Honouring our longest serving team members
Long-serving staff have celebrated a combined 165 years of service at a leading Coventry and Warwickshire accountancy firm. HB&O, which has offices in Coventry and Leamington, has recognised five of the longest serving members of its team. Sue Linnett, Andy Jones and Jo Hancock marked 35 years with the firm this year, with John Walton […]
HB&O joins the top 50 + 50 Accountancy Firms in the UK!
Coventry and Warwickshire accountancy firm HB&O has broken into the top 100 rankings in the UK for the first time. The independent firm, which has offices in Coventry and Leamington, has been named in the prestigious Accountancy Age Top 50+50 rankings for 2024. Firms are ranked by total UK fee income for the last financial […]
Celebrating our recent promotees at HB&O!
A leading independent accountancy firm with two offices Coventry and Warwickshire has announced a raft of promotions. HB&O, which has offices in Leamington and Coventry, has made 10 promotions across its accounts, audit, marketing and Virtual Finance Office (VFO) teams. The promotions come in a milestone year for the firm which is celebrating 20 years […]
Supporting our community: HB&O at Helping Hands
Staff from an independent accountancy firm have been giving a local charity a helping hand by cooking and serving more than 50 meals at its Leamington soup kitchen. Seven members of the team from accountancy firm HB&O, which has offices in Leamington and Coventry, visited Helping Hands Community Project in Leamington to support its weekday […]
Autumn Budget 2024 – The Complete Summary
The Autumn Budget, presented by Labour’s first female Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, aims to build a better Britain while supporting growth and the NHS. Although some initial fears regarding tax changes were alleviated, new tax increases, including a rise in Employers’ National Insurance Contributions, sparked debate about their impact on working people. In this document, we […]
Autumn Budget 2024 – The Key Takeaways
Overview Many possible changes were the subject of speculation leading up to the Budget: this list includes things that have been ruled out, as well as changes that the Chancellor announced These key points include measures that were announced previously but are about to come into force Measures which will not take effect until future […]
Budget Announcement: Our First Reactions
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first Budget in more than 14 years today (30 October 2024) and pledged to “restore economic stability”, boost long term growth and mark an end to short term planning. Reeves has announced a programme of measures which will see taxes raised by £40 billion. If you have any questions, get […]
Support continues for Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice in Coventry
HB&O is showing its support for a local baby hospice in a milestone year for the business. The firm has been supporting Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice in Coventry as its chosen charity for 2024, in a year which also marks 20 years since a merger brought together DA Owen and Harrison Beale to form HB&O […]
Liam and Nathanael celebrate becoming qualified chartered accountants!
We’d like to say a huge congratulations to Liam and Nathanael who have recently passed their exams and are now qualified chartered accountants! To mark this significant achievement, we asked them to share how they feel about reaching this milestone and what advice they would give to those just stating out in the profession. Here’s […]
Inflatable 5K in aid of Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice
On Saturday 27th July, some of the team embraced the challenge of the Zoe’s Place’s Inflatable 5K! As our chosen charity of the year, we’re committed to raising as much money as possible for Zoe’s Place and we’d like to thank everyone who donates and cheered the team on from the sidelines!
HB&O celebrates their 20th anniversary
2024 marks a special year for HB&O – it’s our 20th Anniversary! On Friday 5th July, the team came together to celebrate this significant milestone at Nailcote Hall Hotel – an evening that will be remembered by all for many years to come. In 2004, DA Owen merged with Harrison Beale to become HB&O as […]
Spring Budget 2024
Despite there being few major surprises in the Spring Budget 2024, there is, as always, a great deal of information in the documents that are released on the internet following the Chancellor’s announcement. It is also possible to miss the impact of changes that were announced in previous statements and which are only now coming […]
