The winners of the Dorset Tourism Awards were celebrated in an online awards event. Saffery Champness LLP, sponsors of the Hotel of the Year and Business Events & Wedding Venue categories announced their winner, for both categories as The Marsham Court Hotel. Nick Fernyhough, Senior Partner at Safferys said, “The annual Dorset Tourism Awards showcase
Dorset Business Angels (DBA) held their first online quarterly pitch event in 2021, attracting a record number of some 59 attendees registered and 30 DBA members present. It also saw the introduction of a new polling system. 5 entrepreneurs pitched to the savvy investors and partners. Pitches were followed by a Q & A session,
Dorset Business Angels’ (DBA) investment has helped fuel OnBuy’s unparalleled growth. The impressive pitch by OnBuy’s founder and CEO, Cas Paton, to the Angels back in 2019 grabbed the attention of DBA Angel investor Mark Entwistle. The opportunity was subsequently referred to fellow Angel investors at the Surrey Investors’ Club, leading to a team of
Dorset Tourism Awards, ‘Meet the Finalists’ event took place on Monday 25th January and showcased businesses and organisations from across the county and demonstrated the quality and depth of the county’s tourism offering. Nick Fernyhough Partner at Saffery Champness LLP, sponsors of the Hotel and Venue categories commented, “It goes without saying that this has
Saffery Champness Accountants in Bournemouth has created a team to join in the #StepUp Challenge that was launched by Bournemouth nightclub owners Ty Temel and Benjamin Banks-Reynolds, together with fitness coach Jamie Whisken, aka ReDefine Jamie. Launched on 1st November, participants have been encouraged to complete one million steps by December 21st, either individually, as a pair
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced last week that the UK government would provide ‘significant extra support to protect jobs and livelihoods in every region and nation’ with an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The announcement of an extension until the end of December, given the second lockdown, has been
Two Bournemouth based female entrepreneurs secured significant interest and a record number of investor interest at the recent Dorset Business Angels Pitch event. The dynamic duo launched an impressive pitch which quickly captured the attention of ‘would-be’ investors and stood up formidably to tricky questioning from the Angels. This subsequently led to 7 investors expressing
With many employees now working all or at least part of their time from home, the lasting legacy of Coronavirus may be more permanent home working arrangements for many. As a result of home working, employees are likely to incur additional household expenses, as well as needing equipment to enable them to work from home
Saffery Champness Chartered Accounts in Bournemouth has promoted a record number of staff in their Bournemouth office. Nick Fernyhough, Senior Partner and Head of Office said, “We are delighted to announce the promotion of these talented individuals who have all gone above and beyond to deliver great client service throughout their time at Safferys, but
David Chismon, Partner, Saffery Champness, and a member of the firm’s Landed Estates and Private Wealth Group has warned that businesses should expect HMRC to pursue those that have wrongly claimed through the Government COVID-19 support schemes, such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), whether those incorrect claims have been made through simple innocent
