The agricultural and construction machinery providers Balgownie Limited and Balgownie Rentals Limited have been placed into administration. Richard Bathgate and Graeme Bain of Johnston Carmichael LLP were appointed as joint administrators on 15 March 2024.
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Johnston Carmichael has announced it is expanding its services to cater to the engineering and manufacturing industry. The sector contributes an estimated £645 billion annually to the UK economy, and the government recent Budget is allocating an additional £4.5 billion for strategic manu
Johnston Carmichael and Foras have solidified a long-term partnership aimed at bolstering Scotland's top tech startups and scaleups as they expand globally and across the UK. The 12 month agreement will bolster Foras’ plans for a comprehensive set of international trips and UK-wide activities
Almost seven in 10 (68%) of UK food and drink businesses are optimistic about future growth despite costs continuing to be a significant challenge, according to a new survey of the sector. The research was carried out by Johnston Carmichael, as part of an annual temperature check of the sector.
Johnston Carmichael has expanded its audit team with the appointment of Matt Kaye as new audit partner. Mr Kaye joins from a Big Four audit team, bringing nearly two decades of extensive experience advising large owner managed business clients across a variety of sectors and leading key client
Greenock-based bathroom supplies business Ware With All has succumbed to financial woes, resulting in nine job losses.
Finance Secretary Shona Robison has announced a series of fiscal, including significant changes to Scotland's income tax structure, in yesterday's Scottish Budget. A new 45% tax band will apply to earnings between £75,000 and £125,140, marking a shift towards higher taxation for wealthie
Johnston Carmichael has reinforced its business advisory team by appointing Jim Lockhart as a new partner in its expanding Glasgow office, which saw 13 promotions in December. Mr Lockhart has over 25 years of experience working across the finance sector for firms of all sizes, ranging from a five-pa
Johnston Carmichael has announced a significant bolstering of its leadership team with seven senior promotions in Scotland and the North East of England. The seven senior promotions are among 55 promotions effective across the business this month and brings the total number promoted at Johnston Carm
Scottish-headquartered accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has appointed Paul Shields as a partner in its Newcastle office. Mr Shields joins Johnston Carmichael after 25 years of advising clients across the north-east of England.
Johnston Carmichael's chief people officer Martin Osler discusses career progression at the firm, and how it is working hard to promote social mobility in the profession. Given all of the conversations about how allegedly challenging it is to engage millennials in the workplace you’d be forgiv
Accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has intensified its commitment to fostering talent by welcoming 90 new students to the firm.
In a move to foster social mobility and diversity, Johnston Carmichael has teamed up with the ICAS Foundation in a collaboration to financially back young, disadvantaged Scots pursuing accountancy degrees, addressing educational inequality head-on. As part of the agreement, Johnston Carmichael will
Two professional services firms have signalled their support for female founders by providing funding for their families to travel to one of the world’s biggest tech conferences. Chartered accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael and Thorntons are backing the initiative, orga
Johnston Carmichael, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and Aberdeenshire Council’s Foundation Apprenticeship Team, have collaborated to launch a new qualification in accountancy. This new Foundation Apprenticeship (FA) course in accountancy, already embraced by 36