

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Holmes Mackillop director urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on ‘one couple one lawyer’ approach

  Holmes Mackillop director Karen Condie (pictured above) has marked Divorce Day by urging Scotland to follow England’s lead on a ‘one couple one lawyer’ approach to divorce. While noting that Divorce Day (Monday, January 6th – the first Monday after January 1st, and reputedly the day when many couples file for divorce) is nothing

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Wbg says Scottish Budget offers some good news for hospitality sector while uneven playing field remains intact

   Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, has responded to the Scottish Government’s Budget by noting that while it offers some good news for the hospitality sector, the lack of any changes to tax rates means that many Scots will still be paying higher rates than taxpayers in the remainder of

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Scottish EDGE announces a new regional award category

(L) Evelyn McDonald CEO OF Scottish Edge & (R) KevinWalls COO of Scottish Edge  Scottish EDGE is set to provide more opportunities for entrepreneurs living outside the central belt thanks to a new programme backed by £400,000 of Scottish Government funding. To recognise the entrepreneurial endeavors of candidates from across the country, ‘Regional EDGE’, is

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Accountants choose Hampshire dementia charity for year of fundraising

  A Hampshire accountancy and business advisory firm has teamed up with a local dementia charity to help individuals, carers and families living with the condition.  Colleagues at Chandler’s Ford-based HWB Chartered Accountants voted to make Dementia Support Hampshire & IOW their charity for the coming year. They will stage a series of fundraisers in

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New facilities handed over to East Lothian Council

  A brand new sports pitch and high-spec changing pavilion has been completed and transferred to council ownership, bringing a health and wellbeing boost to an East Lothian town. The facilities form part of the Letham Mains development in Haddington and will be made available to the local school, Letham Primary, as well as youth

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HMRC Invests almost £300m in compliance and fraud staffing to combat rising fraud threats

  His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs has injected almost £300 million into its compliance and fraud investigation efforts, increasing staffing levels and pay in the Customer Compliance Group (CCG) and Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) to ensure compliance and strong enforcement across the UK, according to official data. The HMRC CCG is responsible for the department’s

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Carnoustie Memories gets in the swing with Friendship Cup donations

  Golfers from Scotland and the United States have been working together to raise thousands of pounds for a Carnoustie-based dementia charity. The Friendship Cup brings together players from both sides of the Atlantic with the aim of forging lasting and meaningful relationships and enhancing the history and heritage of Scottish golf.  The majority of

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HiQ Tyres & Autocare’s ‘Project Pink’ fundraiser surpasses £150,000 for Breast Cancer Now

  HiQ Tyres & Autocare has concluded another impactful ‘Pink October’ campaign, rallying together its network and communities nationwide in support of Breast Cancer Now. This year’s campaign saw HiQ surpass its ambitious £150,000 fundraising target for the charity, underscoring its long-standing charitable commitment to the cause. Breast Cancer Now is the UK’s largest breast

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