News from Larking Gowen

Following up on the theme for the year of "Future Proofing Your Business", at Larking Gowen's Summer Business Breakfast, former Squadron Leader, Sarah, explained how her training and experience led her to understand that embracing uncertainty is an important step towards confidence and self-belief.

Larking Gowen will once again support the Holt Festival this July, where artists of all kinds will come together for a lively celebration of arts and culture.

Administrators for the Magnus Group have secured a local buyer for its warehousing and forwarding operation, saving 25 jobs.

Have you migrated your accounts over to online accounting software yet? If not, what’s stopping you? In the first episode of their new series, digital partner Martin Bugg and specialist Jessica Rafferty-Smith discuss the key steps and considerations for businesses.

Our Charity News includes latest guidance & support available for the not-for-profit sector, including new guidance being published by the charity regulators, and guidance on social media use. 

We’re back for series SIX, and what better way to start than letting Mark do what he does best – philosophise about himself! He muses around what ‘being a creative person’ really means, and how we can embrace creativity and innovation in our businesses.  

A partner who joined the firm as a school leaver is set to retire after 26 years with the business.

Following up on our theme of "Future-Proofing Your Business" we were very happy to welcome Nick Wealthall as speaker to our Autumn Business Breakfast at Milsoms Kesgrave Hall on 26 September.

A young student, from East Anglian accountancy firm, Larking Gowen, has won the prize for the highest mark in the CPI (Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency) exam in England and Wales.

A considerable number of students have embarked on their journey in the professional accountancy training programme at East Anglian firm, Larking Gowen

Delegates from all sectors of the farming, food and supply industries attended the 2023 Larking Gowen Autumn Farming Conference at Wherstead Park, in Suffolk, on 10 October.

Andrew Kelsall, partner at Larking Gowen, describes his varied 40-year career in insolvency practice.

Watch our new YouTube video and see Sophie Curle and Julia White reflect on the impact their trainee years had on shaping who they are today.

The Autumn Farming Conference 2023 will focus on important and relevant issues around sustainability, water management and environmental schemes. Book your place now.

ProspHER Fest is a festival that celebrates local women led businesses, with keynote speakers, panel discussions, activities, mentoring and more!

The latest two episodes in the Tourism Business Chat podcast series celebrate the relaunch of the Tourism Business Survey 2023.

Our Corporate Transactions and Tax Advisory teams helped East Anglian firm, Canham Consulting, with a great succession route to become an employee-owned business, benefiting over forty employees.

Larking Gowen are proud to support the inaugural Brave Futures Dragon Boat Race - find out how to get your team involved!

Larking Gowen has released the results of its Tourism Business Survey 2023 at an event attended by sector leaders, at Applewood Hall in Norfolk.

Larking Gowen announces two newly appointed Partners, as they wish one Partner a fond farewell.

After a gap of three years, our independent survey taking the temperature of the tourism and leisure sector has returned, and we’re asking for your valued support and feedback.

Join us in celebrating our exciting new Partner announcement...

Web3 has been called the fourth industrial revolution, and guest speaker and metaverse expert Alison Alexander wowed guests at the Spring Business Breakfast as she talks crypto wallets, Ether, NFTs, Blockchain technology, highlighting the importance of businesses embracing the future, now.

We’re delighted to be sponsoring Suffolk Libraries’ biggest ever fundraising campaign. PAWS-itivity will see colourful dog-themed sculptures in all of the county’s libraries this summer.

We bid a fond farewell to Partner, Richard Proctor.

East of England mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volume continued to flourish during 2022, reaching a peak of 683 deals. This was the highest the region has seen over the last decade, despite challenging economic conditions; up on the 663 transactions recorded in 2021.*

A new community shop is being set up in Norwich to help people impacted by the cost of living crisis, and has been set up as a community interest company with the help of regional accountancy firm, Larking Gowen.

Read about how Larking Gowen's TEPS service helped Thursford Enterprises in their dispute with HMRC over whether its Christmas Spectacular was entitled to Theatre Tax Relief (TTR).

We’re pleased to announce that we’re relocating our Norwich base to a prominent city centre position within Prospect House.

Larking Gowen provided corporate finance and tax advice to Ben Burgess in their acquisition of John W. Doubleday Dealership.

Former Norwich City FC star turned performance psychologist, Paul McVeigh, speaks to business leaders about elite performance at the Larking Gowen Autumn Business Breakfast.

