Bourne & Co partner Derek Hawes had a surprise in store at Burton Albion’s home game against Woking.

Derek is retiring from Bourne & Co after 44 years, 38 of them as a partner. At the game he was presented with a Burton Albion shirt signed by all of the players. The surprise had been organised by members of Bourne & Co’s staff.

The shirt was presented to Derek by Nigel Clough, the Burton Albion manager and son of the late Brian Clough, before the game against Woking , which Bourne & Co were sponsoring.

Bourne & Co celebrate new client appointment    Burton Mail

 Bourne & Co, Chartered Accountants are celebrating after being appointed auditors and advisors to Brian Mole Independent Financial Advisors Ltd 

 Bourne & Co partner, John Delaney, said, “We are delighted to be associated with such a prestigious Burton firm”.

 Bourne & Co launch new improved website       

 Bourne & Co, Chartered Accountants with offices in Burton-on-Trent and Derby have launched a new website with some new resources and features.

 Bourne & Co partner, John Delaney, said, “We have listened to the feedback we received from our old site and have made the new site easier to navigate around. We have also added details of some of the industry sectors in which we specialise. We have also included a client spotlight section to focus on some of the interesting things that our clients are doing”.

Help for amelca shareholders       

Bourne & Co, Chartered Accountants in Derby & Burton have produced a report into the procedures and timing of the tax claims in respect of losses incurred by the shareholders in amelca plc. A large number of local farmers and investors lost money following the collapse of the company but a number of tax reliefs are available to help mitigate the losses.

For a free copy of the report please click on the related document atthe bottom of this page.

Bourne & Co wish Olivia good luck at the Commonwealth Games  2006

Bourne & Co are sending their best wishes with their employee Olivia Murphy, the England netball captain as she leaves for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. England are drawn in a group with New Zealand, South Africa, Malawi, Fiji and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Their first game is on Friday March 17th.

Olivia, 28 from Stretton, has been to two other Commonwealth Games, returning from Kuala Lumpur with a bronze medal in 1998 and narrowly missing out on bronze in Manchester in 2002. She currently plays her club netball withLoughborough Lightning in the figleaves.com Netball Superleague

All the partners and staff at Bourne & Co will be following Olivia and the rest of the team as they go on their medal quest.

Olivia said,"I am excited about going out to the Commonwealth Games and I am looking forward to coming back and showing everybody my medal"

Congratulations to the winners of our bank survey prizes           

 Congratulations to the two winners of a bottle of champagne following the tremendous response to the Bourne & Co ‘What do you think of your bank’ survey. We received such a good response that we decided to award a bottle of champagne to the first two names drawn. Pictured are winners Ann Bennett (receiving her bottle from Bourne’s partner John Delaney)  and Chris Grantham (receiving his bottle from Bourne’s partner Derek Hawes). Thank you to all of our clients who took part in our survey.

For a free copy of the business banking survey document please click on the related document at the bottom of this page.

Bourne's tee up golf deal       

Burton Chartered Accountants Bourne & Co are celebrating after being appointed as auditors and advisors to Branston Golf and Country Club.

Bourne & Co partner John Delaney said, "It is a great privilege to work with such a prestigious local company. We have considerable experience within the whole of the leisure industry, which we consider to be a very buoyant sector. I am looking forward to a long professional relationship with one of the top golf and fitness centres in the country."

Bourne & Co, who have offices in Lichfield Street, Burton and in Derby, have seven partners and more than thirty staff. The practice has already celebrated its 75th anniversary and also launched an on-line resource base at www.bourneandco.com .

Bourne & Co are founder members of the Added Value Network, a group of independent accountants who specialise in business development advice. Bourne & Co were also named as Added Value Firm of the Year for 2001.

Branston Golf and Country Club opened in 1994 and has developed into a top leisure facility.
Its facilities include an 18 hole parkland golf course, a nine hole course, floodlit driving range, club shop, swimming pool, gym, two fitness studios, bar and a hair and beauty salon.

The club's managing director Andrew Gentles said, "I am pleased to be in a position to transfer our business to a well respected local practice which has demonstrated to us considerable enthusiasm and a desire to understand the needs of its clients".

Bourne & Co Announce Three New Partners

Bourne & Co are pleased to announce the appointment of three new partners:

Michaela Edwards
Ian Hill
Mark Nutt

The above appointments add considerable experience and strength to the partnership, which continues the growth achieved by the existing partners.

Sports Department Launched       

 Bourne & Co have just launched their new specialist sports department for professional sportsmen and women.

 The head of the department, Mark Nutt, said "Having looked after the tax affairs for professional footballers I realised that the specialist knowledge I had accumulated could be tailored to meet the needs of sportsmen and women across a range of different sports".

 We have compiled an Insider Report especially for the professional sportsperson.

 For a free copy of the Sports - a Tax report - please click on the related document at the bottom of this page.

Accountants named AVN ‘Firm of the Year’       

It is with enormous pride that Bourne & Co are pleased to announce that they have been awarded the title - "Added Value Network Firm of the Year for 2001".
Partner and Business Edge Master Coach, John Delaney, said "It is a great honour for the firm and recognises the business development work we carry out for our clients. It tied in with a personal achievement for me when I was awarded the title 'Business Edge Master Coach', being only the second person in the country to achieve this".

Small Business Rate Relief

Many small businesses are eligible for Small Business Rate Relief from 1st April 2005.

The Relief is available to businesses that occupy a property with a rateable value of less than £10,000

To check the rateable value of your business go to

www.voa.gov.uk

and enter your postcode.

Businesses must apply each year and the application must be submitted to the local authority within six months of the end of the financial year to which it relates.