Sector Focus Passion for
growth: Lee Meredith
Finance
Joining forces (from left): David Minett, Liz Cottrill
(Jerroms), Lucas Markou, Jane Barnett and Paul Stanford
Senior hires at Haines Watts
Accountant Haines Watts has made two new senior appointments at its new base at Calthorpe Estates’ Edgbaston Village. They are Lee Meredith as
associate partner, and Sarah Hughes as head of VAT. Haines Watts has increased the size of its workforce by ten per cent during the past year, since it moved to Edgbaston. Mr Meredith, who joined
from Baldwins having previously been with KPMG, will be handling a client portfolio of 200 owner- managed businesses. He said: “My real passion is
helping owner-managed and growing businesses to reach their full potential and we have a raft of really exciting companies in construction, manufacturing and retail in the West Midlands. “It’s my role to make sure
our specialists get under the skin of the firms we are working with, delivering confidence in the advice we give so their management teams can focus on what they do best.” Darren Holdway, group chairman at Haines Watts, said: “The move to merge our two Birmingham offices into one prestigious site in Edgbaston 12 months ago has been a great success for the business. “A 16 per cent rise in
revenue prior to the pandemic proves that the level of advice and support we try to deliver is working and we have had numerous significant wins from prospective clients who have outgrown their current advisers or are not getting the attention they deserve and require specialist tax, VAT, audit or advisory guidance. “Growing our team, which
includes four new appointments in the last three months, has made us more agile and able to adapt to the business owner’s needs, enabling them to provide relevant commercial advice all under one roof.”
Jerroms and Harben Barker in merger deal
Accountancy firm Jerroms has joined forces with rival Harben Barker. Both have offices in Solihull, which will now merge at the former’s base at Blythe Valley Park. Jerrom has a further office, at Bromsgrove, and
Harben has one at Coleshill. Together, the three offices will employ more than 120 staff. Former Harben Barker directors David Minett, Jane
Barnett and Paul Stanford will be remaining with the business as consultants. Mr Minett and Mr Stanford will be primarily based
at Blythe Valley Park, and Ms Barnett at Coleshill. The merger follows significant growth by Jerroms
group year, with the introduction of additional service lines, including corporate finance, wealth management, investment planning and raising finance.
Jerroms director Lucas Markou said: “This move
forms part of a wider strategic business decision for us to further expand our reach across the Midlands, gaining an additional office in Coleshill to run alongside our existing Solihull and Bromsgrove locations.” David Minett said: “Joining Jerroms is a natural fit
for us as they are an extension of our existing service offering, with additional opportunities for our clients to benefit from the full array of financial services available from the wider Jerroms group. “We are pleased to be making this move at a time
when we want to provide our clients with the highest level of support. As both businesses share the same core values and commitment to client service, we are very much looking forward to joining the Jerroms family and working with them towards the future success of the business.”
Cooper Parry partners with Funding Options
Accountant Cooper Parry has joined forces with financier Funding Options, to provide more financial solutions for businesses looking to grow. Cooper Parry will use Funding
Options to source debt-based products for clients in need of working capital. Businesses will be able to access
small business-friendly loans that meet their needs from a variety of alternative and mainstream lenders offering products such as revolving credit facilities, merchant cash advance, invoice discounting and asset finance. Cooper Parry’s head of raising
finance, Sarah Abraham, said: “As an advisor to ambitious businesses on funding strategy, it is important that we provide all the tools and support around accessing finance
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Growth partner: Sarah
Abraham
Risk management guide is released
A free guide to help businesses with risk management planning has been produced by Western Union Business Solutions. The organisation’s ‘Are you ready
for 2021?’ guide contains key insight and analysis from currency specialists on the global outlook, market themes and foreign exchange scenarios. Andrew Summerill, president,
on the right terms to fuel our clients’ growth. “Partnering with Funding
Options helps us to span our advice across seed to growth capital deals, pairing our unrivalled expertise in the equity market with Funding Options’ unique access to debt facilities.”
payments at Western Union, said that the guide, produced annually, contains key insights on market trends and events set to reshape financial markets and currencies. He said: “In this report we
uncover the key market trends and events set to reshape financial markets and currencies. We hope it continues to deliver on our commitment to provide decision- makers better access to information.”
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