ACCOUNTANTS RAISE £11,600 FOR CHARITY

PLYMOUTH TEAM RUNS EVENTS FOR GOOD CAUSES

Staff at the Plymouth office of top 40 accountants Bishop Fleming have raised over £11,600 for charity.

The impressive total for the office's 2015 fundraising efforts stemmed from a number of events, one being a charity sports quiz held in November which raised £2,538 for Marie Curie, a charity supporting those with terminal illness.

Bishop Fleming's Tax Director, Jon Sparkes, was the quiz master on the night, whilst Marie Curie's Alan Drummond and his wife Carol teamed up with Charlie Thomson and Dominic Harry from Bishop Fleming to win the wooden spoon for coming last!

Jon Sparkes said: "We are all very familiar with the amazing work that Marie Curie does for people and their families in this region. Our team took great delight in raising the money to help that work".

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PHOTOGRAPH:Jon Sparkes (Quiz Master & Bishop Fleming Tax Director), Alan Drummond (Marie Curie), Charlie Thomson (Bishop Fleming Partner)

FURTHER INFORMATION:

• Julian Cramp:jcramp@bishopfleming.co.ukor 01392 448800

NOTES TO EDITOR:

• Bishop Fleming is a UK Top 40 firm of accountants with offices in Worcester, Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Torquay, Plymouth and Truro.

• Bishop Fleming has been listed in the Sunday Times Top 100 Employers in the UK.

• Bishop Fleming was shortlisted for "Top 50 Tax Team of the Year" in the British Accountancy Awards 2015.

• Bishop Fleming was highly commended for the "Mid-Tier firm of the Year" in the British Accountancy Awards 2015.

• Bishop Fleming won accreditation as an "Outstanding Investor in Clients" (Investors in Customers) in 2015.

• Bishop Fleming was listed as one of the 4 "Best Employers" by Accountancy Age in 2013.

• Bishop Fleming was the first UK accountancy firm to win "Investors in People" accreditation (and has secured re-accreditation ever since).

• Bishop Fleming is a member of Kreston International, a network of independent accounting firms in more than 100 countries.

• The firm focuses on serving and championing owner managed businesses and has sector teams specialising in:

• Academy Schools

• Charities, Schools, and not-for-profit

• Healthcare including Care Homes, Dentists and doctors

• Hotels, Leisure & Tourism

• Manufacturing Technology and Innovation

• Renewable energy

• Property & Construction

• Media & Creative

• Professional Practices.

• Bishop Fleming is unusual in having:

• A full-service payroll operation

• An independent financial advisory service (IFA)

• Tax Partners with international experience

• A VAT Director and a Technical Tax Manager.