Partner Becky Ames was ‘arrested’ for crimes against comedy in Home-Start Suffolk’s Jail and Bail fundraising event.

Read and download a summary of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement here.

The Larking Gowen Ipswich Half Marathon is back for 2023!

Larking Gowen’s Not-for-Profit team and their guests attended the Fresh Start new beginnings afternoon tea fundraising event, which took place at the Mercure Hotel in Norwich on 21 October.

Brief outlining change of address for Larking Gowen's Holt Team

The Larking Gowen Autumn Farming Conference, a new event for all in the agricultural sector, ranging from farmers, growers, and landowners to those in the supply industries and end customers, generated an extremely positive response from the delegates at Trinity Park, Ipswich on 4 October.

Larking Gowen Partner, John Atkins has been recognised as one of the top 35 under 35 accountants in the country.

Leading East Anglian accountancy firm, Larking Gowen, has announced the appointment of a new Partner in its Farms and Landed Estates Team. Laurie Hill, who joined the firm in 2019, will be starting his new position in April 2023.

A record number of students have joined the professional accountancy training programme at leading East Anglian firm, Larking Gowen.

Giles Kerkham and Charlotte Wilding are taking part in a skydive to raise funds for Suffolk Mind.

The Big Hoot Art Trail has begun, and the owls have officially landed! Our owl, Parliament of Owls, is sitting proudly, waiting to be discovered! Make sure you get those walking boots on, and head out to support St Elizabeth Hospice!

Larking Gowen is excited to sponsor the North Walsham RFC female U18 team. The rugby club set up their female club, the Valkyries, four years ago and today there are more than 50 girls on the books from the ages of 11 to 18 years.

We bid a fond farewell to Partner, Chris Greeves. On 23 March, the firm hosted a retirement event at Fakenham Racecourse where clients, fellow partners past and present, and colleagues gathered to celebrate Chris’ 40 years in the business.

Like many, Larking Gowen is extremely saddened by the devastation and humanitarian disaster following the invasion of Ukraine.

Business advice experts, James Lay and Mark Curtis will be deep diving into thought-provoking and important topics in their new podcast series Leadership & Life Chat, YouTube trailer out now!

We welcome Gillian McGill as Director, to our Tax Advisory team.

The Wired for Success Masterclass, organised and hosted by The County Wire, is on 24 March at Trinity Park, Ipswich.

Larking Gowen is delighted to announce that Giles Kerkham has been appointed as Partner within its Audit and Advisory Team to lead the Not for Profit and Education Practice.

We are thrilled to congratulate Dominic Carter on his new role as Partner within the Tax Advisory Team.

We’re pleased to announce we’re the headline sponsor for the first ‘Wired for Success’ Marketing Masterclass run by The County Wire, in March 2022.

Insolvency Services receive new legislation that means harsher consequences for rogue directors.

We thought it would be useful to outline our office opening hours for each office, in case our clients were planning on dropping off records or wanting to book a meeting with your usual contact at Larking Gowen.

Is this the “new normal”? After months of fluctuations everything appears to be reaching a natural level. Read more for the latest UK market update.

Larking Gowen's member association, PrimeGlobal, is proud to have won a record-breaking three categories at the Digital Accountancy Forum Awards.

We're proud to sponsor the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association's one-day Autumn festival to celebrate Norfolk's harvest.

Business leaders in Suffolk have reported fundamental changes in working practice and recruitment, following the impacts of lockdown and Brexit.

Come and say hello to us at the Anglia Business Exhibition on Stand 55, taking place on Tuesday 7 September. Find out more here.

We're excited to welcome our newly recruited trainees, as they join us across the firm.

We're delighted to announce the firm has become the sponsor of Norfolk's two-day food and drink festival, Feastival at the Forum, in Norwich.

A leading East Anglian insurance broker has been acquired by Ethos Broking via its regional hub, Hugh J Boswell Group. The sale was handled by Larking Gowen Corporate Transactions alongside legal firm, Howes Percival.

Series two launched as we were approaching the road map into recovery, so naturally, presenter, Chris Scargill, noticed a subtle shift towards a refreshed optimism, and guided the conversations around other aspects of working in the sector.

Our Farms and Landed Estates team is bidding farewell to Partners Grant Pilcher and Mark Balfour, who retire on 31 March after a combined tally of more than 60 years of working with the firm.

Larking Gowen has appointed a new partner, Jack Minns, to its Corporate Transactions team based in its Norwich office.

