Gloucester Renaissance: The Magnificent 7

The new £700,000 animal centre at Cirencester College is ready to welcome its first inhabitants. College staff and students held a topping out ceremony at the end of June to celebrate the completion of construction work. The work was carried out by Gloucester-based Town and City Builders and their director, Matt Donaldson, joined college principal Jim Grant for the ceremony. The 240 square metre centre is set to open to students in September, after being fitted out with a specialist climate- controlled reptile room, a dedicated mammal room and teaching space. The building is surrounded by its own outdoor facilities, where students will work with some of the small mammals. A special rain water collection system is being installed for some of the college's most sensitive species, like the endangered white claw crayfish. The building has been designed to be sympathetic with the Cotswold landscape, including the specially sourced larch cladding covering the building. The centre will also be self-sufficient, with the energy for the building being generated by solar panels on the roof. College principal Jim Grant said: "The new building is a fantastic addition for our Animal Management students, particularly those joining us in September. “The students will have the benefit of the most up-to-date felicities to help them advance their knowledge and skills and to progress onto university and a successful career." The animal care industry is worth about £1 billion to the UK economy and many of Cirencester College's former students have progressed to exciting careers such as veterinary nursing, zoo keeping and animal welfare officers l Landmark moment for contractor of college’s animal house

This is very wide ranging and would cover the following: • Constructing, altering, repairing, extending, demolishing or dismantling buildings or structures • Constructing, altering, repairing, extending, demolishing of any works forming, or planned to form, part of the land • Installing heating, lighting, air-conditioning, ventilation, power supply, drainage, sanitation, water supply or fire protection systems in any building or structure • Painting or decorating Error/ penalties For a period of six months, HMRC has confirmed a “light touch” in dealing with any errors that occur, if it is satisfied that the business is trying to comply. However, if they consider that the businesses knowingly incorrectly claim end user status, it will be liable for the output VAT that should have been accounted for and it could be liable to penalties. Actions to take now 1. Check whether the reverse charge affects either your sales, purchases or both 2. Contact your regular clients or suppliers to let them know 3. Make sure your accounting systems and software are updated to deal with the reverse charge 4. Consider whether the change will have an impact on your cash flow l VAT is already a complicated area and this adds to its complexity, which is why we are on hand to help. Contact Rob Case at

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(l to r) Matt Donaldson, Jim Grant, Nuala Sherry, Charlie Fletcher and Kim Monahan

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