Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2007/January 2008 | Page 112

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LOCAL BUSINESS

Merger creates the Islands
largest accountancy firm

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Photo: (from left to right) Kevin Cooper (Partner), Esmé
Shakeshaft (Associate), Sue Lucas (Managing Partner) and Peter
Warren (Partner) outside Moore Stephens offices in Newport.

Long established Island
Chartered Accountants Hooks
have merged with Newport
based Moore Stephens. This
follows the merger one year
ago of Casson Beckman with
Moore Stephens, making
it the largest accountancy
firm on the Island. In
addition to their offices in
Newport Moore Stephens
(South) LLP has offices in
Southampton, Salisbury,
Chichester, and Rustington.
Sue Lucas –Senior Partner
comments ‘We have enjoyed a
long-established professional
relationship with Hooks
and are delighted about this
merger, providing our clients
with an even greater level
of service and specialist
expertise across the Island,
UK and Internationally whether a small business,
larger company or happily
retired on the Island.”
The Newport offices
of Moore Stephens have
undergone expansion
and refurbishment,
almost doubling in size to
accommodate the expanded
team, in addition to a new
reception area, boardroom
and client meeting rooms.
Providing expertise to the
Islands Agricultural, Charity,
Construction, Marine,

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Professional Service and
General Business community
in all aspects of accountancy
and audit services including
specialist areas such as:
Tax Planning, Trusts and
Inheritance Tax, together
with advice on Business
Acquisition, Disposal and
Exit Route Planning.
Peter Warren, MD of
Hooks adds, “we have always
provided our clients at Hooks
with a pro-active service, this
move reflects just part of
that commitment, something
that will develop further with
the support now available
to all our clients from our
colleagues within the Moore
Stephens network. I look
forward to working closely
with all our clients and our
larger dedicated team as a
Partner at Moore Stephens”.
Hooks and its predecessors
have been part of the Islands
business community for
more than 80 years. Much
of their success derived from
the recommendations of
existing clients and business
contacts. Moore Stephens
(South) LLP, is a member of
Moore Stephens, the UK’s
11th largest accountancy
and business advisory
firm, with over 30 offices,
1,500 partners and staff.

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