A rise in the Corporation Tax rate (currently 19%) remains a possibility for this year’s Budget (3 March). Richard Proctor, Tax Partner at MHA Larking Gowen, comments.

Larking Gowen is pleased to support the Every Child Online campaign, spearheaded by Norfolk County Council and the Norfolk Community Foundation, with a donation of £3,300.

Julie Grimmer has been appointed as Managing Partner to Larking Gowen, taking effect from 1 January.

Larking Gowen Corporate Finance remain top of the league and have been ranked joint first in the latest report from Experian Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). The team have advised on twelve deals for the East of England making them one of two firms ranked as the most active financial advisors in the East of England.

Our Corporate Transactions team helped Norfolk-based firm, ABC Power Limited, achieve a sale deal significantly above the initial off-market approach.

Sterling Suffolk Limited has entered into administration. The company traded a glasshouse operation from its site at Blakenham Nursery, Bramford, Suffolk.

Firms from across the UK, Ireland and EMEA region, attended the PrimeGlobal 2022 Business Leadership Forum to discuss the current economic challenges businesses are facing.

The Experian Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) report for the first 6 months of 2018 ranked Larking Gowen’s Corporate Finance team joint first in the region.

Larking Gowen, Corporate Finance Partner, James Lay, has been named as High Achiever 2019 for the European Region, at last week’s Mindshop annual conference, for his work advising businesses on maximising their potential.

Dominic Carter has joined Larking Gowen as Tax Director, to head up the tax team at the firm’s Ipswich office and support the tax advisory offering across the firm.

The shortlist for the annual Best Practice Awards has been announced today 10 May 2019 by work life balance charity Working Families

Larking Gowen has been named as a finalist in the “Best Flexible Working Initiative” award category of the Working Families’ Best Practice Awards.

The 2019 winners of the Larking Gowen City of Norwich Half Marathon Business Challenge have been presented with their first place cup on location with the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

The latest quarterly Insolvency Statistics were released on 30 April 2019. This is the first time that these statistics have been produced separately for Company Insolvencies and Personal Insolvency.

Larking Gowen is proud to support Norwich-based charity, The Benjamin Foundation, with its Flight for Youth campaign. The charity is celebrating 25 years helping young people, in Norfolk and Suffolk, facing homelessness and other challenges.

Lee Green, Director of Insolvency and Recovery, and Bruce Masson, Director in the firm’s long-established Farm and Landed Estates team, are to become partners, with effect from 1 April.

A leading regional accountancy and business advisory firm has been awarded Platinum Partner status by cloud accounting platform Xero. Larking Gowen, which has offices throughout Norfolk and Suffolk, now has Platinum status for both Xero and QuickBooks, which was awarded last year.

The senior management team of one of the region's largest office supply companies has successfully completed a buyout of the business. Mayday Office Equipment Services, based in Norwich, has been taken over by Operations Director Karen Aldred, Commercial Director Jamie Mulhall and Sales Director Adam Northcut.

Larking Gowen has commissioned an adventurous Elmer from artist Jade Dye, for this summer’s Elmer’s Big Parade Suffolk campaign in aid of St Elizabeth Hospice. “My design is inspired by my love of Fantasy art,” explains Jade Dye, who works as a web developer at the University of Suffolk.

We're proud to be named as national runner up for the British Chambers of Commerce Workplace Wellbeing Award. The 15^th Annual Chamber Business Awards took place on 28 November 2018 at a gala dinner at Tobacco Dock in London.

Larking Gowen was one of nine ‘Early Bird Herd’ firms challenged to raise £3,500 by January 2019, as part of next year’s Elmer’s Big Parade Suffolk in aid of St Elizabeth Hospice. We can announce today that we’ve smashed that target, raising over £4,700, and well before the deadline.

Staff at Larking Gowen have raised almost £2000 for charity, at their Big Night Out 2018.  The money has been donated to East Anglian Air Ambulance, whose air crews, rapid response vehicles, and paramedics were called out 2,725 times last year.

Larking Gowen has joined businesses across the region to support ‘Inspiring Women’ – an initiative by the East Anglian Daily Times to honour 100 inspirational Suffolk women, as part of celebrations marking 100 years of votes for women.

Larking Gowen LLP is delighted with the announcement that Norfolk ProHelp has secured significant funding, as well as new sponsorship. Norfolk ProHelp provides free professional and strategic advice to charities and community interest groups throughout Norfolk.  Julie Grimmer, Partner at Larking Gowen LLP, acts as voluntary Chair for the organisation.

