HB&O welcomes two new co-owners
Midlands-based Accountancy and Finance firm, HB&O, has announced the promotion of two new co-owners: Simon Turner and Stuart Grosvenor. The new ownership structure will see Simon and Stuart join Directors Mark Ashfield, Helen Coombes and Wayne Gutteridge. The firm has offices in Leamington Spa and Coventry and employs over one hundred people. Their key service […]
Mark Ashfield appointed as Chairman of DFK UK & Ireland
We are extremely proud to announce that DFK UK & Ireland has appointed our Managing Director, Mark Ashfield, as the association’s new Chairman! Mark has said: “To be provided with the opportunity to further the excellent work undertaken by our previous Chairpersons, Peter O’Connell and Peter Winter, is a daunting yet exciting challenge, and I […]
Donation to the Lily Mae Foundation
Our Managing Director, Mark Ashfield made a very special delivery to The Lily Mae Foundation. Over the past few years, we have been fundraising to donate money to a local charity and to give back to the community – it was decided by the whole team at HB&O that The Lily Mae Foundation would be […]
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 […]
