In a charity edition of our newsletter in December 2016, Wycombe-based accountancy firm Seymour Taylor told us all about their charitable plans for 2017, their centenary year. As 2017 nears its end, and with the next charity newsletter edition just one month away, we take a look at how much they have done and encourage other businesses to share their news, plans and events in the name of charity.

Making a difference in the community

The Seymour Taylor team decided they wanted to raise £10,000 for local and national charities and deliver 100 hours of Corporate Social Responsibility during their Centenary year. As a business year to date they have raised in excess of £11,000 in support of local charities Victim Support, Child Bereavement UK, Scannappeal and Wycombe Mind, as well as some major national charities such as Cancer Research and Red Nose Day.

They have also achieved 100 hours of Corporate Social Responsibility by working with Chiltern Rangers, local schools in the area, Buckinghamshire New University, and Young Enterprise, as well as at Fit and Fed workshops for local children needing additional support, with the Empower to Cook project, and Wycombe Wanderers’ Community Health team.

Share your own charity-related news

Has your business raised money for charity recently? Have you or your employees been volunteering in the community? Are you a charity with an event coming up that you'd like to promote? Email news@bbf.uk.com with the details. Your news could feature in the next charity newsletter on Thursday 25th January 2018.

What else did 2017 bring for Seymour Taylor?

Seymour Taylor entered the Buckinghamshire Business Awards and won Apprentice and Young Person Employer of the Year by impressing the judges with their ongoing commitment to recruitment and training of young employees.

In February they did an interview on Wycombe Sound, which broadcasts to areas around High Wycombe, talking about the accountancy industry and their Centenary. The Bucks Free Press covered the history of Seymour Taylor from their beginnings in 1917, while they have also had coverage from business media in the Thames Valley and Buckinghamshire area. 

The firm is always looking at news ways to add extra value for their clients and recently did their first webinar on ‘Succession Planning’. Webinars will be an area they explore further in the future.

Simon Turner, Seymour Taylor’s Managing Director, said: “It has been fantastic celebrating our Centenary year and as a team we are delighted to give back to the local community through our charity and CSR work. We believe as a business that by focusing on excellent client service, long term relationships and working in conjunction with our clients that we can continue to build on our business now and in the future. I am extremely proud of my team and what we have achieved this year”.

Seymour Taylor has been established 100 years in 2017 and is one of the longest running firms of Accountants and Business Advisers in the Thames Valley.