Rotarian John Button of the Ipswich East Rotary Club (pictured on the right in photo above) has received the award of Event Organiser of the Year from Community Action Suffolk. Community Action Suffolk champions community action in Suffolk by supporting the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in its work

East Anglian based chartered accountants, Larking Gowen, is proud to be announced regional winner of the Workplace Wellbeing Award in the British Chamber of Commerce ‘Chamber Business Awards 2018’, it has been announced today.

Eight runners from MHA Larking Gowen entered the Great East Half Marathon, which took place in Ipswich on Sunday.

The dedicated team ran the gruelling course raising money for Elmer’s Big Parade Suffolk in aid of St Elizabeth Hospice, which supports people with a progressive or terminal illness.

Teams from 18 local businesses took part in a crazy golf challenge at Ufford Park Hotel in Woodbridge on Tuesday raising over £1,500 in support of Elmer’s Big Parade Suffolk, the next big art trail organised by St Elizabeth Hospice.

Chartered accountants and business advisors Larking Gowen has launched a new market-leading benefits package for its people. 

Larking Gowen is delighted to welcome personal tax specialist, Sally Farrow, as head of its Personal Tax team in Norwich. Sally, who is a Chartered Tax Advisor and member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, originally trained with Larking Gowen, and now returns as Senior Tax Manager, after a number of years with a national accountancy firm.

Eleven runners from Larking Gowen are entering the final phase of training for the Great East Half Marathon, which takes place in Ipswich on 16th September this year, raising money for St Elizabeth Hospice. 

Bury St Edmunds and Beyond, the official tourism brand for Bury St Edmunds and surrounding area, are inviting tourism and business professionals to come along to meet their members which include accommodation providers, visitor attractions, food and drink providers, plus partners they are working with to promote the area.

The Insolvency Service have released the latest data on company and individual insolvency numbers in England & Wales. The statistics cover the period from April to June 2018 (Q2 2018).

East Anglian accountants and business advisors, Larking Gowen, has been shortlisted in the Best Rural Professional Services category of the Rural Business Awards for the eastern region.

HMRC have issued Brief 7 (2018) confirming the VAT position when contributions are made by motor dealers towards the price of a customer’s car.

The 23rd Lords Mayor's City Centre Classic Road Race took place in Norwich this weekend, with a record-breaking number of participants. Sponsored for the first time by chartered accountants, Larking Gowen, the race was set up in 1996, and has a reputation as on of the toughest on the UK race circuit, attracting top athletes from the county, and around the UK.

The Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants (AISMA), the national network of accountancy firms specialising in the healthcare sector, has appointed Jim Duggan and Lizzie Lloyd to its executive board.    

Meet the team, Richard proctor. Find out more here.

Chartered accountants Larking Gowen have announced that they have joined Elmer’s Big Parade. The trail of 50 large and 100 small Elmers will hope to raise vital funds for St Elizabeth Hospice and arrives in Ipswich in 2019.

Larking Gowen is delighted to announce that it has appointed Anders Rasmussen as a new Partner joining their corporate team on Monday 6 November.

East Anglian firm, Larking Gowen, launched its Wellbeing programme with a Wellbeing week across the firm’s nine offices. The Wellbeing Programme has been introduced to support employees to achieve positive health and wellbeing in their work and personal lives. A range of activities, information, benefits and sources of support were available to promote physical, mental, social, community, financial and career wellbeing and employees were encouraged to participate in as many as they wished.

The New Wolsey Theatre are pleased to confirm that Larking Gowen are to continue supporting the theatre’s busy Creative Learning department in their delivery of outreach, community and schools work and have now committed to supporting the theatre for the next 3 years.

The major regional independent chartered accounting partnership and one of the UK’s top 40 accountancy firms, Larking Gowen has this month announced a great result supporting two of the UK’s leading charities, CLIC Sargent and Alzheimer’s Society.

Larking Gowen’s sponsorship of the City of Norwich Half Marathon and the Ipswich Half Marathon has led to a collaboration between the East Anglian accountancy firm and Macmillan cancer research.

Larking Gowen is celebrating as receptionist, Sharon Moore, from its Fakenham office, has reached a milestone in raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Sharon has spent the last 16 years raising money for the Trust and has hit her target of raising £50,000 – four years early! Sharon, who started supporting the charity when her cousin who was born with the disease turned 18, has no plans to stop fundraising.