Thomas Westcott and Parkhurst Hill announce merger
South West independent accountancy firm Thomas Westcott has announced a merger with one of Plymouth's leading firms of chartered accountants and taxation advisers, Parkhurst Hill.
The merger sees Thomas Westcott's Plymouth-based staff move from the firm's Queen Anne Terrace location to Parkhurst Hill's offices in Plym House, Marsh Mills, bringing total headcount there to 35 including five partners.
In Plymouth the business will operate under the name Parkhurst Hill & Thomas Westcott.
Thomas Westcott was recently amongst the finalists for Mid-Tier Accountancy Firm of the Year at the National Accountancy Awards, it has 18 offices throughout Devon and Somerset and Parkhurst Hill being one of Plymouth's most established professional services firms will build on this creating a combined practice with 220 staff and 28 partners.
Paul Stapleton, senior partner at Parkhurst Hill, said: "This merger brings together a tremendous wealth of experience and talent and creates what we are confident is Plymouth's best independent provider of accountancy and business services, but very much focussed on personal delivery.
"Uppermost in our thoughts was the impact this announcement would have on our clients. However, we know that we will be able to continue to provide our clients with the very personal service they are used to but they will be able to benefit from specialist services provided by our own partners and from the expertise in the new merged practice."
Richard Thomas, Chairman of Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants, said: "We are very proud of our reputation as one of the South West's most successful and respected accountancy practices, and all our discussions with Parkhurst Hill's team showed they share our values and ambitions.
"Plymouth is a vibrant city with a diverse and strengthening economy and this merger both highlights this fact whilst underlining our determination to deliver what we consider to be a high quality personal service to businesses in Plymouth and beyond."
