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We are delighted to announce that Ben Burch has been promoted to Audit Director and has also obtained his status as a Responsible Individual (“RI”) within the firm. Ben will join the firm’s Senior Leadership Team with effect of 1 December 2022 and brings with him a wealth of technical auditing knowledge.

Audit Partner, Ryan Moore said “We are thrilled with Ben’s appointment to Audit Director and RI. Ben is a committed member of the audit team and has personally worked extremely hard over the last 12 months to achieve this career milestone.”

Ben originally joined us as an audit trainee in 2012. He works with a variety of clients, and has significant experience with the firm’s academy clients.

Over the last year we have been delighted to promote Carrie dailly and Jo horton to Client Managers, Alexandra Sidaway to Management Services Assistant Manager, ethan King and Alice Prout to Semi-Senior Accountants, and Adam Smith to Personal Tax Accountant.

Congratulations to the following staff for qualifying this year:

� Joe Lock in corporate tax is ATT qualified � James Cook in accounts and James Cook in audit are AAT qualified � Sophie Price and Shelley tomkins passed their ICAEW exams Special mention to rhia hill who was awarded the Kimmer Medal which is given to the candidate obtaining the highest mark in ATT Paper 5: Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates.

firm ranked #12 in the

Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index

The Mid-Tier Power Index recognises the UK’s top 40 mid-tier firms that strive for excellence in the industry. We demonstrated that we are achieving our 5-year strategy and the importance of clarifying our vision to help to bring the whole team with us on our journey.

We are proud of this feedback from the judges: “Your application demonstrated professional excellence with a high quality of service to clients and added a significant competitive advantage to others. Our judging panel of board level executives admired the degree to which you showcased your practice’s excellence in accountancy, to educate, motivate and inspire.”

Ryan ranked #25 in the

Accountancy Age ‘35 under 35’ list

The ‘35 under 35’ list spotlights young talent in the industry who have made significant contributions to their firms and field.

Ryan Moore became Audit partner in May 2022, the youngest partner in our 143-year history at the age of 30. Ryan is an enthusiastic and driven leader who is committed and passionate about changing the public perception of the audit industry. He has redefined the firm’s audit strategy and delivered on a series of audit technology projects, including creating an interactive impairment analyser in Power Bi which has been well received by our larger corporate clients.

The GloucestershireLive

Business Awards winners 2022

The prestigious black-tie event was hosted by BBC Points West presenter Alex Lovell, and took place at Cheltenham Racecourse, on Thursday 13 October, when the winners were revealed for 2022.

Fiona Hughes Marketing Manager

Once again, we were proud to be headline sponsor of the event and have been recognising the county’s best businesses from across a wide range of industries for 10 years now.

This year, family-owned Leeway’s Packaging Services – a supplier of thermoformed plastic packaging – scooped Business of the Year, while Clare Seed Co-Founder of Cheltenham’s Tidal Training and the Public Hearts Campaign picked up Local Business Hero having facilitated over 30 defibrillators in Cheltenham town centre.

The charity partner was the Hollie Gazzard Trust, which was set up following the murder of 20-year-old Hollie Gazzard in 2014 by her ex-partner. The charity works to reduce domestic violence by delivering programmes on domestic abuse and promoting healthy relationships to schools and colleges. We are delighted that an incredible £8,341.70 was raised which will go towards their continued work in schools in Gloucestershire, to deliver workshops on healthy relationships for free.

Sarah Pullen, Reach Plc’s Commercial Director of Regionals, organiser of the event, addressed the room: “There’s something unique and special about the county of Gloucestershire. Whether you are living here as well as setting up business here – the warmth, the co-opetition, the collaboration and the imagination of businesses in Gloucestershire is outstanding.”

Contact Fiona Hughes for more information by emailing marketing@randall-payne.co.uk or call 01242 776000. the winners

• GloucestershireLive Small Business of the

Year – every Cloud Play therapy and

Creative Arts therapy • GloucestershireLive Family Business of the

Year – Printwaste recycling & Shredding • GloucestershireLive Start-Up Business of the Year – Kalex Films Ltd • GloucestershireLive Start-Up Business

Innovation Award – Protrack Solutions • GloucestershireLive Best Place to Work

Award – Prosperity Care and wellbeing • GloucestershireLive Corporate Social

Responsibility Award – Spirax Sarco • GloucestershireLive Best Employee Award – Josh Boiles, nicks & Company (timber) • GloucestershireLive Lifetime Achievement

Award – ian Mean, Business west • GloucestershireLive Business Local

Business Hero – Clare Seed, tidal training • GloucestershireLive Young Business Person of the Year – James Markey, nutrition x • GloucestershireLive Charity of the Year

Award – Cheltenham and Gloucester hospitals Charity • GloucestershireLive Sustainability Award (joint winner) – Commercial Corporate

Services and Sanctus Ltd • GloucestershireLive Business Of The Year –

Leeway’s Packaging Services