focus on high wycombe & bucks 17 Celebrating 135 years
Leading chartered accountancy firm MHA MacIntyre Hudson celebrates 135 years in practice
Partners, staff and clients from the High Wycombe and Reading offices of leading accountants MHA MacIntyre Hudson will be joining together later this year to celebrate the firm's 135th anniversary.
Regional chairman Patrick Byrne commented: “We are delighted and very proud to be celebrating this special anniversary. The past 135 years have been a time of amazing change. The period since 1880 has been one of growth and innovation, both within the partnership of MHA MacIntyre Hudson and the wider business community. Who, for example, in 1880, could have imagined the developments in the business world we see today, such as the Internet, laptops, smartphones and many other giant leaps in modern technology; or even the vast changes to UK accounting and tax law?
”Now, as we look forward, the pace of change seems set to continue, both for us and our clients and I am confident that as an organisation we are well placed to meet these challenges. Our experience guiding clients in all market conditions is invaluable and whilst we celebrate our history, we remain firmly focused on the future as we continue to look for new ways to support our clients and to welcome new ones.”
135 years of history
The partnership can trace its local roots back to the start of the accountancy profession as one of 587 firms that joined together in 1880 to form the original Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and is one of only a handful still in practice today. The firm has had an office in High Wycombe since 1900 and has come a long way since its inception, when its original client
Bucks New University secures
funding for higher education and colleges to increase their students’ progression to higher education. Through this scheme and by working in partnership, we will be able to extend our geographic reach and therefore impact.”
Buckinghamshire New University has secured two years’ funding in partnership with Oxford Brookes University, the University of Oxford and the University of Reading to support the development of a local network to help more young people into higher education.
The funding is part of a new £22 million programme known as the National Networks for Collaborative Outreach (NNCO) scheme which is set to deliver a nationally-coordinated approach to working with schools, universities and colleges to encourage greater numbers of students into higher education.
Over 200 higher education institutions will be involved, reaching 4,300 secondary schools and colleges through the work.
Sally Cushing, widening participation manager at Bucks New University, said: “This is great news for Bucks in terms of enhancing the work the University does with state secondary schools
The local network, led by Oxford Brookes University and supported by Bucks, the University of Oxford and the University of Reading, will deliver its programme under the existing ‘Study Higher’ partnership name. It will be one of 35 local networks covering England, and will be funded by the department for business, innovation and skills and managed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
The funding will support the expansion of Study Higher to include six regional further education colleges offering higher education programmes, helping to ensure that prospective students are fully aware of the higher education study opportunities available across Buckinghamshire, Bracknell Forest, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire,
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – FEBRUARY 2015 Schools' visit
Reading, Swindon, West Berkshire and Wokingham.
Each of the 35 networks will appoint a single point of contact to help teachers and advisers find out about higher education outreach activity in their area and provide general advice about progression. The local networks will host websites with information about accessing higher education and provide support to schools and colleges as they prepare their students for higher education.
Greg Clark, minister for universities and science, welcomed the networks and said: “’Higher education is a transformational experience and the future of the UK economy depends on having highly-trained graduates, so it is vital
that young people have the right information about progressing into higher education. This programme will ensure that schools and colleges across England can help their students learn about higher education in the classroom, online and through local outreach activity.
“A record number of students entered higher education in 2014, with entry rates for students from disadvantaged backgrounds increasing by over 10% to its highest ever level. However, there is still more work to do to ensure all students who want to study hard can benefit, irrespective of their background.”
Details:
www.bucks.ac.uk @bucksnewuni
www.businessmag.co.uk
From left, partners Patrick King, Kate Arnott, Patrick Byrne, Bianca Silva and Cameron Cook
list included hide and skin brokers and ladies hat manufacturers.
Today the practice has 74 partners and over 400 professional staff based in 12 offices across the UK. It is listed in the UK’s Top 20 Accountancy Firms and was awarded ‘National Firm of the Year’ at the 2013 British Accountancy Awards. It is the UK member of Baker Tilly International and the founder member of MHA, a national association of independent accountancy firms. In 2012 HMT Assurance LLP in Reading joined the firm and in 2013 the High Wycombe office moved from its long-term home on Castle Street to Abbey Place, Easton Street; a newly re-furbished 9,000
sq ft office with excellent facilities.
Services available to the business community include: audit and assurance, tax and VAT, business strategy and advice, corporate finance, corporate recovery, counter fraud, forensic accounting and financial training. The firm also has a strong background acting for clients in the technology, manufacturing, engineering and construction sectors, as well as for legal firms, charities and academies.
Details: 01494-441226
www.macintyrehudson.co.uk
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