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James Cowper Kreston advises on IBS Office Solutions sale

James Cowper Kreston has advised on the sale of Henley-based workplace technology firm IBS Office Solutions to newly formed Buck Star Managed Services, marking the buyer’s first acquisition in the managed print sector. IBS, which employs 34 staff, provides print, copy and scan equipment, alongside software, stationery and visual solutions…

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PKF celebrates record-year of growth with 68 appointments

PKF Smith Cooper is celebrating a successful cohort of promotions across six service lines, with 68 new starters joining throughout 2024 and 21 graduates joining across all departments, the biggest number seen to date. Some of the firm’s promotions include Callum Leslie, who has been promoted to assistant corporate manager…

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Today’s news in brief – 25/11/2024

BDO has achieved full-year revenues exceeding £1bn for the first time in its 100-year history. For the year ending July 2024, all business areas—Audit, Tax, and Advisory—experienced 8.6% growth despite economic uncertainty, with operating profits rising 15% to £227m. The firm credited its success to its core market of entrepreneurial…

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Tax inquiries into football clubs recover double of last year’s total

Tax investigations into UK football clubs have recovered £124.8m in unpaid tax in the past year, more than doubling the previous year’s total of £58.7m, according to UHY Hacker Young.   Recent examples of HMRC investigations include both Manchester United and Newcastle United, who stated in their most recent financial accounts…

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Robert Willott on his book Between the Balance Sheets

Can you tell us about your career in accountancy?  I trained and qualified with a medium-sized firm in the West End of London, where I became a young partner. One day I saw an advertisement for an editor for a new weekly financial news magazine and wrote to enquire whether…

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RSM’s assistant audit manager wins Young Accountant of the Year

An assistant audit manager from leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has won ‘Young Accountant of the Year’ at the Leeds Chartered Accountants Student Society dinner.  Chloe Sturdy, assistant audit manager in RSM’s Leeds office, was named as winner after being shortlisted alongside six other candidates for the…

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Quantuma advises Climb Online on sale to xDNA Group

Business advisory firm Quantuma and its managing director, Ian Barton, have advised on the sale of digital marketing agency Climb Online, which was founded by ‘The Apprentice’ winner Mark Wright, to xDNA Group.  It is reported that Barton, the corporate finance executive at KBS Corporate, Anne Pritchard, and the team…

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Top tips for growing your practice from Gorilla Accounting

Dan Fallows and his business partners, Tim Murphy and Richard Manley, founded Gorilla Accounting in 2015 after they spotted a gap in the market for a modern, technology-driven accountancy firm in the freelance and contractor market.  Seven years on, Gorilla Accounting has grown organically to around 3,500 customers and just…

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RSM wins firm of the year at Magic Circle Awards

RSM UK has won two gold accolades at the Magic Circle Awards at a ceremony held on May 17 at the Carlton Tower Jumeirah Hotel in London. Head of private client services, Gary Heynes took home the gold award for accountant of the Year, while RSM won gold for large…

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Azets wins COBBA Accountancy Firm of the Year

Azets has revealed that it won Accountancy Firm of the Year 2021 at the City of Birmingham Business Awards (COBBA). COBBA was established by Downtown in Business (DIB) in 2017 to acknowledge and celebrate companies and entrepreneurs that have made a significant contribution to economic growth in the region. The…

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