Local Chartered Accountants celebrate ‘Accountancy Firm of the Year’ award
The partners of Haines Watts North Devon LLP celebrate national success as ‘Accountancy Firm of the Year – Small, Medium Size Entities (SMEs’), at the annual Financial Directors (FDs) Excellence Awards. This award follows on the back of the Haines Watts group winning ‘Auditor of the Year’ in the SME category for two consecutive years.
John Edwards, Managing Partner Haines Watts North Devon says: “It is great to see Haines Watts win such a prestigious award, particularly as it is voted for by business people and not by an academic panel of experts. It’s also fantastic that Haines Watts is the first firm ever to have won an award in three consecutive years and I am delighted that it has been crowned Accountancy Firm of the Year for SME’s. On a local level it recognises that we are able to offer our clients award-winning accountancy services as part of this well-respected brand.”
The FDs' Excellence Awards are the most prestigious programme recognising the UK's top finance directors and their service providers that support Britain's finance community using the results of an annual survey, in which FDs and financial decision-makers recorded their opinion.
The glittering awards ceremony held in Grosvenor Square, London was hosted by Real Business in association with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and supported by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) with Haines Watts beating off stiff competition locally, regionally and across the UK as a whole.
John Edwards adds: “Our core client base is owner-managed businesses, so to get this endorsement from SME businesses means a great deal to us. We are proud of all our staff at the Bideford office who do an outstanding job for our clients on a daily basis. Their continued contribution and commitment to giving outstanding service has helped us to win a national award for the third year running which is an amazing achievement.”
