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Introducing our team of Sage Business Cloud experts
October 31st, 2019As we move towards a future of digital accountancy, Champion is committed to ensuring all of the members of our team are fully equipped with the knowledge and know-how to support our clients through these changes, while continuing to deliver excellent levels of service. With this in mind, we recently supported a cohort of team […]
READ MORE »Champion client opens doors to its new Windermere education centre
October 28th, 2019For more than 20 years we’ve supported Fylde Coast YMCA with expert accountancy and business advisory services, and we’re extremely proud to see them recently open their new YMCA National Centre, Lakeside, which sits on the banks of Lake Windermere and marks a major milestone in the charity’s journey and expansion. The new £6.8m school […]
READ MORE »Champion helps Lancashire dance charity DanceSyndrome find its feet
October 22nd, 2019Charities are very often stretched when it comes to resource. They rely on the good nature of volunteers to fundraise and deliver campaigns, but for those living and breathing the charity’s core mission, it is often the case they are left with very little spare time to focus on business strategy and finance – elements […]
READ MORE »Blackpool puts their best foot forward for charity walk
October 21st, 2019More than 50 walkers – including a team from our Blackpool practice, together with their families and friends – stepped up to take part in this year’s Three Piers charity event, and raised more than £3,000 for our client, N-Vision. N-Vision, the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind, works with more than 2,200 […]
READ MORE »Championing our trainee programme with seven new recruits
October 7th, 2019Champion has expanded its team by welcoming seven new recruits onto its group-wide accountancy trainee programme. We offer young people the opportunity to earn a competitive salary, while gaining professional qualifications and developing their industry knowledge through hands-on client experience. Among those starting their accountancy careers within our 2019 trainee cohort are Niamh Bonnett and […]
READ MORE »Champion design for interiors business acquisition pays off
September 4th, 2019The Blackpool practice of Champion Accountants has advised on the acquisition of Thompsons Contracts (Blackpool) Limited by Sigma GRP. The undisclosed deal marks one of the largest and most complex agreements negotiated by the accountancy group, which boasts offices across the North West and nearly 50 years of operation. Led by David Hardy, director of […]
READ MORE »Jan hangs up her many Champion hats after 42 years
August 27th, 2019‘Working hard, staying loyal and never taking advantage’ is the secret to a long and happy career with Champion Accountants, according to Jan Litherland in our Manchester Head Office, who joined the company in January 1977 and very sadly leaves us this month. Hanging up her Champion hats to embark on a series of exciting […]
READ MORE »Champion’s first Ironwoman
July 29th, 2019Emma Bradfield, who works in our Audit & Accounts team in Manchester, competed in her first Ironman earlier this month, making her Champion’s first Ironwoman! She completed the gruelling course in an impressive 13 hours 42 minutes and 46 seconds. Ironman is a long-distance triathlon, with the UK version taking place in Bolton each year. The […]
READ MORE »Champion partner, Sue Harris, takes the chair for Chester and North Wales
July 23rd, 2019The Chester and North Wales Society of Chartered Accountants has appointed Sue Harris, partner at North West accountancy group, Champion Accountants, as its new chair. The Chester and North Wales Society forms part of the Liverpool branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which supports more than 4,000 members in […]
READ MORE »Champion passes £25m milestone in R&D claims
July 19th, 2019Champion Accountants has helped its SME clients secure £25million of tax relief through the government’s Research & Development (R&D) tax credit scheme. The accountancy group, with practices in Manchester, Chester, Preston and Blackpool, maintains its 100% success rate, with every R&D claim submitted to date resulting in a tax benefit or cash payment for its […]
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