Armstrong Watson

Accountancy and business advisory firm Armstrong Watson, which has offices in Scotland and the North of England, has relocated its headquarters to a newly constructed purpose-built site. The move to James Watson House, in Rosehill, Carlisle, signifies a substantial investment, uniting over 180 colle

Accounting firm Armstrong Watson has reinforced its commitment to nurturing young talent by welcoming 51 trainees and graduates. Among the new starters are 17 AAT students and two ATT students who will be working towards their apprenticeship qualifications in accounting and tax compliance. There are

Accounting and financial advisory firm Armstrong Watson has made a number of key promotions and appointments in its Glasgow office. Martin Johnston has been promoted to audit and assurance partner, and the firm has also appointed employment tax partner Brian Rudkin, and Stewart Crockett, who has tak

One is 11 SME businesses have said their priority for the next three to six months is survival, with 77% rating current government support as "poor". These are two of the key findings from the latest survey by the Association of Practising Accountants (APA). The survey, which collated responses

Financial services firm Armstrong Watson has welcomed industry veteran Brian Rudkin to helm its employment tax services. Joining from Johnston Carmichael, where he was director and head of employer services, Mr Rudkin has over 30 years' experience in the areas of employment taxes, staff reward

Carlisle-based accountants, business and financial advisers firm Armstrong Watson, with offices in Dumfries and Glasgow, has been recognised amongst the UK’s most outstanding apprenticeship employers for the second year in a row. The Department for Education ranks the firm 46th this year, impr

Accountancy, business and financial advisory firm Armstrong Watson has promoted Martin Johnston to audit and assurance partner. Mr Johnston, who initially joined the firm's Glasgow team in 2020 as an audit and assurance director, has been instrumental in augmenting Armstrong Watson's business p

Armstrong Watson Financial Planning and Wealth Management – part of Armstrong Watson LLP – have announced the launch of their new retirement planning advisory brand with a focus on individuals. With research indicating that by 2035 there will be over 4 million more people heading into th

Armstrong Watson, the business advisory and accountancy firm, has strengthened its growing forensic accounting team with two associate directors. Lindsay Tarrant, who started in 2017, has received a senior promotion and Caroline Bedford has joined Armstrong Watson to continue to build on her long-st

Jim Lockhart, accounting partner at accountancy firm Armstrong Watson Glasgow, is urging Scottish businesses to go back to basics in face of declining confidence and falling demand. Last week saw the publication of both the ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM): Scotland for Q4 2020, and the

Steve McCullough, business development and marketing director at Armstrong Watson LLP, Accountants, Business and Financial Advisors, has been promoted to the role of partner. This marks the first time anyone from the business development and marketing team has been promoted to this senior level in t

Accountants, financial and business advisers Armstrong Watson are warning pension savers of the importance of seeking professional financial advice after Action Fraud revealed last week that more than £30 million may have been lost to scammers since 2017. The latest figures suggest that m

Karen Thomson, payroll partner at Armstrong Watson, has detailed the key facts surrounding the update to IR35 'Off Payroll Working' announced by the British Government as part of the coronavirus measures. HMRC introduced IR35 in 2000 with the main aim of combating tax avoidance. It was believed that

Accountant, business and financial advisor Armstrong Watson has acquired Eura Audit Northallerton. The merger took effect on 3rd February and comes after Eura Audit partner, Peter Tarren, made the decision to retire and carefully sought a practice that would provide a good cultural fit for his

Martin Johnston has joined Armstrong Watson LLP, Accountants, Business and Financial Advisers’ Glasgow team as audit and assurance director. Mr Johnston was latterly a senior manager at KPMG, having previously worked for both EY and PKF (now part of BDO) earlier in his career. He has extensive