insideKENT Magazine Issue 51 - June 2016 | Page 153

Orpington
Greytown House / 221-227 High Street / Orpington BR6 0NZ / 01689 827505
Community
Kent County Cricket Club
Wilkins Kennedy Orpington is conveniently situated in Kent, close to South East London. The office is within easy reach of surrounding areas including Lewisham, Bromley, Bexley, Croydon and Swanley.
Wilkins Kennedy’ s Orpington office reported news of super-charged growth in early 2016, as the existing team’ s numbers expanded by nearly half. Back in 2011, Orpington had just 29 staff; today, they have a team that is 51-strong and continues to grow.
The growing team is not just built upon more experienced members. Three audit juniors have joined the expanding team, alongside two further audit juniors already having accepted positions from August 2016.
Canterbury
37 Old Dover Road / Canterbury / CT1 3JF / 01227 454861
© Kent Messenger Group
The firm is pleased to act as Official Sponsor and Commercial Business Partner to Kent County Cricket Club. The Wilkins Kennedy ethos of teamwork and community support combined with its strong historical connections across the county makes the collaboration with one of the region’ s oldest and leading sports clubs a perfect business partnership.
More recently, Wilkins Kennedy welcomed the new Canterbury office to the region as an ever-growing presence both in Kent and across the South East.
Wilkins Kennedy now covers the whole of the Kent region from North to South and East to West. The latest merger with 34-year old firm, Lakin Clark, now brings the number of offices to 15 in the South East of England and one office in the Falkland Islands. Lakin Clark will bring with them a wealth of experience and expertise in a variety of sectors and will represent a valuable addition to the business.
Wilkins Kennedy is excited by its continued expansion in Kent and is pleased to welcome the new team to the firm. Wilkins Kennedy and Lakin Clark are a good match in terms of business ethos, as both have a key focus on client relationships and excellent customer service. The merger will enable the Canterbury office to offer clients a wider and more specialist range of services and support whilst retaining the values that have served them so well over the past 34 years as Lakin Clark..
Training & Development
Wilkins Kennedy has a great track record in the recruitment and training of Chartered Accountants, with four members of staff having celebrated their exam success recently. Eddi Taylor, Rosie Turner, Reece Wootten and Ronnie Yau all achieved their ACA qualification – recognised as one of the most prestigious professional qualifications in the UK and will now become fully qualified team members looking to develop the next stage of their careers. www. wilkinskennedy. com
153