DFK UK&I Firm of the Year 2022

We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that HB&O has been awarded DFK UK&I Firm Of The Year 2022! An extremely proud moment for us all!

Dealmakers Awards 2022

Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2022 – What a night! To celebrate the contributions of the Midlands’ Dealmaking community, team HB&O attended the notoriously spectacular awards evening at The Hilton Metropole Hotel in Birmingham. Compered by presenter, Rick Edwards, the night was a great success and it was wonderful to see so many familiar faces and to […]

HB&O relaunch their employee engagement platform!

We’re excited to announce that we have relaunched our employee engagement platform, ‘myHB&O’! Offering huge savings at hundred of retailers as well as a dedicated Wellbeing Centre and so much more, our platform is something that we’re really grateful to have access to!

Summer BBQ

HB&O’s Summer BBQ! We think it’s really important to do things together as a firm and to make time to enjoy each other’s company away from the office! So in July, we went to The House and Orangery for a wonderful day of great food and drink and even better company! Planning for our next […]

DFK’s 60th Anniversary

Team HB&O last night at DFK’s 60th Anniversary Conference in London! It’s great to bring members together from all around the world!

Proud sponsors of Leamington Football Club

We’re extremely  proud to be sponsoring Leamington Football Club this Season. One of our VFO Technicians, Ben Usher-Shipway, plays for Leamington and we cant’ wait to see what they achieve! Wishing you the best of luck!

Newly Qualified ACCA Accountant, Tori Jones

We’d like to say a huge ‘congratulations!’ to Tori Jones who has recently passed her final exams and is now an ACCA qualified accountant! After completing her A-levels, Tori joined HB&O in September 2018 as a trainee accountant and has worked extremely hard to reach this fantastic milestone in her career. On behalf of everyone here […]

HB&O’s Mental Health First Aiders

A group of the HB&O team completed the internationally recognised Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course, facilitated by our wellbeing partners Illuminate VR Services Ltd. The course teaches people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help on a first aid basis. MHFA doesn’t teach people to become therapists, […]

Happy Retirement, Phil!

After just under 29 years at HB&O, Phil Ewing heads off for his well-earned retirement. Phil has been a hugely influential figure at the firm since he joined as a Partner back in 1993 and he’s built valued relationships with a great number of clients. On behalf of the entire team at HB&O, we’d like […]

Client Spotlight: V-Farm

A great achievement for our client, V-Farm! HB&O have supported V-Farm in preparing and submitting their annual R&D Tax Credit claims over a number of years whilst the R&D work has been undertaken. Their food production technology is building towards a greener, more sustainable future and we’re proud to be a part of their journey. […]

Congratulations, Tom!

Our star pupil! Tom has recently passed his final ACA exams and is now a qualified chartered accountant! Tom joined HB&O in December 2017 and has been a great addition to the Leamington office (particularly because of his sense of humour!) Currently doing a secondment in our tax department, he’s focused on gaining exposure to […]

Teddy bear delivery to The Myton Hospices

We donated these two beautiful teddy bears and took them to a wonderful new home: The Myton Hospices in Warwick. It’s safe to say that Helen and Vicki couldn’t believe the size of them! The Myton Hospices provide high quality, specialist care to people whose condition no longer responds to curative treatment, from diagnosis to […]