Barnstaple’s 9th annual Really Big Quiz, hosted by local accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards, has raised over £3,000 for the Mayor of Barnstaple’s charities of the year. The quiz - held in aid of Over & Above: The North Devon Cancer and Wellbeing Centre Appeal, and Families in Grief - saw a packed hall fight it out for the title of North Devon’s brainiest quiz team. Added to the previous eight years of fundraising activity, it brings the total raised by the Barnstaple Really Big Quiz to more than £27,000, which has been used to support dozens of worthy, local charities. 36 teams from...
Commenting on the impact of the Budget Mark Simic, partner at Simpkins Edwards LLP, said: “Many listening to the Chancellor’s Budget will have let out a sigh of relief. There was more content than might have been expected but many of the announcements appear quite modest, measured and manageable and it is a relief to many that the more complex tax issues, including VAT, pensions and Inheritance tax were left alone by ‘Fiscal Phil’.
“The rabbit out of the hat was quite definitely the accelerated increases in personal allowance and the higher rate threshold, which will come into...
Devon chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards has announced the appointment of Jonathan Hayes as Director of Rural Services. Jonathan joins from PKF Francis Clark, where he held a similar Director position in its Exeter office for the past eight years. Jonathan’s appointment further strengthens Simpkins Edwards’ specialist agriculture and rural business team. Jonathan joins Partners Lynn Woodward and Mary Jane Campbell, and fellow directors, Jo Tope and Julie Rose, who together head up the firm’s rural client work, supported by Tax Partner, Chris Bowker. Jonathan grew up in a farming...
Simpkins Edwards is making history in its 50th year after reaching the finals of the British Accountancy Awards, widely regarded as the industry’s most prestigious accountancy accolade. The firm, which has five offices spanning Devon, will join leading accountancy firms from across the UK at the awards dinner on 26 September, each vying to secure the title of Mid-Tier Firm of the Year. A total of 102 accountancy firms entered what has been the most hotly contested awards to date. The award shortlisting follows a record 12-month period for Simpkins Edwards, which has seen an increase in new...
Rob Bedford, Partner at Simpkins Edwards’ Okehampton Office, is stepping down from life as an Accountant after 43 years with the firm. He will celebrate his last day before retirement on 07 September 2018 – the anniversary of the date he joined the business in 1975 at the age of 18. Commenting on his retirement, Rob said: “This year marks 43 years with the firm and the 50th Anniversary of Simpkins Edwards. Over this period, the firm has expanded and changed with the times, providing a complete range of services including probate, corporate finance and litigation support in addition to the...
With less than a year to go until HM Revenue and Customs’ flagship ‘Making Tax Digital’ project becomes mandatory for businesses, new research from the British Chambers of Commerce has highlighted that almost a quarter of UK businesses have never heard of it. Worryingly, two thirds of the respondents claim that although they know Making Tax Digital by name, they are only aware of some details. To help address this concerning lack of knowledge, local Chartered Accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards is staging a series of free seminars to help get businesses up to speed. Events will take place in...
Chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards, which has offices in Exeter, Okehampton, Holsworthy, Bovey Tracey, Honiton and Barnstaple, has marked its 50th Anniversary this year with a host of volunteering days across the county this summer. From clearing Himalayan Balsam on the banks of the River Tale, to painting Exeter’s iconic cast iron bollards black and gold, dozens of staff from the firm have been out and about, making a positive difference to local communities.
n June, a team of nine joined The Tale Valley Trust to clear the banks of the River Tale of the invasive Himalayan...
Exeter’s 15th annual Really Big Quiz, organised by chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards and held at the Corn Exchange, has raised an all-time record amount for the Lord Mayor of Exeter’s charity of the year. Beating the previous record of £8,141 set in 2015, the event, which is one of the highlights of the Devon business calendar, raised £9,174 for Age UK Exeter.
The quiz, which took place on 9 May, saw a packed hall of 73 teams fight it out for the title of Exeter’s brainiest eggheads. Simpkins Edwards’ very own John Humphrys and Jeremy Paxman - partners Adrian Hemmings and...
Exeter-based chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards is challenging businesses across Exeter and Devon to take part in its 15th annual Really Big Quiz. Last year, the quiz raised over £7,600 for the Lord Mayor’s charity and plans are well underway to make this year’s event bigger and better, all in the name of charity.
Taking place at the Corn Exchange on Wednesday 9 May from 6.00pm, the annual Really Big Quiz brings together Exeter’s brainiest businesses and teams of eggheads to battle it out for the prestigious title. The event also raises vital funds for the Lord Mayor’s...
Leading Devon-based chartered accountancy firm, Simpkins Edwards, has promoted Exeter-based Tax Director, Mark Simic, and Barnstaple-based Director of Business Services, James Welton, both Chartered Tax Advisors (CTAs), to the positions of Partner within the firm.
As Partner, Mark will be responsible for further expanding the firm’s delivery of high-level tax advice throughout the South West. Mark will continue to expand his growing range of clients spanning start-up businesses, corporates and healthcare professionals. He will also develop his growing client base in the dental...
